Time
to go and give former Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Rob Ellis a third
“missing” card on the blog, this one a “not so missing” variety, and I
have to say I never realized he never got a Topps card for any of his
three Big League seasons:
Not that he ever played a substantial amount in any of the three years
he suited up, but I could have sworn he was at least on a multi-player
rookie card.
Nevertheless, Ellis appeared in six games in what turned out to be his
last taste of the Majors, 1975, hitting .286 with two hits in seven
at-bats.
He would go on to play another five years in the Minors, but never get
another crack at a Major League game, finishing his limited time under
the Big League sun with a .229 average, with 38 hits in 166 at-bats over
64 games between 1971 and 1975, all with Milwaukee.
Here’s a “missing” 1975 card for former Milwaukee Brewer Rob Ellis, who appeared in 22 games during the 1974 season:
Ellis played mainly in the outfield over those 22 games, along with a
single game at Third, while batting a very respectable .292 with 14 hits
in 48 at-bats.
It was the first Major League action he saw since his rookie 1971 season
when he debuted with 36 games for the second-year franchise.
In 1975 he would play in what would end up being the last six games of
his abbreviated three-year career, collecting two hits in seven at-bats
while scoring three runs.
All together, he’d finish with a .229 lifetime average with 38 hits in 166 at-bats, all while a member of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Today we go and give Rob Ellis of the Milwaukee Brewers a “missing” 1972 Topps card.
Check it out:
Ellis played in 36 games for the Brewers during his rookie 1971 season,
good for a .198 batting average based on his 22 hits over 111 at-bats.
It would be the most action he’d see in any of his three Major League
seasons, as he’d be out of the Big Leagues after 22 games in 1974 and
just six in 1975.
For his short career he hit .229 with 38 hits in 166 at-bats over 64 scant games.
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