Elbie Fletcher
Elburt Preston Fletcher
Born: March 18, 1916
Milton, MA USA
Deceased: 1994
Milton, MA USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1934-1949
Minor League Statistics
Elbie Fletcher compiled a career batting average of .271 with 79 home runs and 616 RBI in his 1415-game career with the Boston Braves, Boston Bees and Pittsburgh Pirates. He began playing during the 1934 season and last took the field during the 1949 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NL | Boston Braves | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NL | Boston Braves | 39 | 157 | 148 | 12 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | .236 | .271 | .318 | .589 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | NL | Boston Bees | 148 | 605 | 539 | 56 | 133 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 64 | .247 | .321 | .308 | .629 | 166 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NL | Boston Bees | 147 | 596 | 529 | 71 | 144 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 40 | .272 | .351 | .378 | .729 | 200 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NL | Boston Bees | 35 | 126 | 106 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | .245 | .365 | .264 | .629 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 102 | 429 | 370 | 49 | 112 | 23 | 4 | 12 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 28 | .303 | .386 | .484 | .869 | 179 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 147 | 641 | 510 | 94 | 139 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 104 | 5 | 0 | 119 | 54 | .273 | .418 | .437 | .856 | 223 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 151 | 642 | 521 | 95 | 150 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 118 | 54 | .288 | .421 | .457 | .878 | 238 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 145 | 623 | 506 | 86 | 146 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 60 | .289 | .417 | .393 | .810 | 199 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 154 | 647 | 544 | 91 | 154 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 49 | .283 | .395 | .395 | .791 | 215 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 148 | 651 | 532 | 72 | 136 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 111 | 37 | .256 | .384 | .355 | .739 | 189 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 69 | 187 | 157 | 22 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 24 | .242 | .364 | .331 | .695 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NL | Boston Braves | 122 | 518 | 413 | 57 | 108 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 65 | .262 | .396 | .402 | .798 | 166 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1415 | 5826 | 4879 | 723 | 1323 | 228 | 58 | 79 | 616 | 32 | 0 | 851 | 495 | .271 | .384 | .390 | .774 | 1904 | 97 | 42 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NL | Boston Braves | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 7.000 | |
| 1935 | NL | Boston Braves | 1B | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 353 | 27 | 1 | 22 | .997 | 9.744 | |
| 1937 | NL | Boston Bees | 1B | 148 | 0 | 0.0 | 1587 | 108 | 12 | 117 | .993 | 11.453 | |
| 1938 | NL | Boston Bees | 1B | 146 | 0 | 0.0 | 1424 | 126 | 15 | 108 | .990 | 1.616 | |
| 1939 | NL | Boston Bees | 1B | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 335 | 8 | 5 | 34 | .986 | 11.065 | |
| 1939 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 101 | 0 | 0.0 | 1010 | 56 | 8 | 97 | .993 | 1.554 | |
| 1940 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 147 | 0 | 0.0 | 1512 | 104 | 11 | 128 | .993 | 1.993 | |
| 1941 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 1444 | 118 | 14 | 113 | .991 | 1.344 | |
| 1942 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 144 | 0 | 0.0 | 1379 | 118 | 12 | 104 | .992 | 1.396 | |
| 1943 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 1541 | 108 | 6 | 141 | .996 | 1.708 | |
| 1946 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 147 | 0 | 0.0 | 1356 | 106 | 8 | 97 | .995 | 9.946 | |
| 1947 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 50 | 0 | 0.0 | 324 | 25 | 5 | 28 | .986 | 6.980 | |
| 1949 | NL | Boston Braves | 1B | 121 | 0 | 0.0 | 965 | 71 | 9 | 96 | .991 | 8.562 | |
| Totals | 1380 | 0 | 0.0 | 13237 | 975 | 107 | 1086 | .993 | 1.299 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
