John Ellis was born on Saturday, August 21, 1948, in New London, Connecticut. Ellis was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 17, 1969, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive John Ellis baseball stats page.
"(Sparky) Lyle explains that when he first joined the Yankees, he was paired with catcher John Ellis, who had the habit of spitting tobacco juice on the floor between their beds. 'One night I woke up and stepped right in it and that was enough,' Lyle says. 'The next night I put in a chew and spit on the floor where he would get up. In the morning he did and . . . we reached an understanding." - Rubin, Roger. NY Daily News Sports Writer. Riding Baseball's Road to Nowhere Trip Never Ends for Homeless Independent Team. 17 August 1998.
John EllisJohn Ellis Autograph on a 1978 Topps Baseball Card (#383T) |
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John EllisJohn Ellis Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
John EllisJohn Ellis Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1969 | 21 | Yankees | 22 | 62 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .290 | .308 | .403 |
1970 | 22 | Yankees | 78 | 226 | 24 | 56 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .248 | .305 | .403 |
1971 | 23 | Yankees | 83 | 238 | 16 | 58 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 23 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | .244 | .322 | .340 |
1972 | 24 | Yankees | 52 | 136 | 13 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .294 | .333 | .456 |
1973 | 25 | Indians | 127 | 437 | 59 | 118 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 68 | 46 | 2 | 57 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | .270 | .339 | .403 |
1974 | 26 | Indians | 128 | 477 | 58 | 136 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 64 | 32 | 3 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | .285 | .330 | .421 |
1975 | 27 | Indians | 92 | 296 | 22 | 68 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | .230 | .266 | .345 |
1976 | 28 | Rangers | 11 | 31 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .419 | .419 | .581 |
1977 | 29 | Rangers | 49 | 119 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .283 | .395 |
1978 | 30 | Rangers | 34 | 94 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .282 | .383 |
1979 | 31 | Rangers | 111 | 316 | 33 | 90 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 61 | 15 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .285 | .318 | .437 |
1980 | 32 | Rangers | 73 | 182 | 12 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .236 | .290 | .313 |
1981 | 33 | Rangers | 23 | 58 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .138 | .219 | .241 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 883 | 2,672 | 259 | 699 | 116 | 13 | 69 | 1 | 391 | 190 | 17 | 403 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 82 | .262 | .312 | .392 |
John EllisJohn Ellis Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1969 Yankees | C | 15 | 15 | 402 | 92 | 6.1 | 90 | 83 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 4 | .978 | 6.04 |
1970 Yankees | 1B | 53 | 49 | 1,191 | 490 | 9.2 | 486 | 449 | 37 | 4 | 35 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 11.02 |
1970 Yankees | 3B | 5 | 5 | 123 | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 0.66 |
1970 Yankees | C | 2 | 2 | 57 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.16 |
1971 Yankees | 1B | 65 | 64 | 1,617 | 667 | 10.3 | 660 | 625 | 35 | 7 | 66 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 11.02 |
1971 Yankees | C | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 |
1972 Yankees | 1B | 8 | 7 | 180 | 65 | 8.1 | 64 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 9.60 |
1972 Yankees | C | 25 | 23 | 640 | 143 | 5.7 | 138 | 127 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | .965 | 5.82 |
1973 Indians | 1B | 12 | 11 | 294 | 123 | 10.3 | 121 | 117 | 4 | 2 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 11.11 |
1973 Indians | C | 72 | 70 | 1,861 | 405 | 5.6 | 397 | 370 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 22 | .980 | 5.76 |
1974 Indians | 1B | 69 | 68 | 1,749 | 710 | 10.3 | 704 | 667 | 37 | 6 | 57 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 10.87 |
1974 Indians | C | 42 | 34 | 913 | 177 | 4.2 | 174 | 156 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13 | .983 | 5.15 |
1975 Indians | 1B | 2 | 2 | 51 | 20 | 10.0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 9.53 |
1975 Indians | C | 84 | 72 | 2,012 | 451 | 5.4 | 440 | 396 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 35 | .976 | 5.90 |
1976 Rangers | C | 7 | 4 | 117 | 23 | 3.3 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.31 |
1977 Rangers | 1B | 8 | 7 | 162 | 52 | 6.5 | 52 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.67 |
1977 Rangers | C | 16 | 5 | 204 | 42 | 2.6 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.56 |
1978 Rangers | C | 22 | 17 | 473 | 95 | 4.3 | 91 | 81 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | .958 | 5.19 |
