Russ Kemmerer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 198lb (188cm, 89kg)

Born: November 1, 1930 in Pittsburgh, PA us

Died: December 8, 2014 in Indianapolis, IN

Buried: Cremated

High School: Peabody HS (Pittsburgh, PA)

Schools: Glenville State College (Glenville, WV), University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)

Debut: June 27, 1954 (Age 23-238d, 11,149th in major league history)
vs. CHW 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 23, 1963 (Age 32-234d)
vs. CIN 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Russell Paul Kemmerer

Nicknames: Rusty, Dutch or Kimmersak

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.7

ERA

4.46

302

109

1066.2

505

WHIP

1.437

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 15	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-7	GS	29	6.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
2	8 (4)	Apr 19 (2)	WSH	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
3	11 (2)	Apr 23	WSH		NYY	W,3-2	GS	28	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
4	15 (3)	Apr 28	WSH	@	KCA	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	19 (3)	May 2	WSH	@	DET	W,15-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	31 (11)	May 15	WSH		KCA	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
7	37 (5)	May 20	WSH		CLE	L,3-5	GS	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	41 (3)	May 26	WSH	@	BAL	L,5-6	GS	31	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	46 (4)	May 30 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,0-11	GS	19	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	51 (4)	Jun 6	WSH	@	DET	L,1-4	GS	24	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
11	57 (5)	Jun 14 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,5-9	GS	27	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	62 (4)	Jun 19	WSH		DET	L,4-6	GS	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
13	67 (4)	Jun 24	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-2	GS	25	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
14	71 (3)	Jun 28	WSH	@	KCA	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	75 (3)	Jul 3	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS	34	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
16	79 (3)	Jul 9 (1)	WSH		BAL	L,0-8	GS	25	5.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
17	83 (3)	Jul 12	WSH		BAL	L,1-5	GS	28	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	87 (3)	Jul 17	WSH		KCA	L,4-7	GS	34	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	91 (3)	Jul 21	WSH	@	DET	L,1-8		15	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	93 (1)	Jul 23	WSH	@	DET	L,2-11	GF	10	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	94	Jul 24	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-5		13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	99 (4)	Jul 28	WSH	@	KCA	L,1-6	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	101 (1)	Jul 30	WSH	@	KCA	L,1-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	104 (2)	Aug 2 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	105	Aug 2 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-9	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	109 (3)	Aug 6	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	GS	34	7.0	3	3	0	6	0	P
27	112 (2)	Aug 9 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,0-9		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	114 (1)	Aug 13	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-2	GS	31	7.2	1	2	1	4	0	P
29	116 (1)	Aug 15	WSH	@	BAL	L,2-4	GF	4	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	118 (1)	Aug 18	WSH	@	CLE	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	122 (3)	Aug 22	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
32	126 (3)	Aug 26	WSH	@	DET	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	129 (2)	Aug 30	WSH		NYY	W,3-1	GS	21	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	133 (3)	Sep 3	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-9	GS	14	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	137 (3)	Sep 7 (1)	WSH	@	BAL	L,0-7	GS	30	6.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
36	142 (4)	Sep 12	WSH		CLE	L,2-7	GS	28	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
37	146 (3)	Sep 15 (2)	WSH		KCA	L,2-6	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							37gm		206.0	18	36	3	57	1