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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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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1962 21 CIN NL 2 2 .500 6.75 8 4 1 0 0 0 28.0 29 25 21 6 29 0 27 1 1 0 140 60 2.071 9.3 1.9 9.3 8.7 0.93
1964 23 CIN NL 10 3 .769 2.57 52 5 32 2 0 14 122.1 101 38 35 9 28 2 125 1 0 2 488 140 1.054 7.4 0.7 2.1 9.2 4.46 MVP-16
1965 24 CIN NL 22 10 .688 3.79 44 39 4 15 2 2 263.2 222 119 111 22 104 4 183 6 1 9 1101 99 1.236 7.6 0.8 3.5 6.2 1.76 AS
1966 25 CIN NL 12 19 .387 5.29 41 36 2 7 0 0 221.0 226 135 130 35 78 8 154 3 2 9 960 74 1.376 9.2 1.4 3.2 6.3 1.97
1967 26 CIN NL 8 11 .421 3.84 32 27 4 8 1 0 175.2 197 86 75 18 67 7 80 4 0 6 769 98 1.503 10.1 0.9 3.4 4.1 1.19
1968 27 CAL AL 9 10 .474 3.95 42 24 6 3 0 2 164.0 150 80 72 22 56 4 93 6 0 1 694 73 1.256 8.2 1.2 3.1 5.1 1.66
1969 28 CHW AL 0 3 .000 5.83 10 5 2 0 0 0 29.1 42 20 19 6 16 2 15 1 0 1 144 67 1.977 12.9 1.8 4.9 4.6 0.94
7 Seasons 63 58 .521 4.15 229 140 51 35 3 18 1004.0 967 503 463 118 378 27 677 22 4 28 4296 88 1.340 8.7 1.1 3.4 6.1 1.79
162 Game Avg. 12 11 .521 4.15 42 26 9 6 1 3 185 178 93 85 22 70 5 125 4 1 5 792 88 1.340 8.7 1.1 3.4 6.1 1.79
CIN (5 yrs) 54 45 .545 4.13 177 111 43 32 3 16 810.2 775 403 372 90 306 21 569 15 4 26 3458 92 1.333 8.6 1.0 3.4 6.3 1.86
CAL (1 yr) 9 10 .474 3.95 42 24 6 3 0 2 164.0 150 80 72 22 56 4 93 6 0 1 694 73 1.256 8.2 1.2 3.1 5.1 1.66
CHW (1 yr) 0 3 .000 5.83 10 5 2 0 0 0 29.1 42 20 19 6 16 2 15 1 0 1 144 67 1.977 12.9 1.8 4.9 4.6 0.94
NL (5 yrs) 54 45 .545 4.13 177 111 43 32 3 16 810.2 775 403 372 90 306 21 569 15 4 26 3458 92 1.333 8.6 1.0 3.4 6.3 1.86
AL (2 yrs) 9 13 .409 4.24 52 29 8 3 0 2 193.1 192 100 91 28 72 6 108 7 0 2 838 72 1.366 8.9 1.3 3.4 5.0 1.50

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1962 21 CIN NL 8 10 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1964 23 CIN NL 52 31 24 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 .083 .214 .083 .298 -13 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 MVP-16
1965 24 CIN NL 44 108 96 5 12 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 44 .125 .168 .146 .314 -13 14 2 0 7 0 0 1 AS
1966 25 CIN NL 43 83 70 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 28 .114 .162 .129 .291 -21 9 1 0 9 0 0 1
1967 26 CIN NL 32 59 49 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 23 .082 .151 .082 .233 -34 4 0 0 6 0 0 1
1968 27 CAL AL 42 53 44 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .045 .087 .045 .132 -58 2 0 2 7 0 0 1
1969 28 CHW AL 10 8 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 .286 .167 .452 27 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
7 Seasons 231 352 299 19 31 3 0 0 7 0 0 18 134 .104 .160 .114 .274 -23 34 3 2 33 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 247 210 13 22 2 0 0 5 0 0 13 94 .104 .160 .114 .274 -23 24 2 1 23 0 0
CIN (5 yrs) 179 291 249 16 28 3 0 0 7 0 0 17 110 .112 .169 .124 .294 -18 31 3 0 25 0 0
CAL (1 yr) 42 53 44 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .045 .087 .045 .132 -58 2 0 2 7 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 10 8 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 .286 .167 .452 27 1 0 0 1 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 179 291 249 16 28 3 0 0 7 0 0 17 110 .112 .169 .124 .294 -18 31 3 0 25 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 52 61 50 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 .060 .113 .060 .173 -46 3 0 2 8 0 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games
1965

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1964-NL-16-5%
0.05 Career Shares (1085th)

Wins s c a p y
1965 NL--22--4th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1965 NL--.688--4th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1965 NL--7.578--8th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
Career--6.069--210th

Saves s c a p y
1964 NL--14--5th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1965 NL--263.7--10th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1965 NL--183--10th

Games Started s c a p y
1965 NL--39--5th
1966 NL--36--9th

Complete Games s c a p y
1965 NL--15--6th

Home Runs s c a p y
1966 NL--35--1st
1968 AL--22--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1965 NL--104--5th
1966 NL--78--5th

Losses s c a p y
1966 NL--19--2nd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1965 NL--111--1st
1966 NL--130--1st

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1965 NL--9--10th
1966 NL--9--9th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1965 NL--1101--10th

Games Finished s c a p y
1964 NL--32--8th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 23 (966), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 10 (925), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1091), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1961 Season: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent.

November 29, 1967: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the California Angels for Bill Kelso and Jorge Rubio.

January 20, 1969: Traded by the California Angels to the Chicago White Sox for Andy Rubilotta (minors) and Bill Voss.

June 13, 1969: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Jack Hamilton.

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