Elburt Preston (Elbie) Fletcher (March 18, 1916, Milton, Massachusetts - March 9, 1994, Milton, Massachusetts) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Bees (1934-1935, 1937-1939[start]), Pittsburgh Pirates (1939[end]-1943, 1946-1947) and Boston Braves (1949). Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and part of the Greater Boston area Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and part of the Greater Boston area First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Fletcher batted and threw left handed.
In a 12-season career, Fletcher posted a . 271 batting average with 79 home runs and 616 RBI in 1415 games played. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a Statistic used in Team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has
Fletcher died in Milton, Massachusetts, 9 days before his 78th birthday. Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and part of the Greater Boston area
Highlights
- 1943 National League All-Star
- Three-time led NL in on-base percentage (1940-42)
- Twice led NL in walks (1940-41)
- Led NL in hit by pitches (1940)
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