In Candlestick Park on September 2, , the final nine outs were tallied by closer Lindy McDaniel, insuring the 20th win of the season for the tall Chicago Cubs left-handed starter. Of course, during the heralded signing of the then year-old one day after he graduated from high school, there was nary a thought of loss campaigns. Ellsworth and wife Katherine Gertrude [nee Carpenter]. Having immigrated to Wyoming from Nebraska with his parents and four younger siblings some 20 years earlier, Virgil would pick up his new family and relocate over 1, miles to Fresno, California when Dick was only three years of age.
Born: March 22 , in Lusk, WY us. CIN 2. CAL 0. Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during season. Every day, we'll send you an email to your inbox with scores, today's schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits.
Ellsworth batted and threw left-handed. He is the father of Steve Ellsworth. In a season career, Ellsworth posted a — record with strikeouts and a 3. Ellsworth made his major league debut with the Chicago Cubs in
SPORT predicted that Dick Ellsowrth had a long, fruitful career ahead but he never again won 20 games and had a lifetime record. The edition had one athlete under letter E in the table of contents, that of Chicago Cubs lefthander Dick Ellsworth p. An year-old green rookie wearing Cubbie blue in , Ellsworth struggled to make his mark --until when he posted a record and a 2. The article "Suddenly A Star" recounted how pitching coach Fred Martin worked with Ellsworth on sliders, curves and control, helping him to reverse a loss season in