Elmer Singleton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 174lb (188cm, 78kg)

Born: June 26, 1918 in Ogden, UT us

Died: January 5, 1996 in Ogden, UT

Buried: Plain City Cemetery, Plain City, UT

Debut: August 20, 1945 (Age 27-055d, 9,995th in major league history)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 1, 1959 (Age 41-036d)
vs. CIN 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season

Full Name: Bert Elmer Singleton

Nicknames: Smoky

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

ERA

4.83

145

327.2

160

WHIP

1.428

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1940	22	NYY-min	B	5	10	.333	7.69	36						165.0	218	178	141		111									1.994	11.9		6.1			WEN WINT
1941	23	NYY-min	C	5	3	.625	3.21	12						70.0	65	35	25		28									1.329	8.4		3.6			IDF PION
1942	24	NYG-min	A1	11	15	.423	3.04	32						210.0	200	97	71		70									1.286	8.6		3.0			OKC TL
1943			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Voluntarily Retired)
1944	26	NYY-min	AA	7	13	.350	4.38	31	21	5	12	0		150.0	163	87	73		71		63	2	1	8				1.560	9.8		4.3	3.8	0.89	KCY,NWK AA,IL
1945	27	NYY-min	AA	7	6	.538	2.43	17	15	1	8	1		115.0	99	42	31		56		66	1	0	4				1.348	7.7		4.4	5.2	1.18	KCY AA
1945	27	BSN	NL	1	4	.200	4.82	7	5	2	1	0	0	37.1	35	22	20	1	14	4	14	1	0	1	158	80	3.49	1.313	8.4	0.2	3.4	3.4	1.00
1946	28	BSN-min	AAA	1	2	.333	6.26	6	4	2	1	0		23.0	25	16	16		18		10	0	0	1				1.870	9.8		7.0	3.9	0.56	INA AA
1946	28	BSN	NL	0	1	.000	3.74	15	2	6	0	0	1	33.2	27	20	14	3	21	4	17	1	0	0	146	93	4.69	1.426	7.2	0.8	5.6	4.5	0.81
1947	29	PIT	NL	2	2	.500	6.31	36	3	14	0	0	1	67.0	70	49	47	9	39	9	24	2	0	5	309	67	5.53	1.627	9.4	1.2	5.2	3.2	0.62
1948	30	PIT	NL	4	6	.400	4.97	38	5	17	1	0	2	92.1	90	52	51	12	40	6	53	1	0	9	404	82	4.63	1.408	8.8	1.2	3.9	5.2	1.33

1950	32	WSH	AL	1	2	.333	5.20	21	1	11	0	0	0	36.1	39	23	21	4	17	2	19	0	0	4	157	87	4.37	1.541	9.7	1.0	4.2	4.7	1.12

1951	33	NYY-SLB-min	AAA	5	8	.385	4.42	30	12		4	2		116.0	136	69	57		24		59	2	1	4				1.379	10.6		1.9	4.6	2.46	SFR,TTO PCL,IL
1956	38	CIN-min	Opn	18	8	.692	2.55	29	29		17	4		226.0	212	74	64	16	58		110	4	0	6				1.195	8.4	0.6	2.3	4.4	1.90	SLE PCL
1957	39	CHC	NL	0	1	.000	6.75	5	2	1	0	0	0	13.1	20	11	10	3	2	0	6	0	1	0	62	59	4.93	1.650	13.5	2.0	1.4	4.1	3.00
1958	40	CHC-min	AAA	13	12	.520	3.34	28	26		13	2		197.0	199	89	73	16	32		73	3	0	6				1.173	9.1	0.7	1.5	3.3	2.28	POR PCL
1958	40	CHC	NL	1	0	1.000	0.00	2	0	2	0	0	0	4.2	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	15		2.26	0.429	1.9	0.0	1.9	3.9	2.00
1959	41	CHC-min	AAA	2	1	.667	3.94	5						16.0	12	7	7		5		11							1.063	6.8		2.8	6.2	2.20	FTW AA
1959	41	CHC	NL	2	1	.667	2.72	21	1	12	0	0	0	43.0	40	15	13	2	12	2	25	0	0	0	180	145	2.82	1.209	8.4	0.4	2.5	5.2	2.08
1960	42	LAD-MLN-min	AAA					31																										SPO,SAC PCL
1961	43	MLN-BOS-min	AAA					28																										VAN,SLE PCL
1962	44	BOS-min	AAA	7	9	.438	4.08	20	20		6	1		119.0	140	62	54	15	20	1	53	3	0	1				1.345	10.6	1.1	1.5	4.0	2.65	SLE PCL
1963	45	BOS-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	0.90	6	0		0	0		10.0	12	2	1	1	1	0	4	0	0	1				1.300	10.8	0.9	0.9	3.6	4.00	SLE PCL
8 Yrs				11	17	.393	4.83	145	19	65	2	0	4	327.2	322	192	176	34	146	28	160	5	1	19	1431	84	4.40	1.428	8.8	0.9	4.0	4.4	1.10
162 Game Avg.				5	7	.393	4.83	60	8	27	1	0	2	136	134	80	73	14	61	12	66	2	0	8	593	84	4.40	1.428	8.8	0.9	4.0	4.4	1.10

CHC (3 yrs)				3	2	.600	3.39	28	3	15	0	0	0	61.0	61	26	23	5	15	3	33	0	1	0	257	117	3.24	1.246	9.0	0.7	2.2	4.9	2.20
PIT (2 yrs)				6	8	.429	5.54	74	8	31	1	0	3	159.1	160	101	98	21	79	15	77	3	0	14	713	75	5.01	1.500	9.0	1.2	4.5	4.3	0.97
BSN (2 yrs)				1	5	.167	4.31	22	7	8	1	0	1	71.0	62	42	34	4	35	8	31	2	0	1	304	86	4.06	1.366	7.9	0.5	4.4	3.9	0.89
WSH (1 yr)				1	2	.333	5.20	21	1	11	0	0	0	36.1	39	23	21	4	17	2	19	0	0	4	157	87	4.37	1.541	9.7	1.0	4.2	4.7	1.12

NL (7 yrs)				10	15	.400	4.79	124	18	54	2	0	4	291.1	283	169	155	30	129	26	141	5	1	15	1274	84	4.41	1.414	8.7	0.9	4.0	4.4	1.09
AL (1 yr)				1	2	.333	5.20	21	1	11	0	0	0	36.1	39	23	21	4	17	2	19	0	0	4	157	87	4.37	1.541	9.7	1.0	4.2	4.7	1.12

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