Kevin Elster

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=#ff5731
bgcolor2=#003581
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Kevin Elster
position=Shortstop
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1964|8|3
debutdate=September 2
debutyear=1986
debutteam=New York Mets
finaldate=October 1
finalyear=2000
finalteam=Los Angeles Dodgers
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.228
stat2label=Home Runs
stat2value=88
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=376
teams=
*New York Mets (by|1986-by|1992)
*New York Yankees (by|1994-by|1995)
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|1995)
*Texas Rangers (by|1996, by|1998)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|1997)
*Los Angeles Dodgers (by|2000)
highlights=
*1996 A.L. Comeback Player of the Year

Kevin Daniel Elster (born August 3, 1964) in San Pedro, California, is a retired Major League Baseball shortstop.

Elster played for six different ballclubs during his career: the New York Mets (1986-1992), New York Yankees (1994-1995), Philadelphia Phillies (1995), Texas Rangers (1996 and 1998), Pittsburgh Pirates (1997), and Los Angeles Dodgers (2000). He made his Major League Baseball debut on September 2, 1986, and played his final game on October 1, 2000.

In the 1988-89 seasons, Elster set the major league record for consecutive games without an error for a shortstop at 88 games and Baltimore great Cal Ripken Jr. would later break that record, playing in his 95th errorless game in 1990.

On April 11, 2000, Elster hit three home runs in the very first game ever played at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco. He also appeared in the movie "Little Big League".

Relationships: In 1987 (2/7), he married Jennifer Pizzata and later divorced. In 1996 (2/10), he married Kimberlee Drake and also later divorced.

ee also

* Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game
* Los Angeles Dodgers all-time roster

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/elsteke01.shtml Baseball Reference]