Sammy Ellis

Full Name: Samuel Joseph Ellis	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/175	First Game: April 14, 1962
Birthdate: February 11, 1941	Final Game: June 8, 1969
Birthplace: Youngstown, Ohio	MLB Experience: 7 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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Born on February 11, 1941 in Youngstown, Ohio, Sammy Ellis (Samuel Joseph Ellis) played for the Cincinnati Reds, California Angels and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 7 year career. Ellis broke into the bigs on April 14, 1962 with the Cincinnati Reds, and put up a 2.57 ERA in 122.1 innings pitched in 1964, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Sammy Ellis's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1965, when he posted a 3.79 ERA, won 22 games and struck out 183 batters. However, others believe that it was 1964, when he posted a 2.57 ERA, won 10 games, notched 14 saves and struck out 125 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1962	CIN	N	8	4	2	2	6.75	27	25	21	0	0	0	28	29	6	29	0	0	1
1964	CIN	N	52	5	10	3	2.57	125	38	35	2	0	14	122.1	101	9	28	2	2	1
1965	CIN	N	44	39	22	10	3.79	183	119	111	15	2	2	263.2	222	22	104	4	9	6
1966	CIN	N	41	36	12	19	5.29	154	135	130	7	0	0	221	226	35	78	8	9	3
1967	CIN	N	32	27	8	11	3.84	80	86	75	8	1	0	175.2	197	18	67	7	6	4
1968	CAL	A	42	24	9	10	3.95	93	80	72	3	0	2	164	150	22	56	4	1	6
1969	CHI	A	10	5	0	3	5.83	15	20	19	0	0	0	29.1	42	6	16	2	1	1
Total	NL		177	111	54	45	4.13	569	403	372	32	3	16	810.2	775	90	306	21	26	15
Total	AL		52	29	9	13	4.24	108	100	91	3	0	2	193.1	192	28	72	6	2	7
Total			229	140	63	58	4.15	677	503	463	35	3	18	1004	967	118	378	27	28	22

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1962	CIN	N	P	8	4	28	1	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	.667
1964	CIN	N	P	52	5	122.1	8	18	1	3	0	5	2	0	.963
1965	CIN	N	P	44	39	263.2	15	32	5	1	0	16	10	0	.904
1966	CIN	N	P	41	36	221	8	23	1	1	0	19	2	1	.969
1967	CIN	N	P	32	27	175.2	9	27	2	1	0	17	9	0	.947
1968	CAL	A	P	42	24	164	12	14	2	0	0	19	5	1	.929
1969	CHI	A	P	10	5	29.1	3	6	0	0	1	2	1	0	1.000
Total			P	229	140	1004	56	123	13	7	1	78	31	2	.932

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	GDP
1962	CIN	N	8	10	2	2	0	.200	.200	.200	0	0	3	0	0	0
1964	CIN	N	52	24	4	2	0	.083	.214	.083	0	4	12	0	3	0
1965	CIN	N	44	96	5	12	4	.125	.168	.146	2	5	44	0	7	2
1966	CIN	N	43	70	3	8	1	.114	.162	.129	1	4	28	0	9	1
1967	CIN	N	32	49	2	4	2	.082	.151	.082	0	4	23	0	6	0
1968	CAL	A	42	44	3	2	0	.045	.087	.045	0	0	21	2	7	0
1969	CHI	A	10	6	0	1	0	.167	.286	.167	0	1	3	0	1	0
Total	NL		179	249	16	28	7	.112	.169	.124	3	17	110	0	25	3
Total	AL		52	50	3	3	0	.060	.113	.060	0	1	24	2	8	0
Total			231	299	19	31	7	.104	.160	.114	3	18	134	2	33	3

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1961).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds to California Angels in exchange for Bill Kelso and Jorge Rubio (November 29, 1967).
Traded by California Angels to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Bill Voss and Andy Rubilotta (January 20, 1969).
Traded by Chicago White Sox to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Jack Hamilton (June 13, 1969).

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