1896
Born April 23, 1896
Cape Girardeau, MO, USA
Elam Vangilder Notable
Elam Vangilder divided 11 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the St. Louis Browns from 1919, then the Detroit Tigers through 1929.
He went 99 and 102 with a 4.28 earned run average, pitching 1,715.7 innings in 367 games. He struck out 474, completed 90 of his 187 starts and threw 13 shutouts. Across 373 games he batted .243, with 146 hits and 61 runs. He finished with 8 home runs and 30 doubles.
He was born in Cape Girardeau, MO, USA on April 23, 1896, and died on April 30, 1977. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | SLB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| 1920 | SLB | 24 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .133 |
| 1921 | SLB | 31 | 65 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .200 |
| 1922 | SLB | 45 | 93 | 16 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .344 |
| 1923 | SLB | 45 | 110 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .218 |
| 1924 | SLB | 43 | 44 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .295 |
| 1925 | SLB | 52 | 71 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .183 |
| 1926 | SLB | 42 | 58 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .190 |
| 1927 | SLB | 44 | 68 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .279 |
| 1928 | DET | 38 | 58 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .259 |
| 1929 | DET | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 373 | 601 | 61 | 146 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 53 | 21 | 98 | 0 | .243 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | SLB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.08 |
| 1920 | SLB | 3 | 8 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 104.2 | 131 | 64 | 40 | 25 | 5.50 |
| 1921 | SLB | 11 | 12 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 180.1 | 196 | 79 | 67 | 48 | 3.94 |
| 1922 | SLB | 19 | 13 | 43 | 30 | 4 | 245.0 | 248 | 93 | 48 | 63 | 3.42 |
| 1923 | SLB | 16 | 17 | 41 | 35 | 1 | 282.1 | 276 | 96 | 120 | 74 | 3.06 |
| 1924 | SLB | 5 | 10 | 43 | 18 | 1 | 145.1 | 183 | 91 | 55 | 49 | 5.64 |
| 1925 | SLB | 14 | 8 | 52 | 16 | 6 | 193.1 | 225 | 101 | 92 | 61 | 4.70 |
| 1926 | SLB | 9 | 11 | 42 | 19 | 1 | 181.0 | 196 | 104 | 98 | 40 | 5.17 |
| 1927 | SLB | 10 | 12 | 44 | 23 | 1 | 203.0 | 245 | 108 | 102 | 62 | 4.79 |
| 1928 | DET | 11 | 10 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 156.1 | 163 | 68 | 67 | 43 | 3.91 |
| 1929 | DET | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6.35 |
| Career | — | 99 | 102 | 367 | 187 | 19 | 1715.2 | 1894 | 815 | 699 | 474 | 4.28 |
On this day & linked events
1977
Died April 30, 1977
1919
Major-league debut: Elam Vangilder
Elam Vangilder made a major-league debut on September 18, 1919.
1929
Final major-league game: Elam Vangilder
Elam Vangilder played a final major-league game on May 27, 1929.