1979 Rangers | 1B | 30 | 28 | 555 | 232 | 7.7 | 227 | 216 | 11 | 5 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 11.04 |
1979 Rangers | C | 7 | 3 | 84 | 17 | 2.4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.46 |
1980 Rangers | 1B | 39 | 33 | 717 | 254 | 6.5 | 252 | 240 | 12 | 2 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.49 |
1980 Rangers | C | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.20 |
1981 Rangers | 1B | 18 | 13 | 351 | 149 | 8.3 | 148 | 140 | 8 | 1 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 11.38 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 304 | 282 | 6,867 | 2,762 | 9.1 | 2,732 | 2,583 | 149 | 30 | 224 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 10.74 | |
C Totals | 297 | 245 | 6,783 | 1,462 | 4.9 | 1,429 | 1,306 | 123 | 33 | 17 | 26 | 174 | 88 | .977 | 5.69 | |
3B Totals | 5 | 5 | 123 | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 0.66 | |
13 Years | 606 | 532 | 13,773 | 4,228 | 7.0 | 4,164 | 3,889 | 275 | 64 | 241 | 26 | 174 | 88 | .985 | 8.16 |
John EllisJohn Ellis Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1969 Yankees | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 62.0 | 5.6 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
1970 Yankees | 0 | 1 | .000 | 20 | 0 | n/a | 32.3 | 4.8 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
1971 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 18 | 0 | n/a | 79.3 | 5.7 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
1972 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 21 | 0 | n/a | 27.2 | 6.2 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1973 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 15 | 0 | 38 | 31.2 | 7.7 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1974 Indians | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 47.7 | 9.0 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1975 Indians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 42.3 | 9.0 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
1976 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 31.0 | 7.8 | 3.9 | - | - | - |
1977 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 29.8 | 4.6 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
1978 Rangers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 31.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1979 Rangers | 2 | 2 | .500 | 32 | 0 | 62 | 26.3 | 5.7 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1980 Rangers | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 182.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
1981 Rangers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 58.0 | 5.8 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 6 | 10 | .375 | 182 | 0 | 170 | 38.7 | 6.6 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
John EllisJohn Ellis Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1969 New York Yankees | 23 | $10,000.00 | - | - |
1970 New York Yankees | 23 | $13,500.00 | - | - |
1971 New York Yankees | 23 | $17,750.00 | - | - |
1972 New York Yankees | 23 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1973 Cleveland Indians | 7 | $27,000.00 | - | - |
1974 Cleveland Indians | 7 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
1975 Cleveland Indians | 7 | $41,000.00 | - | - |
1976 Texas Rangers | 9 | $46,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Texas Rangers | 9 | $51,000.00 | - | - |
1978 Texas Rangers | 9 | $55,000.00 | - | - |
1979 Texas Rangers | 9 | $60,000.00 | - | - |
1980 Texas Rangers | 9 | $80,000.00 | - | - |
1981 Texas Rangers | 9 | $74,000.00 | - | - |
John Ellis Stats by Baseball Almanac |
John Charles Ellis was a Major League Baseball player with the New York Yankees (1969-1972), Cleveland Indians (1973-1975), and Texas Rangers (1976-1981). Did you know that when John made his big league debut on May 17, 1969, he became the first New London High School (New London, Connecticut) graduate to play in the majors? Do you know what future stolen base champion (2016) was second? [Answer]
John Ellis Rookie Card | 1970 Topps Baseball Card (#516 | Checklist)
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Did you know that John Ellis was the first designated hitter in Cleveland Indians history (1973)? Ellis had his best season in 1974, when he hit .285 (22nd in the AL), had a slugging percentage of .421 (23rd in the AL), 23 doubles (25th in AL), and 64 RBIs in only 128 games — AND that same year, Ellis caught Dick Bosman's no-hitter on July 19, 1974.
John Ellis hit sixty-nine career home runs off fifty-four different pitchers in thirteen different ballparks. His first homer, on May 17, 1969, off Bob Priddy, had to be one of his his most memorable, as it was the only inside-the-park home run he ever hit and he was making his Major League debut, with the New York Yankees, in Yankee Stadium!
John Ellis Debut | Asbury Park Press | 18 May 1969 | Page 41Baseball Almanac Research Library
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