Born: December 22, 1940 in Charlotte Amalie, V.I.
Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1959.
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Debut: April 13, 1968
Final Game: September 19, 1979
Died: December 21, 2005 in Glen Burnie, MD
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A treasure. He was Mike Cuellar's favorite catcher, then became a coach, putting his wisdom to work for younger players. He wore the Orioles' uniform for 37 years and the fans loved him. He died a few hours short of his 65th birthday. Bless you Ellie.
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 27 | BAL | AL | 79 | 204 | 183 | 19 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 51 | .202 | .279 | .372 | .651 | 96 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1969 | 28 | BAL | AL | 105 | 339 | 295 | 36 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 44 | .244 | .333 | .383 | .716 | 100 | 113 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2/3 | |
| 1970 | 29 | BAL | AL | 106 | 365 | 322 | 32 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 44 | .242 | .317 | .382 | .699 | 92 | 123 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1971 | 30 | BAL | AL | 101 | 361 | 316 | 33 | 79 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 38 | .250 | .334 | .386 | .720 | 105 | 122 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2/3 | |
| 1972 | 31 | TOT | MLB | 50 | 154 | 127 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 27 | .142 | .281 | .228 | .509 | 48 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
| 1972 | 31 | BAL | AL | 33 | 98 | 84 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 19 | .155 | .258 | .202 | .460 | 37 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1972 | 31 | CHC | NL | 17 | 56 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | .116 | .321 | .279 | .600 | 66 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1973 | 32 | BAL | AL | 41 | 114 | 101 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 | .178 | .257 | .337 | .593 | 67 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2/D | |
| 1974 | 33 | BAL | AL | 66 | 180 | 159 | 18 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 25 | .208 | .283 | .340 | .623 | 82 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2/3D | |
| 1975 | 34 | BAL | AL | 85 | 262 | 223 | 32 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 40 | .215 | .319 | .377 | .696 | 102 | 84 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1976 | 35 | TOT | AL | 54 | 143 | 132 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 23 | .174 | .231 | .280 | .511 | 52 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1976 | 35 | BAL | AL | 28 | 86 | 79 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | .139 | .209 | .190 | .399 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1976 | 35 | NYY | AL | 26 | 57 | 53 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .226 | .263 | .415 | .678 | 97 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1977 | 36 | NYY | AL | 10 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 | .273 | .636 | .909 | 141 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /2 | |
| 1978 | 37 | BAL | AL | 12 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .333 | .429 | .556 | .984 | 183 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | /2D1 | |
| 1979 | 38 | BAL | AL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /2 | |
| 12 Seasons | 710 | 2155 | 1888 | 205 | 415 | 66 | 7 | 62 | 230 | 1 | 5 | 229 | 319 | .220 | .306 | .361 | .666 | 90 | 681 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 40 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 492 | 431 | 47 | 95 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 73 | .220 | .306 | .361 | .666 | 90 | 155 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |||||
| BAL (11 yrs) | 657 | 2031 | 1781 | 191 | 395 | 63 | 7 | 56 | 214 | 1 | 4 | 213 | 299 | .222 | .306 | .359 | .666 | 90 | 640 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 34 | |||||
| NYY (2 yrs) | 36 | 68 | 64 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .234 | .265 | .453 | .718 | 105 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| CHC (1 yr) | 17 | 56 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | .116 | .321 | .279 | .600 | 66 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| AL (12 yrs) | 693 | 2099 | 1845 | 198 | 410 | 65 | 7 | 60 | 224 | 1 | 4 | 216 | 311 | .222 | .305 | .363 | .668 | 91 | 669 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 34 | |||||
| NL (1 yr) | 17 | 56 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | .116 | .321 | .279 | .600 | 66 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 28 | BAL | AL | ALCS | MIN | W | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .333 | .500 | .833 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | 28 | BAL | AL | WS | NYM | L | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | 29 | BAL | AL | ALCS | MIN | W | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | 29 | BAL | AL | WS | CIN | W | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .364 | .417 | .727 | 1.144 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | 30 | BAL | AL | ALCS | OAK | W | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971 | 30 | BAL | AL | WS | PIT | L | 6 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .263 | .391 | .316 | .707 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | 33 | BAL | AL | ALCS | OAK | L | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | 35 | NYY | AL | ALCS | KCR | W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | 35 | NYY | AL | WS | CIN | L | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 Seasons (9 Series) | 24 | 76 | 66 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | .273 | .355 | .424 | .780 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 5 ALCS | 10 | 28 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .333 | .393 | .542 | .935 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 WS | 14 | 48 | 42 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .238 | .333 | .357 | .690 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 37 | BAL | AL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.857 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.00 | |||
