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.

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 15	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-5	GF	6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	3	Apr 17	CHC		PHI	L,8-10	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	10 (6)	Apr 26	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-5	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
4	11	Apr 29	CHC		SFG	L,0-4		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	17 (5)	May 7	CHC	@	SFG	L,6-7	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	23 (5)	May 14 (2)	CHC		LAD	L,0-5		15	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	26 (2)	May 17 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,5-4		9	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
8	30 (3)	May 21	CHC	@	STL	L,3-10		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	33 (2)	May 24 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-6	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	35 (1)	May 26	CHC		NYM	L,1-19	GF	10	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	50 (14)	Jun 10	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-8		4	0.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
12	57 (6)	Jun 18	CHC		PHI	L,3-6		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	62 (4)	Jun 23 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-9		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	63	Jun 24	CHC	@	PHI	L,8-9		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	64	Jun 26	CHC		HOU	W,7-6		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	68 (3)	Jun 29	CHC		CIN	L,1-6	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	71 (2)	Jul 2	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-7		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	72	Jul 3	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-8		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	74 (1)	Jul 5	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-7		10	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	76 (1)	Jul 8 (2)	CHC		SFG	L,2-7		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
21	77	Jul 9	CHC		SFG	L,4-9		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	78	Jul 10	CHC		SFG	L,3-10		9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	79	Jul 11	CHC		SFG	L,0-7		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	87 (7)	Jul 18	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-3		6	1.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	90 (2)	Jul 20	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-4	GF	8	2.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
26	91	Jul 21	CHC	@	SFG	W,2-1	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	92	Jul 22	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-7	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	94 (1)	Jul 24	CHC	@	HOU	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	97 (2)	Jul 28	CHC		STL	L,7-12		7	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	99 (1)	Jul 30	CHC		STL	L,2-5	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	101 (1)	Aug 1	CHC		MLN	L,4-8		3	0.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
32	109 (7)	Aug 9	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-2		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	110	Aug 11	CHC		PHI	L,5-13		2	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
34	111	Aug 12	CHC		PHI	L,5-6		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	116 (4)	Aug 16 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	GF	8	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	118 (1)	Aug 17	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-8		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	120 (1)	Aug 19	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-9		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	124 (3)	Aug 23 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	L,4-5	GF	14	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	126 (1)	Aug 25	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-5		6	2.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
40	128 (1)	Aug 28	CHC		NYM	L,10-12		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	132 (3)	Sep 2	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-1	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	134 (1)	Sep 4	CHC	@	STL	L,5-8		2	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
43	137 (2)	Sep 7 (1)	CHC		MLN	L,9-10		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	138	Sep 7 (2)	CHC		MLN	L,7-8		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	141 (2)	Sep 11	CHC		STL	L,0-5		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	143 (1)	Sep 13	CHC		STL	L,2-15		11	2.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
47	148 (4)	Sep 19 (2)	CHC	@	MLN	L,5-8		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	160 (11)	Oct 2	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-9		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							48gm		54.1	3	16	3	22	4