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Name	Team	Age
Don Ellison	Retired (1993, Age 39)	54
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 7 (1972)	SS	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Vance Bostock Jr League	0	18 years (66 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B+	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	A-	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	7/9/1954
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	1
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)
C- (29.0 %)	D  (15.1 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
1976	AL	Gold Glove (SS)
1987	AL	Gold Glove (SS)
1992	NL	Gold Glove (SS)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1993-11-01	Don Ellison has retired from the Atlanta Phoenix
1993-05-03	The Atlanta Phoenix have acquired Don Ellison from the waiver wire.
1993-04-26	The Florida Stingers have designated Don Ellison for assignment.
1992-05-13	Trade #1534123 has been completed between the Florida Stingers and the Detroit Reds. The Detroit Reds receive Gene Snell, Draft Pick 1993 Round 4 FLA (Jock Rhodes) from the Florida Stingers in exchange for Don Ellison.
1991-04-02	Don Ellison of the Detroit Reds is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1990-08-30	Don Ellison of the Detroit Reds is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1988-07-14	Don Ellison of the Detroit Reds is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1986-08-18	Don Ellison of the Detroit Reds is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1985-07-31	Don Ellison of the Detroit Reds is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1980-06-21	Don Ellison of the Detroit Reds is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1974-07-20	The Detroit Reds have auto-promoted Don Ellison to the major leagues.
1974-07-20	Trade #1393772 has been completed between the Detroit Reds and the Kansas City Royals. The Kansas City Royals receive Yukio Mochizuki, Royce Silvera, Draft Pick 1975 Round 2 DET (Sonny Gainer) from the Detroit Reds in exchange for Horacio Javier, Don Ellison.