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	15-13 / in Starts: 15-9
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 64 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	40 (24-12-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 64 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	41 (21-13-6)

Most Driven In
G Hamner	3
D Ennis	1
E Pellagrini	0

Most Driven In By
R Ashburn	2
E Pellagrini	1
D Sisler	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 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	126	11 (10)	Apr 28	PHI	@	BSN	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.95	-0.047	2.85	-0.08%	-0.37	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
2	127	17 (5)	May 4	PHI		STL	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.13	0.108	2.77	0.16%	0.65	P
3	128	22 (4)	May 9	PHI		PIT	W,6-5	GS-9	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		1	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.92	-0.002	2.04	0.00%	0.17	P
4	129	27 (4)	May 15	PHI	@	STL	W,5-4	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.95	-0.089	1.90	-0.11%	-0.88	P
5	130	32 (4)	May 20 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,17-0	CG	6	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9	.45	0.028	.90	0.03%	2.05	P
6	131	37 (4)	May 27	PHI		NYG	L,0-2	GS-9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.211	.118	.328	9	.85	0.018	1.33	0.02%	0.10	P
7	132	41 (3)	May 31	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.105	.190	.105	.296	9	1.05	-0.060	1.19	-0.04%	-0.55	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
8	133	46 (4)	Jun 4	PHI		PIT	L,4-12	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.190	.105	.296	9						P
9	134	47	Jun 5	PHI		CHC	L,2-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.93	-0.024	1.15	-0.02%	-0.10	P
10	135	51 (3)	Jun 12	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.095	.174	.095	.269	9	1.03	-0.027	1.23	-0.02%	-0.24	P
11	136	53 (1)	Jun 14	PHI	@	CHC	W,11-3	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	.50	-0.057	.70	-0.05%	-1.11	P
12	137	56 (2)	Jun 17	PHI	@	STL	L,4-5	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
13	138	57	Jun 19	PHI	@	PIT	W,9-2	CG	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2		0	1	0	0	.115	.207	.115	.322	9	.58	-0.048	.47	-0.02%	-1.45	P
14	139	63 (5)	Jun 24 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.226	.143	.369	9	.90	0.031	.62	0.01%	0.22	P
15	140	65 (1)	Jun 28	PHI		BSN	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.129	.206	.129	.335	9	1.19	-0.086	1.19	-0.05%	-0.68	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
16	141	68 (2)	Jul 1	PHI	@	BRO	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.121	.194	.121	.316	9	.60	-0.030	1.13	-0.03%	-0.27	P
17	142	70 (1)	Jul 3	PHI	@	NYG	L,8-9	10-13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.121	.194	.121	.316	9						P
18	143	74 (3)	Jul 6	PHI		BRO	L,2-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.121	.194	.121	.316	9						P
19	144	76 (1)	Jul 8	PHI		BRO	L,4-6	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.121	.194	.121	.316	9						P
20	145	77	Jul 12	PHI		PIT	W,11-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.135	.200	.135	.335	9	.18	-0.018	.04	0.00%	-0.43	P
21	146	82 (4)	Jul 16	PHI		STL	W,5-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.128	.190	.128	.319	9	.96	-0.048	.48	-0.01%	-0.39	P
22	147	87 (4)	Jul 20	PHI		CHC	W,4-3	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			0	0	0	.122	.182	.122	.304	9						P
23	148	91 (3)	Jul 24	PHI	@	STL	L,5-9	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			0	0	0	.119	.178	.119	.297	9						P
24	149	95 (3)	Jul 28	PHI	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.111	.167	.111	.278	9	1.06	-0.086	.44	-0.02%	-0.95	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
25	150	100 (4)	Aug 1	PHI	@	CIN	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.106	.160	.106	.266	9	1.03	-0.052	.15	0.00%	-0.40	P
26	151	105 (4)	Aug 5 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	W,12-7	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.106	.160	.106	.266	9						P
27	152	107 (1)	Aug 7 (2)	PHI		BSN	W,1-0	GS-10	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.104	.157	.104	.261	9	1.88	-0.101	.45	-0.02%	-0.73	P
28	153	111 (3)	Aug 12 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-3	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.104	.157	.104	.261	9						P
							15-13		64	48	4	5	0	0	0	4	3	0	8	0	13		2	1	0	0	.104	.157	.104	.261		.85	-0.590	1.08	-0.26%	-5.35

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