Russ Van Atta

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 184lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: June 21, 1906 in Augusta, NJ us

Died: October 10, 1986 in Andover, NJ

Buried: Frankford Plains Cemetery, Newton, NJ

High School: Augusta HS (Augusta, NJ)

School: Pennsylvania State University (State College, PA)

Debut: April 25, 1933 (Age 26-308d, 7,590th in major league history)
vs. WSH 9.0 IP, 5 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: May 11, 1939 (Age 32-324d)
vs. NYY 4.0 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 7 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1933 season

Full Name: Russell Van Atta

Nicknames: Sheriff

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

ERA

5.60

207

712.1

339

WHIP

1.693

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-44 / in Starts: 2-7
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 29 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	16 (7-5-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 29 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
S West	1

Most Driven In By
M Solters	1

1936 Batting Game Log

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1936 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	113	2 (1)	Apr 15	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	114	4 (1)	Apr 18	SLB		CLE	L,2-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.71	-0.019	1.32	-0.02%	-0.22	P
3	115	6 (1)	Apr 20	SLB	@	DET	W,9-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	116	9 (2)	Apr 24	SLB		DET	L,3-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	117	12 (2)	Apr 27	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	.95	0.007	1.43	0.01%	0.21	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	118	17 (4)	May 2	SLB	@	WSH	L,4-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	1.56	-0.059	1.21	-0.03%	-0.72	P
7	119	18	May 3	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-14	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9						P
8	120	20 (1)	May 6	SLB	@	BOS	L,4-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9						PR
9	121	21	May 7	SLB	@	BOS	L,6-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9						P
10	122	23 (1)	May 11	SLB		CHW	L,6-19	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9						P
11	123	26 (2)	May 14	SLB		NYY	L,1-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9						P
12	124	27	May 15	SLB		WSH	L,5-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9						P
13	125	33 (5)	May 22	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9						P
14	126	38 (4)	May 27	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-12	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9	.48	-0.015	.04	0.00%	-0.43	P
15	127	42 (3)	May 31	SLB	@	DET	W,11-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	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
16	128	43	Jun 2	SLB	@	WSH	L,11-15	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	9	1.14	-0.034	.09	0.00%	-0.36	P
17	129	44	Jun 3	SLB	@	WSH	L,4-7	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	9	.67	-0.020	.04	0.00%	-0.41	P
18	130	49 (4)	Jun 8	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-12	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	9						P
19	131	53 (3)	Jun 17	SLB		PHA	W,14-13	2-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9	1.06	-0.011	.03	0.00%	-0.04	P
20	132	58 (4)	Jun 23	SLB		WSH	L,5-10	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9						P
21	133	59	Jun 24	SLB		WSH	L,4-7	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9						P
22	134	60	Jun 25	SLB		WSH	L,5-12	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.200	.300	9	.66	-0.018	.02	0.00%	-0.30	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
23	135	66 (5)	Jul 2 (1)	SLB		CLE	L,6-14	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.182	.273	9	.70	-0.022	.01	0.00%	-0.29	P
24	136	68 (1)	Jul 3	SLB		DET	L,5-9	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.182	.273	9						P
25	137	69	Jul 4 (1)	SLB		DET	L,3-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.182	.273	9						P
26	138	73 (3)	Jul 11 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,7-10	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.182	.273	8						P
27	139	74	Jul 11 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,6-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.182	.273	9						P
28	140	77 (2)	Jul 14	SLB	@	WSH	L,3-13	3-9	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.154	.308	.462	9	.04	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.16	P
29	141	81 (3)	Jul 16 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,4-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.154	.308	.462	9						P
30	142	84 (2)	Jul 18 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,4-15	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	9	.09	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.13	P
31	143	85	Jul 19 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	9						P
32	144	91 (5)	Jul 25	SLB		WSH	L,1-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	9						P
33	145	93 (1)	Jul 26 (2)	SLB		WSH	W,9-3	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	9						P
34	146	94	Jul 27	SLB		BOS	W,7-5	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	9	.88	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.67	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
35	147	101 (6)	Aug 2 (2)	SLB		PHA	L,3-7	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.176	.176	.294	.471	9						P
36	148	102	Aug 4	SLB		CHW	L,2-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.176	.294	.471	9						P
37	149	104 (1)	Aug 5 (2)	SLB		CHW	T,9-9	4-GF(7)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.278	.444	9	1.32	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
38	150	105	Aug 6 (1)	SLB		CHW	L,6-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.278	.444	9						P
39	151	109 (3)	Aug 9	SLB	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.227	.318	.545	9	1.03	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.25	P
40	152	113 (3)	Aug 14	SLB		CLE	L,10-12	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.227	.318	.545	9						P
41	153	116 (2)	Aug 18 (1)	SLB		DET	W,10-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.227	.318	.545	9						P
42	154	119 (2)	Aug 20	SLB		DET	L,4-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.227	.318	.545	9						P
43	155	120	Aug 21	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.227	.318	.545	9						P
44	156	122 (1)	Aug 23	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.227	.318	.545	9						P
45	157	123	Aug 25	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-13	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.217	.304	.522	9	.39	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.29	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
46	158	132 (8)	Sep 3	SLB	@	PHA	W,3-2	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.208	.292	.500	9	1.05	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
47	159	135 (2)	Sep 7 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-7	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.280	.480	9	1.48	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
48	160	136	Sep 10 (1)	SLB		PHA	L,7-12	1-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.192	.269	.462	9	.71	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
49	161	138 (1)	Sep 11	SLB		BOS	L,2-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.192	.269	.462	9						P
50	162	141 (2)	Sep 13 (1)	SLB		NYY	L,7-10	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.192	.269	.462	9						P
51	163	150 (8)	Sep 22 (2)	SLB	@	DET	L,0-14	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.185	.259	.444	9	.99	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
52	164	153 (2)	Sep 25 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,6-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.172	.241	.414	9	1.04	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.94	P
53	165	154	Sep 26 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-5	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.172	.241	.414	9						P
							8-44		29	29	1	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.172	.241	.414		.85	-0.447	.25	-0.05%	-5.65

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