Herbert Spencer "Bert" Ellison (November 15, 1896 – August 11, 1955) was an American baseball player.

[1] In 1917, Ellison appeared in nine games with the Tigers, but spent most of the season with the St. Paul Saints of the American Association.

"[7] However, he was lost to the Tigers for most of the 1918 season after being ordered to report to the local draft board in Yell County, Arkansas, between April 25 and 30.

[7] In 1919, Ellison finally spent a prolonged period with the Tigers, appearing in 56 games and batting .216.

[1] On November 17, 1920, the Tigers traded Ellison to the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) in exchange for pitcher Bert Cole.

Ellison led the Seals to two PCL championships and compiled a 322–250 record as the team's manager.

[10] In seven seasons with the Seals, Ellison appeared in 1,042 games, compiled a .335 batting average, and totaled 1,329 hits, 278 doubles, 43 triples, 116 RBIs, and 778 RBI.

[4] On December 1, 1927, Ellison was hired as player-manager of the Dallas Steers in the Texas League.

[4] Due to the team's failure to make a satisfactory showing, Ellison was removed as the Steers' manager on August 2, 1928.