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	12-6 / in Starts: 9-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 30 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	23 (11-8-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 30 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	19 (10-6-2)

Most Driven In
C Furillo	1
J Robinson	1

Most Driven In By
J Gilliam	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 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	261	4 (3)	Apr 16	BRO	@	PIT	W,6-0	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	.64	0.012	2.00	0.02%	1.44	P
2	262	10 (5)	Apr 21	BRO		PHI	W,14-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	1.68	-0.039	7.66	-0.11%	-0.49	P
3	263	16 (5)	Apr 30	BRO		CHC	W,7-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	9	.46	-0.047	2.20	-0.14%	-1.35	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	264	25 (8)	May 11	BRO	@	CHC	L,8-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	9						P
5	265	36 (10)	May 24	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-15	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	9						P
6	266	41 (4)	May 30 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,8-4	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.167	.250	9	.53	-0.009	2.36	-0.02%	-1.02	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	267	50 (8)	Jun 6	BRO		STL	W,5-4	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.154	.231	9	.71	-0.018	2.83	-0.04%	-0.17	P
8	268	56 (5)	Jun 12 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,6-2	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.143	.214	9	1.47	-0.038	7.45	-0.12%	-0.45	P
9	269	64 (7)	Jun 22	BRO	@	CHC	W,3-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.125	.188	9	.79	-0.039	2.49	-0.08%	-0.40	P
10	270	68 (3)	Jun 26	BRO	@	MLN	L,0-4	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.056	.111	.167	9	1.44	-0.077	2.99	-0.10%	-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
11	271	101 (32)	Jul 29	BRO	@	STL	W,5-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.056	.111	.167	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
12	272	106 (4)	Aug 3	BRO	@	MLN	W,9-6	GS-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.100	.105	.205	9	.19	-0.004	.10	0.00%	-0.03	P
13	273	108 (1)	Aug 5	BRO	@	CHC	L,8-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.100	.105	.205	9						P
14	274	122 (13)	Aug 24	BRO		CHC	W,9-5	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.091	.095	.186	9	.43	-0.014	.06	0.00%	-0.53	P
15	275	130 (7)	Aug 31	BRO		MLN	L,8-13	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.048	.091	.095	.186	9						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
16	276	140 (9)	Sep 9 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	W,16-9	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.040	.077	.080	.157	9	.83	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.82	P
17	277	148 (7)	Sep 17	BRO		NYG	L,5-8	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.038	.074	.077	.151	9	.53	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
18	278	154 (5)	Sep 25	BRO	@	PIT	W,4-0	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.037	.071	.074	.146	9	.92	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
							12-6		30	27	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.037	.071	.074	.146		.70	-0.394	1.78	-0.57%	-4.81

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