Russ Meyer

Q: When was Russ Meyer born?

Russ Meyer was born on October 25, 1923.

Q: Where was Russ Meyer born?

Russ Meyer was born in Peru, IL .

Q: How tall was Russ Meyer?

Russ Meyer was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Russ Meyer weigh when playing?

Russ Meyer weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Russ Meyer in the Hall of Fame?

Russ Meyer has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Russ Meyer have?

Russ Meyer had 672 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Russ Meyer played for?

Russ Meyer played for 6 teams; the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Redlegs, Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Athletics.

Q: When did Russ Meyer retire?

Russ Meyer last played in 1959.

Q: What are Russ Meyer's nicknames?

Rowdy,The Mad Monk are nicknames for 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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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.3

ERA

3.99

319

219

1531.1

672

WHIP

1.402

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1942	18	CHW-min	C	7	8	.467	4.21	32						184.0	193	111	86		67									1.413	9.4		3.3			SUP NORL
1943			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1944	20	CHC-min	A1	9	12	.429	5.30	38	14	16	5	0		146.0	187	106	86		70		66	1	0	5				1.760	11.5		4.3	4.1	0.94	NVL SOUA
1945	21	CHC-min	A1	11	13	.458	4.43	34	26	5	10	1		183.0	203	108	90		62		114	4	0	8				1.448	10.0		3.0	5.6	1.84	NVL SOUA
1946	22	CHC-min	AA	13	8	.619	3.53	48	18	20	6	2		191.0	190	101	75		91		139	0	0	11				1.471	9.0		4.3	6.5	1.53	NVL SOUA
1946	22	CHC	NL	0	0		3.18	4	1	1	0	0	1	17.0	21	7	6	2	10	1	10	0	0	1	78	107	4.70	1.824	11.1	1.1	5.3	5.3	1.00
1947	23	CHC	NL	3	2	.600	3.40	23	2	9	1	0	0	45.0	43	17	17	4	14	4	22	1	0	2	185	117	3.85	1.267	8.6	0.8	2.8	4.4	1.57
1948	24	CHC	NL	10	10	.500	3.66	29	26	2	8	3	0	164.2	157	75	67	7	77	3	89	1	1	3	702	106	3.65	1.421	8.6	0.4	4.2	4.9	1.16
1949	25	PHI	NL	17	8	.680	3.08	37	28	5	14	2	1	213.0	199	84	73	14	70	2	78	1	2	4	877	127	3.63	1.263	8.4	0.6	3.0	3.3	1.11	MVP-19
1950	26	PHI	NL	9	11	.450	5.30	32	25	3	3	0	1	159.2	193	108	94	21	67	4	74	2	2	4	710	76	4.66	1.628	10.9	1.2	3.8	4.2	1.10
1951	27	PHI	NL	8	9	.471	3.48	28	24	3	7	2	0	168.0	172	69	65	13	55	2	65	2	0	9	720	111	3.73	1.351	9.2	0.7	2.9	3.5	1.18
1952	28	PHI	NL	13	14	.481	3.14	37	32	3	14	1	1	232.1	235	99	81	10	65	6	92	2	0	2	982	117	3.02	1.291	9.1	0.4	2.5	3.6	1.42
1953	29	BRO	NL	15	5	.750	4.56	34	32	1	10	2	0	191.1	201	109	97	25	63	3	106	1	0	4	819	94	4.19	1.380	9.5	1.2	3.0	5.0	1.68
1954	30	BRO	NL	11	6	.647	3.99	36	28	4	6	2	0	180.1	193	89	80	17	49	0	70	2	0	2	767	103	3.70	1.342	9.6	0.8	2.4	3.5	1.43
1955	31	BRO	NL	6	2	.750	5.42	18	11	1	2	1	0	73.0	86	46	44	8	31	6	26	0	0	3	327	76	4.35	1.603	10.6	1.0	3.8	3.2	0.84
1956	32	TOT	NL	1	6	.143	6.21	21	9	7	0	0	0	58.0	72	41	40	11	26	4	29	2	0	0	268	62	5.28	1.690	11.2	1.7	4.0	4.5	1.12
1956	32	CHC	NL	1	6	.143	6.32	20	9	6	0	0	0	57.0	71	41	40	11	26	4	28	2	0	0	264	61	5.37	1.702	11.2	1.7	4.1	4.4	1.08
1956	32	CIN	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4		0.37	1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
1957	33	CIN-min	AA,Opn	8	8	.500	3.97	27	21		10	1		161.0	192	77	71	12	37	7	63	0	0	2				1.422	10.7	0.7	2.1	3.5	1.70	NVL,SLE SOUA,PCL
1957	33	BOS	AL	0	0		5.40	2	1	1	0	0	0	5.0	10	5	3	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	28	79	3.86	2.600	18.0	0.0	5.4	1.8	0.33
1958			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Out of Baseball)
1959	35	LAD-min	AAA	5	5	.500	2.80	13	11		6	0		90.0	85	34	28	6	18	1	38	0	0	1				1.144	8.5	0.6	1.8	3.8	2.11	STP AA
1959	35	KCA	AL	1	0	1.000	4.50	18	0	7	0	0	1	24.0	24	12	12	3	11	0	10	1	0	2	107	91	4.83	1.458	9.0	1.1	4.1	3.8	0.91
13 Yrs				94	73	.563	3.99	319	219	47	65	13	5	1531.1	1606	761	679	135	541	35	672	15	5	36	6570	99	3.87	1.402	9.4	0.8	3.2	3.9	1.24
162 Game Avg.				12	9	.563	3.99	40	28	6	8	2	1	194	203	96	86	17	68	4	85	2	1	5	830	99	3.87	1.402	9.4	0.8	3.2	3.9	1.24

