Dick Ellsworth
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| Dick Ellsworth | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 22, 1940 Lusk, Wyoming |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| June 22, 1958 for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 23, 1971 for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Career statistics | |
| Earned run average | 3.72 |
| Win–loss record | 115-137 |
| Strikeouts | 1140 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Richard Clark Ellsworth (born March 22, 1940 in Lusk, Wyoming) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1958 through 1971 for the Chicago Cubs (1958, 1960–66), Philadelphia Phillies (1967), Boston Red Sox (1968–69), Cleveland Indians (1969–70) and Milwaukee Brewers (1970–71). Ellsworth batted and threw left-handed. He is the father of Steve Ellsworth. Ellsworth attended Fresno High School in California, alongside fellow pitcher Jim Maloney.[1] In a 13-season career, Ellsworth posted a 115-137 record with 1140 strikeouts and a 3.72 ERA in 2155.2 innings.
Ellsworth made his major league debut with the Chicago Cubs in 1958. His most productive season came in 1963, when he won 22 games (after losing 20 in 1962), with a 2.11 ERA.
A popular player at Wrigley Field, Ellsworth made the National League All-Star team in 1964. His career faded after that, except for one year with the Boston Red Sox, when he was 16-7 with an ERA of 3.03. He retired in 1971 after playing for the Phillies, Red Sox, Indians and Brewers.
In his 1966 Topps baseball card, No. 447 that year, was issued for Ellsworth, with his playing statistics and a brief biographical sketch. However, the photo on the card was not of Ellsworth—it was of Ken Hubbs, the Cubs' star infielder who had died about two years before.
Dick won 84 games, the most by a Cub pitcher in the 1960s. He also led the team in starts for the 60s with 235, complete games with 71 and innings pitched with 1,611. He also led the Cubs in strikeouts three years in a row, with a high of 185 in 1963.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "The Ballplayers - Dick Ellsworth". BaseballLibrary.com. http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Dick_Ellsworth_1940. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
| Preceded by Jack Sanford |
Major League Player of the Month May, 1963 |
Succeeded by Ron Santo |
- National League All-Stars
- Boston Red Sox players
- Chicago Cubs players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Milwaukee Brewers players
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Wyoming
- 1940 births
- Living people
- People from Niobrara County, Wyoming
- Fort Worth Cats players
- Houston Buffs players
