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Jack Russell
Jack Erwin Russell
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 178 lb.

Born: October 24, 1905 in Paris, TX
High School: Paris (Paris, TX) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 1926
Final Game: August 7, 1940
Died: November 3, 1990 in Clearwater, FL
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1926 20 BOS AL 0 5 .000 3.58 36 5 22 1 0 0 98.0 94 40 39 2 24 17 1 1 1 390 113 1.204 8.6 0.2 2.2 1.6 0.71
1927 21 BOS AL 4 9 .308 4.10 34 15 13 4 1 0 147.0 172 80 67 5 40 25 5 1 1 650 103 1.442 10.5 0.3 2.4 1.5 0.63
1928 22 BOS AL 11 14 .440 3.84 32 26 1 10 2 0 201.1 233 102 86 6 41 27 4 0 3 860 105 1.361 10.4 0.3 1.8 1.2 0.66
1929 23 BOS AL 6 18 .250 3.92 35 32 3 13 0 0 227.1 263 132 99 12 40 37 3 0 1 978 108 1.333 10.4 0.5 1.6 1.5 0.93
1930 24 BOS AL 9 20 .310 5.45 35 30 3 15 0 0 229.2 302 162 139 11 53 35 3 0 1 1026 84 1.546 11.8 0.4 2.1 1.4 0.66
1931 25 BOS AL 10 18 .357 5.16 36 31 3 13 0 0 232.0 298 145 133 7 65 45 2 0 3 1041 81 1.565 11.6 0.3 2.5 1.7 0.69
1932 26 TOT AL 6 14 .300 5.25 29 17 5 7 0 1 152.2 207 102 89 7 42 34 1 0 4 699 90 1.631 12.2 0.4 2.5 2.0 0.81
1932 26 BOS AL 1 7 .125 6.81 11 6 1 1 0 0 39.2 61 35 30 2 15 7 0 0 2 194 67 1.916 13.8 0.5 3.4 1.6 0.47
1932 26 CLE AL 5 7 .417 4.70 18 11 4 6 0 1 113.0 146 67 59 5 27 27 1 0 2 505 102 1.531 11.6 0.4 2.2 2.2 1.00
1933 27 WSH AL 12 6 .667 2.69 50 3 31 2 0 13 124.0 119 45 37 3 32 28 1 1 1 507 156 1.218 8.6 0.2 2.3 2.0 0.88
1934 28 WSH AL 5 10 .333 4.17 54 9 20 3 0 7 157.2 179 86 73 6 56 38 2 2 2 692 104 1.490 10.2 0.3 3.2 2.2 0.68 AS
1935 29 WSH AL 4 9 .308 5.71 43 7 24 2 0 3 126.0 170 88 80 10 37 30 2 0 1 578 76 1.643 12.1 0.7 2.6 2.1 0.81
1936 30 TOT AL 3 5 .375 6.02 41 7 15 1 0 3 89.2 123 73 60 5 41 15 0 0 3 425 83 1.829 12.3 0.5 4.1 1.5 0.37
1936 30 WSH AL 3 2 .600 6.34 18 5 8 1 0 3 49.2 66 46 35 3 25 6 0 0 2 238 75 1.832 12.0 0.5 4.5 1.1 0.24
1936 30 BOS AL 0 3 .000 5.62 23 2 7 0 0 0 40.0 57 27 25 2 16 9 0 0 1 187 94 1.825 12.8 0.5 3.6 2.0 0.56
1937 31 DET AL 2 5 .286 7.59 25 0 16 0 0 4 40.1 63 35 34 4 20 10 1 0 0 196 62 2.058 14.1 0.9 4.5 2.2 0.50
1938 32 CHC NL 6 1 .857 3.34 42 0 21 0 0 3 102.1 100 43 38 1 30 29 1 0 0 428 114 1.270 8.8 0.1 2.6 2.6 0.97
1939 33 CHC NL 4 3 .571 3.67 39 0 24 0 0 3 68.2 78 32 28 3 24 32 0 0 1 308 108 1.485 10.2 0.4 3.1 4.2 1.33
1940 34 STL NL 3 4 .429 2.50 26 0 8 0 0 1 54.0 53 22 15 1 26 16 3 0 0 242 160 1.463 8.8 0.2 4.3 2.7 0.62
15 Seasons 85 141 .376 4.46 557 182 209 71 3 38 2050.2 2454 1187 1017 83 571 418 29 5 22 9020 96 1.475 10.8 0.4 2.5 1.8 0.73
162 Game Avg. 8 13 .376 4.46 51 17 19 7 0 3 189 226 109 94 8 53 38 3 0 2 830 96 1.475 10.8 0.4 2.5 1.8 0.73
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
BOS (8 yrs) 41 94 .304 4.58 242 147 53 57 3 0 1215.0 1480 723 618 47 294 202 18 2 13 5326 94 1.460 11.0 0.3 2.2 1.5 0.69
WSH (4 yrs) 24 27 .471 4.43 165 24 83 8 0 26 457.1 534 265 225 22 150 102 5 3 6 2015 98 1.496 10.5 0.4 3.0 2.0 0.68
CHC (2 yrs) 10 4 .714 3.47 81 0 45 0 0 6 171.0 178 75 66 4 54 61 1 0 1 736 112 1.357 9.4 0.2 2.8 3.2 1.13
STL (1 yr) 3 4 .429 2.50 26 0 8 0 0 1 54.0 53 22 15 1 26 16 3 0 0 242 160 1.463 8.8 0.2 4.3 2.7 0.62
CLE (1 yr) 5 7 .417 4.70 18 11 4 6 0 1 113.0 146 67 59 5 27 27 1 0 2 505 102 1.531 11.6 0.4 2.2 2.2 1.00
DET (1 yr) 2 5 .286 7.59 25 0 16 0 0 4 40.1 63 35 34 4 20 10 1 0 0 196 62 2.058 14.1 0.9 4.5 2.2 0.50
AL (12 yrs) 72 133 .351 4.61 450 182 156 71 3 31 1825.2 2223 1090 936 78 491 341 25 5 21 8042 94 1.487 11.0 0.4 2.4 1.7 0.69
NL (3 yrs) 13 8 .619 3.24 107 0 53 0 0 7 225.0 231 97 81 5 80 77 4 0 1 978 121 1.382 9.2 0.2 3.2 3.1 0.96

