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 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Playing career
editAfter 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
editHeinie 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
- ^ "Nationwide Gravesite Locator". Archived from the original on July 18, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ 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 from Baseball Reference
- Baseball Almanac