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	3-15 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	0 games
Most Games w/o HR	2 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 2 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	4 (2-1-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 2 PAs	0
Avg. Runners on Base	1 (0-0-0)

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 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	302	1	Apr 10	KCA		CLE	L,4-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	303	4 (2)	Apr 15	KCA	@	CHW	W,10-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	304	7 (2)	Apr 18	KCA	@	CLE	L,4-13	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	305	10 (2)	Apr 22	KCA		CHW	L,6-20	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	306	14 (3)	Apr 28	KCA		WSH	L,3-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						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
6	307	17 (2)	May 1	KCA		BAL	W,6-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.79	-0.030	2.31	-0.05%	-0.77	P
7	308	25 (7)	May 10	KCA	@	DET	L,6-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	309	28 (2)	May 16	KCA	@	WSH	L,2-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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	310	45 (16)	Jun 4	KCA		BOS	L,2-5	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	311	48 (2)	Jun 7	KCA		BAL	L,0-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	312	49	Jun 9	KCA	@	NYY	L,8-9	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	313	51 (1)	Jun 11	KCA	@	NYY	W,9-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	314	55 (3)	Jun 15	KCA	@	WSH	L,5-8	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.35	-0.008	.64	-0.01%	-0.36	P
14	315	57 (1)	Jun 18	KCA	@	WSH	L,5-7	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	316	63 (5)	Jun 23	KCA		NYY	L,2-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
16	317	65 (1)	Jun 25	KCA		NYY	L,4-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
17	318	66	Jun 26	KCA		WSH	L,4-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3						P
18	319	68 (1)	Jun 28	KCA		WSH	L,3-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						P
							3-15		2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		.57	-0.038	1.48	-0.06%	-1.12

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