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	3-18 / in Starts: 3-6
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 15 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	6 (2-3-1) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 15 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	9 (5-2-1)

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 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	279	4 (3)	Apr 21	CHC		CIN	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.83	-0.067	1.93	-0.09%	-0.76	P
2	280	8 (3)	Apr 27	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.16	-0.056	2.68	-0.08%	-0.45	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	281	13 (4)	May 2	CHC		NYG	L,5-6	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	1.20	-0.062	1.78	-0.06%	-0.52	P
4	282	20 (6)	May 13 (2)	CHC		STL	L,7-14	7-GF(7)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9						P
5	283	23 (2)	May 17	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-1	GS-0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						P
6	284	29 (5)	May 25	CHC	@	STL	L,1-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.99	-0.025	.80	-0.01%	-0.22	P
7	285	34 (4)	May 30 (1)	CHC		MLN	W,10-9	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
8	286	35	May 30 (2)	CHC		MLN	L,9-11	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						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
9	287	40 (4)	Jun 3	CHC		BRO	L,3-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	1.18	-0.031	.61	-0.01%	-0.27	P
10	288	45 (4)	Jun 9	CHC		PHI	L,4-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	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
11	289	88 (42)	Jul 24	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
12	290	90 (1)	Jul 26	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
13	291	92 (1)	Jul 28	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-6	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
14	292	95 (2)	Jul 30 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
15	293	96	Jul 30 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						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
16	294	98 (1)	Aug 1	CHC	@	PHI	L,8-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
17	295	103 (4)	Aug 7	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
18	296	112 (8)	Aug 15 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,3-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
19	297	121 (8)	Aug 23 (2)	CHC		NYG	L,5-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
20	298	122	Aug 24	CHC		NYG	L,4-5	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						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
				Player went from Chicago Cubs to Cincinnati Redlegs
21	299	140	Sep 12	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	7						P
							3-18		15	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237		1.07	-0.241	1.68	-0.25%	-2.23

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