1941
Born February 11, 1941
Youngstown, OH, USA
Sammy Ellis Notable
b. February 11, 1941 · Cincinnati Reds 1962, 1964–1967, California Angels 1968, Chicago White Sox 1969
Sammy Ellis played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1962 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1969.
He went 63 and 58 with a 4.15 earned run average, pitching 1,004 innings in 229 games. He struck out 677, completed 35 of his 140 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 231 games he batted .104, with 31 hits and 19 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1965.
He was born in Youngstown, OH, USA on February 11, 1941, and died on May 13, 2016. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1965 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | CIN | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| 1964 | CIN | 52 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .083 |
| 1965 | CIN | 44 | 96 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 0 | .125 |
| 1966 | CIN | 43 | 70 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 0 | .114 |
| 1967 | CIN | 32 | 49 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 0 | .082 |
| 1968 | CAL | 42 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .045 |
| 1969 | CHW | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .167 |
| Career | — | 231 | 299 | 19 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 134 | 0 | .104 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | CIN | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 28.0 | 29 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 1964 | CIN | 10 | 3 | 52 | 5 | 14 | 122.1 | 101 | 35 | 28 | 125 | 2.57 |
| 1965 | CIN | 22 | 10 | 44 | 39 | 2 | 263.2 | 222 | 111 | 104 | 183 | 3.79 |
| 1966 | CIN | 12 | 19 | 41 | 36 | 0 | 221.0 | 226 | 130 | 78 | 154 | 5.29 |
| 1967 | CIN | 8 | 11 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 175.2 | 197 | 75 | 67 | 80 | 3.84 |
| 1968 | CAL | 9 | 10 | 42 | 24 | 2 | 164.0 | 150 | 72 | 56 | 93 | 3.95 |
| 1969 | CHW | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 29.1 | 42 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 5.83 |
| Career | — | 63 | 58 | 229 | 140 | 18 | 1004.0 | 967 | 463 | 378 | 677 | 4.15 |
On this day & linked events
2016
Died May 13, 2016
1962
Major-league debut: Sammy Ellis
Sammy Ellis made a major-league debut on April 14, 1962.
1969
Final major-league game: Sammy Ellis
Sammy Ellis played a final major-league game on June 8, 1969.
Image: Cincinnati Reds, public domain