- Hod Eller
Infobox MLB retired
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name=Hod Eller
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=July 5 1894
deathdate=death date and age|1961|7|18|1894|7|5
debutdate=April 16
debutyear=by|1917
debutteam=Cincinnati Reds
finaldate=September 15
finalyear=by|1921
finalteam=Cincinnati Reds
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=60-40
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=2.62
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=381
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*Cincinnati Reds (1921)
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*19 wins in 1919
*Career ERA of 2.62Horace Owen Eller (
July 5 1894 Muncie, IN -July 18 ,1961 Indianapolis, IN ) was apitcher with a 5 year career from 1917 to 1921. He played for theCincinnati Reds of theNational League . He was an above average pitcher, compiling 60 wins in 88 career starts and an excellent 2.62 ERA (108Adjusted ERA+ ). Eller was the ace of the World Champion 1919 Reds, winning in the infamousBlack Sox series. Eller pitched very well in the series, tossing a shutout in game five and a complete game win in the deciding game eight.The Baseball Record Book records that on
August 21 , 1917, Eller struck out three batters on nine pitches in the ninth inning of a 7-5 win over the New York Giants. However, the New York Times from the day after the game noted that Eller allowed a single to start that inning, and so did not officially achieve an immaculate inning. [Citation
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title = Sallee's Pitching Record is Broken
date = August 22
year = 1917
url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C03E2DE123FE433A25751C2A96E9C946696D6CF&scp=2&sq=eller&st=p
accessdate = 2008-08-03]ee also
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Pitchers who have struck out three batters on nine pitches
*List of Major League Baseball no-hitters ources
*baseball-reference|id=e/ellerho01
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