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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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1948	19	-3.1	Elizabethton	APPY	D	CHC	7	4	.636	5.38	7.88	21			4	0		112.0	134	98	67		71		84	7	1	4		1.830	10.8		5.7	6.8	1.18
1949	20	-0.1	Janesville	WISL	D	CHC	16	11	.593	3.07	4.05	31			17	1		202.0	178	91	69		85		160	4	3	5		1.302	7.9		3.8	7.1	1.88
1950	21	-0.7	Springfield	WA	C	CHC	14	12	.538	3.30	4.29	34						218.0	177	104	80	11	92							1.234	7.3	0.5	3.8
1951	22	0.6	Sioux Falls	NORL	C	CHC	7	8	.467	4.36	5.26	22			12	0		130.0	134	76	63	4	66		80	3	0	4		1.538	9.3	0.3	4.6	5.5	1.21
1952	23	1.6	Sioux Falls	NORL	C	CHC	18	6	.750	1.85	2.44	27			21	3		199.0	129	54	41	11	63		177	6	2	6		0.965	5.8	0.5	2.8	8.0	2.81
1953	24	-3.3	Springfield	IL	AAA	CHC	9	17	.346	3.70	4.62	36	28		20	3		224.0	224	115	92	9	99		104	10	0	1		1.442	9.0	0.4	4.0	4.2	1.05
1953	24	-4.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	1	.000	14.40	14.40	2	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	11	8	8	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	25	2.200	19.8	1.8	0.0	3.6
1954	25	0.2	Des Moines	WL	A	CHC	17	10	.630	2.70	2.99	35	27		17	9		220.0	180	73	66	7	76		171	6	1	5		1.164	7.4	0.3	3.1	7.0	2.25
1955	26	-3.7	Los Angeles	PCL	Opn	CHC	17	6	.739	3.05	3.38	53	22		8	2		224.0	209	84	76	19	77		146	2	0	2		1.277	8.4	0.8	3.1	5.9	1.90
1956	27	1.3	St. Paul	AA	AAA	BRO	7	8	.467	3.75	4.43	45	10		1	0		132.0	130	65	55	14	50	8	104	5	0	5		1.364	8.9	1.0	3.4	7.1	2.08
1957	28		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CHC-BRO	6	7	.462	3.54	3.79	40	14	12	2	0	8	145.0	140	61	57	15	55	4	103	5	0	1	611	1.345	8.7	0.9	3.4	6.4	1.87
1957	28	0.4	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
1957	28	0.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	6	7	.462	3.56	3.81	39	14	11	2	0	8	144.0	139	61	57	15	55	4	102	5	0	1	607	1.347	8.7	0.9	3.4	6.4	1.85
1958	29	1.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	9	8	.529	2.88	3.25	69	0	39	0	0	11	97.0	75	35	31	9	39	10	84	1	1	2	400	1.175	7.0	0.8	3.6	7.8	2.15
1959	30	2.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	10	8	.556	3.32	3.69	65	0	48	0	0	14	97.2	77	40	36	11	46	7	82	3	0	2	413	1.259	7.1	1.0	4.2	7.6	1.78
1960	31	3.6	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	8	9	.471	3.40	4.04	60	0	33	0	0	10	127.0	109	57	48	17	55	8	85	4	0	0	547	1.291	7.7	1.2	3.9	6.0	1.55
1961	32	4.6	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	6	7	.462	5.59	6.17	58	0	32	0	0	8	93.1	108	64	58	11	45	12	59	6	0	3	421	1.639	10.4	1.1	4.3	5.7	1.31
1962	33	5.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	4	8	.333	2.44	3.39	57	0	32	0	0	8	66.1	57	25	18	6	32	7	37	1	0	1	275	1.342	7.7	0.8	4.3	5.0	1.16
1963	34	5.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	4	1	.800	2.83	3.34	51	0	29	0	0	4	70.0	57	26	22	6	21	3	41	2	1	1	280	1.114	7.3	0.8	2.7	5.3	1.95
1964	35	6.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	2	5	.286	5.30	6.29	48	0	15	0	0	1	54.1	68	38	32	4	34	12	26	3	0	3	260	1.877	11.3	0.7	5.6	4.3	0.76
1965	36	10.9	Salt Lake City	PCL	AAA	CHC	4	8	.333	3.58	4.06	33	2		1	0		93.0	95	42	37	7	20	6	41	7	0	2		1.237	9.2	0.7	1.9	4.0	2.05
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (9 seasons)					Majors		49	54	.476	3.69	4.22	450	15	240	2	0	64	755.2	702	354	310	80	327	63	519	25	2	13	3232	1.362	8.4	1.0	3.9	6.2	1.59
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		116	90	.563	3.31	4.12	337	89		101	18		1754.0	1590	802	646	82	699	14	1067	50	7	34		1.305	8.2		3.6
All Levels (18 Seasons)							165	144	.534	3.43	4.15	787	104	240	103	18	64	2509.2	2292	1156	956	162	1026	77	1586	75	9	47	3232	1.322	8.2		3.7

Opn (1 season)					Minors		17	6	.739	3.05	3.38	53	22		8	2		224.0	209	84	76	19	77		146	2	0	2		1.277	8.4	0.8	3.1	5.9	1.90
AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		20	33	.377	3.69	4.45	114	40		22	3		449.0	449	222	184	30	169	14	249	22	0	8		1.376	9.0	0.6	3.4	5.0	1.47
A (1 season)					Minors		17	10	.630	2.70	2.99	35	27		17	9		220.0	180	73	66	7	76		171	6	1	5		1.164	7.4	0.3	3.1	7.0	2.25
C (3 seasons)					Minors		39	26	.600	3.03	3.85	83			33	3		547.0	440	234	184	26	221		257	9	2	10		1.208	7.2	0.4	3.6
D (2 seasons)					Minors		23	15	.605	3.90	5.42	52			21	1		314.0	312	189	136		156		244	11	4	9		1.490	8.9		4.5	7.0	1.56