{{Short description|American baseball player (1936–2013)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Ellis Burton |position=Outfielder |image=Ellis Burton.jpeg |bats=Switch |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date|1936|08|12}} |birth_place=Los Angeles, California, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|2013|10|01|1936|08|12}} |death_place=Fontana, California, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=September 18 |debutyear=1958 |debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 4 |finalyear=1965 |finalteam=Chicago Cubs |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Batting average |stat1value=.216 |stat2label=Home runs |stat2value=17 |stat3label=Runs batted in |stat3value=59 |teams= * St. Louis Cardinals ({{By|1958}}, {{By|1960}}) * Cleveland Indians ({{By|1963}}) * Chicago Cubs ({{By|1963}}–{{By|1965}}) }}
'''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 {{convert|5|ft|11|in}} tall and weighed {{convert|160|lb}}. He was born in Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ellis Burton Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burtoel01.shtml |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2013 |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/baseball_deaths.php?y=2013 |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Baseball Almanac}}</ref>
He was selected in the Rule 5 draft by the Houston Colt .45s from the Toronto Maple Leafs on November 26, {{mlby|1962}}.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1962-11-27 |title=Majors Pay Draft High Of $695G |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bnQhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3YgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1947%2C4409771 |access-date=2025-01-05 |work=Schenectady Gazette |pages=20 |via=Google News Archive |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ellis Burton Minor Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=burton001ell |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
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