Elliott Maddox Notable

b. December 21, 1947 · Detroit Tigers 1970, Washington Senators 1971, Texas Rangers 1972–1973, New York Yankees 1974–1976, Baltimore Orioles 1977, New York Mets 1978–1980

Elliott Maddox played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1970 and closing with the New York Mets in 1980.

Across 1,029 games he batted .261, with 742 hits and 360 runs. He finished with 18 home runs, 121 doubles and 60 stolen bases.

He played 719 games in the outfield, with 1,493 putouts and 18 errors. He also played 230 games at third base.

He was born in East Orange, NJ, USA on December 21, 1947. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1970	DET	109	258	30	64	13	4	3	24	30	42	2	.248
1971	WSA	128	258	38	56	8	2	1	18	51	42	10	.217
1972	TEX	98	294	40	74	7	2	0	10	49	53	20	.252
1973	TEX	100	172	24	41	1	0	1	17	29	28	5	.238
1974	NYY	137	466	75	141	26	2	3	45	69	48	6	.303
1975	NYY	55	218	36	67	10	3	1	23	21	24	9	.307
1976	NYY	18	46	4	10	2	0	0	3	4	3	0	.217
1977	BAL	49	107	14	28	7	0	2	9	13	9	2	.262
1978	NYM	119	389	43	100	18	2	2	39	71	38	2	.257
1979	NYM	86	224	21	60	13	0	1	12	20	27	3	.268
1980	NYM	130	411	35	101	16	1	4	34	52	44	1	.246
Career	—	1029	2843	360	742	121	16	18	234	409	358	60	.261

On this day & linked events

1947

Born December 21, 1947

East Orange, NJ, USA

1970

Major-league debut: Elliott Maddox

Elliott Maddox made a major-league debut on April 7, 1970.

1980

Final major-league game: Elliott Maddox

Elliott Maddox played a final major-league game on October 1, 1980.

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