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Name Team Age
Ellis King Retired (1993, Age 35) Died (2024, Age 67)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 12
(1979)		 LF B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Wally Berger League 0 11 years (90 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B- B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  B- B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- A  B-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D  0 11/10/1957
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 2
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (---)
A  (84.4 %) A- (83.3 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1981 BRO-WAS 26 72 9 15 3 0 1 5 2 17 4 0 1 .532 .240 .292 .208
1982 WAS 107 348 53 99 16 1 14 46 39 58 9 6 4 .819 .362 .457 .284
1983 WAS 135 505 72 128 16 7 19 90 39 78 29 12 4 .737 .311 .426 .253
1984 WAS 121 438 68 118 16 2 19 73 47 77 27 10 3 .786 .341 .445 .269
1985 WAS 135 525 69 149 22 5 21 83 52 88 21 14 1 .818 .353 .465 .284
1986 WAS 135 519 69 144 15 2 24 100 46 92 26 9 2 .791 .338 .453 .277
1987 WAS 89 357 35 92 13 4 9 47 34 56 13 6 2 .716 .324 .392 .258
1988 WAS 98 389 54 108 17 5 17 50 29 76 11 9 2 .805 .327 .478 .278
1989 WAS 96 362 54 99 20 5 15 54 26 72 15 3 2 .800 .320 .481 .273
1990 WAS 70 267 34 73 5 3 16 49 24 56 20 6 2 .836 .341 .494 .273
1991 WAS 82 312 41 87 16 5 13 51 33 47 8 7 4 .834 .347 .487 .279
1992 NYA 130 426 73 119 21 4 12 56 43 99 16 9 2 .777 .345 .432 .279
1993 NYA 123 297 30 67 9 3 11 38 33 83 4 8 1 .694 .307 .387 .226
Total 1347 4817 661 1298 189 46 191 742 447 899 203 99 30 .780 .334 .447 .269
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1993-11-01Ellis King has retired from the New York Yankees
1992-03-03A trade has been completed between the Washington Hendersons and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Ellis King, Francisco Roy from the Washington Hendersons in exchange for Bruce Geiger, Draft Pick 1992 Round 1 NYA (Steve Zissou), Draft Pick 1992 Round 2 NYA (Brad Barnes).
1990-06-21Ellis King of the Washington Hendersons is injured and is expected to be out 56 days.
1989-05-02Ellis King of the Washington Hendersons is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1988-08-03Ellis King of the Washington Hendersons is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1987-09-09Ellis King of the Washington Hendersons is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1987-04-21Ellis King of the Washington Hendersons is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
1982-05-26Ellis King of the Washington Hendersons is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1982-04-01The Washington Hendersons have promoted Tony Connatser to the major league team. The Washington Hendersons have promoted Ellis King to the major league team.
1981-08-05A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Night Owls and the Washington Hendersons. The Washington Hendersons receive Ellis King, Draft Pick - 1982 Round 2 (BRO), Draft Pick - 1982 Round 1 (BRO) from the Brooklyn Night Owls in exchange for Jerry Signer.
1981-06-03The Brooklyn Night Owls have promoted Ellis King to the major league team. The Brooklyn Night Owls have sent Mickey Schuler to the minors.
1981-04-05The Brooklyn Night Owls have promoted Jeff Camelli to the major league team. The Brooklyn Night Owls have sent Ellis King to the minors.
1980-09-26The Brooklyn Night Owls have promoted Ellis King to the major league team.