1894
Born March 2, 1894
York Springs, PA, USA
Elmer Myers Notable
b. March 2, 1894 · Philadelphia Athletics 1915–1918, Cleveland Indians 1919–1920, Boston Red Sox 1920–1922
Elmer Myers played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1915 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1922.
He went 55 and 72 with a 4.06 earned run average, pitching 1,102 innings in 185 games. He struck out 428, completed 78 of his 127 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 194 games he batted .226, with 93 hits and 37 runs. He finished with 12 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He was born in York Springs, PA, USA on March 2, 1894, and died on July 29, 1976. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | PHA | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1916 | PHA | 53 | 126 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 0 | .214 |
| 1917 | PHA | 38 | 73 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 2 | .247 |
| 1918 | PHA | 18 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .143 |
| 1919 | CLE | 23 | 46 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .239 |
| 1920 | BOS/CLE | 28 | 63 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 |
| 1921 | BOS | 30 | 65 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .215 |
| 1922 | BOS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 194 | 412 | 37 | 93 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 65 | 4 | .226 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | PHA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0.00 |
| 1916 | PHA | 14 | 23 | 44 | 35 | 1 | 315.0 | 280 | 128 | 168 | 182 | 3.66 |
| 1917 | PHA | 9 | 16 | 38 | 23 | 3 | 201.2 | 221 | 99 | 79 | 88 | 4.42 |
| 1918 | PHA | 4 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 95.1 | 101 | 49 | 42 | 17 | 4.63 |
| 1919 | CLE | 8 | 7 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 134.2 | 134 | 56 | 43 | 38 | 3.74 |
| 1920 | BOS/CLE | 11 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 168.2 | 183 | 61 | 47 | 50 | 3.25 |
| 1921 | BOS | 8 | 12 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 172.0 | 217 | 93 | 53 | 40 | 4.87 |
| 1922 | BOS | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 17.47 |
| Career | — | 55 | 72 | 185 | 127 | 7 | 1102.0 | 1148 | 497 | 440 | 428 | 4.06 |
On this day & linked events
1976
Died July 29, 1976
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