<P> During the 2007 postseason, with Crisp struggling, Ellsbury started in center field for Game 6 of the 2007 American League Championship Series (ALCS) against the Cleveland Indians, and started the remainder of the postseason for the Red Sox . In 11 postseason games, he hit . 360 in 25 at - bats with two stolen bases . With his two doubles off Josh Fogg in the top of the third inning of Game 3 of the 2007 World Series on October 27, Ellsbury became the first rookie to hit two doubles in the same inning of a World Series game . After hitting another double off Brian Fuentes in the eighth inning, he became the fourth rookie ever to hit three doubles in a World Series game . His four hits, including a single in the first inning, made him only the third rookie to ever accomplish the feat in the World Series, after Freddie Lindstrom in the 1924 World Series and Joe Garagiola in the 1946 World Series . He batted . 438 with four doubles and a stolen base for the World Series . The Red Sox eventually won the World Series in a 4 - game sweep over the Rockies, giving Ellsbury his first career championship title . </P> <P> Heading into the 2008 season, Ellsbury was ranked 13th - best prospect in baseball by Baseball America, the 16th - best prospect by Baseball Prospectus, and the 19th - best prospect by ESPN Scouts Inc . Ellsbury hit . 224, with . 291 on - base percentage (OBP), and a . 347 slugging percentage in 16 spring training games and started in center field on Opening Day of the 2008 Major League Baseball season against the Oakland Athletics on March 25 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan . Ellsbury had his first career multi-home run game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on April 22 . Ellsbury stole 25 consecutive bases without being caught, until he was caught stealing in a game on May 18 . He was two stolen bases shy of the major league record held by Tim Raines in 1979 . With three stolen bases against the Baltimore Orioles on May 30, he became the first Red Sox player to steal more than two bases in a game since Jerry Remy stole four in 1980 . Ellsbury stole his 32nd base of the season on June 15, breaking the Red Sox' rookie record, set 100 years earlier by Amby McConnell . He finished the season with 50 steals to lead the American League, putting him third on the list of Red Sox all - time stolen base leaders for a single season, behind Tommy Harper (54) in 1973 and Tris Speaker (52) in 1912 . Ellsbury finished third in the AL Rookie of the Year voting, behind Evan Longoria of Tampa Bay and Alexei Ramírez of the Chicago White Sox . </P> <P> Ellsbury hit . 333, with a . 400 OBP and a . 567 slugging percentage, and three stolen bases in the 2008 American League Division Series (ALDS), in which the Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 3--1, in the best - of - five series . In the second inning of Game 3 of the ALDS, he hit the first three - run single in postseason history when Howie Kendrick and Torii Hunter let a pop - up fall to the ground between them . After going 0--for - 14 in the first three games of the 2008 ALCS against the Tampa Bay Rays, Ellsbury was benched in favor of Crisp with only a pinch hitting at - bat in game 4 . He did not play in the final three games of the series, and the Sox eventually lost the series 4--3 . </P> <P> Ellsbury played his 179th straight regular - season game without an error on April 12, 2009, breaking the franchise record for outfielders held by Mike Greenwell . On April 15, with six errorless chances, Ellsbury passed Coco Crisp for most errorless total chances by a center fielder, setting a new Red Sox franchise record of 433 . Ellsbury tied a major league record for outfielders with 12 putouts in a nine - inning game on May 20, tying Earl Clark of the Boston Braves, who accomplished the feat in 1929, and Lyman Bostock of the Minnesota Twins, who did it in 1977 . Ellsbury's streak of errorless games ended at 232, with 554 errorless chances, when he committed an error on June 17 . </P>

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