Rube Ellis

George William Ellis

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.

• Debut April 15, 1909
• Final Game October 6, 1912
• Born November 17, 1885 in Downey, CA USA
• Died March 13, 1938 in Pico Rivera, CA USA

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Biographical Information

"I've always remembered Rube Ellis for the kindly interest he took in me. He predicted I would be a star when no one else could see me." - Walter Johnson

Rube Ellis played four seasons in the majors, all for the St. Louis Cardinals, getting at least 550 at-bats in each of his first three years, and over 300 in his last year.

After the 1909 season, Ellis joined a barnstorming tour that played 25 games, starting in Chicago, IL and ending for Ellis in Los Angeles, CA. Walter Johnson was also part of the tour. Johnson and Ellis then joined the Santa Ana team in the California Winter League, along with Chick Gandil. Source: Walter Johnson: Baseball's Big Train.

Ellis is one of a dozen major leaguers (through 2007) born in Downey, CA. Of them, Ellis has the most major league at-bats. Ellis was born in 1885, long before the next one in 1948.

Rube played in the minors starting in 1905 and ending in 1928. He spent 13 of those years with the Los Angeles Angels, and except for one year in the Mississippi Valley League spent his minor league career exclusively with teams in the Pacific Coast League.

He managed the Vernon Tigers in 1925 and the San Bernardino Padres in 1929.

Related Sites

• Rube Ellis at the SABR Bio Project

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