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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Team Record in Appearances: 15-36

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 24, Entered with runners on base: 20

1963 Pitching Game Log

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1963 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	352	1	Apr 9	CHC		LAD	L,1-5	9-GF		99	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	-3.52	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.002	.20	0.00%	0.41	9t 12- 2 out d4	9t end d 4
2	353	4	Apr 13	CHC		SFG	L,1-2	9-GF		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	-2.02	4	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.66	0.032	1.30	0.04%	0.45	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
3	354	6	Apr 16	CHC	@	LAD	W,2-1	10-10		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	-0.09	3	1	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.40	0.190	6.43	0.22%	0.75	10b 1-- 0 out tie	10b 3 out tie
4	355	8	Apr 18	CHC	@	LAD	W,5-1	9-GF	S(1)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.08	3	1	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	0.070	2.08	0.08%	1.34	9b 12- 0 out a4	9b end a 4
5	356	12	Apr 21(2)	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-3	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.63	3	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.47	0.024	1.15	0.04%	0.42	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
6	357	19	Apr 28	CHC		PHI	W,4-1	9-GF	S(2)	6	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.98	4	1	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.029	1.30	0.03%	0.45	9t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
May				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	358	20	May 1	CHC	@	STL	W,13-8	5-5		2	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1.31	3	0	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.019	.94	0.02%	0.50	5b 1-- 1 out d3	5b 3 out d3
8	359	21	May 2	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	7-GF(8)		0	1.1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.00	1.39	6	2	0	0	0	1		3	3	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.42	-0.154	.95	-0.21%	-1.79	7b 123 2 out d1	8b end d 4
9	360	26	May 8	CHC		PIT	W,9-5	8-GF	BW(1-0)	5	1.1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.33	6	2	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	-0.239	3.07	-0.42%	-0.46	8t --- 2 out a1	9t end a 4
10	361	30	May 11(2)	CHC	@	HOU	L,0-1	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.24	3	1	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.32	0.022	.84	0.04%	0.40	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
11	362	35	May 18	CHC		MLN	L,6-10	8-GF		6	2.0	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	0.77	1.79	10	4	3	2	0	0		1	1	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	-0.015	.27	-0.02%	-0.73	8t 1-- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
12	363	37	May 19(2)	CHC		MLN	L,2-8	8-GF		0	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.66	1.60	6	0	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.002	.03	0.00%	0.90	8t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
13	364	39	May 22	CHC		STL	W,7-6	9-GF(11)	W(2-0)	2	3.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.54	1.82	10	4	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.57	0.287	3.18	0.35%	1.35	9t --- 0 out d1	11t end tie
14	365	40	May 23	CHC		STL	L,0-1	8-GF		0	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.48	1.84	6	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.65	0.078	1.29	0.09%	0.90	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
15	366	46	May 30(2)	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-2	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.46	2.17	5	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.60	0.025	1.24	0.03%	0.42	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
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
16	367	52	Jun 5(1)	CHC		SFG	W,9-5	8-GF	S(3)	5	2.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0.42	2.29	9	0	4	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.59	0.027	2.11	0.06%	0.27	8t 1-- 0 out a5	9t end a 4
17	368	55	Jun 7	CHC		LAD	L,1-4	8-8		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.40	2.30	2	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.32	0.013	1.37	0.03%	0.48	8t 1-- 1 out d3	8t 3 out d3
18	369	56	Jun 8	CHC		LAD	L,5-9	7-8	L(2-1)	0	2.0	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	0.74	2.48	13	4	5	4	1	1		0	0	0	1	0	11	0	1	0	0	0	1	.90	-0.417	3.82	-1.06%	-3.10	7t --- 0 out tie	8t 3 out d4
19	370	57	Jun 9	CHC		LAD	L,8-11	6-6	BS(2)	0	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.73	2.48	2	0	2	2	0	0		3	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.92	-0.395	10.70	-0.87%	-2.27	6t 123 2 out a1	6t 3 out d2
20	371	60	Jun 12	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-3	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.70	2.48	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.010	.47	0.02%	0.42	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
21	372	63	Jun 15	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-4	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.68	2.48	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.16	0.01%	0.39	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
22	373	67	Jun 19	CHC		HOU	W,9-1	9-GF	S(4)	3	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.65	2.59	4	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.45	9t --- 0 out a8	9t end a 8
23	374	69	Jun 21	CHC		PIT	W,6-5	9-GF(10)	W(3-1)	1	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.61	2.55	8	4	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	1	2.93	0.254	7.46	0.39%	0.90	9t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
24	375	70	Jun 22	CHC		PIT	L,0-3	8-GF		0	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.57	2.48	7	3	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	.21	0.019	.61	0.03%	0.90	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
25	376	73	Jun 26	CHC	@	NYM	L,6-8	7-8	H(1)	3	1.2	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0.81	2.45	6	0	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.53	0.134	6.18	0.20%	0.56	7b --- 0 out a1	8b -2- 2 out a1
