On June 18, 1968 Dock Ellis was called up from the Columbus Jets to the Pittsburgh Pirates and stayed in the show for the next 11+ years. This is how it would have appeared in newspapers the next day.
Dock spent 1964 to 1968 in the Pirates minor league system in places such as Batavia, NY, Kinston and Asheville, NC, Macon, GA, and Columbus. He was an All-star of the Carolina League in 1965.
Photo: On June 18, 1968 Dock Ellis was called up from the Columbus Jets to the Pittsburgh Pirates and stayed in the show for the next 11+ years. This is how it would have appeared in newspapers the next day. Dock spent 1964 to 1968 in the Pirates minor league system in places such as Batavia, NY, Kinston and Asheville, NC, Macon, GA, and Columbus. He was an All-star of the Carolina League in 1965.
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