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, 11,061st in major league 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

ERA

3.69

450

755.2

519

WHIP

1.362

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	16 (15)	May 5	BRO		MLN	L,7-10	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
				Player went from Brooklyn Dodgers to Chicago Cubs
2	29	May 25	CHC		MLN	L,6-7		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	31 (1)	May 26 (2)	CHC		MLN	W,5-4		13	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	34 (2)	May 29	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-6		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	36 (1)	May 30 (2)	CHC	@	MLN	W,4-2		16	4.0	2	1	0	3	1	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	38 (1)	Jun 2 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-6		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	39	Jun 2 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,4-2	GF	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	41 (1)	Jun 5	CHC	@	BRO	L,0-4		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	45 (3)	Jun 11	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-5		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	48 (2)	Jun 14	CHC	@	PIT	W,11-5	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
11	52 (3)	Jun 18	CHC		PHI	L,6-7		11	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
12	56 (3)	Jun 21	CHC		NYG	L,10-12		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	58 (1)	Jun 23 (1)	CHC		NYG	L,5-7		11	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	59	Jun 23 (2)	CHC		NYG	L,1-5		11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	62 (2)	Jun 26 (2)	CHC		PIT	T,5-5	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	65 (2)	Jun 30 (1)	CHC		BRO	W,3-2	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	72 (6)	Jul 5	CHC	@	MLN	W,7-4	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	76 (3)	Jul 11 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
19	80 (3)	Jul 15	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-5	GS	13	2.2	0	0	0	0	0
20	84 (3)	Jul 19 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-6	GS	40	9.1	1	0	1	2	0	P
21	87 (2)	Jul 21 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	W,5-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	90 (2)	Jul 24	CHC		NYG	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	96 (5)	Jul 29	CHC		PHI	L,0-6	GS	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
24	98 (1)	Jul 30 (2)	CHC		BRO	W,4-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	100 (1)	Jul 31 (2)	CHC		BRO	L,1-2		6	0.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	104 (3)	Aug 4 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,3-2	GS	28	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	109 (4)	Aug 9 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-6	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	114 (4)	Aug 16	CHC		CIN	W,8-6	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	118 (3)	Aug 20 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-2	GF	18	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	123 (4)	Aug 25 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-2	GS	18	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
31	127 (3)	Aug 31	CHC		STL	L,2-3	GS	33	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	133 (5)	Sep 4 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,2-7	GS	24	4.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
33	135 (1)	Sep 6	CHC	@	MLN	W,5-4	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	140 (4)	Sep 13 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,1-4	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	145 (4)	Sep 15 (2)	CHC		NYG	W,7-6		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	147 (1)	Sep 18	CHC		PHI	W,6-4	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	149 (1)	Sep 21	CHC		MLN	L,2-6	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	150	Sep 22	CHC		MLN	L,7-9		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	153 (2)	Sep 25	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	155 (1)	Sep 28	CHC	@	STL	W,6-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							40gm		145.0	9	23	2	34	1