Elmer Bliss

Elmer Ward Bliss

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.

• Debut September 28, 1903
• Final Game May 11, 1904
• Born March 9, 1875 in Penfield, PA USA
• Died March 18, 1962 in Bradford, PA USA

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Biographical Information

It's bliss - Elmer Bliss - when you get a chance to pitch in the big leagues and go seven innings without giving up an earned run. That, however, was Elmer's total major league pitching career, one game with the New York Highlanders, for which he earned the win. Oddly enough, while that did not earn him another chance to pitch, he did come back the next year with the Highlanders for one more game... as an outfielder. Bliss pitched at least 10 seasons in the minors. In 1906, he went 19-8 for Grand Rapids. He also managed a couple times in the minors, once for the Grand Rapids Wolverines and once for Wellsville.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1907	Grand Rapids Wolverines	Central League		7th	None		replaced Cuppy Groeschow
1914	Wellsville Rainmakers	Inter-State League		5th	None		replaced Dad Clark

Related Sites

• Elmer Bliss at the SABR Bio Project
• One of the SABR chapter newsletters once did a feature on Elmers who played for New York teams. The Elmers