Elmer Riddle

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: July 31, 1914 in Columbus, GA us

Died: May 14, 1984 in Columbus, GA

Buried: Parkhill Cemetery, Columbus, GA

Debut: October 1, 1939 (Age 25-062d, 8,744th in major league history)
vs. PIT 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 3, 1949 (Age 35-003d)
vs. BRO 7.0 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 5 BB, 7 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: Elmer Ray Riddle

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Relatives: Brother of Johnny Riddle

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.8

ERA

3.40

190

124

1023.0

342

WHIP

1.400

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Team Record in Appearances: 3-11 / in Starts: 0-1

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 7, Entered with runners on base: 4

1940 Pitching Game Log

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1940 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	2	14	May 7	CIN		NYG	W,7-6	9-GF	S(1)	99	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.00	3	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.12	0.161	7.56	0.34%	0.49	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
2	3	20	May 13	CIN		STL	T,8-8	6-6	BS(1)	5	0.1	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	13.50	5.25	5	1	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.13	-0.340	8.97	-0.86%	-2.41	6t --- 0 out a2	6t 12- 1 out tie
3	4	23	May 17	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-2	11-GF(11)	S(2)	3	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.71	5.57	4	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.007	.61	0.02%	0.46	11b --- 0 out a5	11b end a 5
4	5	26	May 20	CIN	@	BSN	L,4-13	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.40	4.20	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d9	8b end d 9
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
5	6	41	Jun 4	CIN		NYG	L,4-5	7-GF		14	3.0	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.26	4.10	14	1	7	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	.70	0.021	4.39	0.08%	0.48	7t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 1
6	7	63	Jun 30(2)	CIN		CHC	W,7-6	9-GF	W(1-0)	25	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.68	4.09	5	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.78	0.136	14.40	0.42%	0.49	9t --- 0 out tie	9t end tie
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
7	8	86	Jul 27	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-5	8-GF(8)		26	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.24	3.96	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.012	.49	0.02%	0.46	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
8	9	88	Jul 28(2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-4	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.89	4.18	5	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.006	.28	0.01%	0.46	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
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
9	10	95	Aug 3(2)	CIN	@	BSN	L,2-5	2-GF(8)		5	6.1	4	1	1	3	3	0	0	2.30	3.89	23	6	7	3	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	3	0	0	.43	0.044	1.67	0.10%	1.82	2b --- 2 out d3	8b end d 3
10	11	111	Aug 19	CIN		NYG	L,2-9	5-7		15	2.1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	3.00	3.94	9	2	4	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	1	0	0	.06	-0.012	.27	-0.03%	-0.79	5t 1-- 2 out d6	7t 3 out d8
11	12	120	Aug 26(2)	CIN		PHI	L,1-6	8-GF		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.75	3.86	4	2	2	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.17	0.007	.39	0.01%	1.40	8t 12- 1 out d5	9t end d 5
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
12	13	127	Sep 2(2)	CIN		STL	L,4-7	8-GF		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.57	3.81	4	1	3	0	0	0		2	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	-0.023	.34	-0.03%	-0.01	8t 1-3 2 out d3	9t end d 4
13	14	145	Sep 21(2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,7-8	7-GF(10)	L(1-1)	18	3.2	4	1	1	4	1	0	0	2.55	4.09	18	4	5	1	0	4		0	0	0	1	0	14	0	1	2	0	0	0	2.56	-0.041	.00	0.00%	0.18	7b --- 0 out tie	10b end d 1
14	15	148	Sep 23	CIN	@	PIT	L,9-12	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.45	4.05	4	1	1	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.53	8b 12- 0 out d2	8b end d 4
15	16	152	Sep 26(2)	CIN	@	STL	L,1-5	CG(8)	L(1-2)	2	8.0	8	5	2	4	3	0	0	2.41	3.98	38	12	11	0	0	8	51			0	0	0	32	3	0	1	1	0	3	.90	-0.227	.00	0.00%	-0.89	1b start tie	8b 3 out d4
							3-11		W-L:1-2,Sv:2,BSv:1	3.3	33.2	30	12	9	17	9	0	0	2.41	3.98	142	0.72		7%	0%	30	51	7	43%	2	1	0	120	5	2	4	6	0	3	.95	-0.272	1.73	0.09%	2.07

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