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Samuel Joseph Ellis (February 11, 1941 – May 13, 2016) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, California Angels, and Chicago White Sox. Ellis was an MLB All-Star in 1965. After retiring as a player, he served as a pitching coach, and is credited with developing Yankees' pitcher Dave Righetti as their star relief pitcher during most of the 1980s.
Ellis was born on February 11, 1941, in Youngstown, Ohio. He played one year of college baseball at Mississippi State University (MSU) for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. At Mississippi State, he lettered one year (1961) with a pitching record of 12–7, leading the team in strikeouts (73) and innings pitched (572⁄3). He was named to MSU's Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012. During his one year at MSU, he struck out 19 batters in one game and 16 in another.
Ellis was signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1961, with a $50,000 signing bonus.
In 1961, the Reds assigned him to the Single-A Columbia Reds of the South Atlantic (Sally) League. He had a 10–3 win–loss record and 1.89 earned run average (ERA). He pitched 10 complete games and five shutouts, with 129 strikeouts in 114 innings pitched. He was fifth in the Sally League in strikeouts; third in ERA for pitchers throwing more than 100 innings; and third in strikeouts per nine innings pitched (10.2) behind future Major League pitchers Joe Moeller and Mickey Lolich.
He was with the Reds in spring training in 1962, and began the season with the Reds. Ellis made his major league debut as a starting pitcher on April 14, 1962. He gave up 3 earned runs in 2.1 innings (and seven runs total), and lost to the San Francisco Giants and Don Larsen. He pitched 5.1 innings in relief in his next appearance, giving up only one run. His first victory came on April 24, when he walked 11 batters in five innings, but only allowed one hit and one run against the expansion New York Mets.
After pitching in two more games for the Reds in 1962, he was assigned to the Triple-A San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League (PCL). He had a 12–6 record, with a 3.53 ERA, 10 complete games, four shutouts and 162 strikeouts (second in the PCL) in 171 innings pitched. On August 14, 1962, he pitched a no-hit no-run game against the Tacoma Giants. The Reds called him up in September, and he pitched in three more games, including an eight-inning victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
He spent the 1963 season with the Padres, going 12–10 with a 2.63 ERA (second best in the PCL among pitchers with over 100 innings pitched), striking out 192 batters (best in the PCL) in 192 innings.
Ellis rejoined the major league club in 1964 as a reliever, starting only five of the 52 games in which he appeared. He finished the season with a 10–3 record, a 2.57 ERA, and threw fewer walks in those 52 games (28) than he did in 1962 in 8 games (29). He had 14 saves (tied for fifth in the National League), two complete games, and 125 strikeouts in 122.1 innings pitched. He was 16th in National League Most Valuable Player voting that year.
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Sammy Ellis
Samuel Joseph Ellis (February 11, 1941 – May 13, 2016) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, California Angels, and Chicago White Sox. Ellis was an MLB All-Star in 1965. After retiring as a player, he served as a pitching coach, and is credited with developing Yankees' pitcher Dave Righetti as their star relief pitcher during most of the 1980s.
Ellis was born on February 11, 1941, in Youngstown, Ohio. He played one year of college baseball at Mississippi State University (MSU) for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. At Mississippi State, he lettered one year (1961) with a pitching record of 12–7, leading the team in strikeouts (73) and innings pitched (572⁄3). He was named to MSU's Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012. During his one year at MSU, he struck out 19 batters in one game and 16 in another.
Ellis was signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1961, with a $50,000 signing bonus.
In 1961, the Reds assigned him to the Single-A Columbia Reds of the South Atlantic (Sally) League. He had a 10–3 win–loss record and 1.89 earned run average (ERA). He pitched 10 complete games and five shutouts, with 129 strikeouts in 114 innings pitched. He was fifth in the Sally League in strikeouts; third in ERA for pitchers throwing more than 100 innings; and third in strikeouts per nine innings pitched (10.2) behind future Major League pitchers Joe Moeller and Mickey Lolich.
He was with the Reds in spring training in 1962, and began the season with the Reds. Ellis made his major league debut as a starting pitcher on April 14, 1962. He gave up 3 earned runs in 2.1 innings (and seven runs total), and lost to the San Francisco Giants and Don Larsen. He pitched 5.1 innings in relief in his next appearance, giving up only one run. His first victory came on April 24, when he walked 11 batters in five innings, but only allowed one hit and one run against the expansion New York Mets.
After pitching in two more games for the Reds in 1962, he was assigned to the Triple-A San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League (PCL). He had a 12–6 record, with a 3.53 ERA, 10 complete games, four shutouts and 162 strikeouts (second in the PCL) in 171 innings pitched. On August 14, 1962, he pitched a no-hit no-run game against the Tacoma Giants. The Reds called him up in September, and he pitched in three more games, including an eight-inning victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
He spent the 1963 season with the Padres, going 12–10 with a 2.63 ERA (second best in the PCL among pitchers with over 100 innings pitched), striking out 192 batters (best in the PCL) in 192 innings.
Ellis rejoined the major league club in 1964 as a reliever, starting only five of the 52 games in which he appeared. He finished the season with a 10–3 record, a 2.57 ERA, and threw fewer walks in those 52 games (28) than he did in 1962 in 8 games (29). He had 14 saves (tied for fifth in the National League), two complete games, and 125 strikeouts in 122.1 innings pitched. He was 16th in National League Most Valuable Player voting that year.
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