Bob Elliott
[edit] Biography
Bob Elliott (Robert Irving Elliott) was born on November 26, 1916 in San Francisco, California. He made his Major League debut on September 2, 1939 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1940, his rookie year, he hit .292 with 5 home runs and 64 RBI. Elliott played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Braves, New York Giants, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 15 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Bob Elliott's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1947, when he slugged 22 home runs, hit for a .317 average and knocked in 113 runs. However, others believe that it was 1944, when he hit for a .297 average and knocked in 108 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1939
| PIT
| N
| 32
| 129
| 18
| 43
| 3
| 19
| .333
| .377
| .527
| 10
| 3
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1940
| PIT
| N
| 148
| 551
| 88
| 161
| 5
| 64
| .292
| .348
| .421
| 34
| 11
| 45
| 28
| 2
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 11
|
| 1941
| PIT
| N
| 141
| 527
| 74
| 144
| 3
| 76
| .273
| .353
| .374
| 24
| 10
| 64
| 52
| 1
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 12
|
| 1942
| PIT
| N
| 143
| 560
| 75
| 166
| 9
| 89
| .296
| .358
| .416
| 26
| 7
| 52
| 35
| 2
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 12
|
| 1943
| PIT
| N
| 156
| 581
| 82
| 183
| 7
| 101
| .315
| .376
| .444
| 30
| 12
| 56
| 24
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 16
|
| 1944
| PIT
| N
| 143
| 538
| 85
| 160
| 10
| 108
| .297
| .383
| .465
| 28
| 16
| 75
| 42
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 8
|
| 1945
| PIT
| N
| 144
| 541
| 80
| 157
| 8
| 108
| .290
| .366
| .423
| 36
| 6
| 64
| 38
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 16
|
| 1946
| PIT
| N
| 140
| 486
| 50
| 128
| 5
| 68
| .263
| .351
| .358
| 25
| 3
| 64
| 44
| 2
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 15
|
| 1947
| BOS
| N
| 150
| 555
| 93
| 176
| 22
| 113
| .317
| .410
| .517
| 35
| 5
| 87
| 60
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 15
|
| 1948
| BOS
| N
| 151
| 540
| 99
| 153
| 23
| 100
| .283
| .423
| .474
| 24
| 5
| 131
| 57
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 14
|
| 1949
| BOS
| N
| 139
| 482
| 77
| 135
| 17
| 76
| .280
| .395
| .467
| 29
| 5
| 90
| 38
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 16
|
| 1950
| BOS
| N
| 142
| 531
| 94
| 162
| 24
| 107
| .305
| .386
| .512
| 28
| 5
| 68
| 67
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 18
|
| 1951
| BOS
| N
| 136
| 480
| 73
| 137
| 15
| 70
| .285
| .371
| .448
| 29
| 2
| 65
| 56
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 16
|
| 1952
| NY
| N
| 98
| 272
| 33
| 62
| 10
| 35
| .228
| .323
| .375
| 6
| 2
| 36
| 20
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1953
| STL
| A
| 48
| 160
| 19
| 40
| 5
| 29
| .250
| .368
| .400
| 7
| 1
| 30
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1953
| CHI
| A
| 67
| 208
| 24
| 54
| 4
| 32
| .260
| .358
| .380
| 11
| 1
| 31
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1953
| TOT
| A
| 115
| 368
| 43
| 94
| 9
| 61
| .255
| .363
| .389
| 18
| 2
| 61
| 39
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1863
| 6773
| 1021
| 1967
| 161
| 1134
| .290
| .375
| .443
| 364
| 92
| 906
| 565
| 15
| 64
| 59
| 0
| 180
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 115
| 368
| 43
| 94
| 9
| 61
| .255
| .363
| .389
| 18
| 2
| 61
| 39
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| Total
|
|
| 1978
| 7141
| 1064
| 2061
| 170
| 1195
| .289
| .375
| .440
| 382
| 94
| 967
| 604
| 16
| 66
| 60
| 0
| 187
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1939
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 88
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1940
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 147
| 0
| 0
| 302
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1941
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 139
| 0
| 0
| 281
| 9
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1942
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 142
| 0
| 0
| 173
| 285
| 36
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .927
|
| 1942
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1943
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 151
| 0
| 0
| 149
| 294
| 24
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1943
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1943
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1944
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 140
| 0
| 0
| 169
| 285
| 27
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1944
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1945
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 94
| 178
| 21
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .928
|
| 1945
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 125
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1946
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 44
| 82
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1946
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 188
| 8
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1947
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 148
| 0
| 0
| 129
| 302
| 20
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1948
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 150
| 0
| 0
| 146
| 298
| 26
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1949
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 130
| 0
| 0
| 141
| 300
| 17
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1950
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 141
| 256
| 20
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1951
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 127
| 0
| 0
| 138
| 242
| 24
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1952
| NY
| N
| OF
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 83
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1952
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 25
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1953
| STL
| A
| 3B
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 51
| 93
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1953
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 54
| 104
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1953
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1953
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 105
| 197
| 13
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1365
| 0
| 0
| 1448
| 2744
| 236
| 252
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 537
| 0
| 0
| 1070
| 44
| 24
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Hank Camelli to Boston Braves in exchange for Billy Herman, Elmer Singleton, Stan Wentzel and Whitey Wietelmann (September 30, 1946).
- Traded by Boston Braves to New York Giants in exchange for Sheldon Jones and $50000 (April 8, 1952).
- Released by New York Giants (October 1, 1952).
- Signed by St. Louis Browns (March 25, 1953).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns with Virgil Trucks to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Darrell Johnson, Lou Kretlow and $75000 (June 13, 1953).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (December 18, 1953).
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