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Roberto Clemente League
7-24-2039
John Elder Shortstop
Retired (1980, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .252 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .705 Status Deceased (2022) Option Years 0  
H 1063 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 12-03-1944
HR 110 Drafted Round 1, Pick 11
(1966)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(62 games)
RBI 546
SB 55
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B  Velocity D    Mentor vR A-
Speed B  Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (96.4%) CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 80% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1971 Away 14 42 5 9 0 0 2 7 4 11 1 0 0 .640 .283 .357 .143 .214
1971 Home 11 36 1 2 1 0 0 5 1 4 1 0 3 .162 .079 .083 .028 .056
1972 Away 48 186 26 58 10 1 7 43 18 35 2 3 6 .856 .367 .489 .177 .312
1972 Home 54 177 20 44 7 1 5 21 29 38 2 2 7 .739 .354 .384 .136 .249
1973 Away 64 220 21 46 13 0 5 15 21 42 5 3 4 .613 .277 .336 .127 .209
1973 Home 57 183 17 46 9 1 2 23 21 39 1 1 3 .670 .325 .344 .093 .251
1974 Away 62 206 24 54 10 2 9 32 31 41 2 2 11 .818 .357 .461 .199 .262
1974 Home 62 199 20 47 6 0 4 10 13 36 5 2 4 .612 .285 .327 .090 .236
1975 Away 72 279 42 81 7 2 15 58 24 64 1 2 6 .841 .350 .491 .201 .290
1975 Home 76 292 36 84 13 2 10 46 24 64 1 1 7 .791 .343 .449 .161 .288
1976 Away 69 252 26 59 14 2 7 33 20 46 3 1 7 .685 .296 .389 .155 .234
1976 Home 65 236 24 67 8 2 4 35 19 47 4 2 8 .732 .346 .386 .102 .284
1977 Away 53 201 24 55 9 2 1 14 14 44 4 0 5 .681 .327 .353 .080 .274
1977 Home 47 168 19 48 4 3 3 15 26 22 5 1 3 .780 .381 .399 .113 .286
1978 Away 74 260 36 60 11 2 6 31 28 59 1 2 5 .662 .304 .358 .127 .231
1978 Home 68 210 19 46 8 0 5 29 23 39 4 2 8 .628 .300 .329 .110 .219
1979 Away 76 281 38 82 18 0 10 35 33 50 5 1 10 .833 .370 .463 .171 .292
1979 Home 76 278 35 65 8 2 7 39 36 59 3 0 11 .674 .322 .353 .119 .234
1980 Away 71 275 28 62 8 0 7 38 19 54 4 8 10 .605 .275 .331 .105 .225
1980 Home 66 230 22 48 5 0 1 17 29 40 1 1 14 .548 .304 .243 .035 .209
Total Away 603 2202 270 566 100 11 69 306 212 446 28 22 64 .730 .323 .406 .149 .257
Total Home 582 2009 213 497 69 11 41 240 221 388 27 12 68 .678 .324 .354 .107 .247
Total 1185 4211 483 1063 169 22 110 546 433 834 55 34 132 .705 .324 .381 .129 .252

Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Vance Bostock Jr League.

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1980-11-01John Elder has retired from the Boston Reds
1977-09-16John Elder of the Boston Reds is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1977-04-18John Elder of the Boston Reds is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1972-04-01The Boston Reds have promoted John Elder to the major league team. The Boston Reds have sent Mike Scharein to the minors.
1971-06-15The Boston Reds have sent Ernie Bowie to the minors. The Boston Reds have sent John Elder to the minors.
1971-04-15The Boston Reds have promoted John Elder to the major league team. The Boston Reds have designated Larry Cline for assignment.