Rowdy Elliott
Harold Bell Elliott [Rowdy] (July 8, 1890 – February 12, 1934) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Doves, Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Robins in parts of five seasons spanning 1910–1920. Listed at 5' 9", 160 lb., Elliott batted and threw right handed. He was born in Kokomo, Indiana.[1]
| Rowdy Elliott | |||
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| Catcher | |||
| Born: July 8, 1890 Kokomo, Indiana | |||
| Died: February 12, 1934 (aged 43) San Francisco, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 24, 1910, for the Boston Doves | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 2, 1920, for the Brooklyn Robins | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .241 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 44 | ||
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Elliott spent 23 years in baseball between 1907 and 1929, which included his five in the majors and 20 in the minor leagues, while losing most of 1918 when he joined the U.S. Navy during World War I.[2]
On February 23, 1920, Elliott married Helena McKerman, a native of North Dakota, in Alameda County, California. He died at the age of 43 at Harbor Hospital in San Francisco, California from injuries received in a fall from an apartment house window. The circumstances of his death are still a mystery.[3]
References
- "Rowdy Elliott - Baseball player - stats, day of birth, day of death, games played :: Baseball stats at faqs.org". www.faqs.org.
- "Rowdy Elliott - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
- Russo, Frank (2006). Bury My Heart at Cooperstown: Salacious, Sad, and Surreal Deaths in the History of Baseball. United States: Triumph Books. p. 272. ISBN 1572438223.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)