Sammy Ellis
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[edit] Biography
Born on February 11, 1941 in Youngstown, Ohio, Sammy Ellis (Samuel Joseph Ellis) played for the Cincinnati Reds, California Angels and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 7 year career. Ellis broke into the bigs on April 14, 1962 with the Cincinnati Reds, and put up a 2.57 ERA in 122.1 innings pitched in 1964, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Sammy Ellis's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1965, when he posted a 3.79 ERA, won 22 games and struck out 183 batters. However, others believe that it was 1964, when he posted a 2.57 ERA, won 10 games, notched 14 saves and struck out 125 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | CIN | N | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6.75 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 29 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1964 | CIN | N | 52 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2.57 | 125 | 38 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 122.1 | 101 | 9 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1965 | CIN | N | 44 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 3.79 | 183 | 119 | 111 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 263.2 | 222 | 22 | 104 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| 1966 | CIN | N | 41 | 36 | 12 | 19 | 5.29 | 154 | 135 | 130 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 226 | 35 | 78 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| 1967 | CIN | N | 32 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 3.84 | 80 | 86 | 75 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 175.2 | 197 | 18 | 67 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 1968 | CAL | A | 42 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 3.95 | 93 | 80 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 164 | 150 | 22 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 1969 | CHI | A | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5.83 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.1 | 42 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | NL | 177 | 111 | 54 | 45 | 4.13 | 569 | 403 | 372 | 32 | 3 | 16 | 810.2 | 775 | 90 | 306 | 21 | 26 | 15 | |
| Total | AL | 52 | 29 | 9 | 13 | 4.24 | 108 | 100 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 193.1 | 192 | 28 | 72 | 6 | 2 | 7 | |
| Total | 229 | 140 | 63 | 58 | 4.15 | 677 | 503 | 463 | 35 | 3 | 18 | 1004 | 967 | 118 | 378 | 27 | 28 | 22 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | CIN | N | P | 8 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .667 |
| 1964 | CIN | N | P | 52 | 5 | 122.1 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .963 |
| 1965 | CIN | N | P | 44 | 39 | 263.2 | 15 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 0 | .904 |
| 1966 | CIN | N | P | 41 | 36 | 221 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .969 |
| 1967 | CIN | N | P | 32 | 27 | 175.2 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 0 | .947 |
| 1968 | CAL | A | P | 42 | 24 | 164 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | .929 |
| 1969 | CHI | A | P | 10 | 5 | 29.1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | P | 229 | 140 | 1004 | 56 | 123 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 31 | 2 | .932 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | CIN | N | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | CIN | N | 52 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .214 | .083 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | CIN | N | 44 | 96 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 4 | .125 | .168 | .146 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1966 | CIN | N | 43 | 70 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .114 | .162 | .129 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1967 | CIN | N | 32 | 49 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .082 | .151 | .082 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | CAL | A | 42 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .045 | .087 | .045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | CHI | A | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 179 | 249 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 7 | .112 | .169 | .124 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 110 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | AL | 52 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .060 | .113 | .060 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 231 | 299 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 7 | .104 | .160 | .114 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 134 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1961).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to California Angels in exchange for Bill Kelso and Jorge Rubio (November 29, 1967).
- Traded by California Angels to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Bill Voss and Andy Rubilotta (January 20, 1969).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Jack Hamilton (June 13, 1969).
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