John Ellis

Positions: First Baseman and Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 225lb (188cm, 102kg)

Born: August 21, 1948 in New London, CT us

Died: April 6, 2022 in New Haven, CT

High School: New London HS (New London, CT)

School: Mitchell College (New London, CT)

Debut: May 17, 1969 (Age 20-269d, 12,823rd in major league history)
vs. CAL 2 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1981 (Age 33-043d)
vs. CAL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: John Charles Ellis

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.0

2672

699

.262

259

RBI

391

OBP

.312

SLG

.392

OPS

.704

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	30-42 / in Starts: 24-27
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	55 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 9 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 200 PAs	23
Actual Runners on Base	124 (66-40-18)
Avg. MLBer w/ 200 PAs	21
Avg. Runners on Base	122 (59-41-21)

Most Driven In
A Oliver	6
M Rivers	4
R Zisk	3
B Bell	2
B Wills	2
B Harrelson	2
R Staub	1
P Putnam	1

Most Driven In By
J Sundberg	3
R Staub	2
M Rivers	2
B Sample	1
Self	1
D Roberts	1
R Zisk	1
P Putnam	0

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	788	1	Apr 10	TEX		NYY	W,1-0	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	1.29	-0.085	1.58	-0.06%	-0.58	1B
2	789	2	Apr 11	TEX		NYY	W,11-7	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.96	0.086	2.56	0.07%	1.34	PH
3	790	4 (1)	Apr 13 (2)	TEX		NYY	L,2-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	7	.75	-0.021	.96	-0.02%	-0.35	PH 1B
4	791	5	Apr 14	TEX		CLE	W,7-4	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	5	.98	-0.030	1.05	-0.02%	-0.24	1B
5	792	6	Apr 15	TEX		CLE	W,3-0	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	5	.86	0.007	.99	0.01%	-0.02	1B
6	793	7	Apr 16	TEX		CLE	W,8-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	6	5.30	-0.133	6.67	-0.10%	-0.76	PH 1B
7	794	15 (7)	Apr 26	TEX	@	CLE	L,7-8	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.308	.615	9	1.98	0.095	2.58	0.07%	0.66	PH
8	795	18 (2)	Apr 30	TEX	@	DET	L,4-5	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.308	.665	5	5.47	0.091	7.21	0.07%	0.34	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	796	19	May 2	TEX		BAL	L,5-7	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.267	.620	5	.70	-0.020	.89	-0.02%	-0.10	1B
10	797	21 (1)	May 4	TEX		BAL	L,5-9	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	2.93	-0.071	3.80	-0.06%	-0.79	PH
11	798	23 (1)	May 6	TEX		BOS	W,7-2	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.368	.250	.618	6	.14	0.001	.18	0.00%	0.11	PH
12	799	25 (1)	May 9	TEX		CHW	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.318	.211	.529	5	.89	-0.067	1.49	-0.07%	-0.48	1B
13	800	26	May 10	TEX		CHW	L,6-10	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.348	.250	.598	7	3.96	0.218	7.21	0.24%	0.94	PH
14	801	27	May 11	TEX		CHW	W,5-1	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.273	.346	.273	.619	5	.87	0.098	1.46	0.10%	0.65	1B
15	802	30 (2)	May 14	TEX	@	BAL	W,6-3	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.357	.292	.649	4	1.66	-0.029	2.38	-0.03%	-0.22	1B
16	803	31	May 16	TEX	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.375	.321	.696	4	1.14	0.085	1.87	0.08%	0.96	1B
17	804	32	May 17	TEX	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.361	.344	.705	4	.84	-0.021	1.32	-0.02%	-0.21	1B
18	805	33	May 18	TEX	@	NYY	W,5-4	7-GF(10)	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.359	.343	.702	7	.73	-0.016	1.06	-0.01%	-0.07	PH
19	806	35 (1)	May 20	TEX		CAL	L,4-5	CG(7)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.316	.357	.342	.699	5	1.50	-0.005	2.20	0.00%	-0.19	DH
20	807	36	May 21	TEX		CAL	L,8-9	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.316	.372	.342	.714	9	2.60	0.095	3.48	0.08%	0.22	PH
