Specs Ellis Notable
Cleveland Bears 1940, Jacksonville Red Caps 1941–1942, Birmingham Black Barons 1942, 1944, Cincinnati Clowns 1943
Specs Ellis played for four clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Bears in 1940 and closing with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1944.
He went 1 and 6 with a 5.22 earned run average, pitching 58 innings in 14 games. He struck out 18. Across 14 games he batted .263, with 5 hits and 2 runs.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | CBR | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1941 | JRC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1942 | BBB/JRC | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1943 | CC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1944 | BBB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 14 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | CBR | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9.2 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 9.31 |
| 1941 | JRC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| 1942 | BBB/JRC | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 38.0 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 3.32 |
| 1943 | CC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 |
| 1944 | BBB | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10.13 |
| Career | — | 1 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 58.2 | 73 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 5.22 |