Eli Rosebraugh | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | 8 September 1875 |
Birth Place: | Charleston, Illinois |
Death Place: | Fresno, California |
Bats: | Unknown |
Throws: | Left |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 21 |
Debutyear: | 1898 |
Debutteam: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | July 5 |
Finalyear: | 1899 |
Finalteam: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Pitching Record |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat1value: | 0-3 |
Stat2value: | 4.55 |
Stat3value: | 8 |
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Eli Ethelbert Rosebraugh (typically spelled Rosebrough during his career) (September 8, 1875 – July 16, 1930) was a professional baseball player. According to a Sporting Life article from June 18, 1898, he threw a no-hitter with the Dayton Old Soldiers. The Pirates bought Rosebraugh for $700 on July 31,1898. He coached at Oberlin College for part of 1899.
On July 16, 1930, Rosebraugh committed suicide by shooting himself. He was buried in Washington Colony Cemetery, Fresno, California.[1]