1977 Topps Baseball #71 - Dock Ellis

• Dock Ellis pitched for three teams in 1977. He started with the New York Yankees and pitched well. Ellis was traded to the Oakland A's on April 27 and he struggled with the A's. On June 15 Dock was sold to the Texas Rangers, where he bounced back.
• 1977 Stats:
• New York Yankees: 1-1, 1.83 ERA in 3 starts
• Oakland A's: 1-5, 9.69 ERA in 7 starts
• Texas Rangers: 10-6, 1 save, 2.90 ERA in 23 games (22 starts)
• TOTAL: 12-12, 3.63 ERA
• 1977 Highlights:
• April 27 - Traded (with Larry Murray and Marty Perez) to the Oakland A's for Mike Torrez
• May 4 - Allowed five runs in 1/3 of an inning to the Baltimore Orioles. Ouch!
• May 30 - Gave up three runs in eight innings pitched and earned his only victory in an Oakland uniform.
• July 8 - Allowed two runs in seven innings to pick up a win against the California Angels.
• June 15 - Sold to the Texas Rangers for $275,000.
• Sept 21 - Allowed one run on four hits to earn a complete game win over the Angels
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