Sammy Ellis
Samuel Joseph Ellis
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 11, 1941 in Youngstown, OH
School: Mississippi State University
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1962
Final Game: June 8, 1969
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1962 CIN NL 21 P 8 4 28.0 6 1 3 2 1 .667 1.29 0.50 .967 2.06 0.82
1964 CIN NL 23 P 52 5 122.1 27 8 18 1 3 .963 1.91 0.50 .952 2.14 0.84 MVP-16
1965 CIN NL 24 P 44 39 263.2 52 15 32 5 1 .904 1.60 1.07 .958 2.08 0.81 AS
1966 CIN NL 25 P 41 36 221.0 32 8 23 1 1 .969 1.26 0.76 .947 1.96 0.74
1967 CIN NL 26 P 32 27 175.2 38 9 27 2 1 .947 1.84 1.13 .961 2.00 0.78
1968 CAL AL 27 P 42 24 164.0 28 12 14 2 0 .929 1.43 0.62 .957 1.89 0.73
1969 CHW AL 28 P 10 5 29.1 9 3 6 0 0 1.000 2.76 0.90 .944 1.87 0.69
7 Seasons P 229 140 1004.0 192 56 123 13 7 .932 1.60 0.78 .955 2.01 0.78
7 Seasons TOT 229 140 1004.0 192 56 123 13 7 .932 1.60 0.78 .888 2.01 0.78

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1962 CIN NL 21 8 4 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 CIN NL 23 52 5 52 52 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 CIN NL 24 44 39 44 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 CIN NL 25 43 36 43 43 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1967 CIN NL 26 32 27 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 CAL AL 27 42 24 42 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 CHW AL 28 10 5 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 231 140 231 231 229 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1962 CIN NL 21 145 61% 15% 5 80% 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 100%
1964 CIN NL 23 497 69% 25% 28 79% 1 8 1 7 21 14 5 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 0 3 67%
1965 CIN NL 24 1134 74% 26% 42 86% 1 17 1 11 34 29 3 5 1 3 1 4 1 1 1 0 4 50%
1966 CIN NL 25 994 76% 23% 29 100% 1 9 0 6 27 21 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 100%
1967 CIN NL 26 798 81% 23% 32 88% 0 9 1 5 27 22 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 75%
1968 CAL AL 27 722 79% 22% 19 89% 1 10 0 7 15 10 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1969 CHW AL 28 149 79% 23% 7 100% 0 2 0 1 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
7 Seasons 4439 76% 24% 162 88% 4 56 4 37 134 102 12 13 2 7 4 8 8 5 6 2 21 81%
MLB Averages 77% 27% 90% 84%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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