Russ Kemmerer
Russell Paul Kemmerer (Rusty, Dutch or Kimmersak)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: November 1, 1931 in Pittsburgh, PA
Schools: Glenville State College, University of Pittsburgh
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 27, 1954
Final Game: June 23, 1963
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1954 BOS AL 22 P 19 9 75.1 20 4 14 2 2 .900 2.15 0.95 .960 2.01 0.93
1955 BOS AL 23 P 7 2 17.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.04 0.29 .950 1.97 0.83
1957 TOT AL 25 P 40 26 176.1 27 4 20 3 2 .889 1.22 0.60 .967 1.99 0.86
1957 BOS AL 25 P 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.02 0.90
1957 WSH AL 25 P 39 26 172.1 27 4 20 3 2 .889 1.25 0.62 .967 1.99 0.86
1958 WSH AL 26 P 40 30 224.1 52 13 37 2 2 .962 2.01 1.25 .963 1.95 0.82
1959 WSH AL 27 P 37 28 206.0 57 18 36 3 1 .947 2.36 1.46 .956 2.05 0.85
1960 TOT AL 28 P 39 10 138.0 35 12 22 1 1 .971 2.22 0.87 .969 1.96 0.78
1960 WSH AL 28 P 3 3 17.1 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 3.63 2.33 .971 1.97 0.77
1960 CHW AL 28 P 36 7 120.2 28 9 18 1 1 .964 2.01 0.75 .968 1.96 0.78
1961 CHW AL 29 P 47 2 96.2 31 8 21 2 2 .935 2.70 0.62 .955 2.05 0.83
1962 TOT MLB 30 P 56 2 96.0 31 8 21 2 1 .935 2.72 0.52 .952 2.07 0.81
1962 CHW AL 30 P 20 0 28.0 13 2 9 2 0 .846 3.54 0.55 .962 2.09 0.79
1962 HOU NL 30 P 36 2 68.0 18 6 12 0 1 1.000 2.38 0.50 .944 2.06 0.82
1963 HOU NL 31 P 17 0 36.2 13 5 8 0 1 1.000 3.19 0.76 .946 2.06 0.84
9 Seasons P 302 109 1066.2 268 72 181 15 12 .944 2.13 0.84 .959 2.01 0.83
9 Seasons TOT 302 109 1066.2 268 72 181 15 12 .944 2.13 0.84 .903 2.01 0.83

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1954 BOS AL 22 19 9 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 BOS AL 23 7 2 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 WSH AL 25 39 26 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 BOS AL 25 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 WSH AL 26 40 30 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 WSH AL 27 37 28 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 CHW AL 28 36 7 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 WSH AL 28 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 CHW AL 29 47 2 47 47 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 HOU NL 30 36 2 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 CHW AL 30 20 0 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 HOU NL 31 17 0 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 302 109 302 302 302 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1954 BOS AL 22 314 77% 18% 9 78% 0 3 1 2 9 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0
1955 BOS AL 23 86 67% 15% 2 100% 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1957 WSH AL 25 798 81% 26% 24 79% 0 4 0 3 20 16 1 3 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 5 40%
1957 BOS AL 25 20 85% 25% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 WSH AL 26 997 81% 26% 42 86% 1 14 0 12 36 32 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 12 67%
1959 WSH AL 27 926 82% 31% 48 85% 1 16 5 9 35 32 2 3 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 8 88%
1960 CHW AL 28 520 77% 30% 27 81% 0 9 1 5 20 16 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 75%
1960 WSH AL 28 83 75% 30% 7 100% 0 3 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1961 CHW AL 29 414 85% 33% 24 79% 0 8 0 6 20 16 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 2 0 6 83%
1962 HOU NL 30 300 86% 39% 11 100% 0 7 1 5 11 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
1962 CHW AL 30 132 79% 27% 9 100% 1 2 0 2 9 6 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 HOU NL 31 172 88% 33% 6 100% 1 5 0 4 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 100%
9 Seasons 4762 81% 28% 209 86% 4 71 9 48 173 140 13 15 2 7 6 8 12 9 11 1 39 74%
MLB Averages 78% 26% 89% 81%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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Name and misspellings: Russell Paul Russ russell Rusty,Dutch,Kimmersak Kemmerer

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