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Name Team Age
Josh Elston Retired (1962, Age 36) Died (1998, Age 72)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 14
(1950)		 RF L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Kevin Brown League 0 9 years (1 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B- B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ C+ C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- B  D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 10/28/1926
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (96.0 %) C- (30.4 %) D  (18.9 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1952 TEX 45 47 8 8 0 0 3 7 4 15 0 0 1 .597 .235 .362 .170
1955 BOS 32 65 5 15 1 1 2 8 5 15 2 0 1 .684 .315 .369 .231
1956 BOS 117 310 29 75 12 1 11 49 33 73 0 7 14 .709 .315 .394 .242
1957 BOS 61 76 7 13 3 0 1 11 5 12 0 0 0 .472 .222 .250 .171
1958 BOS 74 243 26 59 6 1 5 21 20 58 3 3 2 .645 .307 .337 .243
1959 BOS 76 249 24 54 10 2 7 32 25 52 3 1 3 .645 .287 .357 .217
1960 BOS 121 284 34 71 11 1 7 35 24 64 7 3 1 .676 .306 .370 .250
1961 BOS 63 135 23 44 8 0 7 21 13 26 0 0 1 .926 .385 .541 .326
1962 BOS 45 151 15 32 3 1 3 7 6 32 2 2 0 .551 .247 .305 .212
Total 634 1560 171 371 54 7 46 191 135 347 17 16 23 .671 .301 .370 .238
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1962-11-01Josh Elston has retired from the Boston Red Sox
1961-07-29Josh Elston of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1961-06-04Josh Elston of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1957-03-29The Boston Red Sox have promoted Josh Elston to the major league team.
1957-03-29Josh Elston has signed with the Boston Red Sox for $0.75M per year for 6 years.
1956-05-24Josh Elston of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1956-03-30The Boston Red Sox have promoted Chris Cunningham to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Josh Elston to the major league team.
1956-03-29Josh Elston has signed with the Boston Red Sox for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1955-03-31The Boston Red Sox have promoted Denny Heffner to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Dewayne Lipscomb to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Josh Elston to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Chris Cunningham to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Jason Groh to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Joe Hernandez to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Derrick Gleaton to the major league team.
1955-03-31Josh Elston has signed with the Boston Red Sox for $0.7M per year for 1 year.
1953-03-30The Texas Grackles have promoted Jose Hernandez to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have sent Josh Elston to the minors.
1952-03-29The Texas Grackles have promoted Charlie Bichette to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Danny Hicks to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Frank Dewald to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Josh Elston to the major league team.
1950-03-29The Texas Roughnecks have promoted Jim Beard to the major league team. The Texas Roughnecks have sent Josh Elston to the minors.
1950-03-26The Texas Roughnecks have renamed Jim Elston to Josh Elston.
1950-03-25The Texas Roughnecks have promoted Jim Elston to the major league team.