#76 James Ellis, First Base, 28 yrs, New York (A) Yankees
Friday, 10/20/1929
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James Ellis

1/1/1901
28
NEGRO,LG,PLAYER
5"10
185

First Base
R
R
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5 / 6 (Very Popular)
6 / 6 (Extremely Popular)
Good
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4.0 Stars
 

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Big League Contract
$ 5,500,000
1931
9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days)
172 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
  

Ratings

BattingContactGapPowerDiscipline/EyeAvoid K's
Overall1010449
Versus LHP1010449
Versus RHP1010449
Talent1010359
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4
5
3
4
1
Spray Hitter
Fielding Ratings
1B : 4 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 2
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

DateOpp. ResultABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSpot  
9/23@DETW 8-6500000000#1  
9/24@DETL 3-6411000001#1  
9/26SLAW 1-0402000101#1  
9/27SLAL 4-7501000000#1  
9/28BOSL 3-4400000001#1  
9/29@CLEW 5-3501000100#1  
9/30@WASW 6-2512000101#1  
10/1PHAL 4-6522200000#1  
10/2DETL 3-10400000000#1  
10/4@CHAL 0-11401000000#1  

Batting Stats 1929

BattingGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPSTAVGISO
Overall1536342346869931134737.369.415.538.953.952.169
Projected1536342346869931134737.369.415.538.953.952.169
BattingGSPAHPIWCIGDPSHSFTBEBHSBCSSB%RCRC/27
Overall1466874101302341834357.1142.59.2
 ABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSFSHHPAVGOBPSLGOPS
vs. LHP16457132427301211001.348.395.524.920
vs. RHP470177554566833526203.377.422.543.964
Close/Late482021011463001.417.491.500.991
Scoring Position145571713800105202.393.434.5861.020
Pinch Hitting631002301000.500.500.6671.167
 GABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPS
Home77318114342546492314.358.406.525.931
Road76316120344447642423.380.424.551.975
March/April229832412101746.327.353.449.802
May261064813201722104.453.496.6131.109
June26111521505222792.468.512.7391.251
July261083914111421107.361.417.537.954
August248927720141149.303.333.427.760
Sept/Oct291223615011615109.295.358.443.801

Career Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBHPSFKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPSTeams
192115755719042766768531545138.341.396.474.870 NYY,AL
192213149018147125748642214132.369.421.545.965NYY,AL
1923132243781820262228011931.321.390.412.801NYY
19241423871323636476424131754.341.378.496.874NYY
19251414121372837415225212144.333.373.466.839NYY
19261263281202625536032332562.366.423.503.927NYY
192715765827072121310015048212994.410.451.6161.067NYY,AL
1928135552206631037783290238117.373.403.540.943NYY,AL
192915363423468699311347423743.369.415.538.953NYY,AL
Total127442611548400575457869832815192725835.363.409.522.931 

Career Minor League Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS

Career Postseason Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
Total000000000000.000.000.000.000

Fielding Stats 1929

PositionGGSPOADPTCEPCTINNRANGEPBRSTARTORTO%
First Base1311281345117152147614.9911118.111.88    
Shortstop19184263161083.972164.25.90    

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by New York (A) in 1921...
Had first career hit on 4/1/1921, off Bob Shawkey (PHA)...
Hit first career homerun on 5/1/1921, off Rube Benton (WAS)...
Was selected to the 1921 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1922, hitting .522 with 1 HR, 9 RBI...
Was selected to the 1922 Allstar game...
Injured on 8/13/1922 with a Pulled Achilles Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks...
1/31/1924: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,385,000 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1925: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,421,429 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Washington on 4/28/1925...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1925, hitting .615 with 1 HR, 5 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Boston (A) on 9/30/1925...
1/31/1926: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,421,429 through salary arbitration...
5/27/1926: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $5,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1926, hitting .619 with 1 HR, 6 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Washington on 4/23/1927...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1927, hitting .459 with 3 HR, 25 RBI...
Had 28-game hitting streak snapped on 5/17/1927...
Was selected to the 1927 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1927, hitting .455 with 1 HR, 19 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Cleveland on 9/2/1927...
Sets a new season AL-Record for Hits with 232 on 9/6/1927...
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 4/7/1928...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Detroit on 5/31/1928...
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 6/9/1928...
Was selected to the 1928 Allstar game...
Injured on 8/13/1928 with a Torn Hip Muscle, out for 4 weeks...
Had 24-game hitting streak snapped on 6/2/1929...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1929, hitting .522 with 2 HR, 6 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Detroit on 6/28/1929...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1929, hitting .468 with 5 HR, 22 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1929, hitting .643 with 1 HR, 7 RBI...
Was selected to the 1929 Allstar game...
Had 32-game hitting streak snapped on 7/13/1929...
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
AVG
1921 - .341 - 3rd
1922 - .369 - 1st
1927 - .410 - 1st
1928 - .373 - 1st
OBP
1921 - .396 - 9th
1922 - .421 - 2nd
1927 - .451 - 2nd
1928 - .403 - 7th
SLG
1921 - .474 - 7th
1922 - .545 - 1st
1927 - .616 - 2nd
1928 - .540 - 6th
OPS
1921 - .870 - 8th
1922 - .965 - 1st
1927 - 1.067 - 2nd
1928 - .943 - 6th
Hits
1921 - 190 - 9th
1927 - 270 - 1st
1928 - 206 - 3rd
Doubles
1921 - 42 - 5th
1922 - 47 - 3rd
1927 - 72 - 1st
1928 - 63 - 1st
Triples
1922 - 12 - 6th
1927 - 12 - 3rd
1928 - 10 - 8th
Runs
1927 - 150 - 2nd
  

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