John Ellis (MLB)
[edit] Biography
John Ellis (John Charles Ellis) was born on August 21, 1948 in New London, Connecticut. He made his Major League debut on May 17, 1969 for the New York Yankees. In 1970, his rookie year, he hit .248 with 7 home runs and 29 RBI. Ellis played for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that John Ellis's best season was 1974, when he hit for a .285 average and knocked in 64 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1969
| NY
| A
| 22
| 62
| 2
| 18
| 1
| 8
| .290
| .308
| .403
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| 78
| 226
| 24
| 56
| 7
| 29
| .248
| .305
| .403
| 12
| 1
| 18
| 47
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1971
| NY
| A
| 83
| 238
| 16
| 58
| 3
| 34
| .244
| .322
| .340
| 12
| 1
| 23
| 42
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 12
|
| 1972
| NY
| A
| 52
| 136
| 13
| 40
| 5
| 25
| .294
| .333
| .456
| 5
| 1
| 8
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| 127
| 437
| 59
| 118
| 14
| 68
| .270
| .339
| .403
| 12
| 2
| 46
| 57
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 13
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| 128
| 477
| 58
| 136
| 10
| 64
| .285
| .330
| .421
| 23
| 6
| 32
| 53
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 16
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 92
| 296
| 22
| 68
| 7
| 32
| .230
| .266
| .345
| 11
| 1
| 14
| 33
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 13
|
| 1976
| TEX
| A
| 11
| 31
| 4
| 13
| 1
| 8
| .419
| .419
| .581
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| 49
| 119
| 7
| 28
| 4
| 15
| .235
| .283
| .395
| 7
| 0
| 8
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| 34
| 94
| 7
| 23
| 3
| 17
| .245
| .282
| .383
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| TEX
| A
| 111
| 316
| 33
| 90
| 12
| 61
| .285
| .318
| .437
| 12
| 0
| 15
| 55
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| 73
| 182
| 12
| 43
| 1
| 23
| .236
| .290
| .313
| 9
| 1
| 14
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 6
|
| 1981
| TEX
| A
| 23
| 58
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 7
| .138
| .219
| .241
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 883
| 2672
| 259
| 699
| 69
| 391
| .262
| .312
| .392
| 116
| 13
| 190
| 403
| 19
| 4
| 6
| 17
| 82
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1969
| NY
| A
| C
| 15
| 15
| 134
| 83
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 23
| 4
| 0
| .978
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 5
| 41
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| C
| 2
| 2
| 19
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 53
| 49
| 397.1
| 449
| 37
| 4
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1971
| NY
| A
| C
| 2
| 0
| 1.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1971
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 65
| 64
| 539
| 625
| 35
| 7
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1972
| NY
| A
| C
| 25
| 23
| 213.1
| 127
| 11
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 5
| 0
| .965
|
| 1972
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 8
| 7
| 60.2
| 63
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| C
| 72
| 70
| 620.1
| 370
| 27
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 9
| 37
| 22
| 0
| .980
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 38
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 12
| 11
| 98
| 117
| 4
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 69
| 68
| 583.1
| 667
| 37
| 6
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| C
| 42
| 34
| 304.1
| 156
| 18
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 27
| 13
| 0
| .983
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 21
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| C
| 84
| 72
| 670.2
| 396
| 44
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 54
| 35
| 0
| .976
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1976
| TEX
| A
| C
| 7
| 4
| 39
| 21
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 15
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 8
| 7
| 54
| 49
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| C
| 16
| 5
| 68
| 40
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| C
| 22
| 17
| 157.2
| 81
| 10
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 4
| 1
| .958
|
| 1979
| TEX
| A
| C
| 7
| 3
| 28
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 62
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 30
| 28
| 185
| 216
| 11
| 5
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 20
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| C
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 39
| 33
| 239
| 240
| 12
| 2
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1981
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 18
| 13
| 117
| 140
| 8
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 297
| 245
| 2261
| 1306
| 123
| 33
| 17
| 0
| 26
| 174
| 88
| 1
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 304
| 282
| 2290.1
| 2583
| 149
| 30
| 224
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 170
| 143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 5
| 5
| 41
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Yankees (August 15, 1966).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Jerry Kenney, Charlie Spikes and Rusty Torres to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Graig Nettles and Jerry Moses (November 27, 1972).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Texas Rangers in exchange for Stan Thomas and Ron Pruitt (December 9, 1975).
- Released by Texas Rangers (March 30, 1982).
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