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]
Fletcher led the National League in bases on balls in 1940 and '41 with 119 and 118 respectively and in on-base percentage in 1940, '41 and '42 with .418, .421 and .417 marks respectively.
During a 12-season career, Fletcher posted a .271 batting average with 79 home runs and 616 RBI in 1415 games played. Defensively, he recorded a .993 fielding percentage playing every inning of his major league career at first base.
^David Finoli; Bill Rainer (2003). The Pittsburgh Pirates Encyclopedia. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN978-1-58261-416-8.
Further reading
Honig, Donald (1975) Baseball When the Grass Was Real: Baseball from the Twenties to the Forties Told by the Men Who Played It. New York: Coward, McGann & Geoghegan. pp. 58–71. SBN698-10660-1.
External links
Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
elbie, fletcher, elburt, preston, fletcher, march, 1916, march, 1994, professional, baseball, first, baseman, played, part, seasons, major, league, baseball, boston, braves, 1934, bees, 1937, pittsburgh, pirates, 1939, 1946, braves, again, 1949, fletcher, batt. 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 Elbie FletcherFirst basemanBorn 1916 03 18 March 18 1916Milton MassachusettsDied March 9 1994 1994 03 09 aged 77 Milton MassachusettsBatted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutSeptember 16 1934 for the Boston BravesLast MLB appearanceOctober 2 1949 for the Boston BravesMLB statisticsBatting average 271Home runs79Runs batted in616TeamsBoston Braves Bees 1934 1935 1937 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates 1939 1943 1946 1947 Boston Braves 1949 Career highlights and awardsAll Star 1943 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 Fletcher led the National League in bases on balls in 1940 and 41 with 119 and 118 respectively and in on base percentage in 1940 41 and 42 with 418 421 and 417 marks respectively During a 12 season career Fletcher posted a 271 batting average with 79 home runs and 616 RBI in 1415 games played Defensively he recorded a 993 fielding percentage playing every inning of his major league career at first base Fletcher died in Milton Massachusetts nine days before his 78th birthday and was buried in Milton Cemetery Notes Edit David Finoli Bill Rainer 2003 The Pittsburgh Pirates Encyclopedia Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 978 1 58261 416 8 Further reading EditHonig Donald 1975 Baseball When the Grass Was Real Baseball from the Twenties to the Forties Told by the Men Who Played It New York Coward McGann amp Geoghegan pp 58 71 SBN 698 10660 1 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Elbie Fletcher at Find a Grave This biographical article relating to a baseball first baseman is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elbie Fletcher amp oldid 1121936288, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
