1945
Born March 11, 1945
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Dock Ellis Notable
b. March 11, 1945 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1968–1975, 1979, New York Yankees 1976–1977, Oakland Athletics 1977, Texas Rangers 1977–1979, New York Mets 1979
Dock Ellis played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1968 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1979.
He went 138 and 119 with a 3.46 earned run average, pitching 2,127 innings in 345 games. He struck out 1,136, completed 71 of his 317 starts and threw 14 shutouts. Across 388 games he batted .133, with 65 hits and 42 runs. He finished with 4 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He was an All-Star in 1971. He threw a no-hitter in 1970.
He was born in Los Angeles, CA, USA on March 11, 1945, and died on December 19, 2008. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1971 |
| The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year | 1 | 1976 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | PIT | 27 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .069 |
| 1969 | PIT | 37 | 68 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 0 | .088 |
| 1970 | PIT | 38 | 70 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 1 | .100 |
| 1971 | PIT | 44 | 79 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 2 | .203 |
| 1972 | PIT | 36 | 59 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .153 |
| 1973 | PIT | 29 | 65 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 1 | .108 |
| 1974 | PIT | 30 | 56 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 0 | .214 |
| 1975 | PIT | 30 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .111 |
| 1976 | NYY | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | NYY/OAK/TEX | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | TEX | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | NYM/PIT/TEX | 30 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .074 |
| Career | — | 388 | 489 | 42 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 27 | 201 | 4 | .133 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | PIT | 6 | 5 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 104.0 | 82 | 29 | 38 | 52 | 2.51 |
| 1969 | PIT | 11 | 17 | 35 | 33 | 0 | 218.2 | 206 | 87 | 76 | 173 | 3.58 |
| 1970 | PIT | 13 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 201.2 | 194 | 72 | 87 | 128 | 3.21 |
| 1971 | PIT | 19 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 226.2 | 207 | 77 | 63 | 137 | 3.06 |
| 1972 | PIT | 15 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 163.1 | 156 | 49 | 33 | 96 | 2.70 |
| 1973 | PIT | 12 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 192.0 | 176 | 65 | 55 | 122 | 3.05 |
| 1974 | PIT | 12 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 176.2 | 163 | 62 | 41 | 91 | 3.16 |
| 1975 | PIT | 8 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 140.0 | 163 | 59 | 43 | 69 | 3.79 |
| 1976 | NYY | 17 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 211.2 | 195 | 75 | 76 | 65 | 3.19 |
| 1977 | NYY/OAK/TEX | 12 | 12 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 213.0 | 211 | 86 | 64 | 106 | 3.63 |
| 1978 | TEX | 9 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 141.1 | 131 | 66 | 46 | 45 | 4.20 |
| 1979 | NYM/PIT/TEX | 4 | 12 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 138.2 | 183 | 90 | 52 | 52 | 5.84 |
| Career | — | 138 | 119 | 345 | 317 | 1 | 2127.2 | 2067 | 817 | 674 | 1136 | 3.46 |
On this day & linked events
2008
Died December 19, 2008
1968
Major-league debut: Dock Ellis
Dock Ellis made a major-league debut on June 18, 1968.
1970
Dock Ellis's No-Hitter
Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the San Diego Padres on June 12, 1970, winning 2–0.
1979
Final major-league game: Dock Ellis
Dock Ellis played a final major-league game on September 29, 1979.