Russ Christopher

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 170lb (190cm, 77kg)

Born: September 12, 1917 in Richmond, CA us

Died: December 5, 1954 in Richmond, CA

Buried: Sunset Mausoleum, El Cerrito, CA

High School: Richmond HS (Richmond, CA)

Debut: April 14, 1942 (Age 24-214d, 9,201st in major league history)
vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: October 1, 1948 (Age 31-019d)
vs. DET 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Russell Ormand Christopher

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Relatives: Brother of Loyd Christopher

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.1

ERA

3.37

241

999.2

424

WHIP

1.330

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Team Record in Appearances: 22-22

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 18, Entered with runners on base: 11

1947 Pitching Game Log

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1947 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	153	3	Apr 18	PHA		BOS	L,3-9	9-GF		99	1.0	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	9.00	11.68	6	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	-0.010	.07	-0.02%	-1.53	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 6
2	154	7	Apr 23	PHA		WSH	L,3-4			4	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.50	8.68	4												3					0
3	155	8	Apr 25	PHA	@	BOS	W,11-7	9-GF	S(1)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	6.01	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.018	.36	0.02%	0.50	9b --- 0 out a4	9b end a 4
4	156	9	Apr 26	PHA	@	BOS	W,5-2	8-GF	W(1-0)	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.80	4.28	7	2	3	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.82	0.071	1.28	0.07%	1.00	8b --- 0 out d1	9b end a 3
5	157	11	Apr 29	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-3	9-GF	S(2)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.50	4.01	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.49	0.183	4.80	0.21%	0.45	9b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	158	13	May 3	PHA	@	DET	L,1-2	8-GF(8)	L(1-1)	3	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	3.82	4	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.237	1.85	-0.27%	-0.52	8b --- 0 out tie	8b end d 1
7	159	14	May 4(1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,7-8	8-GF(8)	BL(1-2)	0	0.2	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	3.52	5.15	5	1	0	0	0	3		3	3	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.22	-0.715	4.11	-0.80%	-3.50	8b 123 1 out a3	8b end d 2
8	160	19	May 10	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-4	8-GF(8)		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.12	4.87	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.37	0.027	.76	0.03%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
9	161	24	May 15	PHA		DET	L,2-4	9-11		4	3.0	2	0	0	2	4	0	0	2.31	4.13	13	3	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.64	0.394	6.90	0.62%	1.41	9t --- 0 out tie	11t 3 out tie
10	162	28	May 18(2)	PHA		SLB	W,5-2	8-GF	W(2-2)	2	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.98	3.77	6	5	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.66	0.202	3.45	0.25%	1.32	8t 1-- 0 out tie	9t end a 3
11	163	30	May 21	PHA		CHW	W,5-2	9-GF	S(3)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.84	3.70	3	2	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.067	2.03	0.09%	0.85	9t 1-- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
12	164	36	May 29	PHA		BOS	W,3-2	8-GF	W(3-2)	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.62	3.76	7	5	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	2	0	1	.94	0.083	1.47	0.08%	0.94	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	165	42	Jun 4	PHA	@	CHW	W,10-3	8-GF(11)	W(4-2)	5	4.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1.31	3.84	13	5	6	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.37	0.351	2.68	0.41%	1.77	8b --- 0 out tie	11b end a 7
14	166	46	Jun 8(2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-2	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.25	3.92	5	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.34	0.012	.91	0.02%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
15	167	47	Jun 9	PHA	@	DET	W,11-3		S(4)	0	1.0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	1.19	4.04	7												5					0
16	168	48	Jun 10	PHA	@	DET	W,9-8	8-GF	S(5)	0	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	3.93	7	6	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	2	0	1	4.51	0.393	14.30	0.75%	0.95	8b 12- 0 out a2	9b end a 1
17	169	51	Jun 13	PHA		CLE	L,4-5	8-GF	L(4-3)	2	2.0	4	2	2	0	3	1	0	1.69	4.10	10	2	1	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.95	-0.313	2.95	-0.59%	-1.06	8t --- 0 out tie	9t end d 1
18	170	53	Jun 15(2)	PHA		CLE	W,6-4	9-GF	S(6)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.63	4.05	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.92	0.069	2.28	0.10%	0.47	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
19	171	56	Jun 21	PHA		CHW	L,2-6	8-GF(11)	L(4-4)	5	4.0	6	4	4	1	1	0	0	2.56	3.91	17	8	1	1	0	6		2	0	1	1	0	16	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.21	-0.093	6.65	-0.17%	-1.14	8t 12- 0 out d1	11t end d 4
20	172	60	Jun 25	PHA		SLB	W,4-2	8-GF	S(7)	3	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	2.41	3.95	9	3	2	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.71	0.139	3.49	0.17%	0.94	8t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