| 1 Season | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.857 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.00 | ||||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 612 | 0.857 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | Rtz | Rtzrd | Rtzhm | Rdp | Rctch | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | BAL | AL | 27 | C | 53 | 45 | 392.0 | 327 | 303 | 21 | 3 | 3 | .991 | -3.0 | -9.2 | -3 | 7.44 | 6.11 | .990 | 6.97 | 6.01 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 34% | |||||
| 1969 | BAL | AL | 28 | C | 87 | 80 | 709.2 | 520 | 479 | 40 | 1 | 2 | .998 | 7.0 | 11.8 | 7 | 6.58 | 5.97 | .987 | 6.65 | 5.59 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 23 | 46% | |||||
| 1969 | BAL | AL | 28 | 1B | 4 | 0 | 8.2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.1 | 13.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 10.38 | 2.50 | .990 | 9.66 | 8.32 | |||||||
| 1970 | BAL | AL | 29 | C | 95 | 83 | 759.2 | 552 | 509 | 35 | 8 | 6 | .986 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 3 | 6.44 | 5.73 | .988 | 6.65 | 5.82 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 48% | |||||
| 1971 | BAL | AL | 30 | C | 90 | 83 | 734.2 | 469 | 429 | 33 | 7 | 5 | .985 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1 | 5.66 | 5.13 | .988 | 6.37 | 5.63 | 14 | 12 | 34 | 24 | 41% | |||||
| 1971 | BAL | AL | 30 | 1B | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 9.38 | 8.33 | .992 | 9.60 | 8.10 | |||||||
| 1972 | TOT | MLB | 31 | C | 44 | 40 | 344.2 | 239 | 213 | 22 | 4 | 4 | .983 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 1 | 6.14 | 5.34 | .986 | 6.52 | 5.74 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 47% | |||||
| 1972 | BAL | AL | 31 | C | 28 | 27 | 226.1 | 147 | 130 | 15 | 2 | 3 | .986 | 2.0 | 10.6 | 2 | 5.77 | 5.18 | .985 | 6.48 | 5.66 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 59% | |||||
| 1972 | CHC | NL | 31 | C | 16 | 13 | 118.1 | 92 | 83 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .978 | -1.0 | -10.1 | -1 | 6.85 | 5.63 | .987 | 6.61 | 5.87 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 31% | |||||
| 1973 | BAL | AL | 32 | C | 38 | 27 | 259.2 | 158 | 148 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .994 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5.44 | 4.13 | .985 | 6.05 | 5.29 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 33% | |||||
| 1973 | BAL | AL | 32 | DH | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | BAL | AL | 33 | C | 54 | 41 | 391.2 | 205 | 192 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4.71 | 3.80 | .983 | 5.89 | 5.01 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 14 | 33% | |||||
| 1974 | BAL | AL | 33 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -0.2 | -80.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0 | 6.00 | 2.00 | 1.000 | 9.60 | 8.00 | |||||||
| 1974 | BAL | AL | 33 | DH | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | BAL | AL | 34 | C | 83 | 64 | 608.2 | 370 | 332 | 36 | 2 | 3 | .995 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 3 | 5.44 | 4.43 | .983 | 6.00 | 5.04 | 2 | 14 | 44 | 29 | 40% | |||||
| 1976 | TOT | AL | 35 | C | 45 | 34 | 321.0 | 167 | 147 | 17 | 3 | 2 | .982 | -4.0 | -15.0 | -4 | 4.60 | 3.64 | .981 | 5.75 | 4.90 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 11 | 22% | |||||
| 1976 | BAL | AL | 35 | C | 27 | 23 | 206.2 | 103 | 87 | 13 | 3 | 1 | .971 | -4.0 | -23.2 | -4 | 4.35 | 3.70 | .982 | 5.75 | 4.90 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 8 | 21% | |||||
| 1976 | NYY | AL | 35 | C | 18 | 11 | 114.1 | 64 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5.04 | 3.56 | .981 | 5.75 | 4.90 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 27% | |||||
| 1977 | NYY | AL | 36 | C | 6 | 0 | 20.0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -1.0 | -60.0 | -1 | 4.95 | 1.83 | .982 | 6.03 | 5.07 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | |||||
| 1978 | BAL | AL | 37 | C | 6 | 3 | 28.0 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .955 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3.50 | .982 | 5.53 | 4.87 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 33% | |||||
| 1978 | BAL | AL | 37 | DH | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | BAL | AL | 37 | P | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.93 | 0.80 | |||||||||||||||
| 1979 | BAL | AL | 38 | C | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | -1.0 | -400.0 | -1 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.000 | 5.40 | 4.70 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | |||||
| 12 Seasons | C | 602 | 500 | 4572.2 | 3042 | 2783 | 228 | 31 | 29 | .990 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 6 | 5.93 | 5.00 | .986 | 6.36 | 5.47 | 58 | 115 | 259 | 161 | 38% | ||||||||
| 3 Seasons | 1B | 8 | 3 | 35.2 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 9.34 | 4.63 | .992 | 9.61 | 8.20 | ||||||||||
| 3 Seasons | DH | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Season | P | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.93 | 0.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 Seasons | TOT | 611 | 503 | 4610.2 | 3079 | 2818 | 230 | 31 | 33 | .990 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 6 | 5.95 | 4.99 | .976 | 6.39 | 5.50 | 58 | 115 | 259 | 161 | 38% | ||||
| Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | Rtz | Rtzrd | Rtzhm | Rdp | Rctch | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% | Awards | ||||
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Before 1959 Season: Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent.
September 21, 1960: Released by the Milwaukee Braves.
November 21, 1961: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.
June 13, 1963: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
August, 1966: Sent from Jalisco (Mexican) to the California Angels in an unknown transaction.
November 28, 1967: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles from the California Angels in the 1967 rule 5 draft.
August 18, 1972: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Chicago Cubs for Tommy Davis.
October 27, 1972: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Baltimore Orioles for Frank Estrada.
June 15, 1976: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Doyle Alexander, Jimmy Freeman, Ken Holtzman and Grant Jackson to the New York Yankees for Rick Dempsey, Tippy Martinez, Rudy May, Scott McGregor and Dave Pagan.
October 20, 1977: Granted Free Agency.
November 23, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
March 26, 1979: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.
September 1, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
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