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

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Team Record in Appearances: 14-43

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 21, Entered with runners on base: 31

1962 Pitching Game Log

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1962 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	295	4	Apr 13	CHC		STL	L,5-8	9-9	BS(1)	99	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	11.62	2	0	1	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.02	-0.124	12.06	-0.11%	-0.21	9t 123 2 out a1	9t 3 out tie
2	296	13	Apr 24	CHC		LAD	L,2-10	9-GF		10	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5.62	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.94	9t 12- 1 out d9	9t end d 9
3	297	14	Apr 25	CHC		LAD	W,9-6	8-GF	W(1-0)	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.62	8	3	5	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	.80	0.089	.64	0.04%	1.05	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end a 3
4	298	19	Apr 29(2)	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-6	6-7		3	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.31	4	3	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	0.029	.13	0.01%	0.99	6b 1-3 2 out d3	7b 3 out d3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	299	21	May 1	CHC	@	LAD	L,5-6	7-8		1	2.0	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.00	3.72	10	3	4	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.87	0.144	.76	0.04%	0.94	7b --- 0 out d1	8b 3 out tie
6	300	22	May 2	CHC	@	LAD	W,3-1	7-GF	S(1)	0	3.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	3.47	11	6	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	0.246	.38	0.04%	1.42	7b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
7	301	24	May 5	CHC		SFG	W,12-8	8-GF	S(2)	2	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	2.97	6	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.060	.11	0.01%	1.05	8t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 4
8	302	28	May 12	CHC		PHI	W,9-8	8-GF	W(2-0)	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	2.99	8	3	3	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.39	0.276	.41	0.03%	1.05	8t --- 0 out tie	9t end a 1
9	303	29	May 13(1)	CHC		PHI	W,8-7	8-8	BS(2)	0	0.1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.98	4	2	2	1	1	0		1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.05	-0.495	.65	-0.06%	-1.76	8t 1-- 2 out a1	8t 3 out d1
10	304	31	May 15	CHC	@	NYM	L,5-6	7-10	BS(3)	1	3.1	4	2	2	3	1	0	0	1.06	3.32	16	2	7	1	1	3		2	0	1	1	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.12	-0.377	.71	-0.04%	0.00	7b 12- 1 out a1	10b 12- 2 out tie
11	305	32	May 16	CHC	@	NYM	L,5-6	11-11	L(2-1)	0	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.56	3.48	3	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.90	-0.206	.55	-0.02%	-0.91	11b --- 0 out tie	11b -23 1 out tie
12	306	33	May 18	CHC	@	PHI	W,11-8	7-7	BS(4)	1	0.1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.53	3.64	3	2	0	0	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.06	-0.410	.23	-0.03%	-1.57	7b 12- 2 out a1	7b 3 out d1
13	307	41	May 25	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-2	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.45	3.58	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.42	0.033	.10	0.01%	0.52	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
14	308	42	May 26	CHC	@	CIN	L,6-11	7-7		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.37	3.43	3	0	2	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.003	.01	0.00%	0.91	7b 1-- 0 out d6	7b 3 out d6
15	309	46	May 30	CHC		HOU	L,6-8	7-11		3	4.2	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1.11	3.48	15	5	4	0	3	1		2	0	0	1	0	12	1	0	1	2	0	0	2.43	0.770	.13	0.02%	3.52	7t -23 1 out tie	11t 3 out tie
16	310	47	May 31	CHC		HOU	L,6-10	8-9	HL(2-2)	0	1.0	1	2	2	3	1	0	0	1.78	3.72	7	1	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.13	-0.009	.14	0.00%	0.15	8t -2- 0 out a1	9t 12- 0 out a1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	311	50	Jun 3	CHC		CIN	W,6-3	9-GF	S(3)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.71	3.53	2	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.19	0.171	.03	0.00%	1.87	9t 1-3 0 out a3	9t end a 3
18	312	51	Jun 5	CHC		SFG	L,4-11	8-GF		1	1.1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.95	3.52	5	1	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.02	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.15	8t -2- 2 out d6	9t end d 7
19	313	54	Jun 8(1)	CHC		NYM	L,3-4	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.88	3.42	4	1	2	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	3.51	-0.094	.04	0.00%	0.53	9t 12- 0 out tie	9t end d 1
