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Russ Derry

Alva Russell Derry

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: October 7, 1916 in Princeton, MO
High School: Princeton (Princeton, MO) (All Transactions)
Debut: July 4, 1944
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Athletics/Cardinals 1944-1949

Final Game: September 30, 1949
Died: October 26, 2004 in Kansas City, MO
Buried: Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, MO
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial… 

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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
1944 27 NYY AL 38 135 114 14 29 3 0 4 14 1 0 20 19 .254 .366 .386 .752 111 44 0 0 1 O79
1945 28 NYY AL 78 286 253 37 57 6 2 13 45 1 0 31 49 .225 .312 .419 .731 107 106 7 1 1 O897
1946 29 PHA AL 69 214 184 17 38 8 5 0 14 0 0 27 54 .207 .311 .304 .616 74 56 2 1 2 O7/98
1949 32 STL NL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 187 637 553 68 124 17 7 17 73 2 0 78 124 .224 .322 .373 .695 96 206 9 2 4
162 Game Avg. 162 552 479 59 107 15 6 15 63 2 68 107 .224 .322 .373 .695 96 178 8 2 3
NYY (2 yrs) 116 421 367 51 86 9 2 17 59 2 0 51 68 .234 .329 .409 .738 108 150 7 1 2
STL (1 yr) 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
PHA (1 yr) 69 214 184 17 38 8 5 0 14 0 0 27 54 .207 .311 .304 .616 74 56 2 1 2
AL (3 yrs) 185 635 551 68 124 17 7 17 73 2 0 78 122 .225 .323 .374 .697 97 206 9 2 4
NL (1 yr) 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1944 27 NYY AL 135 1 0 0 0 0 -1 3 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ O79
1945 28 NYY AL 286 0 1 0 0 1 -1 6 7 0.8 6 0.6 0.2 $ O897
1946 29 PHA AL 214 -7 0 0 0 2 -2 6 -1 -0.2 -3 -0.3 0.1 $ O7/98
1949 32 STL NL 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
4 Seasons 637 -7 1 0 0 3 -4 15 8 0.8 5 0.5 0.3 $
NYY (2 yrs) 421 1 1 0 0 1 -2 9 10 1.1 9 0.9 0.2 $
STL (1 yr) 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
PHA (1 yr) 214 -7 0 0 0 2 -2 6 -1 -0.2 -3 -0.3 0.1 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1944 NYY AL 27 OF 28 28 26 59 54 2 3 0 .949 2.00 .974 2.47
1944 NYY AL 27 LF 16 16 15 34 32 1 1 0 .971 2.06 .972 2.35
1944 NYY AL 27 RF 12 12 11 25 22 1 2 0 .920 1.92 .971 2.08
1945 NYY AL 28 OF 68 62 58 178 170 4 4 2 .978 2.56 .978 2.40
1945 NYY AL 28 CF 44 39 37 121 118 0 3 0 .975 2.68 .982 2.80
1945 NYY AL 28 RF 15 15 13 34 30 3 1 1 .971 2.20 .974 2.15
1945 NYY AL 28 LF 10 8 8 23 22 1 0 1 1.000 2.30 .976 2.26
1946 PHA AL 29 OF 50 42 39 132 127 3 2 2 .985 2.60 .977 2.36
1946 PHA AL 29 LF 45 40 38 122 118 2 2 1 .984 2.67 .974 2.24
1946 PHA AL 29 RF 5 2 1 8 7 1 0 1 1.000 1.60 .972 2.10
1946 PHA AL 29 CF 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .985 2.75
3 Seasons OF 146 132 123 369 351 9 9 4 .976 2.47 .977 2.40
3 Seasons LF 71 64 61 179 172 4 3 2 .983 2.48 .974 2.27
2 Seasons CF 46 39 37 123 120 0 3 0 .976 2.61 .982 2.80
3 Seasons RF 32 29 25 67 59 5 3 2 .955 2.00 .973 2.12
4 Seasons TOT 146 132 123 369 351 9 9 4 .976 2.47 .977 2.40
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Home Runs s c a p y
1945 AL  13 (7th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 4 (1843), Average HOFer ≈ 144

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