[1] Ellis hit an inside-the-park home run in his major league debut.

[5] Ellis was traded along with Charlie Spikes, Rusty Torres, and Jerry Kenney from the Yankees to the Cleveland Indians for Graig Nettles and Jerry Moses at the Winter Meetings on November 27, 1972.

[8] Ellis was dealt from the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Ron Pruitt and Stan Thomas at the Winter Meetings on December 9, 1975.

The foundation hosts an annual charity auction event at Mohegan Sun notable attendees including Roger Clemens, Mickey Mantle, Derek Jeter, Goose Gossage, Johnny Bench, Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, and other professional baseball players.

[1] His son, John J. Ellis, was a baseball standout and played at the University of Maine and in the Texas Rangers system for three seasons.