George Elder (baseball)
American baseball player
George Rezin Elder Jr. (March 10, 1921 – July 7, 2022) was an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played one season in Major League Baseball, appearing in 41 games with the St. Louis Browns in 1949.
| George Elder | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
| Born: March 10, 1921 Lebanon, Kentucky, U.S. | |||
| Died: July 7, 2022 (aged 101) Fruita, Colorado, U.S. | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 22, 1949, for the St. Louis Browns | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 25, 1949, for the St. Louis Browns | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .250 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 2 | ||
| Teams | |||
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Elder turned 100 in March 2021.[1] Between the death of Eddie Robinson in October 2021 until his own death, Elder was the oldest living retired baseball player.
Elder died on July 7, 2022 in Fruita, Colorado at the age of 101.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Happy 100th birthday to former St. Louis Brown George Elder". Fox2now. 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ↑ George R. Elder
Other websites
change- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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