Russ Christopher

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 170lb (190cm, 77kg)

Born: September 12, 1917 in Richmond, CA us

Died: December 5, 1954 in Richmond, CA

Buried: Sunset Mausoleum, El Cerrito, CA

High School: Richmond HS (Richmond, CA)

Debut: April 14, 1942 (Age 24-214d, 9,201st in major league history)
vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: October 1, 1948 (Age 31-019d)
vs. DET 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Russell Ormand Christopher

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Relatives: Brother of Loyd Christopher

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.1

ERA

3.37

241

999.2

424

WHIP

1.330

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Team Record in Appearances: 11-13 / in Starts: 8-7

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 17, Entered with runners on base: 4

1943 Pitching Game Log

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1943 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	31	1	Apr 20	PHA	@	WSH	L,5-7	6-6	BL(0-1)	99	0.0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	inf	inf	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.86	-0.197	7.47	-0.31%	-1.47	6b 1-3 0 out a1	6b 123 0 out tie
2	32	3	Apr 23	PHA		BOS	W,5-0	GS-	W(1-1)	2	7.1	6	0	0	4	2	0	0	2.45	4.15	33						64						29					0
3	33	8	Apr 28	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG(8)	L(1-2)	4	8.0	5	3	1	4	6	0	0	1.76	3.37	34	14	5	2	1	5	66			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	1	0	3	.63	-0.127	1.42	-0.17%	0.28	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	34	11	May 2(1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,6-7		L(1-3)	3	3.2	6	2	2	3	0	0	0	2.37	3.71	21												18					0
5	35	17	May 8	PHA	@	NYY	W,9-4	CG	W(2-3)	5	9.0	7	4	4	3	3	1	0	2.89	3.94	37	15	9	0	0	7	57			0	0	0	34	0	1	0	0	0	0	.40	-0.064	.73	-0.07%	-0.12	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
6	36	21	May 13	PHA	@	DET	W,2-1	GS-		4	9.0	8	1	1	1	3	0	0	2.43	3.55	33						69						31					0
7	37	27	May 22	PHA	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	W(3-3)	8	9.0	6	1	1	1	2	0	0	2.15	3.35	34	22	5	3	1	4	72			0	0	0	33	3	0	0	1	0	1	1.47	0.587	3.37	0.81%	2.96	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
8	38	31	May 28	PHA		CHW	W,5-2	CG	W(4-3)	5	9.0	9	2	1	1	4	0	0	1.96	3.14	38	23	1	1	0	9	66			2	0	0	36	1	0	0	0	0	1	.86	0.208	2.30	0.34%	1.80	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	39	37	Jun 1	PHA		DET	L,3-5	GS-7		3	6.0	5	3	3	3	3	0	0	2.21	3.15	26	10	5	3	0	5	50			0	0	0	21	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.15	-0.124	3.78	-0.24%	-0.83	1t start tie	7t 1-- 0 out tie
10	40	42	Jun 6(1)	PHA		CLE	W,12-5	GS-5		4	5.0	6	5	5	4	1	0	0	2.73	3.26	24	9	4	1	0	6	32			0	0	0	18	3	0	0	1	0	0	.68	-0.323	1.93	-0.55%	-2.89	1t start tie	5t 3 out d4
11	41	47	Jun 13(1)	PHA		NYY	W,5-3	GS-7		6	7.0	4	3	3	0	4	0	0	2.84	3.09	25	13	4	1	0	4	61			0	0	0	25	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.05	-0.145	2.30	-0.19%	-0.05	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
12	42	52	Jun 17(1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS-7		3	6.2	8	4	4	3	4	1	0	3.05	3.23	29	5	10	2	0	7	43			1	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	-0.276	3.27	-0.47%	-1.35	1b start tie	7b 12- 2 out tie
13	43	58	Jun 22	PHA		BOS	L,1-7	GS-	L(4-4)	4	6.0	9	6	6	3	4	1	0	3.47	3.35	30						31						25					0
14	44	64	Jun 27(2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-4	GS-7		4	6.1	8	3	3	3	2	0	0	3.52	3.36	29	10	6	1	2	8	44			1	1	0	25	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.79	0.016	2.42	0.01%	0.77	1b start tie	7b 1-3 1 out a1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
15	45	70	Jul 4(2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG(8)	L(4-5)	6	8.0	4	5	4	7	5	0	0	3.60	3.41	33	16	2	0	0	3	54			3	0	0	26	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.04	-0.232	.63	-0.09%	-1.62	1b start tie	8b 3 out d4
16	46	75	Jul 9	PHA	@	DET	L,0-4	GS-7	L(4-6)	4	6.2	8	4	3	5	3	0	0	3.63	3.45	30	15	0	0	0	7	42			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	3	0	0	.64	-0.205	.38	-0.07%	-0.90	1b start tie	7b --- 2 out d4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	47	116	Aug 23(1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,6-7			44	0.2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3.61	3.53	5												1					0
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	48	124	Sep 3	PHA	@	BOS	W,5-4	7-GF	S(1)	10	2.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3.52	3.56	11	8	1	0	0	0		1	1	2	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.28	0.295	.00	0.00%	0.50	7b -2- 1 out a2	9b end a 1
19	49	126	Sep 5	PHA	@	BOS	W,7-5	7-GF	S(2)	1	2.2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.43	3.55	12	8	1	1	0	1		3	3	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.64	0.121	.00	0.00%	-0.64	7b 123 1 out a5	9b end a 2
20	50	131	Sep 12(1)	PHA		WSH	L,3-4	8-GF		6	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.45	3.54	10	4	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.79	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.16	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
21	51	133	Sep 14	PHA	@	NYY	L,5-6	5-GF(8)	L(4-7)	1	3.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.43	3.54	12	6	3	0	1	2		2	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.57	-0.014	.00	0.00%	0.85	5b -23 2 out tie	8b end d 1
22	52	136	Sep 18	PHA		BOS	W,5-4	8-GF(11)	BW(5-7)	3	4.0	2	2	2	2	3	0	0	3.47	3.51	14	6	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.02	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.31	8t --- 0 out a2	11t end tie
23	53	141	Sep 23	PHA		CHW	L,2-5			4	3.0	4	2	2	1	1	0	1	3.53	3.53	13												11					0
24	54	144	Sep 25(2)	PHA		CHW	L,2-5	GS-8	L(5-8)	1	8.0	9	4	3	3	4	0	0	3.52	3.48	36	16	4	1	0	9	51			1	0	0	33	1	3	0	1	0	1	.91	-0.127	.00	0.00%	-0.62	1t start tie	8t 3 out d3
							11-13		W-L:5-8,Sv:2,BSv:2	3.9	133.0	120	58	52	58	56	3	3	3.52	3.48	571	3.19		6%	2%	81	53	8	63%	10	1	0	499	14	7	0	11	0	9	1.11	-0.683	1.57	-1.01%	-3.82

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