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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 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1974 DET 52 202 22 52 8 3 2 17 15 55 6 1 3 .665 .309 .356 .257
1975 DET 135 489 63 118 17 5 11 47 33 103 6 3 16 .653 .289 .364 .241
1976 DET 138 472 70 137 24 5 10 52 54 106 14 1 10 .791 .366 .426 .290
1977 DET 154 493 75 137 22 7 18 64 37 99 10 3 8 .789 .329 .460 .278
1978 DET 150 429 58 120 21 1 15 53 42 81 7 5 10 .787 .349 .438 .280
1979 DET 159 537 87 163 29 11 18 75 48 89 8 3 18 .862 .363 .499 .304
1980 DET 127 405 62 113 17 5 15 60 49 77 12 0 12 .813 .356 .457 .279
1981 DET 157 504 82 149 26 3 12 59 66 94 15 3 14 .808 .378 .431 .296
1982 DET 161 536 77 150 29 6 19 78 49 113 7 3 11 .801 .338 .463 .280
1983 DET 157 462 61 113 21 5 18 62 61 102 7 3 15 .763 .335 .429 .245
1984 DET 156 519 81 146 26 9 16 73 60 99 13 4 11 .816 .358 .459 .281
1985 DET 131 460 58 139 15 3 16 65 44 89 17 1 7 .814 .362 .452 .302
1986 DET 121 403 72 112 18 8 9 61 50 68 11 0 10 .790 .360 .429 .278
1987 DET 154 549 81 169 19 7 22 97 57 99 12 9 11 .861 .373 .488 .308
1988 DET 132 453 68 128 27 9 12 69 51 98 11 3 10 .820 .359 .461 .283
1989 DET 155 494 70 141 26 6 17 75 57 97 7 3 15 .824 .359 .466 .285
1990 DET 123 403 50 102 13 7 11 54 42 84 9 4 14 .727 .325 .402 .253
1991 DET 126 405 51 115 18 5 10 45 39 71 8 2 9 .774 .347 .427 .284
1992 DET-FLA 134 507 59 155 33 4 12 66 45 101 8 8 7 .821 .364 .458 .306
1993 FLA-ATL 51 175 23 41 6 0 5 20 17 31 4 1 8 .660 .306 .354 .234
Total 2673 8897 1270 2500 415 109 268 1192 916 1756 192 60 219 .792 .349 .443 .281
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1993-11-01Don Ellison has retired from the Atlanta Phoenix
1993-05-03The Atlanta Phoenix have acquired Don Ellison from the waiver wire.
1993-04-26The Florida Stingers have designated Don Ellison for assignment.
1992-05-13Trade #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.
1991-04-02Don Ellison of the Detroit Reds is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1990-08-30Don Ellison of the Detroit Reds is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1988-07-14Don Ellison of the Detroit Reds is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1986-08-18Don Ellison of the Detroit Reds is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1985-07-31Don Ellison of the Detroit Reds is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1980-06-21Don Ellison of the Detroit Reds is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1974-07-20The Detroit Reds have auto-promoted Don Ellison to the major leagues.
1974-07-20Trade #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.