21	808	37	May 22	TEX		CAL	W,12-6	GS-7	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.362	.333	.695	5	.74	0.078	.93	0.06%	0.36	1B
22	809	38	May 23	TEX	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.333	.304	.638	5	.62	-0.062	.97	-0.06%	-0.86	DH
23	810	39	May 24	TEX	@	OAK	L,7-15	CG	5	5	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.357	.353	.710	5	.48	-0.064	.78	-0.06%	1.49	DH
24	811	40	May 25	TEX	@	OAK	W,7-3	GS-9	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.377	.382	.759	5	.64	0.194	.98	0.18%	2.07	DH
25	812	41	May 26	TEX	@	CAL	W,6-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.328	.375	.379	.754	5	.96	-0.041	1.45	-0.04%	-0.62	1B
26	813	42	May 27	TEX	@	CAL	L,0-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.368	.361	.728	5	1.25	-0.088	2.04	-0.09%	-0.61	1B
27	814	43	May 28	TEX	@	CAL	L,6-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.362	.355	.717	9	3.52	-0.090	5.53	-0.08%	-0.43	PH
28	815	45 (1)	May 31	TEX		OAK	L,3-4	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.297	.356	.344	.700	5	1.47	0.050	2.15	0.04%	-0.07	DH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	816	48 (2)	Jun 3	TEX	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.299	.355	.343	.699	5	2.13	0.160	3.32	0.15%	1.21	1B
30	817	52 (3)	Jun 6	TEX		KCR	L,2-4	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.354	.333	.688	4	.70	-0.015	.97	-0.01%	-0.33	1B
31	818	53	Jun 7	TEX		KCR	L,2-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.354	.333	.688	5						C
32	819	54	Jun 8	TEX		KCR	L,4-5	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.278	.337	.319	.657	5	1.02	-0.041	1.09	-0.03%	-0.86	1B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	820	75 (20)	Jul 1	TEX	@	SEA	L,5-6	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.333	.316	.649	6	.94	-0.045	.81	-0.02%	-0.45	1B
34	821	76	Jul 2	TEX	@	SEA	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.319	.300	.619	6	.44	-0.046	.41	-0.03%	-0.95	DH
35	822	78 (1)	Jul 4	TEX	@	MIN	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.319	.301	.620	6	.96	-0.055	.90	-0.03%	-0.37	DH
36	823	79	Jul 5	TEX	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.253	.306	.287	.593	6	1.89	-0.273	1.82	-0.16%	-1.38	DH
37	824	81 (1)	Jul 10	TEX		NYY	L,5-13	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.261	.311	.304	.615	6	.14	-0.010	.10	0.00%	-0.05	DH
38	825	82	Jul 11	TEX		NYY	W,10-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.311	.304	.615	6						DH
39	826	85 (2)	Jul 14	TEX		CLE	W,4-2	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.311	.305	.617	6	1.91	0.094	1.01	0.03%	0.39	DH
40	827	86	Jul 15	TEX		CHW	L,1-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.312	.306	.618	6	1.19	-0.004	.66	0.00%	-0.22	DH
41	828	88 (1)	Jul 17	TEX		CHW	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.310	.304	.614	5	1.26	-0.070	.51	-0.02%	-0.30	DH
42	829	89	Jul 18	TEX	@	BAL	L,7-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.308	.295	.603	6	.82	-0.064	.42	-0.02%	-0.64	DH
43	830	90	Jul 19	TEX	@	BAL	W,11-8	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.308	.296	.605	6	.73	0.037	.28	0.01%	0.65	DH
44	831	97 (6)	Jul 26 (2)	TEX	@	CHW	T,1-1	CG(6)	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.317	.300	.617	5	.97	0.059	.39	0.01%	0.49	1B
45	832	98	Jul 27 (1)	TEX	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.307	.289	.597	5	1.59	-0.162	.91	-0.06%	-1.14	DH
46	833	99	Jul 27 (2)	TEX	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.308	.308	.615	5	.90	0.061	.37	0.02%	0.46	DH
47	834	100	Jul 29	TEX		BAL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.306	.314	.620	5	.68	-0.039	.27	-0.01%	-0.53	DH
48	835	101	Jul 30	TEX		BAL	L,2-3	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.301	.309	.610	6	3.04	-0.169	.82	-0.03%	-0.54	PH 1B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
49	836	104 (2)	Aug 2	TEX		BOS	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.297	.304	.601	5	1.31	-0.069	.35	-0.01%	-0.64	DH
