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Andy Messersmith League
10-26-2101
Rich Ellis Starting Pitcher
Retired (1986, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.15 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 21-25 Status Deceased (2014) Option Years 0  
SV 15 Age at Death 63 Date of Birth 03-11-1951
K 267 Drafted Round 4, Pick 53
(1973)		 Majors Svc Time 2 years
(153 games)
IP 344.1
WHIP 1.52 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1986
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D  Contact vs. L D- Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L D+ Velocity A-   Mentor Val A 
Speed D  Bunt D+ Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 65% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1980 MON
4
 2
44
0
0
0
12
 3
49.2
 50 19 19 1 15
35
1.31
3.44
1981 MON
3
 0
7
0
0
0
0
 0
7.1
 4 6 6 1 3
10
0.95
7.36
1982 MON
4
 2
32
0
0
0
3
 0
37.2
 37 24 24 0 13
38
1.33
5.73
1984 MON
0
 1
3
0
0
0
0
 1
4.0
 7 6 6 0 3
4
2.50
13.50
1985 MON
3
 6
23
12
0
0
0
 0
75.0
 92 46 34 3 26
55
1.57
4.08
1986 MON-DET
7
 14
36
30
1
0
0
 0
170.2
 184 115 108 4 89
125
1.60
5.70
2102
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
21
 25
145
42
1
0
15
 4
344.1
 374 216 197 9 149
267
1.52
5.15
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01Rich Ellis has retired from the Detroit Drive
1986-07-31Rich Ellis of the Detroit Drive is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1986-04-11A trade has been completed between the Montreal Expos and the Detroit Drive. The Detroit Drive receive Ben Pfeffer, Deion Kurosaki, Rich Ellis from the Montreal Expos in exchange for Neil Twombly.
1985-09-09The Montreal Expos have promoted Gary Redmond to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Gene Levine to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Rich Ellis to the major league team.
1985-08-23The Montreal Expos have promoted Ray Mantle to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Curt Spriggs to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have designated Rich Ellis for assignment. The Montreal Expos have designated Gary Redmond for assignment.
1985-07-20Rich Ellis of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1985-05-21The Montreal Expos have promoted Rich Ellis to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have designated Rube Walters for assignment.
1984-06-01The Montreal Expos have promoted Dave Shorten to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have designated Rich Ellis for assignment.
1984-05-19The Montreal Expos have promoted Rich Ellis to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have designated Matt Ramsay for assignment.
1982-06-18The Montreal Expos have promoted Mike Knowlton to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have designated Rich Ellis for assignment.
1982-05-23Rich Ellis of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1982-03-29The Montreal Expos have promoted Frank Fox to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Rich Ellis to the major league team.
1981-05-01The Montreal Expos have designated Rich Ellis for assignment.
1981-03-30The Montreal Expos have promoted Rich Ellis to the major league team.
1981-03-29Rich Ellis has signed with the Montreal Expos for $0.5M per year for 6 years.
1980-09-20Rich Ellis of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1980-05-26The Montreal Expos have promoted Don Foley to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Rich Ellis to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Joe Davis to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have designated Wayne Garbowski for assignment.
1980-04-01The Montreal Expos have acquired Rich Ellis from the waiver wire.
1976-03-29The Chicago Cubs have waived Rich Ellis.