Don Elston
Donald Ray Elston
Born: April 6, 1929
Campbellstown, OH USA
Deceased: 1995
Evanston, IL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 165
Career: 1953-1964
Minor League Statistics
Don Elston compiled a career record of 49 wins and 54 losses in his 450-game career with the Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers. He began playing during the 1953 season and last took the field during the 1964 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 14.40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 1957 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1957 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.56 | 39 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 144.0 | 139 | 61 | 57 | 15 | 55 | 4 | 102 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 607 |
| 1958 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 9 | 8 | .529 | 2.88 | 69 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 97.0 | 75 | 35 | 31 | 9 | 39 | 10 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 400 |
| 1959 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.32 | 65 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 97.7 | 77 | 40 | 36 | 11 | 46 | 7 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 413 |
| 1960 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 8 | 9 | .471 | 3.40 | 60 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 127.0 | 109 | 57 | 48 | 17 | 55 | 8 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 547 |
| 1961 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 6 | 7 | .462 | 5.59 | 58 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 93.3 | 108 | 64 | 58 | 11 | 45 | 12 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 421 |
| 1962 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 4 | 8 | .333 | 2.44 | 57 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 66.3 | 57 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 32 | 7 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 275 |
| 1963 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2.83 | 51 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 70.0 | 57 | 26 | 22 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 280 |
| 1964 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 5 | .286 | 5.30 | 48 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54.3 | 68 | 38 | 32 | 4 | 34 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 260 |
| Totals | 49 | 54 | .476 | 3.69 | 450 | 15 | 241 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 755.7 | 702 | 354 | 310 | 80 | 327 | 63 | 519 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 3232 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1957 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 39 | 40 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .108 | .132 | .108 | .240 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 69 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .357 | .357 | .357 | .714 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 65 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 | .211 | .211 | .421 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 60 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 58 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 57 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 51 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 48 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 450 | 137 | 124 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .153 | .160 | .153 | .313 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| 1957 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 39 | 14 | 144.0 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 1 | .939 | 1.937 | .795 |
| 1957 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 1958 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 69 | 0 | 97.0 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.412 | .377 |
| 1959 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 65 | 0 | 98.7 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .895 | 1.551 | .262 |
| 1960 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 60 | 0 | 128.0 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | .852 | 1.617 | .383 |
| 1961 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 58 | 0 | 93.3 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.121 | .379 |
| 1962 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 57 | 0 | 66.3 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.849 | .368 |
| 1963 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 51 | 0 | 70.0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.671 | .255 |
| 1964 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 48 | 0 | 54.3 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 4 | .864 | 3.147 | .396 |
| Totals | 450 | 14 | 752.7 | 46 | 128 | 11 | 12 | .941 | 2.081 | .387 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