20	314	55	Jun 8(2)	CHC		NYM	W,3-2	8-GF(8)	S(4)	-1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.82	3.32	3	2	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.44	0.178	.00	0.00%	0.53	8t 12- 0 out a2	8t end a 1
21	315	56	Jun 9	CHC		NYM	L,6-11	9-GF		0	1.0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.76	3.24	5	2	2	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.48	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 5
22	316	57	Jun 10(1)	CHC		NYM	L,1-2	9-GF		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.74	3.23	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.05	0.052	.01	0.00%	0.79	9t 123 2 out d1	9t end d 1
23	317	60	Jun 12	CHC		PIT	L,3-4	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.69	3.15	3	1	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.53	0.040	.00	0.00%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
24	318	61	Jun 13	CHC		PIT	L,4-6	8-8		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.64	3.13	3	0	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.52	8t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d2
25	319	64	Jun 16	CHC	@	NYM	W,6-3	7-GF	S(5)	2	3.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.50	3.06	11	2	6	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.27	0.283	.00	0.00%	2.52	7b 12- 0 out a3	9b end a 3
26	320	65	Jun 17(1)	CHC	@	NYM	W,8-7	9-GF	S(6)	0	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.49	3.00	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.59	0.048	.01	0.00%	-0.68	9b -2- 2 out a2	9b end a 1
27	321	68	Jun 21	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-3	8-GF(8)		3	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.46	3.08	3	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.29	0.014	.00	0.00%	1.17	8b 1-3 1 out d3	8b end d 3
28	322	69	Jun 22	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-7	6-6		0	0.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.46	3.16	3	0	2	2	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.79	-0.293	.01	0.00%	-2.34	6b 12- 2 out tie	6b 123 2 out d2
29	323	70	Jun 23	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	9-GF	BL(2-3)	0	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	1	0	1.93	3.58	3	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.61	-0.797	.01	0.00%	-1.76	9b --- 0 out a1	9b end d 1
30	324	75	Jun 27(1)	CHC		STL	L,0-4	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.88	3.45	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
31	325	76	Jun 27(2)	CHC		STL	L,0-8	9-GF		-1	1.0	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	2.29	3.79	5	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-1.48	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 8
32	326	78	Jun 29	CHC	@	MLN	W,4-0	8-GF	S(7)	1	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.20	3.69	5	2	1	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	.58	0.085	.00	0.00%	1.66	8b 1-3 1 out a4	9b end a 4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	327	81	Jul 2(1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-5	8-GF	S(8)	2	1.2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.11	3.62	8	1	1	0	0	3		2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.96	0.330	.00	0.00%	0.73	8b 1-3 1 out a2	9b end a 1
34	328	82	Jul 2(2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	9-GF	BL(2-4)	-1	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2.32	3.93	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.33	-0.549	.00	0.00%	-1.37	9b -2- 0 out a1	9b end d 1
35	329	85	Jul 6	CHC		MLN	L,3-5	10-GF(10)		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.30	3.92	1	0	1	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.66	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.51	10t 1-3 2 out d2	10t end d 2
36	330	86	Jul 7	CHC		MLN	W,2-1	10-GF(10)	W(3-4)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.25	3.89	3	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.01	0.142	.00	0.00%	0.52	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
37	331	89	Jul 12	CHC		CIN	L,4-8	8-9	L(3-5)	4	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.40	3.82	5	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.18	-0.171	.00	0.00%	-0.40	8t --- 0 out tie	9t --3 0 out tie
38	332	95	Jul 18	CHC	@	STL	L,1-2	8-GF(8)		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.35	3.79	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.45	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.56	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
39	333	96	Jul 19	CHC	@	STL	L,4-5	5-6		0	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.27	3.81	6	3	1	1	0	1		1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.48	0.059	.00	0.00%	0.55	5b --3 1 out tie	6b 3 out tie
