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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Team Record in Appearances: 3-15

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 11, Entered with runners on base: 6

1959 Pitching Game Log

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1959 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	302	1	Apr 10	KCA		CLE	L,4-6	9-GF		99	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.54	3	2	1	0	1	0		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.21	-0.004	.53	-0.01%	0.18	9t 1-3 1 out d3	9t end d 4
2	303	4	Apr 15	KCA	@	CHW	W,10-8	8-8		4	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.00	11.54	2	0	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.56	-0.182	7.33	-0.23%	-1.17	8b -23 1 out a3	8b 123 1 out a2
3	304	7	Apr 18	KCA	@	CLE	L,4-13	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.38	4.79	7	2	4	0	2	1		0	0	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.05	7b --- 0 out d9	8b end d 9
4	305	10	Apr 22	KCA		CHW	L,6-20	6-6		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.70	3.74	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.39	0.088	3.24	0.12%	1.18	6t 1-3 1 out d2	6t 3 out d2
5	306	14	Apr 28	KCA		WSH	L,3-8	6-7		5	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.93	2.54	5	1	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.019	.63	0.03%	0.73	6t 1-- 2 out d4	7t 3 out d4
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
6	307	17	May 1	KCA		BAL	W,6-3	8-GF	W(1-0)	2	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.35	2.39	7	1	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.81	0.084	2.37	0.15%	1.00	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end a 3
7	308	25	May 10	KCA	@	DET	L,6-7	7-8		8	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.13	2.79	4	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	0.021	.49	0.02%	0.76	7b --- 0 out d4	8b --- 1 out d1
8	309	28	May 16	KCA	@	WSH	L,2-7	6-7		5	2.0	4	3	3	0	1	1	0	3.60	3.84	10	2	3	0	1	4		0	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	.11	-0.033	.23	-0.04%	-2.03	6b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d7
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
9	310	45	Jun 4	KCA		BOS	L,2-5	4-5		18	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.09	3.31	6	2	1	0	0	1		2	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.68	0.022	2.04	0.04%	0.68	4t 1-3 1 out d3	5t 3 out d3
10	311	48	Jun 7	KCA		BAL	L,0-3	7-8		2	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.63	3.27	8	4	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.035	1.25	0.07%	1.00	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d3
11	312	49	Jun 9	KCA	@	NYY	L,8-9	5-6	BS(1)	1	2.0	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	2.87	3.44	11	3	4	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.77	-0.046	4.95	-0.08%	-0.07	5b --- 0 out a1	6b 3 out tie
12	313	51	Jun 11	KCA	@	NYY	W,9-5	9-GF	S(1)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.76	3.40	2	0	2	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.27	0.023	.60	0.03%	0.37	9b -23 1 out a5	9b end a 4
13	314	55	Jun 15	KCA	@	WSH	L,5-8	4-6		3	3.0	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	2.79	3.47	14	7	2	0	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	.05	-0.006	.09	-0.01%	0.46	4b --- 0 out d6	6b 3 out d7
14	315	57	Jun 18	KCA	@	WSH	L,5-7	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.53	3.29	8	2	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.33	0.036	.45	0.03%	0.98	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
15	316	63	Jun 23	KCA		NYY	L,2-10	9-GF		4	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.82	3.26	5	2	1	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.50	9t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 8
16	317	65	Jun 25	KCA		NYY	L,4-5	8-8		1	0.0	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	3.22	3.98	3	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.71	-0.163	.93	-0.13%	-1.99	8t --- 0 out d1	8t 12- 0 out d2
17	318	66	Jun 26	KCA		WSH	L,4-8	8-GF		0	1.2	2	3	3	2	0	1	0	4.13	4.67	9	4	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	-0.029	.04	-0.02%	-2.24	8t --- 1 out d4	9t end d 7
18	319	68	Jun 28	KCA		WSH	L,3-7	9-9		1	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.50	4.67	2	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.14	-0.023	.13	-0.01%	-1.62	9t --- 0 out d3	9t -2- 0 out d4
							3-15		W-L:1-0,Sv:1,BSv:1	2.8	24.0	24	12	12	11	12	3	1	4.50	4.67	108	1.13		3%	6%	20		11	36%	4	0	0	92	6	3	0	0	2	1	.48	-0.158	1.22	-0.02%	-2.33

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