finalyear death_date death_place bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date image article_title debutteam name throws
1949 14 may 1984 columbus , georgia right columbus , georgia 1939 august 3 65 -- 52 3.40 342 pitcher pittsburgh pirates win -- loss record earned run average strikeouts october 1 31 july 1914 elmer riddle reds.jpg elmer riddle
 cincinnati reds elmer riddle right
elmer riddle

elmer ray riddle -lrb- july 31 , 1914 -- may 14 , 1984 -rrb- was a professional baseball player .
he was a pitcher over parts of ten seasons -lrb- 1939 -- 1949 -rrb- with the cincinnati reds and pittsburgh pirates .
he was the national league era champion in 1941 with cincinnati .
for his career , he compiled a 65 -- 52 record in 190 appearances , with a 3.40 era and 342 strikeouts .
he was born in columbus , georgia , and later died there at the age of 69 .
his older brother johnny riddle was a major league catcher and coach .