50	837	105	Aug 3	TEX		BOS	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.246	.295	.302	.597	7	3.42	-0.163	.53	-0.02%	-0.76	PH
51	838	107 (1)	Aug 5	TEX	@	NYY	W,8-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.289	.295	.583	6	.16	-0.013	.02	0.00%	-0.47	1B
52	839	108	Aug 6	TEX	@	NYY	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.242	.290	.303	.593	6	1.44	0.080	.12	0.00%	0.53	1B
53	840	110 (1)	Aug 9	TEX		DET	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.284	.296	.580	6	1.30	-0.095	.02	0.00%	-0.81	1B
54	841	112 (1)	Aug 12	TEX	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.285	.297	.582	6	.61	-0.009	.02	0.00%	0.05	1B
55	842	113	Aug 13	TEX	@	CLE	L,3-14	7-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.289	.297	.587	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.39	C
56	843	115 (1)	Aug 15	TEX	@	DET	W,6-2	GS-6	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.234	.284	.291	.575	6	.85	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.30	1B
57	844	121 (5)	Aug 20	TEX		KCR	L,3-5	GS-11	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.283	.297	.580	6	.99	-0.038	.00	0.00%	0.00	1B
58	845	123 (1)	Aug 22 (2)	TEX		MIL	L,3-8	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.281	.295	.576	7	1.13	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.43	PH 1B
59	846	124	Aug 23	TEX		MIL	W,7-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.280	.293	.572	6	2.55	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.31	PH 1B
60	847	125	Aug 24	TEX		MIL	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.288	.309	.597	6	1.20	0.132	.00	0.00%	1.38	1B
61	848	126	Aug 25	TEX	@	TOR	W,5-1	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.285	.305	.589	6	.98	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.90	PH 1B
62	849	131 (4)	Aug 30	TEX	@	KCR	W,7-5	GS-9	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.290	.329	.619	5	1.05	0.250	.00	0.00%	2.52	1B
63	850	132	Aug 31	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.285	.323	.608	5	.80	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.58	1B
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
64	851	135 (2)	Sep 3	TEX		TOR	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.283	.321	.604	9	1.52	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
65	852	137 (1)	Sep 6	TEX	@	MIL	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.288	.321	.609	5	.96	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.80	1B
66	853	138	Sep 7	TEX	@	MIL	W,7-2	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.289	.321	.610	5	.80	0.041	.00	0.00%	0.25	1B
67	854	141 (2)	Sep 10	TEX	@	OAK	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.287	.319	.607	8	1.18	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
68	855	143 (1)	Sep 13	TEX	@	CAL	L,1-10	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.291	.319	.610	7	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.26	C
69	856	144	Sep 14	TEX	@	CAL	L,1-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.292	.315	.607	5	1.41	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.54	1B
70	857	149 (4)	Sep 19	TEX		CAL	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.238	.291	.314	.605	5	1.32	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.12	1B
71	858	152 (2)	Sep 22	TEX	@	MIN	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.295	.320	.615	5	1.85	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.68	1B
72	859	157 (4)	Sep 27	TEX	@	SEA	W,7-3	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.240	.294	.318	.613	6	.71	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.72	1B
73	860	159 (1)	Oct 2 (1)	TEX		MIN	L,3-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.290	.313	.603	6	.72	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.81	1B
							30-42		200	182	12	43	9	1	1	23	14	1	23	1	0	3	1	6	3	0	.236	.290	.313	.603		1.15	-0.597	.90	0.06%	-2.97

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