Elliott Maddox
| Elliott Maddox | |||
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| Outfielder / Third baseman | |||
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Born: December 21, 1947 East Orange, New Jersey |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 7, 1970, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 1, 1980, for the New York Mets | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .261 | ||
| Home Runs | 18 | ||
| Runs batted in | 234 | ||
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Elliott Maddox (born December 21, 1947) is an African-American former Major League Baseball American player. Maddox, from 1970 to 1980, played for the Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators/Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, and New York Mets.
Maddox attended Union High School in Union, New Jersey. He then went on to attend the University of Michigan, and while there took Judaic studies courses. As a junior in 1967, he won the Big Ten batting title with a .467 average. Maddox converted to Judaism in 1975.
In June 1966 he was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 4th round of the draft, but did not sign. In June 1968 he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (20th pick) of the draft (secondary phase). In 2 minor league seasons, in 1968 and 1969, Maddox batted .303.
As a 22-year-old, he played 109 games for the Detroit Tigers in 1970. In October 1970, he was traded by the Tigers with Denny McLain, Norm McRae, and Don Wert to the Washington Senators for Ed Brinkman, Aurelio Rodríguez, Joe Coleman, and Jim Hannan. In 1972, he stole 20 bases, a career high.
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