Elmer Myers

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Elmer Myers

Born:	March 2, 1894
Birthplace:	York Springs, PA
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Height:	6’ 2”
Weight:	185
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
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Other Teams:	Athletics 1915-18, Cleveland 1919-20
Years with Boston:	1920-1922

1 Overall Career
2 Trivia
3 Transactions
4 External Links

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Overall Career

Elmer Glenn Myers was born on Friday, March 2, 1894, in York Springs, PA. Myers was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on October 6, 1915, with the Athletics.

Myers had an 8-year career as a right handed pitcher. He finished with a 55-72 record, 428 Ks and a 4.06 ERA in 1,102 innings. Myers shut out the Senators 4-0 in his first ML game on October 6, 1915 and pitched 315 innings as a rookie in 1916. He won 28 games for four last-place Athletics teams before being traded to Cleveland.

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Trivia

Gave up Ty Cobb's 3,000th hit on August 19, 1921

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Transactions

March 1, 1919: Traded by the Philadelphia Athletics with Larry Gardner and Charlie Jamieson to the Cleveland Indians for Braggo Roth.
June, 1920: Selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Cleveland Indians.

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