PHI (4 yrs)				47	42	.528	3.64	134	109	14	38	5	3	773.0	799	360	313	58	257	14	309	7	4	19	3289	106	3.68	1.366	9.3	0.7	3.0	3.6	1.20
CHC (4 yrs)				14	18	.438	4.12	76	38	18	9	3	1	283.2	292	140	130	24	127	12	149	4	1	6	1229	94	4.09	1.477	9.3	0.8	4.0	4.7	1.17
BRO (3 yrs)				32	13	.711	4.47	88	71	6	18	5	0	444.2	480	244	221	50	143	9	202	3	0	9	1913	94	4.02	1.401	9.7	1.0	2.9	4.1	1.41
KCA (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	4.50	18	0	7	0	0	1	24.0	24	12	12	3	11	0	10	1	0	2	107	91	4.83	1.458	9.0	1.1	4.1	3.8	0.91
BOS (1 yr)				0	0		5.40	2	1	1	0	0	0	5.0	10	5	3	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	28	79	3.86	2.600	18.0	0.0	5.4	1.8	0.33
CIN (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4		0.37	1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	9.0

NL (11 yrs)				93	73	.560	3.98	299	218	39	65	13	4	1502.1	1572	744	664	132	527	35	661	14	5	34	6435	99	3.86	1.397	9.4	0.8	3.2	4.0	1.25
AL (2 yrs)				1	0	1.000	4.66	20	1	8	0	0	1	29.0	34	17	15	3	14	0	11	1	0	2	135	88	4.67	1.655	10.6	0.9	4.3	3.4	0.79

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1946	22	CHC	NL	0.0	4	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	54	.282	67	1	0	0	0		0	/1
1947	23	CHC	NL	0.0	23	12	12	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	35	.232	30	3	0	0	0		0	1
1948	24	CHC	NL	-0.5	29	63	56	1	6	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	19	.107	.107	.143	.250	-31	.103	-74	8	0	0	7		0	1
1949	25	PHI	NL	-0.3	37	78	70	3	10	2	1	0	4	0	0	2	19	.143	.167	.200	.367	-1	.163	-27	14	1	0	6		0	1	MVP-19
1950	26	PHI	NL	-0.2	32	60	50	2	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	20	.140	.189	.160	.349	-6	.157	-40	8	0	0	7		0	1
1951	27	PHI	NL	-0.4	28	64	48	4	5	0	0	0	4	0	0	3	8	.104	.157	.104	.261	-28	.131	-76	5	1	0	13		0	1
1952	28	PHI	NL	-0.5	37	88	79	4	7	1	0	1	6	0	0	3	23	.089	.133	.139	.272	-24	.127	-49	11	4	1	5		0	1
1953	29	BRO	NL	-0.5	34	84	75	6	11	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	21	.147	.179	.160	.339	-12	.161	-48	12	2	0	6		0	1
1954	30	BRO	NL	-0.7	36	66	47	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	20	.043	.135	.043	.177	-52	.105	-128	2	1	0	14	0	0	1
1955	31	BRO	NL	-0.4	18	30	27	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	10	.037	.071	.074	.146	-62	.071	-111	2	0	0	2	0	0	1
1956	32	2TM	NL	-0.1	21	15	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.083	.154	.083	.237	-33	.122	-78	1	0	0	2	0	0	1
1956	32	CHC	NL	-0.1	20	15	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.083	.154	.083	.237	-33	.122	-78	1	0	0	2	0	0	1
1956	32	CIN	NL	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1957	33	BOS	AL	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	437	.920	500	1	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1958	Did not play - Out of Baseball
1959	35	KCA	AL	0.0	18	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-145	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
13 Yrs				-3.4	319	569	484	26	55	6	2	1	25	0	0	22	146	.114	.154	.140	.294	-20	.138	-59	68	9	1	62	0	0	1
162 Game Avg				-1.7	162	289	246	13	28	3	1	1	13	0	0	11	74	.114	.154	.140	.294	-20	.138	-59	35	5	1	31		0

PHI (4 Yrs)				-1.3	134	290	247	13	29	4	1	1	14	0	0	11	70	.117	.158	.154	.312	-15	.144	-46	38	6	1	31		0	1
CHC (4 Yrs)				-0.5	76	96	85	3	11	0	1	0	4	0	0	2	23	.129	.149	.153	.302	-17	.136	-51	13	0	0	9	0	0	1
BRO (3 Yrs)				-1.6	88	180	149	10	14	2	0	0	6	0	0	9	51	.094	.146	.107	.253	-33	.126	-84	16	3	0	22	0	0	1
KCA (1 Yr)				0.0	18	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-145	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
BOS (1 Yr)				0.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	437	.920	500	1	0	0	0	0	0	/1
CIN (1 Yr)				0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

