Dick Ellsworth
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Richard Clark Ellsworth (born March 22, 1940) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher who competed for the Chicago Cubs (1958, 1960-1969), Baltimore Indians (1969-1970), and Milwaukee Brewers (1970–1971).
Personal life
Ellsworth sold Serta mattresses during his baseball offseasons. Ellsworth went into real estate after his playing career. Ellsworth joined the Fresno Grizzlies of the Pacific Coast League in 2005.
Steve Ellsworth, a former MLB pitcher, was the father of the child.
Ellsworth died in Fresno on October 10, 2022, at the age of 82.
Career
Ellsworth was born in Lusk, Wyoming. His family moved to Fresno, California, when he was three years old. He played in Fresno as a teammate with future major leaguers Jim Maloney and Pat Corrales. Ellsworth graduated from Fresno High School in 1958.
Gene Handley scouted and signed Ellsworth for the Chicago Cubs in 1958 for a reported signing bonus of $70,000. Ellsworth made his major league debut against the Cincinnati Reds on June 22, after pitching well in an exhibition game against the Chicago White Sox. Ellsworth allowed four runs, two wild pitches, and one hit by pitch before the Cubs pulled him out of the game. He was sent by the Cubs to the Fort Worth Cats of the Double A Texas League. The Cubs promoted him to the major leagues for good in 1960 after he missed the remainder of the 1958 season and the entire 1959 season in the minor leagues.
In May 1963, Ellsworth earned the National League Player of the Month Award after allowing six earned runs in 42 innings pitched. He had a 22–10 win-loss record and a 2.10 earned run average for the 1963 season. He received the Associated Press' Comeback Player of the Year Award after the 1962 season, a 9-20 record. In 1964, Ellsworth was part of the National League All-Star team.
After the 1966 season, the Cubs traded Ellsworth to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ray Culp. He had a 6–7 record and a 4.39 ERA for Philadelphia. The Phillies traded Ellsworth and Gene Oliver to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Ryan and cash considerations following the 1967 season. He was traded from the Red Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Sonny Siebert, Vicente Romo, and Joe Azcue on April 19, 1969, along with Ken Harrelson and Juan Pizarro. The Milwaukee Brewers acquired Ellsworth from Cleveland on August 7, 1970. Ellsworth returned to Milwaukee for the 1971 season. He had a 4.91 ERA for Milwaukee and was placed on waivers in June.
Ellsworth was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame in 1963.