#57 Elbie Fletcher, Rightfield, 29 yrs, Cleveland Indians Monday, 10/23/1945 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Elbie Fletcher
3/18/1916 29 USA,MA,MILTON 6"0 180
Rightfield L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 7,000,000 1945 $ 8,000,000 (3 year(s)) 10 Year(s), 34 Days (1754 total Days) 172 Day(s) 10 Year(s), 34 Days (1754 total Days) 11 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
Talent | 7 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 1 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 4 (Range), .962 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 3 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 2 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/26 | @WAS | W 5-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/30 | @SLA | W 15-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
10/1 | CHA | L 2-7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/2 | @BOS | W 13-12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/4 | PHA | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/8 | NYY | L 2-10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/10 | @NYY | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/12 | @NYY | W 1-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/14 | NYY | W 5-4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/15 | NYY | L 1-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 138 | 426 | 122 | 29 | 2 | 13 | 68 | 80 | 85 | 37 | .286 | .407 | .455 | .862 | .902 | .169 |
Projected | 138 | 426 | 122 | 29 | 2 | 13 | 68 | 80 | 85 | 37 | .286 | .407 | .455 | .862 | .902 | .169 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 110 | 519 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 194 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 86.8 | 7.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 73 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .391 | .452 | .843 |
vs. RHP | 353 | 101 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 56 | 66 | 72 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .286 | .410 | .456 | .866 |
Close/Late | 45 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .356 | .482 | .556 | 1.038 |
Scoring Position | 107 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .299 | .423 | .439 | .863 |
Pinch Hitting | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .389 | .542 | .611 | 1.153 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 69 | 200 | 61 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 40 | 43 | 16 | .305 | .431 | .500 | .931 |
Road | 69 | 226 | 61 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 40 | 42 | 21 | .270 | .384 | .416 | .800 |
March/April | 25 | 83 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 9 | .229 | .363 | .337 | .700 |
May | 22 | 58 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 5 | .310 | .459 | .552 | 1.011 |
June | 23 | 73 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 4 | .315 | .425 | .452 | .877 |
July | 23 | 75 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 9 | .280 | .378 | .413 | .791 |
August | 22 | 75 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 5 | .267 | .389 | .467 | .856 |
Sept/Oct | 23 | 62 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 5 | .339 | .447 | .565 | 1.012 |
Postseason | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .231 | .286 | .385 | .670 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1935 | 19 | 52 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .462 | .517 | .750 | 1.267 | CLE |
1936 | 126 | 386 | 117 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 60 | 81 | 72 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | .303 | .409 | .490 | .899 | CLE |
1937 | 152 | 496 | 150 | 29 | 9 | 26 | 108 | 120 | 107 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 7 | 0 | .302 | .427 | .554 | .982 | CLE |
1938 | 149 | 517 | 176 | 39 | 10 | 22 | 126 | 132 | 147 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 1 | .340 | .485 | .582 | 1.067 | CLE,AL |
1939 | 156 | 561 | 162 | 37 | 3 | 32 | 119 | 149 | 149 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 2 | 1 | .289 | .437 | .537 | .974 | CLE,AL |
1940 | 156 | 565 | 173 | 42 | 9 | 17 | 110 | 129 | 145 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 6 | 2 | .306 | .447 | .503 | .950 | CLE,AL |
1941 | 144 | 493 | 139 | 36 | 2 | 10 | 83 | 111 | 115 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 3 | 0 | .282 | .417 | .424 | .841 | CLE |
1942 | 158 | 556 | 193 | 35 | 11 | 18 | 124 | 141 | 137 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 3 | 0 | .347 | .474 | .547 | 1.021 | CLE,AL |
1943 | 155 | 530 | 158 | 38 | 7 | 18 | 125 | 119 | 126 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 6 | 1 | .298 | .432 | .498 | .930 | CLE |