NL (11 Yrs)				-3.4	299	566	481	26	54	6	2	1	24	0	0	22	144	.112	.153	.139	.292	-21	.137	-60	67	9	1	62	0	0	1
AL (2 Yrs)				0.0	20	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	81	.307	70	1	0	0	0	0	0	1

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1950	26	PHI	WS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0			/1

1953	29	BRO	WS	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	/1

1955	31	BRO	WS	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
3 Yrs				4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
162 Game Avg				162	122	122	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	81	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0

BRO (2 Yrs)				2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
PHI (1 Yr)				2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0			/1

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1946	22	CHC	NL	P	4	1	0	17.0	4	0	4	0	0	1.000	.960	2.12	2.22	1.00	2.23	1	0	1	100.0	44.0	0
1947	23	CHC	NL	P	23	2	1	45.0	7	1	6	0	1	1.000	.966	1.40	2.10	0.30	2.07	2	1	2	66.7	45.3	0
1948	24	CHC	NL	P	29	26	8	164.2	39	12	26	1	0	.974	.963	2.08	2.11	1.31	2.08	3	9	3	25.0	41.8	2
1949	25	PHI	NL	P	37	28	14	213.0	43	14	28	1	3	.977	.953	1.77	2.04	1.14	2.02	4	11	2	15.4	44.0	1	MVP-19
1950	26	PHI	NL	P	32	25	3	159.2	39	8	31	0	4	*1.000*	.961	2.20	2.13	1.22	2.10	4	7	5	41.7	44.7	0
1951	27	PHI	NL	P	28	24	7	168.0	27	5	21	1	1	.963	.962	1.39	2.14	0.93	2.14	9	6	5	45.5	42.3	0
1952	28	PHI	NL	P	37	32	14	232.1	49	8	37	4	6	.918	.953	1.74	2.18	1.22	2.16	2	4	7	63.6	44.5	0
1953	29	BRO	NL	P	34	32	10	191.1	44	8	33	3	1	.932	.956	1.93	2.06	1.21	2.02	4	7	0	0.0	40.3	1
1954	30	BRO	NL	P	36	28	6	180.1	35	5	27	3	0	.914	.960	1.60	2.07	0.89	2.06	2	4	4	50.0	44.5	0
1955	31	BRO	NL	P	18	11	2	73.0	22	1	21	0	1	1.000	.950	2.71	2.03	1.22	2.02	3	1	1	50.0	44.0	1
1956	32	2TM	NL	P	21	9	0	58.0	22	5	17	0	2	1.000	.966	3.41	2.05	1.05	2.03	0	2	0	0.0	40.0	0
1956	32	CHC	NL	P	20	9	0	57.0	21	4	17	0	2	1.000	.966	3.32	2.05	1.05	2.03	0	2	0	0.0	40.0	0
1956	32	CIN	NL	P	1	0	0	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	.970	9.00	1.80	1.00	2.00	0	0	0			0
1957	33	BOS	AL	P	2	1	0	5.0	4	0	4	0	0	1.000	.963	7.20	1.98	2.00	2.00	0	3	0	0.0	47.3	0
1958	Did not play - Out of Baseball
1959	35	KCA	AL	P	18	0	0	24.0	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	.955	1.50	2.06	0.22	2.03	2	4	0	0.0	40.3	0
13 Yrs					319	219	65	1531.1	339	69	257	13	19	.962	.958	1.92	2.10	1.02	2.07	36	59	30	33.7	43.3	5

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					Standard									Range Factor		Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%	Awards
1950	26	PHI	WS	P	2	0	1.2	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	5.40	0.50	0	0

1953	29	BRO	WS	P	1	0	4.1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	2.08	1.00	1	1	50.0

1955	31	BRO	WS	P	1	0	5.2	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.59	1.00	0	0
3 Yrs					4	0	11.2	3	0	3	0	0	1.000	2.31	0.75	1	1	50.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Russ Meyer born?

Russ Meyer was born on October 25, 1923.

Where was Russ Meyer born?

Russ Meyer was born in Peru, IL.

How tall was Russ Meyer?

Russ Meyer was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Russ Meyer weigh when playing?

Russ Meyer weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Russ Meyer play?

Russ Meyer played 13 seasons.

Is Russ Meyer in the Hall of Fame?

Russ Meyer has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Russ Meyer play?

Russ Meyer was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Russ Meyer have?

Russ Meyer had 672 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Russ Meyer played for?

Russ Meyer played for 6 teams; the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Redlegs, Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Athletics.

How many World Series has Russ Meyer won?

Russ Meyer won 1 World Series.

When did Russ Meyer retire?

Russ Meyer last played in 1959.

What are Russ Meyer's nicknames?

Rowdy,The Mad Monk are nicknames for Russ Meyer.

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