Roy Ellam | |
Position: | Shortstop |
Width: | 175px |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 8 February 1886 |
Birth Place: | Conshohocken, Pennsylvania |
Death Place: | Conshohocken, Pennsylvania |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 18 |
Debutyear: | 1909 |
Debutteam: | Cincinnati Reds |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | August 29 |
Finalyear: | 1918 |
Finalteam: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .143 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 1 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 6 |
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Roy Ellam (February 8, 1886 – October 28, 1948), nicknamed "Slippery", was a professional baseball player. He was a shortstop for parts of two seasons (1909, 1918) with the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates. For his career, he compiled a .143 batting average, with one home run and six runs batted in.
He was born in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.
He was killed on October 28, 1948 in Conshohocken when he was hit by a 150lb weight which fell from a fire escape.[1]