What is George Elder (baseball)?
{{Infobox baseball biography |name=George Elder |position=[[Outfielder]] |image= |bats=Left |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date|1921|3|10}} |birth_place=[[Lebanon, Kentucky]], U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|2022|7|7|1921|3|10}} |death_place=[[Fruita, Colorado]], U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=July 22 |debutyear={{mlby|1949}} |debutteam=[[St. Louis Browns]] |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 25 |finalyear={{mlby|1949}} |finalteam=[[St. Louis Browns]] |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]] |stat1value=.250 |stat2label=[[Home run]]s |stat2value=0 |stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]] |stat3value=2 |teams= *[[St. Louis Browns]] (1949) }} '''George Rezin Elder Jr.''' (March 10, 1921 &ndash; July 7, 2022) was an American former professional [[baseball]] [[outfielder]]. He played one season in [[Major League Baseball]], appearing in 41 games with the [[St. Louis Browns]] in 1949. Elder [[centenarian|turned 100]] in March 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fox2now.com/sports/happy-100th-birthday-to-former-st-louis-brown-george-elder/|title=Happy 100th birthday to former St. Louis Brown George Elder|publisher=Fox2now|date=10 March 2021|access-date=10 March 2021|archive-date=11 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311005909/https://fox2now.com/sports/happy-100th-birthday-to-former-st-louis-brown-george-elder/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Between the death of [[Eddie Robinson (baseball)|Eddie Robinson]] in October 2021 until his own death, Elder was the oldest living retired baseball player. Elder died on July 7, 2022 in [[Fruita, Colorado]] at the age of 101.<ref>[https://www.gjsentinel.com/tributes/death_notices/george-r-elder/article_edad1e45-1a83-5d91-ae2a-29560abf67b6.html George R. Elder]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Baseballstats |mlb= |espn= |br=e/elderge01 |fangraphs= |cube= |brm=elder-001geo}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Elder, George}} [[Category:1921 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:American centenarians]] [[