| Claude Elliott | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 17 November 1876 |
| Birth Place: | Pardeeville, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Pardeeville, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 16 |
| Debutyear: | 1904 |
| Debutteam: | Cincinnati Reds |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | October 7 |
| Finalyear: | 1905 |
| Finalteam: | New York Giants |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 3–3 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 3.33 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 47 |
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Claude Judson "Chaucer" Elliott (November 17, 1876 – June 22, 1923) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of two seasons (1904–1905) with the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants. For his career, he compiled a 3–3 record in 22 appearances, with a 3.33 earned run average and 47 strikeouts. He was a member of the 1905 World Series champions Giants, though he did not play in the World Series.
In 1905, Elliott relieved 8 times in his 10 appearances. Though saves were not an official statistic until 1969, Elliot was retroactively credited with six saves that season, a record at that time. His manager, John McGraw, was one of the first to use a relief pitcher to save games.[1] [2]
On June 29, 1905, while playing for the Giants, Elliott played a part in history that would be immortalized some 80 years later with the making of Field of Dreams. The movie included a depiction of Moonlight Graham, who only played one inning in Major League baseball and never got an at-bat. It was Elliot who flied out ending the top of the ninth inning with Graham on deck.[3]
Elliott was born in Pardeeville, Wisconsin.[4] [5] He died of muscular atrophy in Pardeeville at the age of 46.[4] [5] [6]