1944 | 153 | 497 | 142 | 28 | 5 | 16 | 90 | 105 | 124 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .430 | .459 | .889 | CLE,AL |
1945 | 138 | 426 | 122 | 29 | 2 | 13 | 68 | 80 | 85 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .407 | .455 | .862 | CLE |
Total | 1506 | 5079 | 1556 | 336 | 69 | 186 | 1028 | 1177 | 1213 | 32 | 49 | 420 | 34 | 8 | .306 | .440 | .510 | .949 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1934, AAA | 138 | 508 | 167 | 25 | 2 | 33 | 87 | 127 | 139 | 86 | 13 | 15 | .329 | .465 | .581 | 1.046 |
1935, AAA | 130 | 418 | 139 | 28 | 2 | 26 | 82 | 117 | 153 | 51 | 14 | 9 | .333 | .507 | .596 | 1.103 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1935 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 1.500 | 2.100 |
1936 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .444 | .944 |
1937 | 11 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .370 | .410 | .780 |
1938 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .500 | .571 | 1.071 |
1939 | 11 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .262 | .415 | .548 | .963 |
1940 | 11 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .348 | .447 | .795 |
1941 | 7 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .313 | .222 | .535 |
1942 | 10 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .378 | .465 | .541 | 1.006 |
1945 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .286 | .385 | .670 |
Total | 72 | 230 | 61 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 47 | 53 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .265 | .403 | .474 | .877 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.2 | 4.76 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .0 |
First Base | 10 | 9 | 88 | 5 | 7 | 94 | 1 | .989 | 72.0 | 11.75 | | | | |
Rightfield | 121 | 101 | 202 | 4 | 1 | 207 | 1 | .995 | 940.1 | 1.98 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1934... Injured on 5/25/1935 with a Bruised Wrist, out for one week... Had first career hit on 9/3/1935, off Luis Tiant sr (WAS)... Hit first career homerun on 9/10/1935, off Schoolboy Rowe (SLA)... Won World Series with Cleveland in 1935... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1937, hitting .429 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1937, hitting .430 with 7 HR, 26 RBI... Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1937... Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1938, hitting .545 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1938, hitting .600 with 1 HR, 4 RBI... Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1938... 1/31/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,128,571 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 9/1/1939... Won World Series with Cleveland in 1939... 1/31/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,128,571 through salary arbitration... Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 5/12/1940... Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game... Won World Series with Cleveland in 1940... 1/31/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,128,571 through salary arbitration... Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (A) on 4/25/1941... 7/6/1941: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $7,000,000 per year, for 4 years. Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1941... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Chicago (A) on 4/8/1942... Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1942, hitting .650 with 1 HR, 5 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1942, hitting .473 with 4 HR, 21 RBI... Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game... Won World Series with Cleveland in 1942... Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1942... Hit for the cycle against St. Louis (A) on 8/24/1943... Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1943... Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1944... 7/14/1945: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $8,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1938 - .340 - 4th 1942 - .347 - 5th
| OBP 1937 - .427 - 2nd 1938 - .485 - 1st 1939 - .437 - 4th 1940 - .447 - 3rd 1941 - .417 - 8th 1942 - .474 - 2nd 1943 - .432 - 6th 1944 - .430 - 4th
| SLG 1938 - .582 - 8th
| OPS 1937 - .982 - 5th 1938 - 1.067 - 4th 1939 - .974 - 9th 1942 - 1.021 - 8th
| Triples 1936 - 10 - 4th 1938 - 10 - 3rd 1940 - 9 - 5th 1942 - 11 - 2nd 1943 - 7 - 7th
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Homeruns 1939 - 32 - 8th
| RBI 1938 - 126 - 5th 1939 - 119 - 9th 1943 - 125 - 9th
| Runs 1937 - 120 - 8th 1938 - 132 - 4th 1939 - 149 - 3rd 1942 - 141 - 4th
| BB 1937 - 107 - 2nd 1938 - 147 - 1st 1939 - 149 - 1st 1940 - 145 - 3rd 1941 - 115 - 5th 1942 - 137 - 4th 1943 - 126 - 4th 1944 - 124 - 3rd
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