Elmer Koestner
[edit] Biography
Born on November 30, 1885 in Piper City, Illinois, Elmer Koestner (Elmer Joseph Koestner) played for the Cleveland Naps, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 2 year career. Koestner broke into the bigs on April 23, 1910 with the Cleveland Naps, and put up a 3.04 ERA in 145 innings pitched in 1910, his rookie year.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1910
| CLE
| A
| 27
| 13
| 5
| 10
| 3.04
| 44
| 76
| 49
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 145
| 145
| 0
| 63
| 0
| 7
| 6
|
| 1914
| CIN
| N
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4.42
| 6
| 15
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.1
| 18
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| CHI
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.84
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.1
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1914
| TOT
| N
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4.01
| 12
| 20
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24.2
| 24
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4.01
| 12
| 20
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24.2
| 24
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 27
| 13
| 5
| 10
| 3.04
| 44
| 76
| 49
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 145
| 145
| 0
| 63
| 0
| 7
| 6
|
| Total
|
|
| 36
| 14
| 5
| 10
| 3.18
| 56
| 96
| 60
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 169.2
| 169
| 0
| 76
| 0
| 9
| 6
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1910
| CLE
| A
| P
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 41
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1914
| CIN
| N
| P
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1914
| CHI
| N
| P
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1914
| TOT
| N
| P
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 47
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1910
| CLE
| A
| 27
| 48
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 3
| .313
| .313
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| CIN
| N
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .400
| .400
| .600
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| CHI
| N
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| TOT
| N
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 27
| 48
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 3
| .313
| .313
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 37
| 54
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 3
| .315
| .315
| .352
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Claimed on waivers by Cincinnati Reds from Chicago Cubs (June 1, 1914).
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