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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	24-25 / in Starts: 14-11
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 127 PAs	15
Actual Runners on Base	75 (36-25-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 127 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	77 (38-25-13)

Most Driven In
Self	4
C Washington	2
B Campaneris	2
T Harrah	2
J BenÃquez	1
K Henderson	1
T Grieve	1
M Hargrove	1

Most Driven In By
Self	4
S Alomar	1
B Campaneris	1
J BenÃquez	1

1977 Batting Game Log

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1977 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	594	2 (1)	Apr 9	TEX	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4	.45	-0.057	.60	-0.05%	-1.35	DH
2	595	3	Apr 10	TEX	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	4	.83	0.032	1.15	0.03%	0.20	DH
3	596	4	Apr 11	TEX		CLE	W,3-2	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	8	3.50	0.135	4.95	0.11%	0.39	PH
4	597	6 (1)	Apr 17 (1)	TEX		BAL	L,0-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	8						C
5	598	7	Apr 17 (2)	TEX		BAL	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	5	.49	-0.048	.66	-0.04%	-0.93	1B
6	599	8	Apr 18	TEX	@	SEA	L,6-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	8						C
7	600	11 (2)	Apr 21	TEX		MIN	L,4-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	7	.26	-0.026	.41	-0.03%	-0.49	DH
8	601	12	Apr 22	TEX		MIN	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	7	1.37	0.059	2.01	0.05%	0.55	DH
9	602	17 (4)	Apr 29	TEX	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	7	1.44	-0.156	1.98	-0.13%	-1.45	DH
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
10	603	19 (1)	May 1	TEX	@	CHW	L,4-12	5-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.179	.357	8	.02	0.000	.03	0.00%	-0.17	C
11	604	26 (6)	May 11	TEX		CHW	L,3-4	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.172	.172	.345	9	1.84	-0.048	3.16	-0.05%	-0.11	PH
12	605	30 (3)	May 15	TEX	@	KCR	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.152	.152	.303	7	.24	-0.025	.29	-0.02%	-0.81	DH
13	606	32 (1)	May 18	TEX		DET	W,6-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.189	.189	.378	8	1.31	0.172	1.59	0.13%	1.52	C
14	607	33	May 20	TEX		TOR	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.184	.184	.368	1	7.23	-0.260	9.13	-0.20%	-0.69	PH
15	608	36 (2)	May 25 (1)	TEX	@	NYY	L,2-3	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.205	.184	.389	1	3.94	0.029	5.02	0.02%	0.12	PH
16	609	39 (2)	May 28	TEX	@	MIL	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.186	.167	.353	8	1.34	-0.160	1.58	-0.11%	-1.20	C
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
17	610	45 (5)	Jun 3	TEX		MIL	W,15-8	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.208	.191	.400	6	.29	0.035	.26	0.02%	0.53	DH
18	611	51 (5)	Jun 9	TEX		CHW	L,3-4	9-10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.224	.191	.416	7	4.08	-0.011	6.12	-0.01%	0.17	PH
19	612	57 (5)	Jun 17 (1)	TEX		SEA	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.220	.188	.408	9	3.53	-0.100	4.80	-0.08%	-0.24	PH
20	613	59 (1)	Jun 18	TEX		SEA	L,1-6	GS-10	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.241	.216	.456	7	.90	0.009	1.21	0.01%	-0.02	DH
21	614	62 (2)	Jun 21	TEX	@	MIN	L,5-9	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.259	.345	.604	5	.98	0.151	1.71	0.16%	1.29	1B
22	615	63	Jun 22	TEX	@	MIN	W,10-8	GS-7	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.274	.356	.630	5	2.20	0.272	3.32	0.25%	1.02	1B
23	616	64	Jun 23	TEX	@	MIN	L,2-12	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.273	.349	.622	5	.19	-0.018	.31	-0.02%	-0.66	1B
24	617	65	Jun 24	TEX	@	CAL	W,1-0	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.261	.333	.594	5	1.10	-0.087	1.42	-0.07%	-0.61	1B
