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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-23 / in Starts: 5-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 60 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	32 (16-12-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 60 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	38 (20-12-6)

Most Driven In
B Blair	1
P Suder	1
B Swift	1

Most Driven In By
M Kreevich	1

1942 Batting Game Log

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1942 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	1	1	Apr 14	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	2	8 (6)	Apr 21	PHA		NYY	L,4-10	4-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.25	-0.012	.46	-0.01%	-0.51	P
3	3	15 (6)	Apr 28	PHA		CLE	L,4-6	4-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.32	-0.073	2.11	-0.07%	-0.81	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	4	18 (2)	May 1	PHA		CHW	L,2-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.17	-0.031	1.07	-0.02%	-0.35	P
5	5	23 (4)	May 5	PHA		DET	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.81	-0.049	1.40	-0.02%	-0.14	P
6	6	27 (3)	May 10 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.05	-0.029	1.02	-0.02%	0.17	P
7	7	29 (1)	May 13	PHA	@	SLB	W,10-9	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	.67	-0.020	.75	-0.01%	-0.80	P
8	8	33 (3)	May 17 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-9	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.75	-0.020	.81	-0.01%	-0.21	P
9	9	39 (5)	May 24 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,6-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	1.73	-0.045	1.44	-0.02%	-0.43	P
10	10	45 (5)	May 29	PHA		BOS	L,2-14	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	.68	-0.034	.29	-0.01%	-0.45	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
11	11	52 (6)	Jun 4	PHA		DET	L,7-8	GS-0	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
12	12	59 (6)	Jun 12	PHA		CLE	W,5-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.095	.190	9	.49	-0.014	.03	0.00%	-0.22	P
13	13	66 (6)	Jun 19	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-4	3-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.22	-0.031	.03	0.00%	-0.23	P
14	14	70 (3)	Jun 23	PHA	@	CLE	L,5-7	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.087	.087	.087	.174	9	1.73	-0.043	.09	0.00%	-0.21	P
15	15	75 (4)	Jun 28 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	2			0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9						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
16	16	80 (4)	Jul 3	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.080	.080	.080	.160	9	.49	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.31	PH P
17	17	87 (6)	Jul 11	PHA		CLE	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.107	.107	.107	.214	9	1.11	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
18	18	95 (7)	Jul 19 (1)	PHA		DET	L,1-2	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.103	.103	.103	.207	9	2.46	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
19	19	99 (3)	Jul 23	PHA	@	SLB	L,6-9	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.188	.313	9	1.35	0.100	.00	0.00%	1.65	P
20	20	104 (4)	Jul 29	PHA	@	DET	L,7-12	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.176	.294	9	.65	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.35	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
21	21	109 (4)	Aug 2 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.108	.108	.162	.270	9	.88	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.45	P
22	22	112 (2)	Aug 6	PHA	@	BOS	L,0-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.150	.250	9	.96	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
23	23	116 (3)	Aug 11	PHA		WSH	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.143	.238	9	.74	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.32	P
24	24	120 (3)	Aug 16	PHA		NYY	L,2-11	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.093	.093	.140	.233	9	.25	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
25	25	124 (3)	Aug 20 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,9-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.104	.104	.146	.250	9	.44	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.79	P
26	26	129 (4)	Aug 23 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.104	.104	.146	.250	9						P
27	27	131 (1)	Aug 26 (1)	PHA		DET	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.098	.115	.137	.253	9	2.08	-0.135	.00	0.00%	-0.89	P
28	28	136 (4)	Aug 31 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.094	.111	.132	.243	9	.65	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.25	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
29	29	142 (5)	Sep 7 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-11	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.094	.111	.132	.243	9						P
30	30	144 (1)	Sep 11	PHA	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1			0	0	0	.089	.105	.125	.230	9						P
							7-23		60	56	2	5	0	1	0	3	1	0	17	0	3		0	0	0	0	.089	.105	.125	.230		1.05	-0.837	.36	-0.20%	-7.08

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