1910
Born September 21, 1910
Norcatur, KS, USA
Elden Auker Notable
Elden Auker played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1933 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1942.
He went 130 and 101 with a 4.42 earned run average, pitching 1,963.3 innings in 333 games. He struck out 594, completed 126 of his 261 starts and threw 14 shutouts. Across 356 games he batted .187, with 131 hits and 73 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 15 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He was born in Norcatur, KS, USA on September 21, 1910, and died on August 4, 2006. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | DET | 15 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .118 |
| 1934 | DET | 43 | 74 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 0 | .149 |
| 1935 | DET | 36 | 74 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .216 |
| 1936 | DET | 35 | 78 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 0 | .308 |
| 1937 | DET | 43 | 91 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 36 | 0 | .198 |
| 1938 | DET | 27 | 57 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 1 | .088 |
| 1939 | BOS | 31 | 53 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .226 |
| 1940 | SLB | 38 | 89 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 0 | .213 |
| 1941 | SLB | 37 | 80 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 1 | .125 |
| 1942 | SLB | 51 | 87 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 0 | .161 |
| Career | — | 356 | 700 | 73 | 131 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 72 | 41 | 232 | 2 | .187 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | DET | 3 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 55.0 | 63 | 32 | 25 | 17 | 5.24 |
| 1934 | DET | 15 | 7 | 43 | 18 | 1 | 205.0 | 234 | 78 | 56 | 86 | 3.42 |
| 1935 | DET | 18 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 0 | 195.0 | 213 | 83 | 61 | 63 | 3.83 |
| 1936 | DET | 13 | 16 | 35 | 31 | 0 | 215.1 | 263 | 117 | 83 | 66 | 4.89 |
| 1937 | DET | 17 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 1 | 252.2 | 250 | 109 | 97 | 73 | 3.88 |
| 1938 | DET | 11 | 10 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 160.2 | 184 | 94 | 56 | 46 | 5.27 |
| 1939 | BOS | 9 | 10 | 31 | 25 | 0 | 151.0 | 183 | 90 | 61 | 43 | 5.36 |
| 1940 | SLB | 16 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 0 | 263.2 | 299 | 116 | 96 | 78 | 3.96 |
| 1941 | SLB | 14 | 15 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 216.0 | 268 | 132 | 85 | 60 | 5.50 |
| 1942 | SLB | 14 | 13 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 249.0 | 273 | 113 | 86 | 62 | 4.08 |
| Career | — | 130 | 101 | 333 | 261 | 2 | 1963.1 | 2230 | 964 | 706 | 594 | 4.42 |
On this day & linked events
2006
Died August 4, 2006
1933
Major-league debut: Elden Auker
Elden Auker made a major-league debut on August 10, 1933.
1942
Final major-league game: Elden Auker
Elden Auker played a final major-league game on September 20, 1942.
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