Jumbo Elliott (baseball)

American baseball player (1900-1970)

This article is about the baseball player. For other persons nicknamed Jumbo Elliott, see Jumbo Elliott (disambiguation). For other persons named James Elliott, see James Elliott (disambiguation).

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Baseball player

Jumbo Elliott

Pitcher
Born: (1900-10-22)October 22, 1900
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died: January 7, 1970(1970-01-07) (aged 69)
Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.

Batted: Right

Threw: Left

MLB debut
April 21, 1923, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
June 9, 1934, for the Boston Braves
MLB statistics
Win–loss record| 63–74
Earned run average| 4.24
Strikeouts| 453
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams

* St. Louis Browns (1923)
* Brooklyn Robins (1925, 1927–1930)
* Philadelphia Phillies (1931–1934)
* Boston Braves (1934)

Career highlights and awards

* NL wins leader (1931)

James Thomas "Jumbo" Elliott (October 22, 1900 – January 7, 1970) was an American professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher, playing in the major leagues over parts of ten seasons (1923, 1925, 1927–1934) with the St. Louis Browns, Brooklyn Robins, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves. He was the National League wins leader in 1931 with Philadelphia. For his major league career, he compiled a 63–74 record in 252 appearances, with a 4.24 ERA and 453 strikeouts.

Elliott was born in St. Louis, Missouri. When he retired from baseball, he resided in Terre Haute, Indiana, the county seat of Vigo County. He first came to Terre Haute in 1922 as a pitcher for the Three-I League professional Class B minor league baseball team. Elliott was a long-time Deputy Sheriff in Vigo County and ran for Vigo County Sheriff as a Democrat in the 1968 election. His opponent was 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Clyde Lovellette, then retired from an extraordinary college and professional basketball career. The campaign earned national notoriety because both candidates were such big men (Elliott was approximately 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) and 235 lb (107 kg)[1]) and sports celebrities. Lovellette won the election.

Elliott died in Terre Haute at age 69.

## See also

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* List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders

## References

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1. ^ "Jumbo Elliott". retrosheet.org. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

## External links

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* Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet

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National League season wins leaders

