Elbie Fletcher

Elbie Fletcher
Elbie Fletcher
	First baseman
	Born: March 18, 1916; Milton, Massachusetts
	Died: March 9, 1994 (aged 77); Milton, Massachusetts
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
	September 16, 1934, for the Boston Braves
Last MLB appearance
	October 2, 1949, for the Boston Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average	.271
Home runs	79
Runs batted in	616
Teams
	Boston Braves / Bees (1934–1935, 1937–1939); Pittsburgh Pirates (1939–1943, 1946–1947); Boston Braves (1949);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star (1943);

Elburt Preston Fletcher (March 18, 1916 – March 9, 1994) was a professional baseball first baseman. He played all or part of 12 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Boston Braves (1934–35) and Bees (1937–39), Pittsburgh Pirates (1939–43, 1946–47) and Braves again (1949). Fletcher batted and threw left-handed.

Fletcher made his major league debut in 1934 in an unusual way. A contest was held to determine which Boston-area high school player was most likely to reach the major leagues, with the winner receiving an invitation to the Braves' spring training camp. With the help of a number of votes from his large family, Fletcher won, and then actually made the team.^[1]

In a 12-season career, Fletcher posted a .271 batting average with 79 home runs and 616 RBI in 1415 games played.

Fletcher died in Milton, Massachusetts, 9 days before his 78th birthday, and was buried in Milton Cemetery.

Notes

^ David Finoli; Bill Rainer (2003). The Pittsburgh Pirates Encyclopedia. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 978-1-58261-416-8.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[1] David Finoli; Bill Rainer (2003). The Pittsburgh Pirates Encyclopedia. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 978-1-58261-416-8.

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