Elmer Ponder

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 178lb (183cm, 80kg)

Born: June 26, 1893 in Reed, OK us

Died: April 20, 1974 in Albuquerque, NM

Buried: Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, NM

High School: Blackwell HS (Blackwell, OK)

School: University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)

Debut: September 18, 1917 (Age 24-084d, 4,640th in major league history)
vs. BSN 8.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: September 21, 1921 (Age 28-087d)
vs. NYG 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1919 season

Full Name: Charles Elmer Ponder

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.6

ERA

3.21

378.2

113

WHIP

1.233

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Team Record in Appearances: 10-14 / in Starts: 5-7

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 20, Entered with runners on base: 5

1921 Pitching Game Log

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1921 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	46	4	Apr 16	PIT	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	3.00	2.91	34	58	0	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	1	0	2.62	0.35%
2	47	8	Apr 21	PIT		CIN	W,8-7	3-6		4	3.0	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	3.00	2.97	13		1	0	0	11	1	0	0	1	2	1	3.85	-0.47%
3	48	12	Apr 25	PIT	@	STL	W,6-5	8-GF(10)	W(2-0)	3	3.0	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	3.00	4.07	11		0	1	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	5.81	0.50%
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
4	49	18	May 6	PIT		STL	W,10-6	7-8	H(1)	10	0.1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.93	4.44	4		0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	9.66	-0.12%
5	50	36	May 29	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	8-10		22	3.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.45	4.12	11		0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	9.74	0.82%
6	51	38	May 30(2)	PIT		CHC	W,6-3	2-2		0	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.41	4.10	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.71	-0.06%
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
7	52	52	Jun 15	PIT		BRO	L,3-7	7-GF		15	3.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.08	3.87	11		0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	.46	0.04%
8	53	54	Jun 17	PIT		BRO	L,3-8	6-8		1	3.0	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	2.19	3.78	14		0	0	0	14	0	1	0	2	0	1	.55	-0.02%
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
				Player went from Pittsburgh Pirates to Chicago Cubs
9	54	66	Jul 3	CHC		STL	L,3-8			15	7.0	10	3	2	1	3	1	2	2.27	4.15	33					29	1	0	0		0
10	55	77	Jul 14	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	L(2-1)	10	8.0	8	3	3	0	3	0	0	2.50	3.79	32	57	0	1	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	1	.01	0.00%
11	56	81	Jul 18	CHC	@	BRO	W,8-1	CG	W(3-1)	3	9.0	11	1	0	1	1	0	0	2.03	3.69	38	63	1	0	0	37	0	0	0	2	0	2	.01	0.00%
12	57	86	Jul 22	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	W(4-1)	3	9.0	9	1	1	1	3	0	0	1.87	3.55	34	67	0	0	0	32	2	0	0	2	0	0	.01	0.00%
13	58	90	Jul 27	CHC		BRO	L,2-10	GS-5	L(4-2)	4	4.2	11	10	9	3	1	0	1	3.03	3.68	29	2	2	0	0	22	3	0	0	0	2	0	.01	0.00%
14	59	95	Jul 31	CHC		PHI	L,2-10	GS-7	L(4-3)	3	6.1	11	8	6	2	1	0	0	3.54	3.69	32	22	0	0	0	29	2	0	0	1	0	1	.00	0.00%
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
15	60	99	Aug 4	CHC		BSN	L,5-13	GS-1		3	0.2	2	4	1	2	0	0	0	3.63	3.77	8	36	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	.00	0.00%
16	61	104	Aug 9	CHC		NYG	W,8-7	GS-4		4	4.0	8	6	4	1	0	2	0	3.93	4.13	21	25	0	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	1	.00	0.00%
17	62	111	Aug 17(1)	CHC	@	BSN	W,5-4	CG	W(5-3)	7	9.0	11	4	4	0	4	2	0	3.94	4.24	35	53	0	1	0	35	1	1	0	2	0	0	.00	0.00%
18	63	116	Aug 22	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG(12)	L(5-4)	4	11.0	7	2	1	3	7	1	0	3.57	4.20	42	81	0	0	0	38	1	0	0	0	0	1	.00	0.00%
19	64	121	Aug 27	CHC	@	BRO	L,5-15	GS-7	L(5-5)	4	6.0	11	7	7	2	1	0	0	3.99	4.17	31	21	0	0	0	29	2	2	1	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
20	65	124	Aug 30	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-5	8-GF(8)		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.97	4.17	1		1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
21	66	129	Sep 5(1)	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	GS-3	L(5-6)	5	2.2	6	4	4	1	0	0	0	4.22	4.17	14	29	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
22	67	137	Sep 11	CHC		STL	L,5-10	1-7		5	6.2	7	1	1	0	4	0	0	4.05	4.04	24		2	1	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
23	68	141	Sep 17	CHC		BRO	W,7-6	1-3		5	3.0	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	4.02	4.11	12		0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
24	69	145	Sep 21	CHC		NYG	L,7-9	8-GF	BS(1)	3	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	4.03	4.06	8		0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
							10-14		W-L:5-6,BSv:1,Hld:1	3.5	114.0	146	64	51	20	34	8	3	4.03	4.06	495	43	7	4	0	460	21	4	2	11	5	10	.80	1.03%

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