Jumbo Elliott (baseball)

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James Thomas "Jumbo" Elliott (October 22, 1900 - January 7, 1970) was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher, playing in the major leagues over parts of ten seasons (1923, 1925, 1927-1934) with the St. Louis Browns, Brooklyn Robins, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves. He was the National League wins leader in 1931 with Philadelphia. For his major league career, he compiled a 63-74 record in 252 appearances, with a 4.24 ERA and 453 strikeouts.

He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and died in Terre Haute, Indiana, the county seat of Vigo County -- where he made his permanent home after his retirement -- at the age of 69. He first came to Terre Haute in 1922 as a pitcher for the Three-I League professional Class B minor league baseball team. Elliott was a long-time Deputy Sheriff in Vigo County and ran for Vigo County Sheriff as a Democrat in the 1968 election. His opponent was 6-foot-9 Clyde Lovellette, then retired after an extraordinary college and professional basketball career. The campaign earned national notoriety because both candidates were such big men (Elliott was approximately 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds) and sports celebrities. Lovellette won the election.

[edit] See also

• List of Major League Baseball wins champions

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

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