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| Kevin Elster |  ShortstopRetired (1960, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .267 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .760 | Status | Deceased (2005) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1655 | Age at Death | 81 | Date of Birth | 01-29-1924 | |
| HR | 218 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 4 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 11 years (42 games) |
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| RBI | 898 | |||||
| SB | 263 | Salary | $5.80M | Final Contract Year | 1960 | |
| 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 | 1 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (3.1%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 4 | |||
| 2B | (96.7%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 6 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 5 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
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FPCT | GG |
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| 1950 | SS | PIT | 154 | 154 | 1398.0 | 739 | 215 | 515 | 9 | 97 | +2 | 4.70 | .988 | |
| 1951 | SS | PIT | 154 | 154 | 1394.2 | 754 | 211 | 527 | 16 | 110 | +20 | 4.76 | .979 | |
| 1952 | SS | PIT | 154 | 154 | 1361.1 | 732 | 239 | 476 | 17 | 91 | +3 | 4.73 | .977 | |
| 1953 | SS | PIT | 136 | 136 | 1212.1 | 567 | 169 | 387 | 11 | 66 | -9 | 4.13 | .981 | |
| 1954 | SS | PIT | 154 | 154 | 1376.1 | 682 | 210 | 458 | 14 | 100 | +7 | 4.37 | .979 | |
| 1955 | SS | PIT | 152 | 152 | 1367.0 | 703 | 239 | 449 | 15 | 84 | +23 | 4.53 | .979 |  |
| 1956 | SS | PIT | 154 | 154 | 1381.2 | 678 | 229 | 434 | 15 | 96 | +5 | 4.32 | .978 | |
| 1957 | SS | MIN | 154 | 154 | 1348.2 | 634 | 203 | 416 | 15 | 78 | +4 | 4.13 | .976 | |
| 1958 | SS | MIN | 100 | 100 | 880.2 | 419 | 148 | 252 | 19 | 55 | +11 | 4.09 | .955 | |
| 2B | MIN | 54 | 54 | 460.0 | 240 | 79 | 159 | 2 | 22 | +4 | 4.66 | .992 | ||
| 1959 | SS | MIN | 112 | 112 | 1008.2 | 507 | 168 | 325 | 14 | 68 | +1 | 4.40 | .972 | |
| 2B | MIN | 41 | 41 | 373.1 | 201 | 69 | 128 | 4 | 26 | -1 | 4.75 | .980 | ||
| 1960 | SS | MIN | 18 | 18 | 158.0 | 80 | 24 | 53 | 3 | 7 | +3 | 4.39 | .963 | |
| LF | MIN | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.06 | 1.000 | ||
| Pos Total | SS | 1442 | 1442 | 12887.1 | 6495 | 2055 | 4292 | 148 | 852 | +70 | 4.43 | .977 | ||
| 2B | 95 | 95 | 833.1 | 441 | 148 | 287 | 6 | 48 | +3 | 4.70 | .986 | |||
| LF | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.06 | 1.000 | |||
| Total | 1539 | 1539 | 13737.2 | 6938 | 2205 | 4579 | 154 | 900 | +73 | 4.44 | .978 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1960-11-01 | Kevin Elster has retired from the Minnesota Fighting Saints |
| 1960-09-26 | Kevin Elster of the Minnesota Fighting Saints is injured and is expected to be out 15 days. |
| 1960-08-31 | Kevin Elster of the Minnesota Fighting Saints is injured and is expected to be out 25 days. |
| 1958-03-28 | The Minnesota Fighting Saints have removed Kevin Elster from the trade block. |
| 1957-04-25 | The Minnesota Fighting Saints have placed Kevin Elster on the trade block. |
| 1957-03-30 | A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Fighting Saints and the Pittsburgh Pounders. The Pittsburgh Pounders receive Scott Simpson from the Minnesota Fighting Saints in exchange for Kevin Elster, Kal Lee, Draft Pick 1960 Round 1 PIT (Harry Shirley), Draft Pick 1959 Round 1 PIT (Harry Rogers). Protest This Trade. |
| 1955-09-29 | Kevin Elster of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 20 days. |
| 1953-08-20 | Kevin Elster of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 4 days. |
| 1953-06-20 | Kevin Elster of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 20 days. |
| 1953-03-29 | The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Kevin Elster to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Jack McCarren to the major league team. |
| 1953-03-29 | Kevin Elster has signed with the Pittsburgh Pounders for $5.8M per year for 8 years. |
| 1950-03-24 | The Pittsburgh Pounders have renamed Chris Franklin to Kevin Elster. |
| 1950-03-24 | The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Erv McCormick to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Danny Hicks to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Bob Luna to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Harry Curtis to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted John Reiser to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Jose Dietz to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Harry Leonard to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Chris Traynor to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Jack McCarren to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Sumpter Redman to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Charlie Brennan to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Bucky York to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Patrick DeVormer to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Chris Franklin to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Tony Babington to the major league team. |