1911
Born January 26, 1911
Darby, PA, USA
Rocky Ellis Notable
Rocky Ellis played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Hilldale Club in 1928 and closing with the Homestead Grays in 1940. His longest stay was with the Philadelphia Stars, from 1934 to 1940.
He went 24 and 25 with a 4.90 earned run average, pitching 416.7 innings in 84 games. He struck out 189, completed 24 of his 48 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 108 games he batted .161, with 29 hits and 29 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 1 double.
He was born in Darby, PA, USA on January 26, 1911, and died on November 15, 1989.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928* | HIL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1934 | PS | 22 | 57 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .140 |
| 1935 | PS | 16 | 36 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 |
| 1936 | PS | 19 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .174 |
| 1937 | PS | 12 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .053 |
| 1938 | PS | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1939 | PS | 17 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| 1940 | HG/PS | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 |
| Major leagues | — | 107 | 179 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | .156 |
| All seasons | — | 108 | 180 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | .161 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | PS | 9 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 118.0 | 96 | 37 | 38 | 47 | 2.82 |
| 1935 | PS | 7 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 98.1 | 108 | 53 | 33 | 41 | 4.85 |
| 1936 | PS | 2 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 57.1 | 70 | 40 | 14 | 30 | 6.28 |
| 1937 | PS | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 53.2 | 63 | 28 | 11 | 32 | 4.70 |
| 1938 | PS | 0 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 41.0 | 51 | 23 | 16 | 21 | 5.05 |
| 1939 | PS | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 33.0 | 48 | 32 | 10 | 14 | 8.73 |
| 1940 | HG/PS | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15.1 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8.22 |
| Career | — | 24 | 25 | 84 | 48 | 1 | 416.2 | 460 | 227 | 126 | 189 | 4.90 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Rocky Ellis, that is 1928–1928. Why totals can differ.
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1989