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Dock Ellis

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: March 11, 1945 in Los Angeles, CA us

Died: December 19, 2008 in Los Angeles, CA

Buried: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA

High School: Gardena HS (Gardena, CA)

School: Los Angeles Harbor College (Wilmington, CA)

Debut: June 18, 1968 (Age 23-099d, 12,704th in major league history)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: September 29, 1979 (Age 34-202d)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Agents: Tom Reich

Full Name: Dock Phillip Ellis

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.2

138

119

ERA

3.46

345

317

2128.0

1136

WHIP

1.288

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-15 / in Starts: 4-11
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 29 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	19 (7-6-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 29 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	17 (8-6-3)

Most Driven In
J Stearns	1

Most Driven In By
A TreviÃ±o	1
F Taveras	1

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 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	273	61 (60)	Jun 18	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.88	-0.043	.27	-0.01%	-0.42	P
2	274	69 (7)	Jun 27	NYM	@	PIT	W,12-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.80	-0.045	.11	0.00%	-0.58	P
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
3	275	74 (4)	Jul 2	NYM	@	PHI	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.85	-0.043	.15	0.00%	-0.38	P
4	276	79 (4)	Jul 7	NYM		SDP	L,3-11	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.70	-0.017	.04	0.00%	-0.21	P
5	277	84 (4)	Jul 12	NYM		LAD	W,12-5	GS-8	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.30	0.053	.01	0.00%	0.92	P
6	278	88 (3)	Jul 15	NYM		SFG	L,0-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						P
7	279	92 (3)	Jul 22	NYM	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9	.41	0.013	.01	0.00%	0.12	P
8	280	97 (4)	Jul 27	NYM		CHC	L,2-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9	2.13	-0.050	.06	0.00%	-0.50	P
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
9	281	102 (4)	Aug 1	NYM		PHI	L,6-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	9	.70	-0.017	.02	0.00%	-0.21	P
10	282	107 (4)	Aug 5 (1)	NYM	@	MON	W,4-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	9	.88	-0.064	.02	0.00%	-0.79	P
11	283	112 (4)	Aug 9	NYM		STL	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.111	.269	9	1.34	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
12	284	116 (3)	Aug 14	NYM	@	ATL	W,18-5	GS-3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9	.78	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.75	P
13	285	121 (4)	Aug 19	NYM	@	CIN	L,5-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.130	.091	.221	9	1.09	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.45	P
14	286	129 (7)	Aug 28	NYM		ATL	L,4-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.120	.083	.203	9	.80	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
Sept		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
15	287	136 (6)	Sep 4	NYM	@	MON	L,1-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.111	.077	.188	9	1.26	-0.113	.00	0.00%	-1.04	P
16	288	140 (3)	Sep 8	NYM		PIT	W,3-2	13-15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.111	.077	.188	5						P
17	289	149 (8)	Sep 19 (1)	NYM		MON	L,1-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.111	.077	.188	9						P
				Player went from New York Mets to Pittsburgh Pirates
18	290	157	Sep 24 (2)	PIT		MON	L,6-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.074	.107	.074	.181	9	1.52	-0.035	24.22	-0.33%	-0.36	P
19	291	160 (2)	Sep 27	PIT		STL	L,5-9	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.074	.107	.074	.181	9						P
20	292	162 (1)	Sep 29	PIT		CHC	L,6-7	11-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.074	.107	.074	.181	9						P
							5-15		29	27	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.074	.107	.074	.181		.95	-0.568	.85	-0.35%	-5.42

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