21	173	66	Jun 30	PHA	@	WSH	L,7-8	6-GF	L(4-5)	4	3.2	9	6	6	1	1	0	0	3.62	3.85	20	5	5	1	0	8		0	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.69	-1.415	6.25	-1.98%	-4.41	6b --- 0 out d1	9b end d 1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	174	69	Jul 4(1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,8-6		W(5-5)	3	6.0	4	1	1	1	2	0	0	3.32	3.67	22												19					0
23	175	72	Jul 6(1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-8	6-GF(8)		1	3.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.11	3.56	11	4	4	2	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.004	.06	0.01%	1.38	6b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 6
24	176	76	Jul 11	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-2	9-GF	S(8)	4	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.04	3.60	4	1	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.49	0.168	3.26	0.07%	0.82	9b 1-- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
25	177	78	Jul 12(2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,4-5	6-GF(8)		0	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.86	3.51	10	3	5	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.58	0.108	.49	0.06%	1.35	6b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
26	178	80	Jul 13(2)	PHA	@	DET	L,6-7		L(5-6)	0	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	2.92	3.65	8												8					0
27	179	82	Jul 16(1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-5			2	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.91	3.64	1												1					0
28	180	88	Jul 22	PHA		CLE	W,5-3	8-GF	S(9)	5	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.80	3.63	7	4	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.47	0.139	.19	0.01%	0.94	8t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
29	181	95	Jul 28	PHA		CHW	W,5-3		W(6-6)	5	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.75	3.61	4												4					0
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
30	182	100	Aug 2	PHA		SLB	W,8-5	9-GF	S(10)	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.70	3.59	3	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	0.030	.03	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
31	183	104	Aug 5	PHA		NYY	L,5-8	9-GF	BS(2)	2	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	2.97	3.59	6	1	0	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.60	-0.528	.59	-0.04%	-2.55	9t 12- 0 out a1	9t end d 3
32	184	110	Aug 13	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-8	2-2		7	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.09	3.58	5	2	1	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.58	-0.066	.10	-0.01%	-2.13	2b 12- 1 out d4	2b 3 out d7
33	185	116	Aug 19	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-4	8-GF(8)		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.03	3.53	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.44	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
34	186	117	Aug 20	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-2	8-GF(10)	W(7-6)	0	3.0	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.89	3.51	12	4	3	1	0	3		0	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.39	0.186	.11	0.01%	1.33	8b --- 0 out d1	10b end a 3
35	187	119	Aug 22	PHA	@	SLB	L,5-7			1	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.87	3.55	3												2					0
36	188	123	Aug 25	PHA	@	DET	W,7-5		S(11)	2	3.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	3.02	3.53	12												11					0
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
37	189	130	Sep 1(2)	PHA		WSH	L,4-7	7-7		6	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.98	3.52	3	0	2	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.43	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.12	7t 12- 1 out d1	7t 3 out d2
38	190	131	Sep 2	PHA		WSH	L,4-7	6-8		0	2.1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.88	3.45	8	0	4	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.023	.00	0.00%	1.16	6t 1-- 2 out d4	8t 3 out d4
39	191	133	Sep 5	PHA		BOS	W,9-7	8-GF	W(8-6)	2	2.0	3	1	1	2	1	1	0	2.93	3.67	11	5	0	0	0	3		1	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.04	0.202	.00	0.00%	0.32	8t 1-- 0 out tie	9t end a 2
40	192	142	Sep 14(1)	PHA		CLE	W,11-9	8-8	W(9-6)	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.89	3.65	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.47	8t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d4
41	193	144	Sep 15	PHA		CLE	L,1-2	11-GF(11)	L(9-7)	0	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.97	3.61	5	2	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.20	-0.310	.00	0.00%	-0.53	11t --- 0 out tie	11t end d 1
42	194	146	Sep 16(2)	PHA		CLE	W,7-3	8-GF	S(12)	0	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.89	3.67	9	4	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.46	0.034	.00	0.00%	0.94	8t --- 0 out a4	9t end a 4
43	195	147	Sep 17(1)	PHA		DET	W,6-4		W(10-7)	0	2.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.93	3.68	8												7					0
44	196	150	Sep 21	PHA		NYY	L,0-6	6-GF		3	4.0	4	2	1	3	2	0	0	2.90	3.69	19	6	4	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	16	1	1	0	0	0	1	.17	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.12	6t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 6
							22-22		W-L:10-7,Sv:12,BSv:2	2.6	80.2	70	30	26	32	33	4	0	2.90	3.69	332	1.81		6%	1%	51		18	50%	1	2	0	295	6	3	3	8	0	3	1.56	-0.863	2.51	-0.90%	3.49

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