Bob Elliott Trades and Transactions

The Bob Elliott trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Bob Elliott has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

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Bob Elliott
 
 
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Birth Name:   Robert Irving Elliott
Nickname:   Mr. Team
Born On:   11-26-1916  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   San Francisco, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-04-1966
Place of Death Data Died In:   San Diego, California
Cemetery:   Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, California
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   09-02-1939 (Age 22)
Last Game:   07-16-1953
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bob Elliott

Trades & Transactions

00-00-1937: Obtained rights when entering into working agreement with a minor league team (Pittsburgh Pirates).
09-30-1946: Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates (with Hank Camelli) to Boston Braves for Billy Herman, Elmer Singleton, Stan Wentzel and Whitey Wietelmann.
04-08-1952: Traded by Boston Braves to New York Giants for Sheldon Jones.
10-01-1952: Released by New York Giants.
03-25-1953: Signed by St. Louis Browns.
06-13-1953: Traded by St. Louis Browns (with Virgil Trucks) to Chicago White Sox for Darrell Johnson and Lou Kretlow.
12-18-1953: Released by Chicago White Sox.


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The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Bob Elliott trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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