Russ Meyer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: October 25, 1923 in Peru, IL us

Died: November 16, 1997 in Oglesby, IL

Buried: Peru City Cemetery, Peru, IL

School: Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL)

Debut: September 13, 1946 (Age 22-323d, 10,183rd in major league history)
vs. PHI 3.0 IP, 4 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: June 28, 1959 (Age 35-246d)
vs. WSH 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Russell Charles Meyer

Nicknames: Rowdy or The Mad Monk

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1955 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.3

ERA

3.99

319

219

1531.1

672

WHIP

1.402

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-16 / in Starts: 14-11
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	23 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 60 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	43 (25-14-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 60 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	40 (21-12-6)

Most Driven In By
G Hamner	2

1950 Batting Game Log

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1950 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	94	2 (1)	Apr 19	PHI		BRO	L,5-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.36	-0.065	3.65	-0.11%	-0.61	P
2	95	7 (4)	Apr 25	PHI	@	NYG	L,4-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.27	-0.007	.58	-0.01%	-0.11	P
3	96	12 (4)	Apr 30 (1)	PHI		BSN	L,1-4	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	97	25 (12)	May 14 susp	PHI		NYG	W,9-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	98	31 (5)	May 23	PHI		PIT	L,0-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.16	-0.059	4.71	-0.14%	-0.48	P
6	99	39 (7)	May 30 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-6	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.93	-0.072	9.86	-0.22%	-0.70	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	100	42 (2)	Jun 4	PHI	@	STL	L,2-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	101	46 (3)	Jun 8	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-8	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	102	49 (2)	Jun 13	PHI		STL	L,3-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	103	54 (4)	Jun 20	PHI		PIT	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.63	-0.066	2.31	-0.14%	-0.90	P
11	104	58 (3)	Jun 24	PHI		CHC	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.68	0.036	3.10	0.10%	0.28	P
12	105	62 (3)	Jun 28	PHI	@	BSN	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	1.17	-0.059	6.17	-0.19%	-0.59	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	106	66 (3)	Jul 2 (1)	PHI		BRO	W,6-4	GS-8	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.235	.412	9	.65	0.029	4.01	0.11%	0.59	P
14	107	71 (4)	Jul 5	PHI		NYG	W,10-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.250	.488	9	.35	-0.018	1.62	-0.05%	-0.11	P
15	108	75 (3)	Jul 9	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.227	.445	9	1.16	-0.057	7.08	-0.21%	-0.49	P
16	109	79 (3)	Jul 16 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-8	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.231	.240	.471	9	2.11	-0.069	11.42	-0.22%	-0.84	P
17	110	84 (4)	Jul 19 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.207	.214	.421	9	1.56	-0.116	8.11	-0.36%	-1.23	P
18	111	85	Jul 20	PHI	@	PIT	L,8-10	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.207	.214	.421	9						P
19	112	90 (4)	Jul 23 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	W,7-4	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.194	.219	.226	.445	9	.67	0.022	3.68	0.07%	-0.19	P
20	113	94 (3)	Jul 26	PHI		CHC	W,6-4	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.188	.212	.219	.431	9						P
21	114	99 (4)	Jul 30 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.212	.219	.431	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	115	104 (4)	Aug 5	PHI		STL	W,2-1	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.176	.200	.206	.406	9	1.16	-0.067	9.28	-0.32%	-0.82	P
23	116	109 (4)	Aug 9	PHI	@	BRO	W,5-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.167	.189	.194	.384	9	1.02	-0.057	8.60	-0.29%	-0.55	P
24	117	116 (6)	Aug 18	PHI	@	NYG	L,4-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.179	.184	.364	9	.85	-0.044	4.57	-0.14%	-0.36	P
25	118	121 (4)	Aug 25	PHI	@	PIT	W,9-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.179	.184	.364	9						P
26	119	126 (4)	Aug 28 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	W,9-5	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.146	.167	.171	.337	9	.44	-0.044	2.44	-0.15%	-1.01	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	120	132 (5)	Sep 4 (2)	PHI		NYG	L,0-9	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.167	.171	.337	9						P
28	121	136 (3)	Sep 8	PHI		BRO	W,4-3	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	.143	.163	.167	.329	9	.85	-0.048	9.43	-0.32%	-0.87	P
29	122	140 (3)	Sep 14	PHI		STL	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.159	.178	.182	.360	9	1.28	-0.010	4.55	-0.02%	-0.22	P
30	123	144 (3)	Sep 17	PHI		PIT	W,5-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.146	.163	.167	.330	9	.54	-0.058	.91	-0.06%	-0.75	P
31	124	146 (1)	Sep 20	PHI		CHC	W,9-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.176	.163	.340	9	.89	-0.039	1.68	-0.05%	-0.46	P
32	125	150 (3)	Sep 25 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,3-5	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.140	.189	.160	.349	9	1.47	-0.009	3.13	-0.01%	-0.05	P
							16-16		60	50	2	7	1	0	0	0	3	0	20	0	7		0	0	0	0	.140	.189	.160	.349		.97	-0.877	5.10	-2.74%	-10.45

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