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1933 27 WSH AL WS L NYG 0 1 .000 0.87 3 0 2 0 0 0 10.1 8 1 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 37 0.774 7.0 0.9 0.0 6.1
1938 32 CHC NL WS L NYY 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.200 5.4 0.0 5.4 0.0 0.00
2 Seasons (2 Series) 0 1 .000 0.75 5 0 3 0 0 0 12.0 9 1 1 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 44 0.833 6.8 0.8 0.8 5.3 7.00
2 WS 0 1 .000 0.75 5 0 3 0 0 0 12.0 9 1 1 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 44 0.833 6.8 0.8 0.8 5.3 7.00

Standard Batting

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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
1926 20 BOS AL 36 24 21 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .190 .261 .190 .451 20 4 0 1 1
1927 21 BOS AL 35 49 48 5 6 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 16 .125 .125 .208 .333 -14 10 0 1 1
1928 22 BOS AL 35 70 62 5 13 3 1 0 5 0 0 1 14 .210 .222 .290 .513 36 18 0 7 1
1929 23 BOS AL 37 80 70 5 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 22 .129 .187 .129 .315 -16 9 0 5 1
1930 24 BOS AL 41 84 79 12 14 3 0 1 4 0 0 3 31 .177 .207 .253 .460 18 20 0 2 1
1931 25 BOS AL 41 88 82 12 16 7 0 0 5 1 0 2 28 .195 .214 .280 .495 33 23 0 4 1
1932 26 TOT AL 31 55 51 3 13 1 1 0 5 0 0 2 17 .255 .283 .314 .597 51 16 0 2 1
1932 26 BOS AL 13 12 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .091 .091 .091 .182 -53 1 0 1 1
1932 26 CLE AL 18 43 40 2 12 1 1 0 5 0 0 2 11 .300 .333 .375 .708 77 15 0 1 1
1933 27 WSH AL 50 39 34 5 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 13 .147 .216 .147 .363 -2 5 0 2 1
1934 28 WSH AL 54 56 44 3 7 1 2 0 4 0 0 10 13 .159 .315 .273 .588 55 12 0 2 1 AS
1935 29 WSH AL 43 38 35 7 7 0 2 0 5 0 0 3 14 .200 .263 .314 .577 51 11 0 0 1
1936 30 TOT AL 41 24 22 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .091 .130 .136 .267 -34 3 0 1 1
1936 30 WSH AL 18 17 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .063 .000 .063 -83 0 0 1 1
1936 30 BOS AL 23 7 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .429 .714 70 3 0 0 1
1937 31 DET AL 25 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .222 .000 .222 -40 0 0 1 1
1938 32 CHC NL 42 35 32 4 7 1 1 0 3 0 2 15 .219 .265 .313 .577 56 10 1 0 1 1
1939 33 CHC NL 43 17 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 1
1940 34 STL NL 26 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 1
15 Seasons 580 682 617 65 103 17 9 1 40 1 0 36 213 .167 .213 .229 .441 16 141 2 0 29
162 Game Avg. 162 190 172 18 29 5 3 0 11 0 10 59 .167 .213 .229 .441 16 39 0 8
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
BOS (8 yrs) 261 414 380 41 65 14 3 1 20 1 0 13 125 .171 .198 .232 .430 13 88 0 21
WSH (4 yrs) 165 150 128 17 19 1 4 0 12 0 0 17 46 .148 .248 .219 .467 23 28 0 5
CHC (2 yrs) 85 52 49 5 7 1 1 0 3 0 2 23 .143 .176 .204 .381 2 10 1 0 1
STL (1 yr) 26 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 18 43 40 2 12 1 1 0 5 0 0 2 11 .300 .333 .375 .708 77 15 0 1
DET (1 yr) 25 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .222 .000 .222 -40 0 0 1
AL (12 yrs) 469 617 555 60 96 16 8 1 37 1 0 34 184 .173 .221 .236 .457 20 131 0 28
NL (3 yrs) 111 65 62 5 7 1 1 0 3 0 2 29 .113 .141 .161 .302 -19 10 2 0 1

