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Elmer Ponder

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 178lb (183cm, 80kg)

Born: June 26, 1893 in Reed, OK us

Died: April 20, 1974 in Albuquerque, NM

Buried: Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, NM

High School: Blackwell HS (Blackwell, OK)

School: University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)

Debut: September 18, 1917 (Age 24-084d, 4,640th in major league history)
vs. BSN 8.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: September 21, 1921 (Age 28-087d)
vs. NYG 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1919 season

Full Name: Charles Elmer Ponder

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.6

ERA

3.21

378.2

113

WHIP

1.233

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	0-9 / in Starts: 0-5
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 15 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	10 (6-2-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 15 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	9 (4-3-1)

1919 Batting Game Log

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1919 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	4	77 (76)	Jul 23 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-6	2-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.03	-0.053	.39	-0.01%	-0.47	P
2	5	82 (4)	Jul 27	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.68	-0.016	.08	0.00%	-0.18	P
3	6	86 (3)	Jul 30 (1)	PIT		NYG	L,0-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.34	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.09	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
4	7	101 (14)	Aug 16 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.02	-0.004	.00	0.00%	0.03	P
5	8	108 (6)	Aug 26 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-9	3-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.05	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.63	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
6	9	116 (7)	Sep 2	PIT		STL	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.79	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
7	10	122 (5)	Sep 8 (2)	PIT		BSN	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.133	.133	.133	.267	9	1.07	-0.083	.00	0.00%	-0.88	P
8	11	127 (4)	Sep 12	PIT		PHI	L,5-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.133	.133	.133	.267	9						P
9	12	133 (5)	Sep 17	PIT		BRO	L,3-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.133	.133	.133	.267	9						P
							0-9		15	15	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		0		0		.133	.133	.133	.267		.07	-0.01%

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