John Ellis Stats

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.

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"(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 Ellis

John Ellis Autograph on a 1978 Topps Baseball Card (#383T)

John Ellis Autograph on a 1978 Topps Baseball Card (#383T)

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Birth Name:   John Charles Ellis
Nickname:   Moose
Born On:   08-21-1948  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   New London, Connecticut
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-06-2022 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   New Haven, Connecticut
Cemetery:   Not Yet Determined
High School:   New London High School (New London, CT)
College:   Mitchell College (DNP)
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   225
First Game:   05-17-1969 (Age 20)
Last Game:   10-03-1981
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent

John Ellis

John Ellis Pitching Stats

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John Ellis

John Ellis Hitting Stats

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
13 Years 883 2,672 259 699 116 13 69 1 391 190 17 403 4 30 19 82 .262 .312 .392

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John Ellis Fielding Stats

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
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 Ellis

John Ellis Miscellaneous Stats

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 - - -
13 Years 6 10 .375 182 0 170 38.7 6.6 6.8 - - -

John Ellis

John Ellis Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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 - -

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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

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 Home Run

John Ellis Debut | Asbury Park Press | 18 May 1969 | Page 41
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