Bill Russell

Positions: Shortstop and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

Russell was a switch-hitter in 1971.

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: October 21, 1948 in Pittsburg, KS us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 9th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Pittsburg HS (Pittsburg, KS).

High School: Pittsburg HS (Pittsburg, KS)

School: Pittsburg State University (Pittsburg, KS)

Debut: April 7, 1969 (Age 20-168d, 12,768th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1986 (Age 37-345d)
vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Agents: Steve Freyer

Full Name: William Ellis Russell

Nicknames: Ropes

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

31.4

7318

1926

.263

796

RBI

627

167

OBP

.310

SLG

.338

OPS

.648

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	7 (6)	Apr 15	LAD		HOU	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
2	8	Apr 16	LAD		HOU	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
3	9	Apr 17	LAD		HOU	W,1-0	CG	35	11.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
4	10	Apr 18	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	11	Apr 19	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-11	CG	41	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
6	13 (1)	Apr 21	LAD	@	SDP	W,2-0	GS	31	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF SS
7	14	Apr 22	LAD	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	15	Apr 23	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
9	16	Apr 24	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
10	17	Apr 25	LAD		SDP	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	SS
11	18	Apr 26	LAD		SDP	W,2-0	CG	27	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
12	19	Apr 27	LAD		SDP	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
13	20	Apr 28	LAD		SDP	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
14	21	Apr 30	LAD	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	41	8.0	1	5	1	7	2	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	22	May 1	LAD	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	43	12.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
16	23	May 3	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-16	GS	30	4.0	1	1	3	5	0	SS
17	24	May 4	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
18	28 (3)	May 8	LAD		STL	W,5-2	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	29	May 9	LAD		STL	L,4-5	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH SS
20	31 (1)	May 11	LAD		PIT	L,2-5	GF	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
21	32	May 12	LAD		PIT	W,2-0	GF	9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	37 (4)	May 19	LAD	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
23	38	May 20	LAD	@	MON	L,1-9	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	39	May 21	LAD	@	MON	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	1	7	0	8	1	SS
25	41 (1)	May 24	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
26	44 (2)	May 27	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
27	45	May 29	LAD		PHI	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	SS
28	46	May 30	LAD		PHI	L,1-6	GS	27	6.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	50 (3)	Jun 3	LAD		NYM	W,5-4	GF	18	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	PR SS
30	58 (7)	Jun 15	LAD	@	HOU	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
31	60 (1)	Jun 17	LAD		SDP	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
32	61	Jun 18	LAD		SDP	L,0-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
33	62	Jun 19	LAD		SDP	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
34	63	Jun 21	LAD		HOU	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	1	4	1	6	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	78 (14)	Jul 7	LAD	@	STL	L,1-7	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
36	81 (2)	Jul 10	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-4	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	82	Jul 11	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
38	84 (1)	Jul 13	LAD	@	CHC	W,9-1	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
39	85	Jul 14	LAD	@	CHC	L,4-10	CG	48	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
40	86	Jul 18	LAD		STL	W,2-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
41	88 (1)	Jul 20	LAD		STL	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
42	89	Jul 21	LAD		STL	L,2-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
43	94 (4)	Jul 26	LAD		CHC	W,10-0	GF	12	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
44	95	Jul 27	LAD		CHC	W,5-4	GS	31	8.0	5	1	1	7	0	SS
45	96	Jul 28	LAD		CHC	L,2-9	GS	32	7.0	0	5	0	5	1	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	103 (6)	Aug 4	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
47	104	Aug 5	LAD	@	ATL	W,6-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
48	107 (2)	Aug 10	LAD		CIN	W,2-1	GS	27	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
49	112 (4)	Aug 15	LAD		ATL	W,5-4	GS	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS 3B
50	115 (2)	Aug 18	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-2	GS	37	9.2	3	3	0	6	0	2B 3B
51	118 (2)	Aug 22	LAD	@	PHI	L,0-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
52	121 (2)	Aug 25	LAD	@	MON	L,1-6	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	3B
53	126 (4)	Aug 31	LAD		PHI	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	128 (1)	Sep 2	LAD		MON	W,5-4	GS	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
55	133 (4)	Sep 8	LAD		NYM	L,3-4	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							57gm		363.0	59	82	10	151	11