Russ Meyer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: October 25, 1923 in Peru, IL us

Died: November 16, 1997 in Oglesby, IL

Buried: Peru City Cemetery, Peru, IL

School: Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL)

Debut: September 13, 1946 (Age 22-323d, 10,183rd in major league history)
vs. PHI 3.0 IP, 4 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: June 28, 1959 (Age 35-246d)
vs. WSH 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Russell Charles Meyer

Nicknames: Rowdy or The Mad Monk

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1955 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.3

ERA

3.99

319

219

1531.1

672

WHIP

1.402

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-15 / in Starts: 14-12
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 63 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	43 (21-17-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 63 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	42 (21-13-6)

Most Driven In
B Scheffing	2
R Walker	1

Most Driven In By
G Mauch	1

1948 Batting Game Log

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1948 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	28	1	Apr 20	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.85	0.001	2.20	0.00%	0.02	P
2	29	6 (4)	Apr 25	CHC		STL	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.65	-0.051	1.48	-0.07%	-0.74	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	30	12 (5)	May 2	CHC	@	STL	W,13-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.26	-0.035	2.63	-0.04%	-0.38	P
4	31	17 (4)	May 9	CHC		NYG	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	1.69	0.071	2.91	0.07%	0.41	P
5	32	19 (1)	May 14	CHC		CIN	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.44	-0.114	2.05	-0.10%	-0.80	P
6	33	21 (1)	May 16	CHC		CIN	L,11-13	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	8						P
7	34	24 (2)	May 20	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-3	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9						P
8	35	27 (2)	May 23 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,5-8	3-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9						P
9	36	30 (2)	May 27	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	.92	-0.047	1.17	-0.04%	-0.41	P
10	37	35 (4)	May 31 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,4-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.75	-0.007	.82	-0.01%	-0.18	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	38	42 (6)	Jun 6	CHC		BSN	L,0-1	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.105	.211	9	1.95	-0.028	.95	-0.01%	-0.31	P
12	39	47 (4)	Jun 10	CHC		NYG	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	9	1.34	-0.038	.36	-0.01%	-0.64	P
13	40	50 (2)	Jun 15	CHC	@	BSN	L,3-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.79	-0.046	.89	-0.01%	-0.43	P
14	41	52 (1)	Jun 17 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,6-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
15	42	56 (3)	Jun 20	CHC	@	BRO	W,6-3	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.148	.148	.148	.296	9	1.36	0.046	.47	0.01%	-0.03	P
16	43	61 (4)	Jun 27 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0			0	0	0	.129	.129	.129	.258	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	44	66 (4)	Jul 2	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.114	.114	.114	.229	9	.64	-0.064	.40	-0.02%	-1.20	P
18	45	71 (4)	Jul 6	CHC	@	STL	W,12-10	GS-3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.108	.108	.108	.216	9	.66	-0.036	.22	-0.01%	-0.70	P
19	46	76 (4)	Jul 11	CHC		PIT	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.94	-0.039	.33	-0.01%	-0.07	P
20	47	79 (2)	Jul 16	CHC		BSN	L,10-12	GS-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.30	0.000	.08	0.00%	-0.08	P
21	48	82 (2)	Jul 18 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,4-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.116	.116	.116	.233	9	1.15	-0.081	.26	-0.01%	-0.79	P
22	49	88 (5)	Jul 23	CHC		NYG	L,0-5	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.114	.114	.114	.227	9	1.24	-0.043	.04	0.00%	-0.35	P
23	50	93 (4)	Jul 28	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-9	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.109	.109	.109	.217	9	1.34	-0.068	.04	0.00%	-0.66	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	51	99 (5)	Aug 4	CHC	@	BRO	L,4-5	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.109	.109	.109	.217	9						P
25	52	107 (7)	Aug 15 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-6	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.102	.102	.102	.204	9	.43	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.67	P
26	53	111 (3)	Aug 18	CHC		PIT	L,4-7	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.096	.096	.096	.192	9						P
27	54	116 (4)	Aug 24	CHC		NYG	L,4-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.096	.096	.096	.192	9						P
28	55	121 (4)	Aug 28	CHC		BSN	L,4-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.094	.094	.094	.189	9	1.07	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.35	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	56	128 (6)	Sep 3	CHC	@	PIT	W,10-1	CG	5	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	2		0	0	0	0	.107	.107	.143	.250	9	.51	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
							14-15		63	56	1	6	0	1	0	3	0	0	20	0	7		0	0	0	0	.107	.107	.143	.250		1.02	-0.605	.75	-0.25%	-7.79

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