40	334	98	Jul 21	CHC		LAD	L,1-3	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.22	3.79	3	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.41	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
41	335	100	Jul 23	CHC		PHI	L,3-5	7-8	HL(3-6)	1	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	2.55	3.77	4	2	1	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.47	-0.006	.00	0.00%	0.04	7t 12- 2 out a1	8t 12- 1 out a1
42	336	105	Jul 29(2)	CHC		HOU	L,1-3	8-8		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.54	3.76	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.51	8t 1-3 2 out d2	8t 3 out d2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
43	337	107	Aug 2	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.66	3.80	4	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.50	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 3
44	338	109	Aug 4	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-5	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2.79	4.03	4	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.53	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 3
45	339	112	Aug 6	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-4	8-GF(8)		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.75	4.01	2	1	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.016	.00	0.00%	1.39	8b -23 1 out d3	8b end d 3
46	340	118	Aug 12	CHC		PIT	L,4-5	7-7	BL(3-7)	5	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	2.91	4.21	3	0	1	1	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.49	-0.359	.00	0.00%	-1.79	7t 1-- 1 out a1	7t -2- 2 out d1
47	341	124	Aug 18(2)	CHC	@	HOU	W,6-5	7-8	W(4-7)	5	2.0	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	2.80	4.19	12	6	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.58	0.124	.00	0.00%	0.93	7b --- 0 out d2	8b 3 out tie
48	342	126	Aug 21	CHC		CIN	L,0-2	9-GF		2	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.75	4.22	4	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.41	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
49	343	127	Aug 22	CHC		CIN	L,5-9	7-7	BS(8)	0	0.2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.72	4.20	3	1	2	0	2	0		1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.77	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-0.46	7t 1-- 1 out a1	7t 3 out tie
50	344	132	Aug 28	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-7	7-GF(8)	BL(4-8)	5	2.0	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2.78	4.40	8	0	3	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.97	-0.104	.00	0.00%	0.36	7b 1-3 0 out a1	8b end d 1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
51	345	140	Sep 5(1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-7	8-9		7	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.72	4.33	6	2	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.39	-0.037	.00	0.00%	0.11	8b --- 0 out d1	9b 12- 1 out tie
52	346	143	Sep 8	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-7	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	2.82	4.35	8	2	2	0	0	3		0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	.27	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-2.50	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 5
53	347	146	Sep 11	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-3	6-7		2	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.73	4.26	7	2	4	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.25	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.94	6b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d3
54	348	147	Sep 14	CHC		LAD	L,7-13	7-7		2	1.0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.69	4.20	6	4	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	.45	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.48	7t --- 0 out d3	7t 3 out d4
55	349	155	Sep 21	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-4	7-7		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.66	4.19	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.36	0.034	.00	0.00%	1.41	7b -23 1 out d3	7b 3 out d3
56	350	157	Sep 23	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-2	7-8		1	1.1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	2.60	4.19	7	1	1	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	1	2.00	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.57	7b --- 0 out tie	8b 123 1 out tie
57	351	159	Sep 27	CHC		PHI	L,0-7	3-3		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.58	4.17	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.14	0.053	.00	0.00%	0.94	3t 12- 1 out d3	3t 3 out d3
							14-43		W-L:4-8,Sv:8,BSv:9,Hld:2	1.8	66.1	57	25	19	32	37	6	1	2.58	4.17	276	1.01		13%	8%	23		55	25%	4	7	0	232	10	1	8	5	2	6	1.74	-0.893	.23	-0.07%	13.78

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