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Russ Bauers

Russell Lee Bauers

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: May 10, 1914 in Townsend, WI
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1935. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 20, 1936
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Cubs/Browns 1936-1950

Final Game: May 6, 1950
Died: January 21, 1995 in Hines, IL
Buried: Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Wabeno, WI
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1936 22 PIT NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1937 23 PIT NL 34 73 69 4 15 0 0 0 6 0 3 18 .217 .250 .217 .467 28 15 0 0 1 1
1938 24 PIT NL 40 94 88 7 21 3 2 0 2 0 3 18 .239 .264 .318 .582 59 28 1 0 3 1
1939 25 PIT NL 15 20 19 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 .211 .211 .421 14 4 0 0 1 1
1940 26 PIT NL 15 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .286 .571 59 2 0 0 0 1
1941 27 PIT NL 8 14 14 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 .357 .357 .357 .714 102 5 0 0 0 /1
1946 32 CHC NL 15 12 10 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 .300 .417 .400 .817 134 4 0 0 0 1
1950 36 SLB AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
8 Yrs 129 220 207 13 50 4 2 0 13 0 0 8 41 .242 .270 .280 .550 51 58 1 0 5
162 Game Avg. 162 276 260 16 63 5 3 0 16 0 10 51 .242 .270 .280 .550 51 73 1 0 6
PIT (6 yrs) 113 208 197 12 47 3 2 0 11 0 6 40 .239 .261 .274 .535 47 54 1 0 5
CHC (1 yr) 15 12 10 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 .300 .417 .400 .817 134 4 0 0 0
SLB (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 128 220 207 13 50 4 2 0 13 0 8 41 .242 .270 .280 .550 51 58 1 0 5
AL (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1936 22 PIT NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1937 23 PIT NL 34 73 -7 0 0 0 8 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 -0.0 3 $ 1
1938 24 PIT NL 40 94 -5 0 0 0 11 6 0.5 3 8 0.5 .514 .504 0.6 -0.0 8 $ 1
1939 25 PIT NL 15 20 -2 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 1 $ 1
1940 26 PIT NL 15 7 -0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .503 .500 0.0 -0.0 1 $ 1
1941 27 PIT NL 8 14 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .520 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $ /1
1946 32 CHC NL 15 12 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .513 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $ 1
1950 36 SLB AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
8 Seasons 129 220 -14 0 0 0 25 10 1.0 6 17 1.0 .508 .501 1.1 -0.1 17 $
PIT (6 yrs) 113 208 -15 0 0 0 23 9 0.9 6 15 0.8 .508 .501 0.9 -0.1 15 $
CHC (1 yr) 15 12 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .513 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $
SLB (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1937 23 PIT NL 73 55 4 1.9 100 .294 .217 .279 .250 .340 .217 .395 .467 .736 28 .177 -7.0 -0.7 .333 .043 .000
1938 24 PIT NL 94 71 7 2.6 99 .300 .239 .275 .264 .339 .318 .391 .582 .730 59 .283 -5.3 -0.5 .456 .114 .080
1939 25 PIT NL 20 16 1 1.7 102 .222 .211 .278 .211 .343 .211 .397 .421 .740 14 .137 -2.3 -0.2 .267 .000 .000
1940 26 PIT NL 7 5 1 5.4 97 .400 .286 .271 .286 .335 .286 .389 .571 .724 59 .595 -0.4 -0.0 .400 .000 .000
1941 27 PIT NL 14 9 2 6.0 94 .385 .357 .266 .357 .336 .357 .375 .714 .711 102 .660 -0.1 -0.0 .556 .000 .000
1946 32 CHC NL 12 7 2 7.6 91 .333 .300 .260 .417 .335 .400 .364 .817 .700 134 .763 0.6 0.1 .857 .300 .100
8 Yrs 220 163 17 2.8 99 .301 .242 .275 .270 .339 .280 .391 .550 .730 51 .302 -14.5 -1.5 .418 .077 .039
162 Game Avg. 276 205 21 2.8 99 .301 .242 .275 .270 .339 .280 .391 .550 .730 51 .302 -14.5 -1.5 .418 .077 .039
PIT (6 yrs) 208 156 15 2.6 99 .299 .239 .276 .261 .339 .274 .392 .535 .731 47 .270 -15.1 -1.5 .397 .066 .036
CHC (1 yr) 12 7 2 7.6 91 .333 .300 .260 .417 .335 .400 .364 .817 .700 134 .763 0.6 0.1 .857 .300 .100

