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	4-20 / in Starts: 3-8
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 33 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	13 (9-3-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 33 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	22 (11-7-3)

Most Driven In By
G McQuinn	1
B Mills	1

1938 Batting Game Log

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1938 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	182	2 (1)	Apr 20	SLB	@	CLE	L,0-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	183	8 (5)	Apr 26	SLB		DET	L,1-7	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.41	-0.022	.85	-0.03%	-0.41	P
3	184	11 (2)	Apr 29	SLB		CLE	L,2-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.51	-0.037	2.99	-0.04%	-0.40	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
4	185	19 (7)	May 8	SLB	@	WSH	L,7-9	GS-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.85	-0.011	.81	-0.01%	-0.03	P
5	186	26 (6)	May 20	SLB		BOS	L,2-16	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.64	-0.017	.38	-0.01%	-0.28	P
6	187	29 (2)	May 24	SLB		PHA	L,1-6	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.17	-0.040	.48	-0.01%	-0.42	P
7	188	31 (1)	May 26	SLB		WSH	L,10-12	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7						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
8	189	35 (3)	Jun 1	SLB	@	BOS	L,3-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
9	190	41 (5)	Jun 9	SLB	@	WSH	L,4-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.98	-0.026	.37	-0.01%	-0.26	P
10	191	48 (6)	Jun 16	SLB		BOS	L,8-12	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
11	192	60 (11)	Jun 28	SLB		CHW	L,9-10	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
12	193	62 (1)	Jun 30	SLB		CHW	L,1-11	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	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
13	194	67 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	1.15	-0.063	.01	0.00%	-0.58	P
14	195	73 (5)	Jul 13	SLB	@	NYY	L,12-15	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
15	196	81 (7)	Jul 24 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	L,1-11	GS-0	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	9						P
16	197	87 (5)	Jul 31 (1)	SLB		BOS	W,7-6	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0	0	.200	.200	.267	.467	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
17	198	95 (7)	Aug 7 (2)	SLB		PHA	L,5-8	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.188	.250	.438	9	.24	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.13	P
18	199	97 (1)	Aug 9 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,1-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.188	.250	.438	9						P
19	200	104 (6)	Aug 16	SLB	@	CLE	L,6-9	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.176	.235	.412	9	.26	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.13	P
20	201	112 (7)	Aug 24	SLB	@	WSH	L,6-8	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.222	.389	9	.66	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
21	202	118 (5)	Aug 27 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	W,6-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.190	.333	9	1.20	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-1.00	P
Sep/Oct		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
22	203	126 (7)	Sep 4 (2)	SLB		CLE	T,1-1	CG(7)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1		0	0	.130	.130	.174	.304	9	1.62	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.21	P
23	204	132 (5)	Sep 11 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0	0	.154	.154	.231	.385	9						P
24	205	135 (2)	Sep 17 (1)	SLB		WSH	L,9-10	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.143	.143	.214	.357	9	.59	0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.01	P
25	206	154 (18)	Oct 1 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG(5)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0	0	.133	.133	.200	.333	9						P
							4-20		33	30	2	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	3		1		1	0	.133	.133	.200	.333		.94	-0.306	.37	-0.10%	-3.70

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