Elbie Fletcher

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: March 18, 1916 in Milton, MA us

Died: March 9, 1994 in Milton, MA

Buried: Milton Cemetery, Milton, MA

High School: Milton HS (Milton, MA)

Debut: September 16, 1934 (Age 18-182d, 7,775th in major league history)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1949 (Age 33-198d)
vs. NYG 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1935 season

Full Name: Elburt Preston Fletcher

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

33.3

4879

1323

.271

723

RBI

616

OBP

.384

SLG

.390

OPS

.774

OPS+

117

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos	Awards
1934	18	BSN-min	A	82	302	302		88	12	9	2						.291	.291	.411	.702		124						HRB · NYPL
1934	18	BSN	NL	8	4	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	.500	.500	.500	1.000	178	2	0	0	0	0	/H3
1935	19	BSN	NL	39	157	148	12	35	7	1	1	9	1	0	7	13	.236	.271	.318	.589	64	47	3	0	2	0	3

1937	21	BSN	NL	148	606	539	56	133	22	4	1	38	3	3	56	64	.247	.321	.308	.629	79	166	14	3	7	13	*3
1938	22	BSN	NL	147	596	529	71	144	24	7	6	48	5	7	60	40	.272	.351	.378	.729	109	200	13	4	3	3	*3/H
1939	23	TOT	NL	137	555	476	63	138	25	4	12	77	4	1	67	33	.290	.381	.435	.816	122	207	12	3	9	5	*3/H	MVP-25
1939	23	BSN	NL	35	126	106	14	26	2	0	0	6	1	0	19	5	.245	.365	.264	.629	78	28	1	1	0	1	3/H
1939	23	PIT	NL	102	429	370	49	112	23	4	12	71	3	1	48	28	.303	.386	.484	.869	134	179	11	2	9	4	3/H
1940	24	PIT	NL	147	641	510	94	139	22	7	16	104	5	5	*119*	54	.273	.418	.437	.856	137	223	12	9	3	6	*3	MVP-19
1941	25	PIT	NL	151	642	521	95	150	29	13	11	74	5	2	118	54	.288	.421	.457	.878	147	238	5	2	1	8	*3	MVP-14
1942	26	PIT	NL	145	623	506	86	146	22	5	7	57	0	5	105	60	.289	.417	.393	.810	135	199	4	6	6	8	*3/H
1943	27	PIT	NL	154	648	544	91	154	24	5	9	70	1	5	95	49	.283	.395	.395	.791	125	215	12	6	2	8	*3	AS,MVP-21
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service - US Navy)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service - US Navy)
1946	30	PIT	NL	148	651	532	72	136	25	8	4	66	4	5	111	37	.256	.384	.355	.739	108	189	7	0	8	6	*3/H
1947	31	PIT	NL	69	187	157	22	38	9	1	1	22	2	0	29	24	.242	.364	.331	.695	83	52	5	1	0	4	3H

1948	32	NYG-min	AAA	110	447	347	73	106	26	5	19	79	2		96	29	.305	.458	.573	1.032		199		2	2			MNE · AA
1949	33	NYG-min	AAA	19	81	64	13	13	4	0	2	13	1		17	3	.203	.370	.359	.730		23		0	0			JER · IL
1949	33	BSN	NL	122	518	413	57	108	19	3	11	51	1	2	84	65	.262	.396	.402	.798	119	166	10	8	13	1	*3/H
1950	34	CHC-min	AAA	155	625	506	83	146	41	2	9	72	0		115	54	.289	.422	.431	.853		218		2	2			LOS · PCL
12 Yrs				1415	5828	4879	723	1323	228	58	79	616	32	35	851	495	.271	.384	.390	.774	117	1904	97	42	54	62
162 Game Avg.				162	667	559	83	151	26	7	9	71	4	4	97	57	.271	.384	.390	.774	117	218	11	5	6	7

PIT (7 yrs)				916	3821	3140	509	875	154	43	60	464	20	23	625	306	.279	.403	.412	.815	128	1295	56	26	29	44
BSN (6 yrs)				499	2007	1739	214	448	74	15	19	152	12	12	226	189	.258	.348	.350	.699	97	609	41	16	25	18