Henry Knox "Heinie" Elder Sr. (August 23, 1890 – November 13, 1958) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was born in Seattle, Washington, and died in Long Beach, California.
| Heinie Elder | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 23, 1890 Seattle, Washington | |
| Died: November 13, 1958 (aged 68) Long Beach, California | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 7, 1913, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 7, 1913, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games pitched | 1 |
| Earned run average | 8.10 |
| Innings pitched | 3.1 |
| Teams | |
Playing career edit
After attending the University of Minnesota, and playing baseball for the "Golden Gophers" in his 1911 freshman season,[1] Heinie Elder played one game in the major leagues, at age 22, as a left-handed relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers on July 7, 1913. He pitched 3-1/3 innings and gave up four hits, five bases on balls, and three earned runs for a single-game and career earned run average of 8.10.
Military service and later years edit
Heinie Elder is one of the few major league players to have served in both World War I and World War II. He was a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army.[2][3] He served in France during World War I and was active in the Army reserves for 23 years between the wars. He held administrative posts as a major and lieutenant colonel during World War II.[4]
Elder graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School and became a lawyer. He practiced law in Los Angeles for 25 years. He moved to Balboa in 1955. He died in 1958 at age 68 at the Veterans Hospital in Long Beach, California.[4] He was buried at the Los Angeles National Cemetery on Sepluveda Boulevard, north of Wilshire Boulevard, in Los Angeles, California.
References edit
- ^ University of Minnesota Baseball Players Who Made it to a Major League Baseball Team
- ^ TheDeadballEra.com :: THOSE WHO SERVED
- ^ "Welcome to the US Petabox". Archived from the original on 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ a b "Henry Elder Sr., Lawyer and War Veteran, Dies". Los Angeles Times. November 15, 1958. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- Baseball Almanac