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Don Elston
vs. the Mets

Don Elston
Donald Ray Elston
Born: April 6, 1929 at Campbellstown, O.
Died: January 2, 1995 at Evanston, Ill.
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 6.00 Weight: 170

Don Elston played for the following teams:

Chicago Cubs 1953, 1957-1964; Brooklyn Dodgers 1957.

Don Elston as a Mets Opponent - Regular Season Pitching Record

Year Team G IP W L Pct. R ER SO BB GS CG ShO Sv ERA

1962 Chicago (NL) 10 12.1 0 1 0.000 4 3 9 7 0 0 0 0 2.19

1963 Chicago (NL) 3 2.2 0 0 0.000 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 10.12

1964 Chicago (NL) 4 4.1 0 2 0.000 11 10 2 6 0 0 0 0 20.77

Totals 17 19.1 0 3 0.000 18 16 13 16 0 0 0 0 7.45

Don Elston as a Mets Opponent - Regular Season Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB Avg. TB Slg. OBP

1962 Chicago (NL) 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 .000

1963 Chicago (NL) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 .000

1964 Chicago (NL) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 .000

Totals 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 .000

Mets Batters vs. Don Elston

Name AB H 2B 3B HR BB IBB SO HBP SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

Hickman, Jim 7 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .286 .429 .500

Thomas, Frank 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .500 .500 .500

Chacon, Elio 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167

Christopher, Joe 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .200 .429

Taylor, Sammy 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Hunt, Ron 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 .400 .400 .571

Neal, Charlie 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .250 .200

Kranepool, Ed 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .667 .333

Ashburn, Richie 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333 .333 .500

Hook, Jay 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333

Gonder, Jesse 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .667

Mantilla, Felix 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Fisher, Jack 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Hodges, Gil 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Cook, Cliff 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Bell, Gus 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500

Smith, Charley 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1.000 2.500 1.000

Kanehl, Rod 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .667

Klaus, Bobby 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000

Cannizzaro, Chris 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.000 2.000 1.000

Samuel, Amado 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Altman, George 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .500

Coleman, Choo Choo 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .500

Fernandez, Chico 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Name AB H 2B 3B HR BB IBB SO HBP SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP
Throneberry, Marv 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .500

Bouchee, Ed 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Harkness, Tim 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Smith, Dick 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.000 3.000 1.000

DeMerit, John 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1.000

Snider, Duke 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1.000

Piersall, Jim 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1.000

Drake, Sammy 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1.000

Don Elston vs. Mets Pitchers

Name AB H 2B 3B HR BB IBB SO HBP SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

Anderson, Craig 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Hunter, Willard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Moorhead, Bob 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

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