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Rusty Peters
Russell Dixon Peters

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 170 lb.
School Washington and Lee University

Debut April 14, 1936
Final Game September 28, 1947
Born December 14, 1914 in Roanoke, VA
Died February 21, 2003 in Harrisonburg, VA

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1936 21 PHA AL  45  119   12   26   3  2   3   16   1  1   4  28  .218  .244  .353   47   42   0           0    
 1937 22 PHA AL 116  339   39   88  17  6   3   43   4  4  41  59  .260  .339  .372   81  126   5           0    
 1938 23 PHA AL   2    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1940 25 CLE AL  30   71    5   17   3  2   0    7   1  0   4  14  .239  .280  .338   61   24   0           0   2
 1941 26 CLE AL  29   63    6   13   2  0   0    2   0  1   7  10  .206  .286  .238   43   15   0           0   1
 1942 27 CLE AL  34   58    6   13   5  1   0    2   0  0   2  14  .224  .250  .345   71   20   0           0   3
 1943 28 CLE AL  79  215   22   47   6  2   1   19   1  1  18  29  .219  .282  .279   69   60   7           1   5
 1944 29 CLE AL  88  282   23   63  13  3   1   24   2  1  15  35  .223  .268  .301   65   85  11           2   6
 1946 31 CLE AL   9   21    0    6   0  0   0    2   0  1   1   1  .286  .318  .286   74    6   0           0   0
 1947 32 SLB AL  39   47   10   16   4  0   0    2   0  0   6   8  .340  .415  .426  132   20   1           0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     471 1222  123  289  53 16   8  117   9  9  98 199  .236  .295  .326   69  398  24   0   0   3  18
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        420   42   99  18  6   3   40   3  3  34  68  .236  .295  .326   69  137   8   0   0   1   6
 Career High    116  339   39   88  17  6   3   43   4  4  41  59  .260  .339  .372   81  126  11   0   0   2   6
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1936 21 PHA AL  123   94   10   2.8   120| .218  .296| .244  .371| .353  .435| .597  .806|  47  .226 -11.2  -1.0  50%
 1937 22 PHA AL  385  260   42   4.3   115| .260  .287| .339  .362| .372  .428| .711  .790|  81  .407 -10.1  -0.9  50%
 1938 23 PHA AL    7    7    0   0.0   116| .000  .286| .000  .365| .000  .427| .000  .791|-100  .000  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1940 25 CLE AL   75   56    7   3.3   108| .239  .275| .280  .348| .338  .418| .618  .766|  61  .324  -4.3  -0.4 100%
 1941 26 CLE AL   70   52    4   2.1   102| .206  .269| .286  .345| .238  .397| .524  .742|  43  .179  -5.0  -0.5   0%
 1942 27 CLE AL   60   48    5   2.8    89| .224  .258| .250  .332| .345  .362| .595  .693|  71  .330  -2.4  -0.3   0%
 1943 28 CLE AL  241  181   17   2.6    82| .219  .249| .282  .322| .279  .344| .561  .666|  69  .327  -8.6  -0.9  50%
 1944 29 CLE AL  310  237   22   2.5    88| .223  .263| .268  .329| .301  .360| .569  .689|  65  .295 -13.3  -1.4  66%
 1946 31 CLE AL   22   16    2   3.3    91| .286  .256| .318  .330| .286  .369| .604  .699|  74  .401  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1947 32 SLB AL   54   33    8   6.5    98| .340  .265| .415  .345| .426  .381| .841  .726| 132  .690   2.4   0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     1347  984  117   3.2   100| .236  .271| .295  .344| .326  .390| .621  .734|  69  .340 -55.3  -5.4  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1936 21 PHA AL SS 25 44 53 11 12 .898 .950 3.88 5.22 3B 10 7 29 3 3 .923 .945 3.60 3.02 OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 2 0 0 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.60 1937 22 PHA AL 2B 70 138 170 11 34 .966 .972 4.40 5.28 3B 31 37 54 13 2 .875 .946 2.94 3.07 SS 13 16 42 5 3 .921 .956 4.46 5.06 1938 23 PHA AL SS 2 3 2 2 0 .714 .962 2.50 5.00 1940 25 CLE AL 2B 9 24 23 4 7 .922 .969 5.22 5.22 SS 6 4 5 0 0 1.000 .947 1.50 4.53 3B 6 3 16 4 1 .826 .936 3.17 3.12 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 9.60 1941 26 CLE AL SS 11 13 28 5 5 .891 .949 3.73 4.59 3B 9 9 15 4 2 .857 .949 2.67 3.19 2B 3 4 2 1 2 .857 .968 2.00 5.17 1942 27 CLE AL SS 24 21 46 4 8 .944 .949 2.79 4.78 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00 1943 28 CLE AL 3B 46 39 76 11 9 .913 .951 2.50 3.07 SS 14 17 16 0 7 1.000 .954 2.36 4.93 2B 6 5 6 0 1 1.000 .965 1.83 5.43 OF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.40 2 0 0 1944 29 CLE AL 2B 63 151 181 8 45 .976 .967 5.27 5.36 SS 13 25 16 1 5 .976 .947 3.15 5.05 3B 8 4 12 0 2 1.000 .952 2.00 3.23 1946 31 CLE AL SS 7 11 13 0 3 1.000 .952 3.43 4.66 1947 32 SLB AL 2B 13 34 29 3 8 .955 .978 4.85 5.19 SS 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 4.95
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1940 25 CLE AL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 9.60 1936 21 PHA AL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.60 1937 22 PHA AL 2B 70 138 170 11 34 .966 .972 4.40 5.28 1940 25 CLE AL 2B 9 24 23 4 7 .922 .969 5.22 5.22 1941 26 CLE AL 2B 3 4 2 1 2 .857 .968 2.00 5.17 1942 27 CLE AL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40 1943 28 CLE AL 2B 6 5 6 0 1 1.000 .965 1.83 5.43 1944 29 CLE AL 2B 63 151 181 8 45 .976 .967 5.27 5.36 1947 32 SLB AL 2B 13 34 29 3 8 .955 .978 4.85 5.19 1936 21 PHA AL 3B 10 7 29 3 3 .923 .945 3.60 3.02 1937 22 PHA AL 3B 31 37 54 13 2 .875 .946 2.94 3.07 1940 25 CLE AL 3B 6 3 16 4 1 .826 .936 3.17 3.12 1941 26 CLE AL 3B 9 9 15 4 2 .857 .949 2.67 3.19 1942 27 CLE AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00 1943 28 CLE AL 3B 46 39 76 11 9 .913 .951 2.50 3.07 1944 29 CLE AL 3B 8 4 12 0 2 1.000 .952 2.00 3.23 1936 21 PHA AL OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 2 0 0 1943 28 CLE AL OF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.40 2 0 0 1936 21 PHA AL SS 25 44 53 11 12 .898 .950 3.88 5.22 1937 22 PHA AL SS 13 16 42 5 3 .921 .956 4.46 5.06 1938 23 PHA AL SS 2 3 2 2 0 .714 .962 2.50 5.00 1940 25 CLE AL SS 6 4 5 0 0 1.000 .947 1.50 4.53 1941 26 CLE AL SS 11 13 28 5 5 .891 .949 3.73 4.59 1942 27 CLE AL SS 24 21 46 4 8 .944 .949 2.79 4.78 1943 28 CLE AL SS 14 17 16 0 7 1.000 .954 2.36 4.93 1944 29 CLE AL SS 13 25 16 1 5 .976 .947 3.15 5.05 1946 31 CLE AL SS 7 11 13 0 3 1.000 .952 3.43 4.66 1947 32 SLB AL SS 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 4.95
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total 2B 166 356 411 27 97 .966 .970 4.62 5.31 SS 117 154 223 28 43 .931 .951 3.22 4.92 3B 111 99 202 35 19 .896 .948 2.71 3.09 OF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 2.35 4 0 0 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 9.60 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 399 615 836 90 159 .942 .960 3.64 4.56
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Transactions 

May 10, 1938: Purchased by the Atlanta (Southern Association) from the Philadelphia Athletics.

August 7, 1939: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Atlanta (Southern Association).


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