Glenn Elliott (baseball) explained

Glenn Elliott
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Both
Throws:Left
Birth Date:11 November 1919
Birth Place:Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Death Place:Portland, Oregon
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 17
Debutyear:1947
Debutteam:Boston Braves
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 29
Finalyear:1949
Finalteam:Boston Braves
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:4–5
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:4.08
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:25
Stat4label:Innings pitched
Stat4value:90
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Herbert Glenn Elliott (November 11, 1919 – July 27, 1969) was an American professional baseball player, a left-handed pitcher who worked in 34 Major League games between 1947 and 1949 for the Boston Braves. The native of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, stood 5feet tall and weighed .

Elliott starred for his high school in Myrtle Creek, Oregon, before playing for Oregon State University in college, lettering in 1940, 1941, and 1942. His pro pitching career lasted from 1942 to 1956, and he served as an area scout for the Philadelphia Phillies based in the Pacific Northwest from 1960 until his death, from a brain tumor, at age 49 in July 1969.

On April 17, 1947, Elliott, pitching in relief for the Braves against the Brooklyn Dodgers, surrendered Jackie Robinson's first major league hit, a bunt single down the third-base line.[1]

Elliott allowed 93 hits and 39 bases on balls in 90 innings pitched in the Major Leagues, with 25 strikeouts. He made only one appearance for the 1948 National League champion Braves, on September 1 against the Cincinnati Reds. He started the game and lasted only three innings, but was ruled the winner of an 11–1 Boston victory by the official scorer.[2] [3] During a lengthy minor league career, he won 150 games.

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  1. Web site: Vaccaro. Mike. Jackie Robinson was as brilliant on the field as he was important. April 15, 2017. January 29, 2021. February 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210203054705/https://nypost.com/2017/04/15/jackie-robinson-was-as-brilliant-on-the-field-as-he-was-important/. live.
  2. Web site: Boston Braves at Cincinnati Reds Box Score. baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. September 1, 1948. August 17, 2017. July 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190720201222/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN194809012.shtml. live.
  3. Web site: Boston Braves 11, Cincinnati Reds 1 (2). retrosheet.org. September 1, 1948. August 17, 2017. [In the top of the 4th inning,] Glenn Elliott and Ted Kluszewski collided; ... Glenn Elliott left with injuries sustained in collision[.]. December 11, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191211015004/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1948/B09012CIN1948.htm. live.