Russ Kemmerer

Russell Paul Kemmerer
(Rusty, Dutch, or Kimmersak)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 200 lb.
• School Glenville State College, University of Pittsburgh
• High School Peabody High School (Pittsburgh)
• Debut June 27, 1954
• Final Game June 23, 1963
• Born November 1, 1930 in Pittsburgh, PA USA
• Died December 8, 2014 in Indianapolis, IN USA

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Biographical Information

Russ Kemmerer played basketball as well as baseball at Pitt but quit the basketball team due to coach Doc Carlson's complicated system.

In September 1958, the Washington Senators became the first team ever to lose four consecutive games by the same score (it was 2-0). Kemmerer lost the fourth game, giving up both runs. The record has since been tied by the San Francisco Giants, in July 1961; the 2008 San Diego Padres are the only team to win four straight games by the same score.

Notable Achievements

• 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 2 (1958 & 1959)

Further Reading

• John Green: "Russ Kemmerer", in Mark Armour and Bill Nowlin, eds.: Red Sox Baseball in the Days of Ike and Elvis: The Red Sox of the 1950s, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2012, pp. 54-58. ISBN 978-1933599243

Related Sites

• Russ Kemmerer at the SABR Bio Project