Rob Ellis (baseball)

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Rob Ellis
Outfielder
Born: (1950-07-03) July 3, 1950 (age 73)
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 18, 1971, for the Milwaukee Brewers
Last MLB appearance
May 14, 1975, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
Batting average.229
Home runs0
Runs batted in10
Teams

Robert Walter Ellis (born July 3, 1950) is an American

minor league baseball
. He has also written screenplays and books.

After a successful collegiate career for the Michigan State Spartans, the Brewers drafted Ellis in 1971 and brought him straight to the major leagues. He played for the Brewers during the 1971, 1974, and 1975 seasons. Over the course of his MLB playing career, Ellis played in a total of just 64 games spread out over three seasons, about half as an outfielder, with the rest as a third baseman and designated hitter. He played in the minor leagues until 1980.

Playing career

Ellis attended

total bases.[1] Ellis was voted college player of the year in 1971 by The Sporting News. Ellis was named to the All-American
squad that same year.

The

minor league baseball. Ellis was the fourth player to go straight to the Major Leagues after being drafted without spending a day in the minors. The Brewers sold Mike Hegan to the Oakland Athletics, naming Ellis their starting first baseman.[1] The Brewers expected success from Ellis, comparing him to Chris Chambliss.[1]

This turned out to be premature, as Ellis

Class AA Texas League and Evansville. He spent all of the 1973 season with Evansville.[6]

Ellis began the 1974 season with the Brewers. Despite hitting .298 in 47

at-bats, the second best batting average on the team, the Brewers demoted Ellis to the Sacramento Solons of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL) in June, when they acquired Deron Johnson from the Oakland Athletics.[7] Ellis batted .296 for the Solons in 1974.[8] In 1975, Ellis suffered an arm injury in spring training, and the Brewers returned him to Sacramento. Ellis spent all of the 1975 season with the Solons, with the exception of six games played with Milwaukee. Ellis batted .250 with the Solons in 1975. After the 1975 season, Ellis took out an advertisement in The Sacramento Union apologizing to the fans of Sacramento for his low batting average.[8]

Ellis remained with Brewers' affiliates, playing for the

Tacoma Tugs in 1979,[12] both in the PCL. He was sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 1979 season, who assigned him to Portland for the remainder of the 1979 season, and for 1980.[13]

Coaching career

After he retired, Ellis became a coach in minor league baseball for the Chicago Cubs organization in 1983. He then served as an assistant coach at Michigan State from 1985 through 1990.[14] He also coached the Anchorage Glacier Pilots, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Alaska Baseball League.[15]

In 1991, Ellis

Eastern League in 1998, and also served in the role in 1999.[14][16]

Personal

Ellis has a master's degree in psychology.[15]

Ellis wrote an

extra on The Slugger's Wife.[15] With Mike Schmidt, Ellis co-wrote "The Mike Schmidt Study, Hitting Theory, Skills and Technique".[14][17]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e The Milwaukee Journal – Google News Archive Search
  2. ^ Gettysburg Times – Google News Archive Search
  3. ^ Herald-Journal - Google News Archive Search
  4. ^ Harlan Daily Enterprise – Google News Archive Search
  5. ^ Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search
  6. ^ Lawrence Journal-World - Google News Archive Search
  7. ^ The Milwaukee Sentinel – Google News Archive Search
  8. ^ a b Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search
  9. ^ The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search
  10. ^ Daily Union – Google News Archive Search
  11. ^ The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search
  12. ^ Spokane Daily Chronicle – Google News Archive Search
  13. ^ The Deseret News – Google News Archive Search
  14. ^ a b c d Online Hitting Academy Rob Ellis Bio
  15. ^ a b c d Anchorage Daily News – Google News Archive Search
  16. ^ Daily Union – Google News Archive Search
  17. ^ Reading Eagle – Google News Archive Search

External links

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