John Ellis
Born: August 21, 1948, New London, CT Died: April 5, 2022, New Haven, CTHeight: 6'2" Weight: 225 Bats: Right Throws: Right
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Batting Statistics Hide partial season data Year Team Lg Age G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1969 New York AL 20 22 62 2 18 25 4 0 1 8 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 11 0 .290 .403 .308 1970 New York AL 21 78 226 24 56 91 12 1 7 29 0 3 0 1 18 0 2 47 5 .248 .403 .305 1971 New York AL 22 83 238 16 58 81 12 1 3 34 1 3 0 0 18 5 6 42 12 .244 .340 .322 1972 New York AL 23 52 136 13 40 62 5 1 5 25 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 22 9 .294 .456 .333 1973 Cleveland AL 24 127 437 59 118 176 12 2 14 68 1 7 0 0 44 2 3 57 13 .270 .403 .339 1974 Cleveland AL 25 128 477 58 136 201 23 6 10 64 1 2 1 2 29 3 1 53 16 .285 .421 .330 1975 Cleveland AL 26 92 296 22 68 102 11 1 7 32 0 4 0 1 12 2 2 33 13 .230 .345 .266 1976 Texas AL 27 11 31 4 13 18 2 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 .419 .581 .419 1977 Texas AL 28 49 119 7 28 47 7 0 4 15 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 26 1 .235 .395 .283 1978 Texas AL 29 34 94 7 23 36 4 0 3 17 1 3 0 1 6 0 0 20 0 .245 .383 .282 1979 Texas AL 30 111 316 33 90 138 12 0 12 61 0 4 2 2 14 1 2 55 3 .285 .437 .318 1980 Texas AL 31 73 182 12 43 57 9 1 1 23 0 3 3 0 13 1 1 23 6 .236 .313 .290 1981 Texas AL 32 23 58 2 8 14 3 0 1 7 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 10 3 .138 .241 .219 TOTALS 883 2672 259 699 1048 116 13 69 391 4 30 6 10 173 17 19 403 82 .262 .392 .312
| Batter data: G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Defensive Statistics Year Team Lg POS INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 SB CS PB PkO 1969 New York AL C 134.0 15 0 0 15 83 7 2 1 .978 23 4 1 1970 New York AL 1B 397.1 49 4 26 53 449 37 4 35 .992 11.01 1970 New York AL 3B 41.0 5 0 1 5 0 3 1 0 .750 0.66 1970 New York AL C 19.0 2 0 0 2 12 1 0 0 1.000 0 1 1 1971 New York AL 1B 539.0 64 1 22 65 625 35 7 66 .990 11.02 1971 New York AL C 1.2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1972 New York AL C 213.1 23 2 0 25 127 11 5 1 .965 10 5 1 1972 New York AL 1B 60.2 7 1 4 8 63 1 1 4 .985 9.49 1973 Cleveland AL C 620.1 70 2 5 72 370 27 8 5 .980 37 22 9 1973 Cleveland AL 1B 98.0 11 1 3 12 117 4 2 6 .984 11.11 1974 Cleveland AL 1B 583.1 68 1 14 69 667 37 6 57 .992 10.86 1974 Cleveland AL C 304.1 34 8 8 42 156 18 3 4 .983 27 13 2 1975 Cleveland AL C 670.2 72 12 7 84 396 44 11 3 .976 54 35 6 1975 Cleveland AL 1B 17.0 2 0 1 2 17 1 2 1 .900 9.53 1976 Texas AL C 39.0 4 3 1 7 21 2 0 0 1.000 2 2 2 1977 Texas AL C 68.0 5 11 2 16 40 2 0 1 1.000 8 1 0 1977 Texas AL 1B 54.0 7 1 4 8 49 3 0 0 1.000 8.67 1978 Texas AL C 157.2 17 5 4 22 81 10 4 1 .958 9 4 4 1979 Texas AL 1B 185.0 28 2 21 30 216 11 5 17 .978 11.04 1979 Texas AL C 28.0 3 4 3 7 16 1 0 1 1.000 4 1 0 1980 Texas AL 1B 239.0 33 6 24 39 240 12 2 22 .992 9.49 1980 Texas AL C 5.0 0 3 0 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 1981 Texas AL 1B 117.0 13 5 6 18 140 8 1 16 .993 11.38
| Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls |
Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Yankees (August 15, 1966).
- Placed on disabled list by New York Yankees (May 3, 1971)
- Activated by New York Yankees (May 23, 1971)
- 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).
- Placed on disabled list by Cleveland Indians (June 1, 1974)
- Activated by Cleveland Indians (June 30, 1974)
- Placed on disabled list by Cleveland Indians (August 15, 1975)
- Activated by Cleveland Indians (September 1, 1975)
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Texas Rangers in exchange for Stan Thomas and Ron Pruitt (December 9, 1975).
- Placed on disabled list by Texas Rangers (May 9, 1976)
- Placed on disabled list by Texas Rangers, (June 9, 1980).
- Activated by Texas Rangers (October 6, 1976)
- Activated by Texas Rangers, (June 28, 1980).
- Released by Texas Rangers (March 30, 1982).
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