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American baseball player (1890-1958) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Seattle, Washington | August 23, 1890|
Died: November 13, 1958 68) Long Beach, California | (aged|
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 | |
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.
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.
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