John Ellis

John Ellis [John Charles Ellis] is a retired Major Leaguer Baseball player whose career lasted between 1969-1981. Ellis was born on August 21st, 1948He died on April 6th, 2022 at the age of 73. He played High School baseball for the New London High School Whalers in New London, Connecticut. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Yankees in 1966. Made his Major League Debut on May 17th, 1969 at the age of 20. Started the game and batted 8th going 1/2 for the New York Yankees against the California Angels. Was hit by a pitch in his first plate appearance by Tom Murphy. Historically, based on stats listed below, his most frequent teammate was Fritz Peterson [7 seasons]. Ellis played 6 seasons with the Texas Rangers ...
organization, 4 seasons with the New York Yankees and 3 seasons with the Cleveland Guardians. Finished 2nd in American League with 7 Sacrifice Flies in 1973. Hit a career high 14 home runs with the Cleveland Indians in 1973. Had a career high 68 runs batted in with the Cleveland Indians in 1973. Had a career high .285 Batting Average for the Cleveland Indians in 1974. Had a career high .741 OPS for the Cleveland Indians in 1973.

Career Transactions: Traded from New York Yankees with Jerry Kenney, Charlie Spikes and Rusty Torres to Cleveland Indians for Graig Nettles and Jerry Moses on November 27th, 1972. Traded from Cleveland Indians to Texas Rangers for Stan Thomas and Ron Pruitt on December 9th, 1975.

Career Notes: Topps All-Star Rookie in 1970.