Dick Ellsworth
[edit] Biography
Born on March 22, 1940 in Lusk, Wyoming, Dick Ellsworth (Richard Clark Ellsworth) played for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 13 year career. Ellsworth broke into the bigs on June 22, 1958 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 3.72 ERA in 176.2 innings pitched in 1960, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Dick Ellsworth's best season was 1963, when he posted a 2.11 ERA, won 22 games and struck out 185 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 15.43
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.1
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1960
| CHI
| N
| 31
| 27
| 7
| 13
| 3.72
| 94
| 83
| 73
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 176.2
| 170
| 12
| 72
| 8
| 1
| 2
|
| 1961
| CHI
| N
| 37
| 31
| 10
| 11
| 3.86
| 91
| 90
| 80
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 186.2
| 213
| 23
| 48
| 3
| 9
| 3
|
| 1962
| CHI
| N
| 37
| 33
| 9
| 20
| 5.09
| 113
| 131
| 118
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 208.2
| 241
| 23
| 77
| 6
| 15
| 5
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| 37
| 37
| 22
| 10
| 2.11
| 185
| 75
| 68
| 19
| 4
| 0
| 290.2
| 223
| 14
| 75
| 7
| 3
| 2
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| 37
| 36
| 14
| 18
| 3.75
| 148
| 129
| 107
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 256.2
| 267
| 34
| 71
| 9
| 4
| 3
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| 36
| 34
| 14
| 15
| 3.81
| 130
| 108
| 94
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 222.1
| 227
| 22
| 57
| 7
| 15
| 4
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| 38
| 37
| 8
| 22
| 3.98
| 144
| 150
| 119
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 269.1
| 321
| 28
| 51
| 5
| 5
| 5
|
| 1967
| PHI
| N
| 32
| 21
| 6
| 7
| 4.38
| 45
| 75
| 61
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 125.1
| 152
| 6
| 36
| 10
| 5
| 5
|
| 1968
| BOS
| A
| 31
| 28
| 16
| 7
| 3.03
| 106
| 74
| 66
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 196
| 196
| 16
| 37
| 3
| 5
| 7
|
| 1969
| CLE
| A
| 34
| 22
| 6
| 9
| 4.13
| 48
| 73
| 62
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 135
| 162
| 10
| 40
| 10
| 5
| 5
|
| 1969
| BOS
| A
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3.75
| 4
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 16
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| 36
| 24
| 6
| 9
| 4.10
| 52
| 78
| 67
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 147
| 178
| 11
| 44
| 10
| 6
| 5
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.72
| 9
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 15.2
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1970
| CLE
| A
| 29
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 4.53
| 13
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 43.2
| 49
| 4
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1970
| TOT
| A
| 43
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 3.79
| 22
| 26
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 59.1
| 60
| 4
| 17
| 2
| 2
| 2
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4.91
| 10
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14.2
| 22
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 286
| 257
| 90
| 117
| 3.75
| 950
| 845
| 724
| 74
| 7
| 2
| 1738.2
| 1818
| 162
| 490
| 55
| 59
| 30
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 121
| 53
| 25
| 20
| 3.58
| 190
| 188
| 166
| 13
| 2
| 3
| 417
| 456
| 32
| 105
| 16
| 13
| 15
|
| Total
|
|
| 407
| 310
| 115
| 137
| 3.72
| 1140
| 1033
| 890
| 87
| 9
| 5
| 2155.2
| 2274
| 194
| 595
| 71
| 72
| 45
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| P
| 1
| 1
| 2.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1960
| CHI
| N
| P
| 31
| 27
| 176.2
| 12
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 6
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| CHI
| N
| P
| 37
| 31
| 186.2
| 8
| 49
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 5
| 1
| .966
|
| 1962
| CHI
| N
| P
| 37
| 33
| 208.2
| 7
| 41
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 7
| 1
| .941
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| P
| 37
| 37
| 290.2
| 15
| 60
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 9
| 0
| .962
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| P
| 37
| 36
| 256.2
| 13
| 58
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 0
| .922
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| P
| 36
| 34
| 222
| 8
| 50
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 9
| 0
| .967
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| P
| 38
| 37
| 269.1
| 19
| 53
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 11
| 9
| 1
| .935
|
| 1967
| PHI
| N
| P
| 32
| 21
| 125.1
| 8
| 31
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| .951
|
| 1968
| BOS
| A
| P
| 31
| 28
| 196
| 10
| 30
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 1
| .976
|
| 1969
| CLE
| A
| P
| 34
| 22
| 135
| 15
| 19
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 0
| .971
|
| 1969
| BOS
| A
| P
| 2
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| P
| 36
| 24
| 147
| 15
| 21
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 0
| .973
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| P
| 14
| 0
| 15.2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| CLE
| A
| P
| 29
| 1
| 43.2
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| TOT
| A
| P
| 43
| 1
| 59.1
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| P
| 11
| 0
| 14.2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 407
| 310
| 2155.1
| 120
| 437
| 25
| 29
| 0
| 20
| 68
| 59
| 6
| .957
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| CHI
| N
| 31
| 48
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .042
| .148
| .042
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 30
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| CHI
| N
| 37
| 56
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .036
| .100
| .054
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 29
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| CHI
| N
| 37
| 62
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .113
| .276
| .129
| 1
| 0
| 14
| 28
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| 37
| 94
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 5
| .096
| .167
| .096
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 38
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| 37
| 87
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .046
| .087
| .046
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 43
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| 36
| 73
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .096
| .143
| .123
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 30
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| 38
| 90
| 7
| 14
| 0
| 5
| .156
| .200
| .178
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 36
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| PHI
| N
| 32
| 37
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .108
| .132
| .108
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| BOS
| A
| 31
| 72
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .056
| .081
| .056
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 45
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1969
| CLE
| A
| 34
| 45
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .133
| .170
| .133
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| BOS
| A
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| 36
| 48
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .125
| .160
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| CLE
| A
| 29
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| TOT
| A
| 43
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 286
| 548
| 30
| 49
| 0
| 17
| .089
| .160
| .100
| 2
| 2
| 43
| 254
| 3
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 121
| 125
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 5
| .080
| .109
| .080
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 68
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 407
| 673
| 32
| 59
| 0
| 22
| .088
| .151
| .097
| 2
| 2
| 46
| 322
| 4
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (June 16, 1958).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Ray Culp and cash (December 7, 1966).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Gene Oliver to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Mike Ryan and cash (December 15, 1967).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Ken Harrelson and Juan Pizarro to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Sonny Siebert, Joe Azcue and Vicente Romo (April 19, 1969).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to Milwaukee Brewers (August 7, 1970).
- Released by Milwaukee Brewers (June 30, 1971).
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