* 1876: Spalding
* 1877: Bond
* 1878: Bond
* 1879: Ward
* 1880: J. McCormick
* 1881: Corcoran & Whitney
* 1882: J. McCormick
* 1883: Radbourn
* 1884: Radbourn
* 1885: Clarkson
* 1886: Baldwin & Keefe
* 1887: Clarkson
* 1888: Keefe
* 1889: Clarkson
* 1890: Hutchison
* 1891: Hutchison
* 1892: Hutchison & Young
* 1893: Killen
* 1894: Rusie
* 1895: Young
* 1896: Killen & Nichols
* 1897: Nichols
* 1898: Nichols
* 1899: Hughes & McGinnity
* 1900: McGinnity
* 1901: Donovan
* 1902: Chesbro
* 1903: McGinnity
* 1904: McGinnity
* 1905: Mathewson
* 1906: McGinnity
* 1907: Mathewson
* 1908: Mathewson
* 1909: Brown
* 1910: Mathewson
* 1911: Alexander
* 1912: Cheney & Marquard
* 1913: Seaton
* 1914: Alexander
* 1915: Alexander
* 1916: Alexander
* 1917: Alexander
* 1918: Vaughn
* 1919: Barnes
* 1920: Alexander
* 1921: W. Cooper & Grimes
* 1922: Rixey
* 1923: Luque
* 1924: Vance
* 1925: Vance
* 1926: Donohue, Kremer, Meadows & Rhem
* 1927: Root
* 1928: Benton & Grimes
* 1929: Malone
* 1930: Kremer & Malone
* 1931: Elliott, Hallahan & Meine
* 1932: Warneke
* 1933: Hubbell
* 1934: Dean
* 1935: Dean
* 1936: Hubbell
* 1937: Hubbell
* 1938: Lee
* 1939: Walters
* 1940: Walters
* 1941: Higbe & Wyatt
* 1942: M. Cooper
* 1943: M. Cooper, Riddle & Sewell
* 1944: Walters
* 1945: Barrett
* 1946: Pollet
* 1947: Blackwell
* 1948: Sain
* 1949: Spahn
* 1950: Spahn
* 1951: Jansen & Maglie
* 1952: Roberts
* 1953: Roberts & Spahn
* 1954: Roberts
* 1955: Roberts
* 1956: Newcombe
* 1957: Spahn
* 1958: Friend & Spahn
* 1959: Burdette, S. Jones & Spahn
* 1960: Broglio & Spahn
* 1961: Jay & Spahn
* 1962: Drysdale
* 1963: Koufax & Marichal
* 1964: L. Jackson
* 1965: Koufax
* 1966: Koufax
* 1967: M. McCormick
* 1968: Marichal
* 1969: Seaver
* 1970: Gibson & Perry
* 1971: Jenkins
* 1972: Carlton
* 1973: Bryant
* 1974: Messersmith & P. Niekro
* 1975: Seaver
* 1976: R. Jones
* 1977: Carlton
* 1978: Perry
* 1979: J. Niekro & P. Niekro
* 1980: Carlton
* 1981: Seaver
* 1982: Carlton
* 1983: Denny
* 1984: Andújar
* 1985: Gooden
* 1986: Valenzuela
* 1987: Sutcliffe
* 1988: Hershiser & D. Jackson
* 1989: Scott
* 1990: Drabek
* 1991: Glavine & Smiley
* 1992: Glavine & Maddux
* 1993: Burkett & Glavine
* 1994: Hill & Maddux
* 1995: Maddux
* 1996: Smoltz
* 1997: Neagle
* 1998: Glavine
* 1999: Hampton
* 2000: Glavine
* 2001: Morris & Schilling
* 2002: Johnson
* 2003: Ortiz
* 2004: Oswalt
* 2005: Willis
* 2006: Harang, Lowe, Penny, Smoltz, Webb & Zambrano
* 2007: Peavy
* 2008: Webb
* 2009: Wainwright
* 2010: Halladay
* 2011: Kennedy & Kershaw
* 2012: González
* 2013: Wainwright & Zimmermann
* 2014: Kershaw
* 2015: Arrieta
* 2016: Scherzer
* 2017: Kershaw
* 2018: Lester, Mikolas & Scherzer
* 2019: Strasburg
* 2020: Darvish
* 2021: Urías
* 2022: Wright
* 2023: Strider
* 2024: Sale

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Philadelphia Phillies Opening Day starting pitchers

* Grover Cleveland Alexander
* Andy Ashby
* Dick Barrett
* Dennis Bennett
* Cy Blanton
* Charlie Buffinton
* Jim Bunning
* Hal Carlson
* Steve Carlton
* Dan Casey
* John Coleman
* Phil Collins
* Frank Corridon
* Harry Coveleski
* Omar Daal
* Ed Daily
* Curt Davis
* Red Donahue
* Bill Duggleby
* Jack Dunn
* Hal Elliott
* Jumbo Elliott
* Harry Felix
* Charlie Ferguson
* Sid Fernandez
* Chick Fraser
* Al Gerheauser
* Kid Gleason
* Roy Halladay
* Cole Hamels
* Ken Heintzelman
* Jeremy Hellickson
* Kirby Higbe
* Bill Hubbell
* Elmer Jacobs
* Si Johnson
* Syl Johnson
* Oscar Judd
* Jim Kaat
* Tim Keefe
* Wayne LaMaster
* Cliff Lee
* Dutch Leonard
* Jon Lieber
* Johnny Lush
* Art Mahaffey
* Erskine Mayer
* George McQuillan
* Lee Meadows
* Kevin Millwood
* Earl Moore
* Hugh Mulcahy
* Terry Mulholland
* Brett Myers
* Aaron Nola
* Al Orth
* Robert Person
* Wiley Piatt
* Togie Pittinger
* Ken Raffensberger
* Shane Rawley
* Flint Rhem
* Jimmy Ring
* Eppa Rixey
* Robin Roberts
* Schoolboy Rowe
* Bruce Ruffin
* Curt Schilling
* Tom Seaton
* Chris Short
* Les Sweetland
* Jack Taylor
* Bucky Walters
* Gus Weyhing
* Zack Wheeler
* Claude Willoughby
* Floyd Youmans

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