1940
Born March 22, 1940
Lusk, WY, USA
Dick Ellsworth Notable
b. March 22, 1940 · Chicago Cubs 1958, 1960–1966, Philadelphia Phillies 1967, Boston Red Sox 1968–1969, Cleveland Indians 1969–1970, Milwaukee Brewers 1970–1971
Dick Ellsworth played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1958 and closing with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1971.
He went 115 and 137 with a 3.72 earned run average, pitching 2,155.7 innings in 407 games. He struck out 1,140, completed 87 of his 310 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 407 games he batted .088, with 59 hits and 32 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1964.
He was born in Lusk, WY, USA on March 22, 1940, and died on October 10, 2022. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1964 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CHC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1960 | CHC | 31 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 0 | .042 |
| 1961 | CHC | 37 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 0 | .036 |
| 1962 | CHC | 37 | 62 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 0 | .113 |
| 1963 | CHC | 37 | 94 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 0 | .096 |
| 1964 | CHC | 37 | 87 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 0 | .046 |
| 1965 | CHC | 36 | 73 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 0 | .096 |
| 1966 | CHC | 38 | 90 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 0 | .156 |
| 1967 | PHI | 32 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .108 |
| 1968 | BOS | 31 | 72 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 0 | .056 |
| 1969 | BOS/CLE | 36 | 48 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .125 |
| 1970 | CLE/MIL | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1971 | MIL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 407 | 673 | 32 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 46 | 322 | 0 | .088 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CHC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15.43 |
| 1960 | CHC | 7 | 13 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 176.2 | 170 | 73 | 72 | 94 | 3.72 |
| 1961 | CHC | 10 | 11 | 37 | 31 | 0 | 186.2 | 213 | 80 | 48 | 91 | 3.86 |
| 1962 | CHC | 9 | 20 | 37 | 33 | 1 | 208.2 | 241 | 118 | 77 | 113 | 5.09 |
| 1963 | CHC | 22 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 290.2 | 223 | 68 | 75 | 185 | 2.11 |
| 1964 | CHC | 14 | 18 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 256.2 | 267 | 107 | 71 | 148 | 3.75 |
| 1965 | CHC | 14 | 15 | 36 | 34 | 1 | 222.1 | 227 | 94 | 57 | 130 | 3.81 |
| 1966 | CHC | 8 | 22 | 38 | 37 | 0 | 269.1 | 321 | 119 | 51 | 144 | 3.98 |
| 1967 | PHI | 6 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 0 | 125.1 | 152 | 61 | 36 | 45 | 4.38 |
| 1968 | BOS | 16 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 196.0 | 196 | 66 | 37 | 106 | 3.03 |
| 1969 | BOS/CLE | 6 | 9 | 36 | 24 | 0 | 147.0 | 178 | 67 | 44 | 52 | 4.10 |
| 1970 | CLE/MIL | 3 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 59.1 | 60 | 25 | 17 | 22 | 3.79 |
| 1971 | MIL | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4.91 |
| Career | — | 115 | 137 | 407 | 310 | 5 | 2155.2 | 2274 | 890 | 595 | 1140 | 3.72 |
On this day & linked events
2022
Died October 10, 2022
1958
Major-league debut: Dick Ellsworth
Dick Ellsworth made a major-league debut on June 22, 1958.
1971
Final major-league game: Dick Ellsworth
Dick Ellsworth played a final major-league game on June 23, 1971.
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