What is Sammy Ellis?
'''Samuel Joseph Ellis''' (February 11, 1941 &ndash; May 13, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]]. He played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for the [[Cincinnati Reds]] (1962 &ndash; 1967), [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|California Angels]] (1968), and [[Chicago White Sox]] (1969). He was born in [[Youngstown, Ohio]]. His career began in the early 1960s. He retired in 1970. Ellis was an [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|MLB All-Star]] in 1965. Ellis died of [[cancer]] at his home in [[Temple Terrace, Florida]] on May 13, 2016, aged 75.<ref>[http://wtop.com/mlb/2016/05/former-big-league-pitcher-sammy-ellis-dies-at-75/ Former big league pitcher Sammy Ellis dies at 75] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520190014/http://wtop.com/mlb/2016/05/former-big-league-pitcher-sammy-ellis-dies-at-75/ |date=2016-05-20 }}. ''The Associated Press''. Retrieved on May 15, 2016.</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Baseballstats |mlb=113821 |espn= |br=e/ellissa01 |fangraphs= |cube= |brm=ellis-001sam }} or [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=ellissa01 Baseball Almanac] or [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/E/Pellis101.htm Retrosheet] or [http://www.purapelota.com/lvbp/mostrar.php?id=ellisam001 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League]{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, Jimmy}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Florida]] [[Category:Cincinnati Reds players]] [[Category:California Angels players]] [[Category:Chicago White Sox players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Youngstown, Ohio]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}