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.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 14	CHW	@	KCA	L,3-7		9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	9 (4)	Apr 20	CHW		KCA	L,4-7		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	10	Apr 21	CHW		KCA	L,6-9		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	12 (1)	Apr 22 (2)	CHW		KCA	L,5-7		8	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
5	16 (3)	Apr 28	CHW		BOS	W,7-6	GF	9	3.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	23 (6)	May 5	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-8		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	26 (2)	May 9 (1)	CHW	@	WSA	L,3-9		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	31 (4)	May 13	CHW	@	LAA	W,15-6		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	34 (2)	May 18	CHW		BAL	L,4-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	35	May 19	CHW		BAL	L,6-11		22	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	38 (2)	May 21	CHW		DET	L,3-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	41 (2)	May 26	CHW		MIN	L,1-4	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	47 (5)	May 31	CHW	@	DET	L,5-13		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	50 (2)	Jun 2 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	L,4-11		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	57 (6)	Jun 10 (1)	CHW	@	MIN	L,4-8	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	58	Jun 10 (2)	CHW	@	MIN	L,7-11		6	1.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
17	61 (2)	Jun 14	CHW	@	KCA	L,8-11		4	1.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
18	62	Jun 15	CHW		LAA	W,7-6	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	64 (1)	Jun 17 (1)	CHW		LAA	L,3-5		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	66 (1)	Jun 19	CHW		MIN	L,4-9		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
				Player went from Chicago White Sox to Houston Colt .45s
21	72	Jun 26 (2)	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-6		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	75 (2)	Jul 1	HOU		CIN	L,1-6	GF	8	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	77 (1)	Jul 3	HOU		PIT	L,2-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	79 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	HOU		PIT	L,3-4		7	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	81 (1)	Jul 7	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-10		12	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
26	82	Jul 8 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	L,8-12		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	85 (2)	Jul 12	HOU	@	PIT	L,4-6		9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	87 (1)	Jul 14	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-4		9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	90 (2)	Jul 17 (1)	HOU		PHI	L,0-3	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	95 (4)	Jul 21 (1)	HOU		STL	L,0-7	GS	15	2.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
31	98 (2)	Jul 23	HOU		SFG	L,1-5		15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	101 (2)	Jul 27	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	104 (2)	Aug 1	HOU	@	MLN	L,0-3	GF	6	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
34	107 (2)	Aug 4	HOU	@	STL	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	108	Aug 5 (1)	HOU	@	STL	W,7-4		15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	112 (3)	Aug 8	HOU		CIN	L,0-4		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	113	Aug 9	HOU		CIN	L,3-7		6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	114	Aug 10	HOU		MLN	L,6-7		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	116 (1)	Aug 12	HOU		MLN	W,8-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	118 (1)	Aug 15	HOU		STL	W,3-1	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	120 (1)	Aug 17	HOU		CHC	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	123 (2)	Aug 19	HOU		CHC	L,3-4		14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	125 (1)	Aug 21 (1)	HOU	@	PHI	L,3-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	128 (2)	Aug 23	HOU	@	PIT	L,0-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	135 (6)	Sep 1	HOU	@	CHC	L,3-4	GF	6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
46	137 (1)	Sep 3 (1)	HOU		PHI	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	140 (2)	Sep 5	HOU		PIT	W,5-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	141	Sep 6	HOU		PIT	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	143 (1)	Sep 8 (1)	HOU		NYM	W,4-3	GF	10	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
50	145 (1)	Sep 9	HOU		NYM	T,7-7		14	2.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
51	148 (2)	Sep 15	HOU	@	MLN	L,8-9		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	151 (2)	Sep 18 (2)	HOU	@	NYM	W,8-6		9	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
53	152	Sep 20 (1)	HOU	@	NYM	W,7-2	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	153	Sep 20 (2)	HOU	@	NYM	W,5-4	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	156 (2)	Sep 23	HOU		SFG	L,3-10		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	158 (1)	Sep 26	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-13		8	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							56gm		96.0	8	21	2	31	1