Pryor McElveen
American baseball player (1881-1951)
Baseball player
Pryor McElveen | |
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Third baseman | |
Born: (1881-11-05)November 5, 1881 Atlanta, Georgia | |
Died: October 27, 1951(1951-10-27) (aged 69) Pleasant Hill, Tennessee | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 26, 1909, for the Brooklyn Superbas | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 4, 1911, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .209 |
Home runs | 4 |
Runs batted in | 56 |
Teams | |
Pryor Mynatt "Humpy" McElveen (November 5, 1881 – October 27, 1951), was a professional baseball player and coach. McElveen played third base for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1909 to 1911. He attended Carson–Newman College. A native of Johnson City, Tennessee,[1] he was team captain of the 1908 Southern Association champion Nashville Vols, and was a personal friend of sportswriter Fred Russell.[2] He coached at his alma mater Carson–Newman.[3]
Bibliography
Simpson, John A. (July 23, 2007). The Greatest Game Ever Played In Dixie. ISBN 9780786430505.
References
- ^ Simpson 2007, p. 48
- ^ Simpson 2007, p. 227
- ^ Simpson 2007, p. 211
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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