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, 7,076th in MLB 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

W

L

ERA

3.40

G

190

GS

124

SV

IP

1023.0

SO

342

WHIP

1.400

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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
1936	21	-0.8	Wausau	NORL	D	CLE	14	16	.467	4.25	5.96	35						237.0	219	157	112		139							1.511	8.3		5.3
1937	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-AA		15	8	.652		5.32	30	4					181.0	167	107	17		95							1.448	8.3		4.7
1937	22	-5.9	Indianapolis	AA	AA		2	2	.500	5.88	6.58	5	4					26.0	26	19	17		16							1.615	9.0		5.5
1937	22	-0.9	Charlotte	PIED	B	WSH	13	6	.684		5.11	25						155.0	141	88			79							1.419	8.2		4.6
1938	23	-5.0	Indianapolis	AA	AA		3	4	.429	4.35	5.34	32	4					91.0	87	54	44		61							1.626	8.6		6.0
1939	24		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A1-B-AA		11	11	.500		4.92	36	15					183.0	162	100	50		84							1.344	8.0		4.1
1939	24	-5.6	CIN	NL	MLB	CIN	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.500	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
1939	24	-3.7	Indianapolis	AA	AA	CIN	0	1	.000	4.09	5.73	3						11.0	9	7	5		5							1.273	7.4		4.1
1939	24	-3.5	Birmingham	SOUA	A1		8	6	.571	3.62	4.26	21	15					112.0	93	53	45		55							1.321	7.5		4.4
1939	24	-0.4	Durham	PIED	B	CIN	3	4	.429		6.00	12						60.0	60	40			24							1.400	9.0		3.6
1940	25	-4.5	CIN	NL	MLB	CIN	1	2	.333	1.87	3.21	15	1	12	1	0	2	33.2	30	12	7	0	17	4	9	0	0	0	142	1.396	8.0	0.0	4.5	2.4	0.53
1941	26	-3.0	CIN	NL	MLB	CIN	19	4	.826	2.24	2.82	33	22	4	15	4	1	216.2	180	68	54	8	59	4	80	5	0	2	884	1.103	7.5	0.3	2.5	3.3	1.36
1942	27	-1.9	CIN	NL	MLB	CIN	7	11	.389	3.69	4.21	29	19	5	7	1	0	158.1	157	74	65	7	79	9	78	4	0	2	700	1.491	8.9	0.4	4.5	4.4	0.99
1943	28	-1.9	CIN	NL	MLB	CIN	21	11	.656	2.63	3.01	36	33	3	19	5	3	260.1	235	87	76	6	107	5	69	2	0	0	1086	1.314	8.1	0.2	3.7	2.4	0.64
1944	29	-0.7	CIN	NL	MLB	CIN	2	2	.500	4.05	4.05	4	4	0	2	0	0	26.2	25	12	12	0	12	0	6	0	0	0	113	1.388	8.4	0.0	4.1	2.0	0.50
1945	30	-0.5	CIN	NL	MLB	CIN	1	4	.200	8.19	8.19	12	3	6	0	0	0	29.2	39	27	27	4	27	2	5	0	0	1	146	2.225	11.8	1.2	8.2	1.5	0.19

1947	32	2.8	CIN	NL	MLB	CIN	1	0	1.000	8.31	8.90	16	3	6	0	0	0	30.1	42	30	28	5	31	2	8	1	0	0	159	2.407	12.5	1.5	9.2	2.4	0.26
1948	33	4.1	PIT	NL	MLB	PIT	12	10	.545	3.49	3.91	28	27	1	12	3	1	191.0	184	83	74	17	81	0	63	3	0	9	828	1.387	8.7	0.8	3.8	3.0	0.78
1949	34	5.2	PIT	NL	MLB	PIT	1	8	.111	5.33	5.45	16	12	3	1	0	1	74.1	81	45	44	9	45	1	24	4	1	0	341	1.695	9.8	1.1	5.4	2.9	0.53
1950	35	8.5	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	PIT	11	9	.550	4.04	4.69	26	25		10	1		165.0	168	86	74		85		70	2	2	2		1.533	9.2		4.6	3.8	0.82
1951	36	9.4	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	PIT	1	2	.333	9.53	10.59	4			1			17.0	31	20	18	1	16		8	0	0	1		2.765	16.4	0.5	8.5	4.2	0.50
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
MLB (10 seasons)					MLB		65	52	.556	3.40	3.85	190	124	40	57	13	8	1023.0	974	438	387	56	458	27	342	19	1	14	4406	1.400	8.6	0.5	4.0	3.0	0.75
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		55	50	.524		5.40	163	48		11	1		874.0	834	524	315	1	480		78	2	2	3		1.503	8.6		4.9
All Levels (15 Seasons)							120	102	.541		4.56	353	172	40	68	14	8	1897.0	1808	962	702	57	938	27	420	21	3	17	4406	1.448	8.6		4.5

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		12	11	.522	4.55	5.24	30	25		11	1		182.0	199	106	92	1	101		78	2	2	3		1.648	9.8		5.0	3.9	0.77
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		5	7	.417	4.64	5.63	40	8					128.0	122	80	66		82							1.594	8.6		5.8
A1 (1 season)					Minors		8	6	.571	3.62	4.26	21	15					112.0	93	53	45		55							1.321	7.5		4.4
B (2 seasons)					Minors		16	10	.615		5.36	37						215.0	201	128			103							1.414	8.4		4.3
D (1 season)					Minors		14	16	.467	4.25	5.96	35						237.0	219	157	112		139							1.511	8.3		5.3

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