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Russ Christopher
Russell Ormand Christopher

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 180 lb.

Debut April 14, 1942
Final Game October 1, 1948
Born September 12, 1917 in Richmond, CA
Died December 5, 1954 in Richmond, CA
Brother of Loyd Christopher

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Pitching Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1942 24 PHA AL   4  13  30  18  10   0  10  1  165.0  154   78   70   8   99   58   3   2   718       0  3.82  3.77   99 1.533
 1943 25 PHA AL   5   8  24  15   5   0   8  2  133.0  120   58   51   3   58   56   3   2   569       1  3.45  3.39   98 1.338
 1944 26 PHA AL  14  14  35  24  13   1  10  1  215.3  200   91   71   6   63   84   9   5   903       1  2.97  3.46  117 1.221
 1945 27 PHA AL  13  13  33  27  17   2   5  2  227.3  213   92   80   9   75  100   9   0   949       0  3.17  3.43  108 1.267 MVP-32,AS
 1946 28 PHA AL   5   7  30  13   1   0  13  0  119.3  119   71   57   5   44   79   3   0   520       0  4.30  3.54   82 1.366
 1947 29 PHA AL  10   7  44   0   0   0  38 12   80.7   70   30   26   4   33   33   0   1   333       0  2.90  3.82  132 1.277
 1948 30 CLE AL   3   2  45   0   0   0  28 17   59.0   55   21   19   3   27   14   0   1   255       0  2.90  4.07  140 1.390
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .458  54  64 241  97  46   3 112 35  999.7  931  441  374  38  399  424  27  11  4247       2  3.37  3.57  106 1.330
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    10  12  48  19   9   0  22  7  201.0  187   88   75   7   80   85   5   2   854   0   0  3.37  3.57  106 1.330
 Career High     14  14  45  27  17   2  38 17  227.3  213   92   80   9   99  100   9   5   949   0   1  2.90  4.07  140 1.221

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1942 24 PHA AL  30   56    2    5   0  1   0    3   0  0   1  17  .089  .105  .125  -35    7   3           0   0
 1943 25 PHA AL  24   45    2    7   1  0   0    2   0  0   2  13  .156  .191  .178    9    8   1           0   1
 1944 26 PHA AL  35   81    4   18   5  1   1    6   0  0   2  18  .222  .241  .346   67   28   1           0   0
 1945 27 PHA AL  34   76    5   13   1  0   1    4   0  0   6  28  .171  .232  .224   32   17   6           0   0 MVP-32,AS
 1946 28 PHA AL  30   36    2    5   1  1   0    5   0  0   1   9  .139  .162  .222    7    8   1           0   1
 1947 29 PHA AL  44   16    1    2   0  0   0    2   0  0   3   7  .125  .263  .125    9    2   2           0   0
 1948 30 CLE AL  45    6    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   3  .000  .250  .000  -30    0   2           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      242  316   17   50   8  3   2   22   0  0  17  95  .158  .201  .222   21   70  16   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        212   11   33   5  2   1   15   0  0  11  64  .158  .201  .222   21   47  11   0   0   0   1
 Career High     45   81    5   18   5  1   1    6   0  0   6  28                          28   6   0   0   0   1

