Roy Ellam (baseball)

Roy Ellam
Shortstop
Born: (1886-02-08)February 8, 1886 Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Died: October 28, 1948(1948-10-28) (aged 62) Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 18, 1909, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
August 29, 1918, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Batting average	.143
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	6
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (1909) Pittsburgh Pirates (1918)

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 150 lb (68 kg) weight which fell from a fire escape.^[1]

References

1. "Roy Ellam, Former Ball Player, Killed". The Evening Sun. Associated Press. October 29, 1948. p. 14. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

External links

• Media related to Roy Ellam (baseball) at Wikimedia Commons

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)