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1933 27 WSH AL WS NYG L 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0
1938 32 CHC NL WS NYY L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1926 BOS AL 20 P 36 50 8 42 0 3 1.000 1.39 .956 1.39
1927 BOS AL 21 P 34 63 13 44 6 1 .905 1.68 .962 1.40
1928 BOS AL 22 P 32 67 13 50 4 6 .940 1.97 .958 1.37
1929 BOS AL 23 P 35 84 15 69 0 1 1.000 2.40 .956 1.29
1930 BOS AL 24 P 35 74 11 59 4 3 .946 2.00 .946 1.18
1931 BOS AL 25 P 36 81 16 63 2 1 .975 2.19 .953 1.19
1932 TOT AL 26 P 29 56 13 39 4 1 .929 1.79 .959 1.21
1932 BOS AL 26 P 11 13 2 10 1 0 .923 1.09 .962 1.21
1932 CLE AL 26 P 18 43 11 29 3 1 .930 2.22 .958 1.21
1933 WSH AL 27 P 50 52 6 46 0 5 1.000 1.04 .958 1.18
1934 WSH AL 28 P 54 54 8 44 2 3 .963 0.96 .956 1.11 AS
1935 WSH AL 29 P 43 47 6 39 2 2 .957 1.05 .949 1.12
1936 TOT AL 30 P 41 37 3 32 2 1 .946 0.85 .957 1.04
1936 WSH AL 30 P 18 18 3 14 1 1 .944 0.94 .956 1.04
1936 BOS AL 30 P 23 19 0 18 1 0 .947 0.78 .958 1.04
1937 DET AL 31 P 25 14 1 13 0 0 1.000 0.56 .950 1.09
1938 CHC NL 32 P 42 45 12 32 1 1 .978 1.05 .964 1.13
1939 CHC NL 33 P 39 27 3 23 1 0 .963 0.67 .959 1.09
1940 STL NL 34 P 26 19 4 15 0 2 1.000 0.73 .958 1.10
15 Seasons P 557 770 132 610 28 30 .964 1.33 .956 1.19
15 Seasons TOT 557 770 132 610 28 30 .964 1.33 .919 1.19
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1934

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1933 AL  .667 (6th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1929 AL  1.333 (7th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1928 AL  1.833 (5th)
1929 AL  1.584 (1st)
1930 AL  2.077 (4th)
1931 AL  2.522 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
1933 AL  50 (2nd)
1934 AL  54 (1st)
1935 AL  43 (7th)
1936 AL  41 (8th)
Career  557 (240th)

Saves s c a p y
1933 AL  13 (1st)
1934 AL  7 (1st)
1935 AL  3 (8th)
1936 AL  3 (6th)
1937 AL  4 (7th)

Games Started s c a p y
1929 AL  32 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1930 AL  302 (2nd)
1931 AL  298 (3rd)
Career  2454 (241st)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1931 AL  .272 (4th)
1934 AL  .343 (5th)

Losses s c a p y
1929 AL  18 (4th)
1930 AL  20 (1st)
1931 AL  18 (3rd)
1932 AL  14 (8th)
Career  141 (194th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1930 AL  139 (2nd)
1931 AL  133 (3rd)
Career  1017 (210th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1926 AL  22 (5th)
1933 AL  31 (2nd)
1934 AL  20 (3rd)
1935 AL  24 (4th)
1937 AL  16 (10th)
1938 NL  21 (6th)
1939 NL  24 (2nd)
Career  209 (209th)

Youngest s c a p y
1926 AL  born 1905-10-24 (7th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 9 (260), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 31 (756), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 12 (840), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 5 (1352), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 10, 1932: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Pete Appleton.

December 15, 1932: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Bruce Connatser to the Washington Senators for Harley Boss.

June 13, 1936: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Boston Red Sox for Joe Cascarella.

March 20, 1937: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

April 4, 1937: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 3, 1937: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

April 5, 1938: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

October 18, 1939: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

April 2, 1940: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

September 9, 1940: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

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