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Name Team Age
John Elder Retired (1980, Age 35) Died (2022, Age 78)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 11
(1966)		 SS B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Roberto Clemente League 0 9 years (62 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B  B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B+ B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B  D 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C- A- A-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B  0 12/3/1944
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 2
Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (99.0 %) A+ (96.4 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1971 AHP 14 42 9 0 0 2 7 4 11 .640 .283 .357 .214
1971 HHP 11 36 2 1 0 0 5 1 4 .162 .079 .083 .056
1971 LHP 16 35 4 1 0 1 6 4 11 .434 .205 .229 .114
1971 RHP 17 43 7 0 0 1 6 1 4 .410 .178 .233 .163
1972 AHP 48 186 58 10 1 7 43 18 35 .856 .367 .489 .312
1972 HHP 54 177 44 7 1 5 21 29 38 .739 .354 .384 .249
1972 LHP 49 108 34 6 0 5 21 9 24 .874 .364 .509 .315
1972 RHP 90 255 68 11 2 7 43 38 49 .767 .359 .408 .267
1973 AHP 64 220 46 13 0 5 15 21 42 .613 .277 .336 .209
1973 HHP 57 183 46 9 1 2 23 21 39 .670 .325 .344 .251
1973 LHP 42 55 12 3 0 2 6 5 13 .661 .279 .382 .218
1973 RHP 110 348 80 19 1 5 32 37 68 .636 .302 .333 .230
1974 AHP 62 206 54 10 2 9 32 31 41 .818 .357 .461 .262
1974 HHP 62 199 47 6 0 4 10 13 36 .612 .285 .327 .236
1974 LHP 50 91 28 6 2 4 11 23 13 .997 .447 .549 .308
1974 RHP 107 314 73 10 0 9 31 21 64 .631 .281 .350 .232
1975 AHP 72 279 81 7 2 15 58 24 64 .841 .350 .491 .290
1975 HHP 76 292 84 13 2 10 46 24 64 .791 .343 .449 .288
1975 LHP 64 117 47 6 2 4 23 7 19 1.026 .437 .590 .402
1975 RHP 139 454 118 14 2 21 81 41 109 .762 .323 .438 .260
1976 AHP 69 252 59 14 2 7 33 20 46 .685 .296 .389 .234
1976 HHP 65 236 67 8 2 4 35 19 47 .732 .346 .386 .284
1976 LHP 33 42 7 0 0 0 2 3 10 .389 .222 .167 .167
1976 RHP 128 446 119 22 4 11 66 36 83 .737 .329 .408 .267
1977 AHP 53 201 55 9 2 1 14 14 44 .681 .327 .353 .274
1977 HHP 47 168 48 4 3 3 15 26 22 .780 .381 .399 .286
1977 LHP 32 53 14 2 1 1 6 10 9 .781 .385 .396 .264
1977 RHP 89 316 89 11 4 3 23 30 57 .717 .347 .370 .282
1978 AHP 74 260 60 11 2 6 31 28 59 .662 .304 .358 .231
1978 HHP 68 210 46 8 0 5 29 23 39 .628 .300 .329 .219
1978 LHP 43 66 13 3 0 2 8 14 18 .671 .338 .333 .197
1978 RHP 128 404 93 16 2 9 52 37 80 .642 .296 .347 .230
1979 AHP 76 281 82 18 0 10 35 33 50 .833 .370 .463 .292
1979 HHP 76 278 65 8 2 7 39 36 59 .674 .322 .353 .234
1979 LHP 72 161 34 7 0 8 21 25 29 .725 .321 .404 .211
1979 RHP 128 398 113 19 2 9 53 44 80 .766 .357 .410 .284
1980 AHP 71 275 62 8 0 7 38 19 54 .605 .275 .331 .225
1980 HHP 66 230 48 5 0 1 17 29 40 .548 .304 .243 .209
1980 LHP 48 79 18 4 0 1 11 5 16 .590 .274 .316 .228
1980 RHP 127 426 92 9 0 7 44 43 78 .578 .291 .286 .216
Total AHP 603 2202 566 100 11 69 306 212 446 .730 .323 .406 .257
Total HHP 582 2009 497 69 11 41 240 221 388 .678 .324 .354 .247
Total LHP 449 807 211 38 5 28 115 105 162 .772 .347 .425 .261
Total RHP 1063 3404 852 131 17 82 431 328 672 .689 .318 .371 .250
Total 1185 4211 1063 169 22 110 546 433 834 .705 .324 .381 .252
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.