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Roberto Clemente League 7-23-2039 |
| John Elder |  ShortstopRetired (1980, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .252 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .705 | Status | Deceased (2022) | Option Years | 0
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| 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) |
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| RBI | 546 | |||||
| SB | 55 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (100%) | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | (96.4%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 1 | ||
* League requires 80% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1970 | Minors | 26 | 51.00 | 2 / 9 | 1 / 13 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 5 | 2 / 8 | 0 / 4 | 8 / 51 | |||
| 1970 | Pos (2B) | 26 | 28.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 28 | |||
| 1971 | Minors | 27 | 24.00 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 5 | 7 / 24 | |||
| 1971 | Majors | 27 | 14.38 | 53 | 20 | 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 14 |
| 1971 | Pos (2B) | 27 | 17.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 17 | |||
| 1972 | Majors | 28 | 55.77 | 162 | 97 | 0 | 0 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 3 / 12 | 0 / 2 | 4 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 9 / 55 |
| 1973 | Majors | 29 | 60.62 | 162 | 108 | 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 7 | 4 / 11 | 0 / 11 | 3 / 13 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 8 / 60 |
| 1974 | Majors | 30 | 61.10 | 162 | 106 | 0 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 12 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 4 / 61 |
| 1975 | Majors | 31 | 63.21 | 162 | 145 | 0 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 13 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 9 | 3 / 63 |
| 1976 | Majors | 32 | 62.02 | 162 | 126 | 0 | 0 / 13 | 1 / 5 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 11 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 11 | 3 / 62 |
| 1977 | Majors | 33 | 44.22 | 111 | 90 | 50 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 11 | 2 / 44 |
| 1978 | Majors | 34 | 58.60 | 162 | 119 | 0 | -1 / 10 | -4 / 11 | -1 / 5 | -7 / 6 | -3 / 10 | -1 / 8 | -1 / 8 | -18 / 58 |
| 1979 | Majors | 35 | 64.46 | 162 | 146 | 0 | -1 / 12 | -2 / 10 | -2 / 7 | -4 / 6 | -2 / 10 | 0 / 7 | -2 / 12 | -13 / 64 |
| 1980 | Majors | 36 | 65.35 | 162 | 134 | 0 | -2 / 7 | -3 / 9 | -2 / 13 | -2 / 9 | -1 / 7 | -2 / 7 | 0 / 13 | -12 / 65 |
| Total | 1460 | 1091 | 50 | -2 / 89 | -3 / 91 | 0 / 89 | -6 / 83 | 5 / 95 | 5 / 76 | 3 / 98 | 6 / 666 |
Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Vance Bostock Jr League.
Career Transactions| Date | Transaction |
| 1980-11-01 | John Elder has retired from the Boston Reds |
| 1977-09-16 | John Elder of the Boston Reds is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. |
| 1977-04-18 | John Elder of the Boston Reds is injured and is expected to be out 41 days. |
| 1972-04-01 | The Boston Reds have promoted John Elder to the major league team. The Boston Reds have sent Mike Scharein to the minors. |
| 1971-06-15 | The Boston Reds have sent Ernie Bowie to the minors. The Boston Reds have sent John Elder to the minors. |
| 1971-04-15 | The Boston Reds have promoted John Elder to the major league team. The Boston Reds have designated Larry Cline for assignment. |