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Elam R. VanGilder

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Elam R. VanGilder Famous memorial

Birth
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
Death
30 Apr 1977 (aged 81)
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA GPS-Latitude: 37.3162819, Longitude: -89.5453901
Plot
Section 1 Lot 18 Grave3
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Major League Baseball Player. Born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, he was a right handed pitcher making his debut with the St. Louis Browns on September 19, 1919. For eleven seasons, he played with the St. Louis Browns (1919-27) and Detroit Tigers (1928-29). He ended his career with a record of 99 wins, 102 loss, 90 complete games, 13 shutouts, 19 saves, 474 strikeouts and a 4.28 earned run average. He died at age 81 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Major League Baseball Player. Born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, he was a right handed pitcher making his debut with the St. Louis Browns on September 19, 1919. For eleven seasons, he played with the St. Louis Browns (1919-27) and Detroit Tigers (1928-29). He ended his career with a record of 99 wins, 102 loss, 90 complete games, 13 shutouts, 19 saves, 474 strikeouts and a 4.28 earned run average. He died at age 81 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith



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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Tim Crutchfield
  • Added: Nov 23, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6948506/elam_r-vangilder: accessed ), memorial page for Elam R. VanGilder (23 Apr 1896–30 Apr 1977), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6948506, citing Fairmount Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.