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Vangilder was with the Browns from 1919 through 1927, establishing a club record for games pitched (323). He was 19-13 at his best in 1922 and led the majors with 11 relief wins in 1925. He halted two of minor league baseball's greatest hitting streaks: Joe Wilhoit's 69-game streak, while pitching for Tulsa (Western League) on August 20, 1919; and Reading's Joe Quellich's string of 15 consecutive hits, while on the mound for Montreal (International League) on August 12, 1929. (LRD)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » April 15, 1922: The Browns pound five White Sox pitchers for 21 hits to win, 14–0, behind Elam Vangilder. Vangilder allows just three hits. Frank Ellerbe homers for St. Louis, his only roundtripper of the year. » April 19, 1922: At Cleveland, the Browns Elam Vangilder fires his 2nd straight three-hitter and homers to lead St. Louis to a 15–1 win. George Sisler and Cy Williams each steal three bases. » June 8, 1922: Red Sox Elmer Smith hits a grand slam off the Browns Elam Vangilder as the Sox build a 7–1 lead, Tobin homers, but the second place Browns fall short, 7–5. » September 9, 1922: Baby Doll Jacobson collects three triples to lead the Browns to a 16–0 whitewash of the Tigers. The victory, the most lopsided in Browns' history, goes to pitcher Elam Vangilder. St. Louis totals 20 hits with Ken Williams hitting a homer in his 5th straight game, his 37th of the year. Sisler has three hits to keep his hit streak alive, as the Browns keep pace with New York, winners in 10 innings against Washington. » September 19, 1922: Against the Senators Walter Johnson, Ken Williams hit his 39th home run of the year in the 4th, and Pat Collins, subbing for Sisler at 1B, adds another solo home run in the 7th to give the Browns a 2–1 lead. But the Senators rally to win, 4-3, with Walter Johnson earning the win over Elam Vangilder. Sisler pinch hits and strikes out. Washington will win again tomorrow, 5–0. » August 5, 1923: Against the Browns, Ruth again bats righthanded. After the Babe hits his 26th and 27th HRs off of Ray Kolp, relief P Elam Vangilder takes no chances with Ruth and walks him intentionally in the 11th and again in the 13th inning. Ruth bats righty against Vangilder. Bob Meusel's single wins the game 9-8. » June 4, 1927: Pitching his 2nd game of the year, Walter Johnson is pounded by the Browns, who win 5–3. Johnson finishes the game, striking out six and allowing nine hits, including a homer by Schulte. Elam Vangilder is the winner. » June 13, 1927: At Boston, the Browns Elam Vangilder shuts out the Bosox to win, 2–0. He also has two singles and a homer over the clock in left center. Ted Wingfield pitches eight innings in losing. » December 13, 1927: The Tigers trade OF Heinie Manush and 1B Lu Blue to the Browns for P Elam Vangilder and OF Harry Rice.