Russ Meers

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: November 28, 1918 in Tilton, IL us

Died: November 16, 1994 in Lancaster, PA

Buried: Cremated

Debut: September 28, 1941 (Age 22-304d, 9,142nd in major league history)
vs. STL 8.0 IP, 5 H, 5 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: September 26, 1947 (Age 28-302d)
vs. STL 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Russell Harlan Meers

Nicknames: Babe

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

ERA

3.98

83.2

WHIP

1.482

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Team Record in Appearances: 7-28 / in Starts: 1-0

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 18, Entered with runners on base: 13

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	9	12	Apr 29	CHC	@	BRO	L,6-10	6-7		99	2.0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0.00	6.18	8	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.44	0.033	1.55	0.07%	1.07	6b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d3
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
2	10	17	May 8(2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,8-7	5-7	W(1-0)	8	3.0	3	1	1	2	1	0	1	1.80	5.48	14	4	3	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	.30	-0.018	1.03	-0.04%	0.47	5b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d4
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
3	11	39	Jun 3	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-8	8-GF(8)		25	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	3.00	7.68	4	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.02	-0.003	.08	-0.01%	-0.48	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 6
4	12	43	Jun 6	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-6	3-5		2	3.0	1	0	0	3	3	0	0	2.00	6.34	13	3	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.48	0.058	2.51	0.18%	1.60	3b --- 0 out d4	5b 3 out d3
5	13	45	Jun 10	CHC	@	BSN	L,1-2	8-GF(8)		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.86	5.88	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.96	0.067	4.10	0.17%	0.95	8b --3 1 out d1	8b end d 1
6	14	51	Jun 15	CHC		PHI	L,1-6			4	2.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.31	5.59	9												8					0
7	15	54	Jun 19	CHC		BRO	L,1-5	7-7		3	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.25	5.76	2	1	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.85	-0.027	3.79	-0.07%	-0.23	7t 123 2 out d3	7t 3 out d4
8	16	59	Jun 24	CHC		NYG	L,0-11	3-GF		4	6.1	7	5	5	4	5	2	0	3.93	6.22	29	7	6	0	3	7		3	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	.05	-0.015	.22	-0.04%	-1.26	3t 123 2 out d6	9t end d11
9	17	61	Jun 26	CHC		PIT	L,0-8	9-GF		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.79	5.99	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.91	9t 12- 1 out d8	9t end d 8
10	18	62	Jun 27	CHC		PIT	L,8-12	9-GF		0	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.05	5.73	5	0	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	-0.015	.28	-0.02%	-0.51	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 4
11	19	65	Jun 29	CHC		PIT	L,4-10	8-9		1	1.2	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	4.98	5.91	11	3	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	.02	-0.003	.04	-0.01%	-0.44	8t --- 0 out d6	9t 12- 2 out d5
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
12	20	68	Jul 4(1)	CHC		STL	L,0-7	6-8		4	2.1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.88	5.63	11	3	4	0	2	2		1	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	.06	-0.002	.13	0.00%	0.31	6t -2- 2 out d6	8t 3 out d7
13	21	73	Jul 10(1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-5	3-5		5	1.1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	5.33	5.71	8	3	3	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.55	-0.018	1.32	-0.03%	-0.98	3b -2- 2 out d3	5b 123 0 out d3
14	22	76	Jul 12(1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-7	7-7		1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.26	5.68	2	1	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.10	-0.011	.15	-0.01%	-1.55	7b 12- 2 out d5	7b 3 out d7
15	23	81	Jul 15	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-4	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.88	5.39	6	1	3	0	1	1		0	0	0	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.010	.06	0.00%	1.05	7b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
16	24	88	Jul 23	CHC		BSN	L,4-12	8-GF		7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.55	5.30	7	5	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.99	8t --- 0 out d9	9t end d 9
17	25	91	Jul 26	CHC		NYG	L,3-7	8-GF		2	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	4.55	5.49	7	1	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.07	-0.012	.04	0.00%	-0.01	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 5
18	26	92	Jul 27	CHC		NYG	L,6-12	6-6		0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.41	5.49	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.21	0.009	.06	0.00%	0.50	6t --- 0 out d5	6t 3 out d5
19	27	95	Jul 30	CHC		PHI	L,2-9	4-GF		2	5.1	3	3	3	4	3	0	0	4.50	5.25	22	6	6	0	1	3		3	0	0	0	0	18	3	0	2	1	0	0	.18	-0.002	.02	0.00%	0.25	4t 123 2 out d5	9t end d 7
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
20	28	97	Aug 1	CHC		BRO	W,10-8	7-7		1	0.0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.97	5.33	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	-0.133	.06	0.00%	-1.35	7t --- 0 out d1	7t 1-3 0 out d1
21	29	98	Aug 2	CHC		BRO	W,12-7	7-7		0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.97	5.41	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.89	-0.034	.05	0.00%	-0.66	7t 12- 1 out a5	7t 123 1 out a5
22	30	100	Aug 4	CHC		STL	L,1-8	8-8		1	0.2	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	5.35	5.70	5	0	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.94	8t --- 0 out d5	8t 12- 2 out d6
23	31	105	Aug 9(1)	CHC		CIN	W,8-1	GS-3		4	2.0	5	1	1	2	1	0	0	5.31	5.65	13	1	4	1	1	5	41			0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	-0.202	.01	0.00%	-1.85	1t start tie	3t 123 0 out a1
24	32	111	Aug 15	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-5	4-6		5	3.0	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	4.95	5.49	13	3	4	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.34	0.048	.00	0.00%	1.55	4b --- 0 out d4	6b 3 out d3
25	33	114	Aug 17(2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-11	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.73	5.32	7	2	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.03	7b --- 0 out d9	8b end d 8
26	34	116	Aug 19(2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-8			1	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.82	5.27	4												3					0
27	35	118	Aug 21(1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-8	7-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.79	5.21	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.48	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.61	7b -23 2 out d3	7b 3 out d3
28	36	122	Aug 24(1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-4			2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.69	5.15	3												3					0
29	37	124	Aug 25	CHC	@	NYG	W,9-7	7-9	H(1)	0	1.1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.93	5.15	7	4	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.06	-0.183	.00	0.00%	-0.86	7b --- 2 out a1	9b -23 0 out a2
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
30	38	131	Sep 1(2)	CHC		CIN	L,2-13	1-7		6	6.2	6	2	2	2	5	0	0	4.66	4.78	27	5	9	1	0	6		3	3	0	0	0	25	2	1	0	0	0	0	.03	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.46	1t 123 1 out d7	7t 3 out d10
31	39	132	Sep 3	CHC		STL	L,1-11	9-GF		1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.63	4.77	2	0	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.23	9t 1-- 2 out d10	9t end d10
32	40	145	Sep 17(2)	CHC		NYG	W,12-10		W(2-0)	13	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.61	4.76	1												1					0
33	41	146	Sep 18	CHC		NYG	L,5-9	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.53	4.69	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.50	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
34	42	152	Sep 24	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-6	4-8		5	4.2	2	2	2	4	0	0	0	4.48	4.73	18	4	8	1	0	2		3	1	0	0	0	13	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.38	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.98	4b 123 0 out a2	8b 12- 2 out tie
35	43	153	Sep 26	CHC		STL	L,3-5	7-8		1	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.48	4.63	9	4	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.63	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.01	7t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d3
							7-28		W-L:2-0,Hld:1	2.4	64.1	61	32	32	40	31	5	1	4.48	4.63	281	0.94		3%	6%	53	41	27	26%	1	2	0	233	11	2	4	8	0	1	.44	-0.462	.38	0.20%	1.40

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