Bob Elliott

Full Name: Robert Irving Elliott Primary Position: 3B,OF Height/Weight: 6' 0"/185 First Game: September 2, 1939 Birthdate: November 26, 1916 Final Game: September 16, 1953 Birthplace: San Francisco, California MLB Experience: 15 years Died: May 4, 1966 Deathplace: San Francisco, California Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

Bob Elliott (Robert Irving Elliott) was born on November 26, 1916 in San Francisco, California. He made his Major League debut on September 2, 1939 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1940, his rookie year, he hit .292 with 5 home runs and 64 RBI. Elliott played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Braves, New York Giants, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 15 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Bob Elliott's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1947, when he slugged 22 home runs, hit for a .317 average and knocked in 113 runs. However, others believe that it was 1944, when he hit for a .297 average and knocked in 108 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1939	PIT	N	32	129	18	43	3	19	.333	.377	.527	10	3	9	4	0	2	0	0	4
1940	PIT	N	148	551	88	161	5	64	.292	.348	.421	34	11	45	28	2	13	13	0	11
1941	PIT	N	141	527	74	144	3	76	.273	.353	.374	24	10	64	52	1	7	6	0	12
1942	PIT	N	143	560	75	166	9	89	.296	.358	.416	26	7	52	35	2	7	2	0	12
1943	PIT	N	156	581	82	183	7	101	.315	.376	.444	30	12	56	24	1	5	4	0	16
1944	PIT	N	143	538	85	160	10	108	.297	.383	.465	28	16	75	42	0	4	9	0	8
1945	PIT	N	144	541	80	157	8	108	.290	.366	.423	36	6	64	38	1	2	5	0	16
1946	PIT	N	140	486	50	128	5	68	.263	.351	.358	25	3	64	44	2	7	6	0	15
1947	BOS	N	150	555	93	176	22	113	.317	.410	.517	35	5	87	60	0	3	3	0	15
1948	BOS	N	151	540	99	153	23	100	.283	.423	.474	24	5	131	57	0	4	6	0	14
1949	BOS	N	139	482	77	135	17	76	.280	.395	.467	29	5	90	38	2	4	0	0	16
1950	BOS	N	142	531	94	162	24	107	.305	.386	.512	28	5	68	67	2	1	2	0	18
1951	BOS	N	136	480	73	137	15	70	.285	.371	.448	29	2	65	56	0	2	2	0	16
1952	NY	N	98	272	33	62	10	35	.228	.323	.375	6	2	36	20	2	3	1	0	7
1953	STL	A	48	160	19	40	5	29	.250	.368	.400	7	1	30	18	0	1	0	0	4
1953	CHI	A	67	208	24	54	4	32	.260	.358	.380	11	1	31	21	1	1	1	0	3
1953	TOT	A	115	368	43	94	9	61	.255	.363	.389	18	2	61	39	1	2	1	0	7
Total	NL		1863	6773	1021	1967	161	1134	.290	.375	.443	364	92	906	565	15	64	59	0	180
Total	AL		115	368	43	94	9	61	.255	.363	.389	18	2	61	39	1	2	1	0	7
Total			1978	7141	1064	2061	170	1195	.289	.375	.440	382	94	967	604	16	66	60	0	187

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1939	PIT	N	OF	30	0	0	88	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.978
1940	PIT	N	OF	147	0	0	302	12	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.978
1941	PIT	N	OF	139	0	0	281	9	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.970
1942	PIT	N	3B	142	0	0	173	285	36	22	0	0	0	0	0	.927
1942	PIT	N	OF	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1943	PIT	N	3B	151	0	0	149	294	24	34	0	0	0	0	0	.949
1943	PIT	N	2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1943	PIT	N	SS	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750
1944	PIT	N	3B	140	0	0	169	285	27	22	0	0	0	0	0	.944
1944	PIT	N	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1945	PIT	N	3B	81	0	0	94	178	21	18	0	0	0	0	0	.928
1945	PIT	N	OF	61	0	0	125	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.985
1946	PIT	N	3B	43	0	0	44	82	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	.955
1946	PIT	N	OF	92	0	0	188	8	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	.995
1947	BOS	N	3B	148	0	0	129	302	20	25	0	0	0	0	0	.956
1948	BOS	N	3B	150	0	0	146	298	26	18	0	0	0	0	0	.945
1949	BOS	N	3B	130	0	0	141	300	17	27	0	0	0	0	0	.963
1950	BOS	N	3B	137	0	0	141	256	20	26	0	0	0	0	0	.952
1951	BOS	N	3B	127	0	0	138	242	24	31	0	0	0	0	0	.941
1952	NY	N	OF	65	0	0	83	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.978
1952	NY	N	3B	13	0	0	19	25	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	.957
1953	STL	A	3B	45	0	0	51	93	7	12	0	0	0	0	0	.954
1953	CHI	A	3B	58	0	0	54	104	6	9	0	0	0	0	0	.963
1953	CHI	A	OF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1953	TOT	A	3B	103	0	0	105	197	13	21	0	0	0	0	0	.959
Total			3B	1365	0	0	1448	2744	236	252	0	0	0	0	0	.947
Total			OF	537	0	0	1070	44	24	7	0	0	0	0	0	.979
Total			2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			SS	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750

Transactions

• Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Hank Camelli to Boston Braves in exchange for Billy Herman, Elmer Singleton, Stan Wentzel and Whitey Wietelmann (September 30, 1946).
• Traded by Boston Braves to New York Giants in exchange for Sheldon Jones and $50000 (April 8, 1952).
• Released by New York Giants (October 1, 1952).
• Signed by St. Louis Browns (March 25, 1953).
• Traded by St. Louis Browns with Virgil Trucks to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Darrell Johnson, Lou Kretlow and $75000 (June 13, 1953).
• Released by Chicago White Sox (December 18, 1953).