25	618	68 (2)	Jun 26 (2)	TEX	@	CAL	L,3-4	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.260	.329	.589	5	1.42	0.010	1.70	0.01%	-0.53	DH
26	619	69	Jun 27	TEX	@	OAK	W,5-2	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.257	.324	.581	9	.44	0.016	.42	0.01%	0.61	PH
27	620	71 (1)	Jun 29 (1)	TEX	@	OAK	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.244	.307	.550	7	.35	-0.041	.29	-0.02%	-0.88	C
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
28	621	75 (3)	Jul 3 (1)	TEX	@	TOR	W,6-3	9-GF(10)	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.250	.325	.575	9	2.99	0.341	2.59	0.18%	1.11	PH C
29	622	78 (2)	Jul 5	TEX		KCR	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.247	.321	.567	3	.58	-0.015	.47	-0.01%	-0.11	PH
30	623	79	Jul 6	TEX		OAK	W,4-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.244	.316	.560	9	2.58	-0.066	1.20	-0.02%	-0.78	PH C
31	624	83 (3)	Jul 10	TEX		CAL	W,4-2	GS-7	4	4	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.256	.349	.605	6	1.15	0.112	.78	0.05%	1.54	C
32	625	84	Jul 12	TEX		BAL	W,4-3	8-GF(10)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.250	.341	.591	2	2.53	-0.124	1.87	-0.06%	-0.53	PH 1B
33	626	85	Jul 13	TEX		BAL	L,3-4	GS-7	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.275	.349	.624	8	.65	0.066	.60	0.04%	0.67	C
34	627	88 (2)	Jul 15 (2)	TEX		CLE	W,8-1	GS-8	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.295	.371	.666	4	.37	0.034	.24	0.01%	0.78	DH
35	628	92 (3)	Jul 23	TEX	@	BAL	W,1-0	13-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.292	.367	.658	4	1.20	-0.030	.74	-0.01%	-0.42	PH
36	629	95 (2)	Jul 26	TEX	@	TOR	W,14-0	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.286	.359	.644	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.40	PH C
37	630	97 (1)	Jul 29	TEX		DET	L,6-13	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.280	.351	.631	8	.04	-0.002	.04	0.00%	-0.41	C
38	631	98	Jul 30	TEX		DET	W,6-5	10-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.277	.347	.625	4	4.39	-0.113	3.29	-0.05%	-0.44	PH
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
39	632	113 (14)	Aug 13	TEX		CHW	L,5-6	GS-8	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.286	.357	.643	5	1.54	0.305	5.31	0.63%	1.67	DH
40	633	116 (2)	Aug 16	TEX	@	MIL	W,11-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.232	.283	.354	.637	9	.01	0.000	.03	0.00%	-0.79	C
41	634	120 (3)	Aug 20	TEX		NYY	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.280	.350	.630	5	.06	-0.002	.19	0.00%	-0.11	PH
42	635	124 (3)	Aug 24 (1)	TEX	@	BOS	W,3-0	GS-7	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.279	.346	.625	4	1.44	-0.118	3.19	-0.16%	-1.21	DH
43	636	129 (4)	Aug 28	TEX	@	NYY	L,0-1	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.277	.343	.620	1	1.41	-0.037	3.29	-0.05%	-0.10	PH
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
44	637	138 (8)	Sep 9	TEX	@	SEA	L,3-8	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.274	.340	.614	6	.06	-0.002	.01	0.00%	-0.10	C
45	638	141 (2)	Sep 11	TEX	@	SEA	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.265	.327	.592	5	1.55	-0.158	.20	-0.01%	-1.08	DH
46	639	144 (2)	Sep 14	TEX		CAL	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.267	.354	.621	7	.87	0.073	.03	0.00%	0.52	1B
47	640	151 (6)	Sep 20	TEX	@	CAL	L,2-5	7-9	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.270	.365	.636	7	.49	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.18	PH C
48	641	156 (4)	Sep 25 (1)	TEX	@	OAK	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.280	.398	.678	8	.94	0.177	.00	0.00%	1.03	1B
49	642	161 (4)	Oct 1	TEX		OAK	W,6-5	6-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.283	.395	.678	8	1.84	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.46	PH C
							24-25		127	119	7	28	7	0	4	15	8	2	26	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.235	.283	.395	.678		1.12	0.299	1.37	0.51%	-3.18

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