Don Elston

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 165lb (183cm, 74kg)

Born: April 6, 1929 in Campbellstown, OH us

Died: January 2, 1995 in Evanston, IL

Buried: Cremated

High School: Camden HS (Camden, OH)

Debut: September 17, 1953 (Age 24-164d, 8,665th in MLB history)
vs. PHI 3.0 IP, 8 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 6 ER, L

Last Game: October 2, 1964 (Age 35-179d)
vs. SFG 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1957 season

Full Name: Donald Ray Elston

Nicknames: Every Day

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.4

W

L

ERA

3.69

G

450

GS

SV

IP

755.2

SO

519

WHIP

1.362

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
1948	19	CHC-min	D	9	6	.600	5.41	31						148.0	173	124	89		82									1.723	10.5		5.0			ELZ,JAN APPY,WISL
1949	20	CHC-min	D	16	11	.593	3.07	31			17	1		202.0	178	91	69		85		160	4	3	5				1.302	7.9		3.8	7.1	1.88	JAN WISL
1950	21	CHC-min	C	14	12	.538	3.30	34						218.0	177	104	80	11	92									1.234	7.3	0.5	3.8			SPG WA
1951	22	CHC-min	C	7	8	.467	4.36	22						130.0	134	76	63	4	66									1.538	9.3	0.3	4.6			SXF NORL
1952	23	CHC-min	C	18	6	.750	1.85	27						199.0	129	54	41	11	63									0.965	5.8	0.5	2.8			SXF NORL
1953	24	CHC-min	AAA	9	17	.346	3.70	36	28		20	3		224.0	224	115	92	9	99		104	10	0	1				1.442	9.0	0.4	4.0	4.2	1.05	SPF IL
1953	24	CHC	NL	0	1	.000	14.40	2	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	11	8	8	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	25	33	4.39	2.200	19.8	1.8	0.0	3.6

1954	25	CHC-min	A	17	10	.630	2.70	35	27					220.0	180	73	66	7	76									1.164	7.4	0.3	3.1			DMO WL
1955	26	CHC-min	Opn	17	6	.739	3.05	53	22		8	2		224.0	209	84	76	19	77		146	2	0	2				1.277	8.4	0.8	3.1	5.9	1.90	LOS PCL
1956	27	BRO-min	AAA	7	8	.467	3.75	45	10		1	0		132.0	130	65	55	14	50	8	104	5	0	5				1.364	8.9	1.0	3.4	7.1	2.08	STP AA
1957	28	TOT	NL	6	7	.462	3.54	40	14	12	2	0	8	145.0	140	61	57	15	55	4	103	5	0	1	611	110	3.62	1.345	8.7	0.9	3.4	6.4	1.87
1957	28	BRO	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4		0.46	1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
1957	28	CHC	NL	6	7	.462	3.56	39	14	11	2	0	8	144.0	139	61	57	15	55	4	102	5	0	1	607	109	3.64	1.347	8.7	0.9	3.4	6.4	1.85
1958	29	CHC	NL	9	8	.529	2.88	69	0	39	0	0	11	97.0	75	35	31	9	39	10	84	1	1	2	400	138	3.19	1.175	7.0	0.8	3.6	7.8	2.15
1959	30	CHC	NL	10	8	.556	3.32	65	0	48	0	0	14	97.2	77	40	36	11	46	7	82	3	0	2	413	118	3.83	1.259	7.1	1.0	4.2	7.6	1.78	AS,AS
1960	31	CHC	NL	8	9	.471	3.40	60	0	33	0	0	10	127.0	109	57	48	17	55	8	85	4	0	0	547	111	4.32	1.291	7.7	1.2	3.9	6.0	1.55
1961	32	CHC	NL	6	7	.462	5.59	58	0	32	0	0	8	93.1	108	64	58	11	45	12	59	6	0	3	421	75	4.48	1.639	10.4	1.1	4.3	5.7	1.31
1962	33	CHC	NL	4	8	.333	2.44	57	0	32	0	0	8	66.1	57	25	18	6	32	7	37	1	0	1	275	170	4.17	1.342	7.7	0.8	4.3	5.0	1.16
1963	34	CHC	NL	4	1	.800	2.83	51	0	29	0	0	4	70.0	57	26	22	6	21	3	41	2	1	1	280	125	3.41	1.114	7.3	0.8	2.7	5.3	1.95
1964	35	CHC	NL	2	5	.286	5.30	48	0	15	0	0	1	54.1	68	38	32	4	34	12	26	3	0	3	260	71	4.65	1.877	11.3	0.7	5.6	4.3	0.76
1965	36	CHC-min	AAA	4	8	.333	3.58	33	2		1	0		93.0	95	42	37	7	20	6	41	7	0	2				1.237	9.2	0.7	1.9	4.0	2.05	SLC PCL
9 Yrs				49	54	.476	3.69	450	15	240	2	0	64	755.2	702	354	310	80	327	63	519	25	2	13	3232	106	3.92	1.362	8.4	1.0	3.9	6.2	1.59
162 Game Avg.				7	8	.476	3.69	66	2	35	0	0	9	111	103	52	45	12	48	9	76	4	0	2	473	106	3.92	1.362	8.4	1.0	3.9	6.2	1.59

CHC (9 yrs)				49	54	.476	3.70	449	15	239	2	0	64	754.2	701	354	310	80	327	63	518	25	2	13	3228	106	3.93	1.362	8.4	1.0	3.9	6.2	1.58
BRO (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4		0.46	1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	9.0

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