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Russ Meyer

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Full Name: Russell Charles Meyer Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/175 First Game: September 13, 1946
Birthdate: October 25, 1923 Final Game: June 28, 1959
Birthplace: Peru, Illinois MLB Experience: 13 years
Died: November 16, 1997
Deathplace: Oglesby, Illinois
Bat/Throw: Both/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on October 25, 1923 in Peru, Illinois, Russ Meyer (Russell Charles Meyer) played for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Athletics over the course of his 13 year career. Meyer broke into the bigs on September 13, 1946 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 3.66 ERA in 164.2 innings pitched in 1948, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Russ Meyer's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1949, when he posted a 3.08 ERA, won 17 games and struck out 78 batters. However, others believe that it was 1953, when he posted a 4.56 ERA, won 15 games and struck out 106 batters.

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[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1946 CHI N 4 1 0 0 3.18 10 7 6 0 0 1 17 21 2 10 0 1 0
1947 CHI N 23 2 3 2 3.40 22 17 17 1 0 0 45 43 4 14 0 2 1
1948 CHI N 29 26 10 10 3.66 89 75 67 8 3 0 164.2 157 8 77 0 3 1
1949 PHI N 37 28 17 8 3.08 78 84 73 14 2 1 213 199 14 70 0 4 1
1950 PHI N 32 25 9 11 5.30 74 108 94 3 0 1 159.2 193 21 67 0 4 2
1951 PHI N 28 24 8 9 3.48 65 69 65 7 2 0 168 172 13 55 0 9 2
1952 PHI N 37 32 13 14 3.14 92 99 81 14 1 1 232.1 235 10 65 0 2 2
1953 BRO N 34 32 15 5 4.56 106 109 97 10 2 0 191.1 201 25 63 0 4 1
1954 BRO N 36 28 11 6 3.99 70 89 80 6 2 0 180.1 193 17 49 0 2 2
1955 BRO N 18 11 6 2 5.42 26 46 44 2 1 0 73 86 8 31 6 3 0
1956 CIN N 1 0 0 0 .00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
1956 CHI N 20 9 1 6 6.32 28 41 40 0 0 0 57 71 11 26 4 0 2
1956 TOT N 21 9 1 6 6.21 29 41 40 0 0 0 58 72 11 26 4 0 2
1957 BOS A 2 1 0 0 5.40 1 5 3 0 0 0 5 10 0 3 0 0 0
1959 KC A 18 0 1 0 4.50 10 12 12 0 0 1 24 24 3 11 0 2 1
Total NL 299 218 93 73 3.98 661 744 664 65 13 4 1502.1 1572 133 527 10 34 14
Total AL 20 1 1 0 4.66 11 17 15 0 0 1 29 34 3 14 0 2 1
Total 319 219 94 73 3.99 672 761 679 65 13 5 1531.1 1606 136 541 10 36 15

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1946 CHI N P 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1947 CHI N P 23 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1948 CHI N P 29 0 0 12 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1949 PHI N P 37 0 0 14 28 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1950 PHI N P 32 0 0 8 31 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1951 PHI N P 28 0 0 5 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .963
1952 PHI N P 37 0 0 8 37 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 .918
1953 BRO N P 34 0 0 8 33 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .932
1954 BRO N P 36 28 180.1 5 27 3 0 0 1 4 4 0 .914
1955 BRO N P 18 0 0 1 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1956 CIN N P 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1956 CHI N P 20 0 0 4 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1956 TOT N P 21 0 0 5 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 BOS A P 2 1 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.000
1959 KC A P 18 0 24 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1.000
Total P 319 29 209.1 69 257 13 19 0 1 11 4 0 .962

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1946 CHI N 4 5 0 1 0 0 .200 .333 .200 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1947 CHI N 23 12 2 3 0 1 .250 .250 .250 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1948 CHI N 29 56 1 6 0 3 .107 .107 .143 0 1 0 19 0 7 0 0 0
1949 PHI N 37 70 3 10 0 4 .143 .167 .200 2 1 2 19 0 6 0 0 1
1950 PHI N 32 50 2 7 0 0 .140 .189 .160 1 0 3 20 0 7 0 0 0
1951 PHI N 28 48 4 5 0 4 .104 .157 .104 0 0 3 8 0 13 0 0 1
1952 PHI N 37 79 4 7 1 6 .089 .133 .139 1 0 3 23 1 5 0 0 4
1953 BRO N 34 75 6 11 0 2 .147 .179 .160 1 0 3 21 0 6 0 0 2
1954 BRO N 36 47 3 2 0 2 .043 .135 .043 0 0 5 20 0 14 0 0 1
1955 BRO N 18 27 1 1 0 2 .037 .071 .074 1 0 1 10 0 2 0 0 0
1956 CIN N 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 CHI N 20 12 0 1 0 0 .083 .154 .083 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0
1956 TOT N 21 12 0 1 0 0 .083 .154 .083 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0
1957 BOS A 2 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 KC A 18 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 299 481 26 54 1 24 .112 .153 .139 6 2 22 144 1 62 0 0 9
Total AL 20 3 0 1 0 1 .333 .333 .333 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Total 319 484 26 55 1 25 .114 .154 .140 6 2 22 146 1 62 0 0 9

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (1942).
  • Sold by Chicago Cubs to Philadelphia Phillies for $20000 (October 11, 1948).
  • Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Brooklyn Dodgers as part of 4-team trade in which Philadelphia Phillies sent cash to Milwaukee Braves; Milwaukee Braves sent cash to Cincinnati Reds; Milwaukee Braves sent Earl Torgeson to Philadelphia Phillies; Brooklyn Dodgers sent Rocky Bridges to Cincinnati Reds; Brooklyn Dodgers sent Jim Pendleton to Milwaukee Braves; and Cincinnati Reds sent Joe Adcock to Milwaukee Braves (February 16, 1953).
  • Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with Don Hoak and Walt Moryn to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Randy Jackson and Don Elston (December 9, 1955).
  • Claimed on waivers by Cincinnati Reds from Chicago Cubs (September 1, 1956).
  • Claimed on waivers by Boston Red Sox from Cincinnati Reds (April 13, 1957).
  • Released by Boston Red Sox (May 13, 1957).
  • Signed by Kansas City Athletics (April 4, 1959).
  • Released by Kansas City Athletics (July 3, 1959).

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