1884
Born May 17, 1884
Muitzes Kill, NY, USA
Elmer Steele Notable
b. May 17, 1884 · Boston Americans 1907, Boston Red Sox 1908–1909, Pittsburgh Pirates 1910–1911, Brooklyn Dodgers 1911
Elmer Steele played for four clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Americans in 1907 and closing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1911.
He went 18 and 24 with a 2.41 earned run average, pitching 418 innings in 75 games. He struck out 147, completed 20 of his 43 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 75 games he batted .127, with 18 hits and 13 runs. He finished with 2 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He was born in Muitzes Kill, NY, USA on May 17, 1884, and died on March 9, 1966. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | BOS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1908 | BOS | 16 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .051 |
| 1909 | BOS | 16 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .227 |
| 1910 | PIT | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1911 | BRO/PIT | 36 | 70 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 1 | .157 |
| Career | — | 75 | 142 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 3 | .127 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | BOS | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11.1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1.59 |
| 1908 | BOS | 5 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 118.0 | 85 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 1.83 |
| 1909 | BOS | 4 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 75.2 | 75 | 24 | 15 | 32 | 2.85 |
| 1910 | PIT | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24.0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2.25 |
| 1911 | BRO/PIT | 9 | 9 | 36 | 18 | 2 | 189.0 | 177 | 56 | 36 | 61 | 2.67 |
| Career | — | 18 | 24 | 75 | 43 | 3 | 418.0 | 367 | 112 | 68 | 147 | 2.41 |
On this day & linked events
1966