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b. November 26, 1916 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1939–1946, Boston Braves 1947–1951, New York Giants 1952, St. Louis Browns 1953, Chicago White Sox 1953

Bob Elliott played third base for the Pittsburgh Pirates for eight seasons before moving to the Boston Braves, where he won his Most Valuable Player award in 1947, and later played for the Giants, the White Sox and the Browns before retiring in 1953.

He batted .289 with 2,061 hits over 1,978 games, hitting 170 home runs and driving in 1,195 runs, with 967 walks showing real plate discipline alongside the power.

He was a Baseball Magazine All-Star three times and a Sporting News All-Star twice, on top of his seven All-Star selections between 1941 and 1951.

He was born in San Francisco on November 26, 1916, and batted and threw right-handed. He died on May 4, 1966.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	7	1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1951
Baseball Magazine All-Star	3	1944, 1947, 1950
The Sporting News All-Star	2	1944, 1948
Most Valuable Player	1	1947

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1939	PIT	32	129	18	43	10	3	3	19	9	4	0	.333
1940	PIT	148	551	88	161	34	11	5	64	45	28	13	.292
1941	PIT	141	527	74	144	24	10	3	76	64	52	6	.273
1942	PIT	143	560	75	166	26	7	9	89	52	35	2	.296
1943	PIT	156	581	82	183	30	12	7	101	56	24	4	.315
1944	PIT	143	538	85	160	28	16	10	108	75	42	9	.297
1945	PIT	144	541	80	157	36	6	8	108	64	38	5	.290
1946	PIT	140	486	50	128	25	3	5	68	64	44	6	.263
1947	BSN	150	555	93	176	35	5	22	113	87	60	3	.317
1948	BSN	151	540	99	153	24	5	23	100	131	57	6	.283
1949	BSN	139	482	77	135	29	5	17	76	90	38	0	.280
1950	BSN	142	531	94	162	28	5	24	107	68	67	2	.305
1951	BSN	136	480	73	137	29	2	15	70	65	56	2	.285
1952	NYG	98	272	33	62	6	2	10	35	36	20	1	.228
1953	CHW/SLB	115	368	43	94	18	2	9	61	61	39	1	.255
Career	—	1978	7141	1064	2061	382	94	170	1195	967	604	60	.289

On this day & linked events

1916

Born November 26, 1916

San Francisco, CA, USA

1966

Died May 4, 1966

1939

Major-league debut: Bob Elliott

Bob Elliott made a major-league debut on September 2, 1939.

1945

Bob Elliott Hits for the Cycle, 1945

Bob Elliott hit for the cycle for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Brooklyn Dodgers on July 15, 1945.

1949

Bob Elliott's Three-Home-Run Game, 1949

Bob Elliott hit three home runs for the Boston Braves against the New York Giants on September 24, 1949.

1953

Final major-league game: Bob Elliott

Bob Elliott played a final major-league game on September 16, 1953.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain