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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)

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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	18-21 / in Starts: 6-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 40 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	18 (10-7-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 40 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	24 (12-7-3)

Most Driven In
B Morgan	1
C Neeman	1

1957 Batting Game Log

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1957 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	3	16 (15)	May 5	BRO		MLN	L,7-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
				Player went from Brooklyn Dodgers to Chicago Cubs
2	4	29	May 25	CHC		MLN	L,6-7	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	5	31 (1)	May 26 (2)	CHC		MLN	W,5-4	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	6	34 (2)	May 29	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	7	36 (1)	May 30 (2)	CHC	@	MLN	W,4-2	5-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.32	-0.012	.08	0.00%	-0.27	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	8	38 (1)	Jun 2 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-6	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	9	39	Jun 2 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,4-2	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.27	-0.007	.05	0.00%	-0.24	P
8	10	41 (1)	Jun 5	CHC	@	BRO	L,0-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	11	45 (3)	Jun 11	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	12	48 (2)	Jun 14	CHC	@	PIT	W,11-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
11	13	52 (3)	Jun 18	CHC		PHI	L,6-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4						P
12	14	56 (3)	Jun 21	CHC		NYG	L,10-12	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
13	15	58 (1)	Jun 23 (1)	CHC		NYG	L,5-7	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.73	-0.018	.07	0.00%	-0.23	P
14	16	59	Jun 23 (2)	CHC		NYG	L,1-5	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	17	62 (2)	Jun 26 (2)	CHC		PIT	T,5-5	10-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.24	-0.056	.14	0.00%	-0.23	P
16	18	65 (2)	Jun 30 (1)	CHC		BRO	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.93	-0.049	.03	0.00%	-0.37	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	19	72 (6)	Jul 5	CHC	@	MLN	W,7-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.53	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.88	P
18	20	76 (3)	Jul 11 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-3	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.46	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.19	P
19	21	80 (3)	Jul 15	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	1.03	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
20	22	84 (3)	Jul 19 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-6	GS-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9	1.08	-0.113	.00	0.00%	-1.03	P
21	23	87 (2)	Jul 21 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9						P
22	24	90 (2)	Jul 24	CHC		NYG	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095	9	.92	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-0.75	P
23	25	96 (5)	Jul 29	CHC		PHI	L,0-6	GS-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.05	0.044	.00	0.00%	0.38	P
24	26	98 (1)	Jul 30 (2)	CHC		BRO	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9						P
25	27	100 (1)	Jul 31 (2)	CHC		BRO	L,1-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	28	104 (3)	Aug 4 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.02	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
27	29	109 (4)	Aug 9 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.115	.115	.231	9	.55	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
28	30	114 (4)	Aug 16	CHC		CIN	W,8-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.107	.107	.214	9	.22	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
29	31	118 (3)	Aug 20 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-2	4-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.103	.103	.207	9	.32	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
30	32	123 (4)	Aug 25 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-2	GS-6	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.161	.133	.295	9	1.04	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.93	P
31	33	127 (3)	Aug 31	CHC		STL	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.152	.125	.277	9	1.32	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	34	133 (5)	Sep 4 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,2-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.143	.118	.261	9	1.56	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.65	P
33	35	135 (1)	Sep 6	CHC	@	MLN	W,5-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.139	.114	.253	9	.83	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
34	36	140 (4)	Sep 13 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.132	.108	.240	9	.77	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
35	37	145 (4)	Sep 15 (2)	CHC		NYG	W,7-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.108	.132	.108	.240	9						P
36	38	147 (1)	Sep 18	CHC		PHI	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.108	.132	.108	.240	9						P
37	39	149 (1)	Sep 21	CHC		MLN	L,2-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.108	.132	.108	.240	9						P
38	40	150	Sep 22	CHC		MLN	L,7-9	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.108	.132	.108	.240	9						P
39	41	153 (2)	Sep 25	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.108	.132	.108	.240	9						P
40	42	155 (1)	Sep 28	CHC	@	STL	W,6-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.108	.132	.108	.240	8						P
							18-21		40	37	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.132	.108	.240		.83	-0.593	.01	-0.01%	-5.89

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