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1937 23 PIT NL 73 0.0% 24.7% 4.1% 0.0% 0% 6.00 3.8 11.5 70%
1938 24 PIT NL 94 0.0% 19.2% 3.2% 5.3% 24% 6.00 4.9 44.0 74%
1939 25 PIT NL 20 0.0% 5.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 19.0 90%
1940 26 PIT NL 7 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.5 71%
1941 27 PIT NL 14 0.0% 7.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 14.0 4.7 93%
1946 32 CHC NL 12 0.0% 8.3% 16.7% 8.3% 33% 0.50 10.0 5.0 75%
8 Yrs 220 0.0% 18.6% 3.6% 2.7% 12% 5.13 5.0 15.9 75%
MLB Averages 1.4% 9.2% 9.2% 6.3% 27% 1.00 9.7 61.5 8.2 0.97 78%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1936 22 PIT NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1937 23 PIT NL -7.1 -0.7 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1938 24 PIT NL -5.3 -0.5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1939 25 PIT NL -2.3 -0.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1940 26 PIT NL -0.4 -0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1941 27 PIT NL -0.1 -0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 32 CHC NL 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1950 36 SLB AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
8 Yrs -14.6 -1.5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1937 23 35 73 69 4 15 0 0 0 6 0 3 18 .217 .250 .217 .467 28 15 0 0 1
1938 24 75 167 157 11 36 3 2 0 8 0 6 36 .229 .258 .274 .532 46 43 1 0 4
1939 25 90 187 176 12 40 3 2 0 8 0 6 37 .227 .253 .267 .520 42 47 1 0 5
1940 26 105 194 183 12 42 3 2 0 8 0 6 39 .230 .254 .268 .522 43 49 1 0 5
1941 27 113 208 197 12 47 3 2 0 11 0 6 40 .239 .261 .274 .535 47 54 1 0 5
1942 28 113 208 197 12 47 3 2 0 11 0 6 40 .239 .261 .274 .535 47 54 1 0 5
1943 29 113 208 197 12 47 3 2 0 11 0 6 40 .239 .261 .274 .535 47 54 1 0 5
1944 30 113 208 197 12 47 3 2 0 11 0 6 40 .239 .261 .274 .535 47 54 1 0 5
1945 31 113 208 197 12 47 3 2 0 11 0 6 40 .239 .261 .274 .535 47 54 1 0 5
1946 32 128 220 207 13 50 4 2 0 13 0 8 41 .242 .270 .280 .550 51 58 1 0 5
1947 33 128 220 207 13 50 4 2 0 13 0 8 41 .242 .270 .280 .550 51 58 1 0 5
1948 34 128 220 207 13 50 4 2 0 13 0 8 41 .242 .270 .280 .550 51 58 1 0 5
1949 35 128 220 207 13 50 4 2 0 13 0 8 41 .242 .270 .280 .550 51 58 1 0 5
1950 36 129 220 207 13 50 4 2 0 13 0 0 8 41 .242 .270 .280 .550 51 58 1 0 5

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1937 23 36 77 73 4 16 0 0 0 7 0 3 19 .219 .250 .219 .469 4 34
1938 24 42 99 93 7 22 3 2 0 2 0 3 19 .237 .260 .312 .572 7 40
1939 25 16 22 21 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .238 .238 .476 1 15
1940 26 16 8 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .375 .375 .375 .750 1 15
1941 27 8 15 15 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 2 8
1946 32 16 14 11 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 3 1 .364 .500 .455 .955 2 15
6 Yrs 134 235 221 13 56 4 2 0 15 0 9 43 .253 .283 .290 .572 17 127
162 Game Avg. 162 284 267 16 68 5 2 0 18 0 11 52 .253 .283 .290 .572 21 127

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1936 NL  born 1914-05-10 (10th)

                                         

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