About Ellis Burton
Lived 1936 – 2013 (aged 77). Ellis Burton was an American baseball player.
Ellis Narrington Burton (August 12, 1936 – October 1, 2013) was an American professional baseball center fielder who played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs over parts of five Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons. A switch-hitter who threw right-handed, Burton stood tall and weighed . He was born in Los Angeles, California.
He was selected in the Rule 5 draft by the Houston Colt .45s from the Toronto Maple Leafs on November 26.
Burton posted a .216 average with 17 home runs and 59 runs batted in in 215 Major League games, scoring 79 runs while stealing six bases.
During an eleven-year minor league career, he hit .274 and 169 home runs in 1,213 games, while playing from 1955 through 1965 for 10 different teams at four different levels.
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Who was Ellis Burton?
American baseball player
When was Ellis Burton born?
Ellis Burton was born on 12 August 1936 in Los Angeles.
When did Ellis Burton die?
Ellis Burton died on 1 October 2013 in Fontana.
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Ellis Burton was a baseball player.
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Ellis Burton was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ellis Burton. https://biography.guide/ellis-burton/
MLA: "Ellis Burton." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ellis-burton/.
Chicago: "Ellis Burton." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ellis-burton/.
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