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1942 24 PHA AL   60   54    1   0.5    94| .089  .264| .105  .339| .125  .370| .230  .709| -35  .021 -10.4  -1.1   0%
 1943 25 PHA AL   48   40    2   1.4    86| .156  .255| .191  .329| .178  .352| .369  .681|   9  .132  -5.3  -0.6   0%
 1944 26 PHA AL   84   64    7   3.0    91| .222  .267| .241  .334| .346  .364| .587  .698|  67  .361  -3.9  -0.4   0%
 1945 27 PHA AL   88   69    4   1.6    89| .171  .262| .232  .334| .224  .356| .456  .689|  32  .159  -6.8  -0.7   0%
 1946 28 PHA AL   38   33    1   0.8    95| .139  .262| .162  .337| .222  .378| .384  .714|   7  .048  -4.7  -0.5   0%
 1947 29 PHA AL   21   16    1   1.7    98| .125  .265| .263  .345| .125  .381| .388  .726|   9  .158  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1948 30 CLE AL   10    8    0   0.0   104| .000  .270| .250  .355| .000  .391| .250  .746| -30  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       349  284   16   1.5    91| .158  .263| .201  .335| .222  .364| .423  .700|  21  .144 -34.2  -3.6   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1942 24 PHA AL   P   30     10   60    2    5  .972  .958  2.33  1.30  3.82  2.31   18  165.0
 1943 25 PHA AL   P   24     11   61    1    5  .986  .963  3.00  1.27  4.87  2.27   15  133.0
 1944 26 PHA AL   P   35     27   58    3    5  .966  .960  2.43  1.14  3.55  2.09   24  215.3
 1945 27 PHA AL   P   33     26   71    1    4  .990  .955  2.94  1.28  3.84  2.24   27  227.3 AS
 1946 28 PHA AL   P   30      7   38    1    1  .978  .951  1.50  1.01  3.39  2.01   13  119.3
 1947 29 PHA AL   P   44     10   13    1    0  .958  .954  0.52  0.95  2.57  1.92    0   80.7
 1948 30 CLE AL   P   45      2   13    0    0 1.000  .962  0.33  0.91  2.29  2.01    0   59.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1942 24 PHA AL   P   30     10   60    2    5  .972  .958  2.33  1.30  3.82  2.31   18  165.0
 1943 25 PHA AL   P   24     11   61    1    5  .986  .963  3.00  1.27  4.87  2.27   15  133.0
 1944 26 PHA AL   P   35     27   58    3    5  .966  .960  2.43  1.14  3.55  2.09   24  215.3
 1945 27 PHA AL   P   33     26   71    1    4  .990  .955  2.94  1.28  3.84  2.24   27  227.3
 1946 28 PHA AL   P   30      7   38    1    1  .978  .951  1.50  1.01  3.39  2.01   13  119.3
 1947 29 PHA AL   P   44     10   13    1    0  .958  .954  0.52  0.95  2.57  1.92    0   80.7
 1948 30 CLE AL   P   45      2   13    0    0 1.000  .962  0.33  0.91  2.29  2.01    0   59.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 241     93  314    9   20  .978  .958  1.69  1.10  3.66  2.16   97  999.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       241     93  314    9   20  .978  .958  1.69  1.10  3.66  2.16   97   1000

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1948   WS    CLE BSN     W   1   0    inf  0  0  0  0   0     2   1   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1948   WS    CLE BSN     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1945   PHA AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1945

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1945-AL-32-0.00

Wins
1944 AL-14-8

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1944 AL-1.221-10

Hits Allowed/9IP
1945 AL-8.43-10

Strikeouts/9IP
1945 AL-3.96-9

Games
1947 AL-44-4
1948 AL-45-5

Saves
1947 AL-12-3
1948 AL-17-1

Strikeouts
1945 AL-100-8

Comp. Games
1945 AL-17-9

Home Runs Allow.
1945 AL-9-10

Bases On Balls Allow.
1942 AL-99-3

SO to Walk
1945 AL-1.33-9

Losses
1944 AL-14-7
1945 AL-13-6

Earned Runs Allow.
1945 AL-80-10

Wild Pitches
1944 AL-5-8

Hit Batsmen
1944 AL-9-1
1945 AL-9-2

Games Finished
1947 AL-38-2
1948 AL-28-2

Black Ink: Pitching - 3 (545) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 20 (1045) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 9.0 (887) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 6.0 (1125) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
September 30, 1941: Drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics from the New York Yankees in the 1941 rule 5 draft.
April 3, 1948: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Philadelphia Athletics.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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All-Star 1945	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1945-AL-32-0.00	Wins 1944 AL-14-8	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1944 AL-1.221-10	Hits Allowed/9IP 1945 AL-8.43-10	Strikeouts/9IP 1945 AL-3.96-9
Games 1947 AL-44-4 1948 AL-45-5	Saves 1947 AL-12-3 1948 AL-17-1	Strikeouts 1945 AL-100-8	Comp. Games 1945 AL-17-9	Home Runs Allow. 1945 AL-9-10	Bases On Balls Allow. 1942 AL-99-3
SO to Walk 1945 AL-1.33-9	Losses 1944 AL-14-7 1945 AL-13-6	Earned Runs Allow. 1945 AL-80-10	Wild Pitches 1944 AL-5-8	Hit Batsmen 1944 AL-9-1 1945 AL-9-2	Games Finished 1947 AL-38-2 1948 AL-28-2