Elmer Cleveland

Elmer Cleveland
1887 baseball card of Cleveland
Third baseman
Born: (1862-09-15)September 15, 1862
Washington, D.C.
Died: October 8, 1913(1913-10-08) (aged 51)
Zimmerman, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 29, 1884, for the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds
Last MLB appearance
April 23, 1891, for the Columbus Solons
MLB statistics
Games played80
Batting average.255
Runs batted in20
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Elmer Ellsworth Cleveland (September 15, 1862 – October 8, 1913) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball. He began his professional career in the Western Interstate League in 1883 and then joined the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds of the Union Association in 1884. He played in 29 games with the Reds and hit .322.

From 1885 to 1887, he was back in the minors in the Southern League and Northwestern League. He returned to the majors in 1888 with the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Alleghenys of the National League.

After two seasons with Omaha of the Western Association, he played in the American Association with the Columbus Solons. He ended his career in the Pennsylvania State League in 1892.

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