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.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 14	CHC		MLN	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4	Apr 15	CHC		MLN	W,9-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	8 (3)	Apr 21	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-2	GF	9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	9	Apr 22	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-4	GF	13	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	12 (2)	Apr 26	CHC		CIN	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	13	Apr 27	CHC		CIN	W,5-2	GF	9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	16 (2)	Apr 30 (2)	CHC		LAD	W,10-5	GF	4	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	18 (1)	May 3	CHC		SFG	L,4-8	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	22 (3)	May 9	CHC	@	MLN	L,5-8		8	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	23	May 10	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-3	GF	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	26 (2)	May 14	CHC	@	LAD	W,10-8	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	28 (1)	May 16	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-2	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	29	May 17	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4	GF	10	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	32 (2)	May 21 (1)	CHC		STL	L,3-6	GF	12	2.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
15	36 (3)	May 26	CHC		SFG	L,2-3	GF	20	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	39 (2)	May 30 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-3	GF	12	2.2	1	0	0	1	1	P
17	41 (1)	May 31	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	43 (1)	Jun 2	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-6	GF	2	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	47 (3)	Jun 5	CHC	@	STL	L,8-10		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	50 (2)	Jun 7	CHC	@	STL	L,6-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	51	Jun 9	CHC		MLN	W,11-10		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	53 (1)	Jun 11 (1)	CHC		MLN	L,4-8		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	56 (2)	Jun 15	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-6		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	59 (2)	Jun 18	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-7		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	70 (10)	Jun 29	CHC		CIN	W,15-8	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	71	Jun 30	CHC		STL	L,4-11		7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	81 (9)	Jul 9 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,8-5		8	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	83 (1)	Jul 14	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	86 (2)	Jul 17 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,6-10	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	89 (2)	Jul 18 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,5-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	92 (2)	Jul 22	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-6		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	93	Jul 23	CHC	@	PHI	W,11-5	GF	16	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	95 (1)	Jul 26	CHC		STL	W,7-6		5	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	100 (4)	Jul 30 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	102 (1)	Aug 2 (2)	CHC		MLN	T,7-7	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	103	Aug 3	CHC		MLN	L,2-5	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	105 (1)	Aug 5	CHC	@	LAD	L,6-7		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	107 (1)	Aug 8	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-8		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	116 (8)	Aug 17 (2)	CHC		PIT	L,3-4		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	120 (3)	Aug 22	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-6	GF	9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	121	Aug 24	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-7		6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
42	124 (2)	Aug 27 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-7	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	128 (3)	Aug 30	CHC		LAD	L,2-5	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	130 (1)	Sep 1	CHC		SFG	L,3-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	132 (1)	Sep 3 (1)	CHC		MLN	W,6-5		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	133	Sep 3 (2)	CHC		MLN	L,2-4	GF	9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	135 (1)	Sep 5	CHC		PIT	L,3-8	GF	7	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
48	137 (1)	Sep 7	CHC		PIT	L,5-7		11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
49	139 (1)	Sep 9	CHC		PHI	L,2-6		15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	140	Sep 10	CHC		PHI	L,6-14		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	141	Sep 12	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	142	Sep 14 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,7-8		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	143	Sep 14 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,5-6	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	145 (1)	Sep 16	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	146	Sep 17	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	149 (2)	Sep 20	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-3		13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
57	151 (1)	Sep 24 (1)	CHC	@	MLN	L,0-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	156 (4)	Oct 1	CHC		LAD	L,2-8	GF	11	2.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
							58gm		93.1	4	18	0	22	1