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
26	377	85	Jul 11(2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-7	8-GF(8)		14	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.79	2.45	3	2	1	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	-0.009	.37	-0.02%	-0.37	8b -2- 1 out d3	8b end d 4
27	378	87	Jul 14(1)	CHC	@	STL	L,3-10	4-4		2	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.78	2.45	3	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.002	.09	0.00%	0.25	4b --- 1 out d7	4b 3 out d7
28	379	90	Jul 16	CHC		MLN	W,1-0	8-9	H(2)	1	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.75	2.48	5	2	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.27	0.183	6.57	0.32%	0.66	8t --- 0 out a1	9t --- 1 out a1
29	380	93	Jul 19	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-9	7-8		2	1.0	4	4	4	0	1	0	0	1.70	2.42	7	4	2	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	-0.074	1.29	-0.12%	-2.91	7b --- 0 out d1	8b 1-3 0 out d3
30	381	95	Jul 21(2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-6	6-6	H(3)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.67	2.43	1	0	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.64	0.155	7.67	0.20%	0.83	6b 12- 1 out a1	6b 3 out a1
31	382	102	Jul 28(2)	CHC		STL	W,16-11	6-6		6	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1.88	2.84	4	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	-0.029	.23	-0.03%	-0.76	6t --- 1 out d4	6t 3 out d5
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
32	383	106	Aug 2	CHC		SFG	W,12-11	3-7		4	4.1	5	1	1	0	2	1	0	1.90	3.02	16	3	6	0	0	5		2	0	0	1	0	16	1	0	0	1	0	0	.77	0.068	1.76	0.09%	1.36	3t -23 2 out d2	7t 3 out d2
33	384	107	Aug 3	CHC		SFG	L,5-9	5-5		0	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	1	0	2.27	3.37	6	3	0	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.39	-0.144	1.05	-0.24%	-2.18	5t 1-- 0 out d2	5t 3 out d5
34	385	109	Aug 6	CHC		LAD	L,1-4	8-GF		2	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.17	3.33	7	3	4	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.19	0.019	.37	0.02%	0.90	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
35	386	111	Aug 8	CHC		LAD	W,5-4	5-9		1	4.1	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	2.16	3.52	15	7	6	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	0.231	1.04	0.12%	0.89	5t --- 2 out tie	9t 3 out tie
36	387	117	Aug 14(2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-9	5-6		5	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.09	3.50	7	2	2	1	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	.42	0.000	.33	0.00%	0.53	5b 1-3 1 out d2	6b 3 out d3
37	388	118	Aug 15	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.05	3.49	5	1	3	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.72	0.024	.43	0.01%	0.42	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
38	389	120	Aug 16(2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-8	4-4		0	0.2	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	2.19	3.40	5	1	2	2	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	-0.024	.07	-0.01%	-1.37	4b -2- 1 out d5	4b 3 out d7
39	390	121	Aug 17	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-2	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.11	3.26	6	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.43	0.063	.12	0.01%	0.87	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
40	391	124	Aug 20	CHC		PIT	L,3-5	7-8		2	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.05	3.20	6	3	2	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	0.026	.04	0.00%	1.09	7t -2- 1 out d4	8t 3 out d3
41	392	126	Aug 22	CHC		PIT	L,3-9	9-GF		1	1.0	4	5	5	1	1	1	0	2.79	3.43	8	0	4	1	2	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.43	-0.148	.02	0.00%	-4.55	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 6
42	393	128	Aug 24	CHC		NYM	L,0-5	9-9		1	0.0	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	3.10	3.48	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.33	-0.037	.02	0.00%	-1.34	9t --- 0 out d2	9t 1-3 0 out d2
43	394	131	Aug 28	CHC		PHI	L,7-8	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.05	3.46	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.45	0.032	.04	0.00%	0.45	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
44	395	133	Aug 30	CHC		HOU	L,1-5	9-GF		1	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	3.15	3.60	4	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.55	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 5
45	396	134	Aug 31	CHC		HOU	W,6-5	2-3		0	1.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.06	3.50	6	1	3	2	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.53	0.074	.02	0.00%	1.80	2t -23 1 out d4	3t 3 out d4
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
46	397	143	Sep 8	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-2	8-GF(8)		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.02	3.48	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.40	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
47	398	144	Sep 9	CHC	@	STL	L,0-6	7-7		0	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.00	3.53	2	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.31	7b -2- 2 out d6	7b 3 out d6
48	399	147	Sep 12	CHC	@	STL	L,3-8	5-6		2	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.08	3.50	7	3	2	0	0	2		3	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.21	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-1.79	5b 123 2 out d3	6b 3 out d6
49	400	150	Sep 15	CHC		CIN	L,1-3	7-8		2	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.00	3.48	4	2	2	1	1	0		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.34	0.061	.00	0.00%	1.96	7t 123 1 out d3	8t 3 out d3
50	401	154	Sep 18	CHC	@	PIT	W,2-1	8-GF	W(4-1)	2	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.91	3.39	7	4	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	0.198	.00	0.00%	0.85	8b --- 0 out d1	9b end a 1
51	402	159	Sep 25	CHC		STL	L,2-5	8-GF		6	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.83	3.41	8	4	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.90	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 3
							15-36		W-L:4-1,Sv:4,BSv:2,Hld:3	2.1	70.0	57	26	22	21	41	6	2	2.83	3.41	280	0.99		15%	5%	25		34	41%	1	5	0	252	7	2	3	5	1	3	.74	0.641	1.52	-0.55%	2.93

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