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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Team Record in Appearances: 23-11 / in Starts: 23-9

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 33, Entered with runners on base: 1

1953 Pitching Game Log

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1953 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	191	2	Apr 15	BRO		PIT	W,4-2	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	8	2	2	1	7	1	0	2.00	2.82	35	15	11	6	0	1	69			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.18	0.432	3.30	0.72%	3.00	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
2	192	6	Apr 21	BRO	@	PHI	L,1-7	GS-5	L(1-1)	5	4.2	7	7	5	4	4	1	0	4.61	3.98	25	6	10	6	0	1	26			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.248	3.13	-0.51%	-2.76	1b start a 1	5b 12- 2 out d4
3	193	10	Apr 25	BRO		NYG	L,5-7	GS-7		3	6.1	7	5	5	6	1	2	0	5.40	5.64	31	14	10	2	0	0	34			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	-0.236	2.82	-0.39%	-1.41	1t start tie	7t --- 1 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	194	15	May 1	BRO		CHC	W,6-5	GS-8	W(2-1)	5	8.0	8	5	5	4	3	1	0	5.46	5.45	36	10	17	4	1	2	45			0	0	0	31	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.52	-0.226	5.48	-0.49%	-0.55	1t start tie	8t 3 out d3
5	195	22	May 12	BRO	@	CHC	L,4-6	GS-7		10	6.2	6	4	2	1	2	0	0	4.93	4.87	28	11	13	5	0	1	51			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.39	0.070	5.29	0.16%	1.05	1b start tie	7b 123 2 out a1
6	196	24	May 15	BRO	@	STL	L,3-9	6-7		2	2.0	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	5.40	4.83	9	3	4	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	.30	-0.033	1.11	-0.07%	-1.92	6b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d6
7	197	28	May 19	BRO	@	MLN	W,4-1	CG	W(3-1)	3	9.0	7	1	1	2	3	0	0	4.53	4.39	36	9	22	9	0	0	70			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.22	0.365	4.21	0.76%	3.56	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
8	198	33	May 24	BRO	@	PHI	W,16-2	GS-4		4	3.0	4	2	2	3	0	0	0	4.62	4.46	13	5	5	4	0	0	40			1	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.155	4.23	-0.35%	-1.23	1b start a 1	4b 123 0 out a1
9	199	37	May 29	BRO	@	PIT	W,7-4	GS-5	W(4-1)	4	5.0	7	4	3	0	1	2	0	4.70	4.74	21	10	10	2	0	0	40			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.12	-0.208	4.08	-0.46%	-1.33	1b start a 2	5b 3 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	200	42	Jun 2	BRO		MLN	L,3-4	CG	L(4-2)	3	9.0	10	4	4	1	2	1	0	4.60	4.62	34	17	12	10	0	2	52			2	0	0	33	2	0	0	3	0	0	1.35	-0.244	8.02	-0.87%	1.00	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
11	201	48	Jun 8	BRO		CIN	L,5-8	GS-4	L(4-3)	5	3.1	7	6	6	0	3	1	0	5.18	4.62	17	5	8	4	0	1	25			0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	.93	-0.264	4.43	-0.76%	-3.02	1t start tie	4t 1-3 1 out d3
12	202	52	Jun 12	BRO		CHC	W,7-4	GS-4		3	4.0	4	4	4	0	5	2	0	5.40	4.74	18	5	7	3	0	1	43			0	0	0	18	0	1	0	0	0	2	.79	-0.170	3.63	-0.47%	-1.78	1t start tie	4t 3 out tie
13	203	59	Jun 19(2)	BRO	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	W(5-3)	6	9.0	6	1	1	1	8	1	0	4.90	4.49	33	10	14	3	0	0	78			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	.63	0.179	2.22	0.38%	3.95	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a6
14	204	64	Jun 24	BRO	@	CIN	L,4-7	GS-5		4	4.0	7	4	4	1	2	0	0	5.10	4.39	19	5	10	6	0	1	33			0	0	0	18	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.19	-0.239	4.53	-0.54%	-1.77	1b start a 4	5b --3 0 out a1
15	205	68	Jun 28	BRO	@	MLN	W,11-1	CG	W(6-3)	3	9.0	4	1	1	1	4	1	0	4.70	4.30	31	12	14	6	0	0	78			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.56	0.206	3.81	0.84%	3.56	1b start tie	9b 3 out a10
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	206	72	Jul 4(1)	BRO		PIT	W,6-5	GS-3		5	2.2	3	4	4	4	3	0	0	4.94	4.31	15	5	2	1	0	1	35			0	0	0	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.23	-0.123	6.56	-0.40%	-1.14	1t start tie	3t 123 2 out tie
17	207	75	Jul 6	BRO	@	PIT	W,14-2	GS-6	W(7-3)	1	5.1	8	2	2	1	2	1	0	4.86	4.34	25	9	13	6	0	0	45			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	1	.94	0.106	5.17	0.35%	0.26	1b start a 2	6b 12- 1 out a5
18	208	81	Jul 11	BRO		NYG	L,0-6	GS-6	L(7-4)	4	6.0	8	6	4	0	1	2	0	4.92	4.47	26	12	13	4	0	0	37			2	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	1	.55	-0.227	3.59	-0.88%	-2.66	1t start tie	6t 3 out d6
19	209	86	Jul 18	BRO		STL	W,14-6	GS-3		6	2.1	6	5	5	1	0	0	0	5.23	4.46	13	4	8	5	0	0	24			0	0	0	12	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.14	-0.253	7.96	-1.06%	-2.57	1t start tie	3t 1-3 1 out d1
20	210	89	Jul 20	BRO		CHC	W,3-0	GS-9	W(8-4)	1	8.1	5	0	0	3	9	0	0	4.86	4.25	31	7	11	4	0	1	79			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.17	0.426	6.95	1.52%	4.04	1t start tie	9t 12- 1 out a3
21	211	94	Jul 25	BRO		MLN	W,7-0	SHO	W(9-4)	4	9.0	4	0	0	2	5	0	0	4.51	4.10	32	10	15	6	0	0	82			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.55	0.302	5.01	1.65%	5.00	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
22	212	98	Jul 29	BRO	@	CHC	W,6-5	GS-7	W(10-4)	3	6.2	6	5	4	2	5	1	0	4.56	4.09	27	8	10	2	0	2	47			0	0	0	25	0	1	0	1	0	0	.70	-0.037	2.97	-0.09%	-1.26	1b start tie	7b --- 2 out a1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	213	103	Aug 3	BRO	@	MLN	W,1-0	SHO(7)	W(11-4)	4	7.0	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	4.33	3.97	24	12	9	5	0	0	72			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	0.466	7.29	1.65%	3.55	1b start tie	7b 3 out a1
24	214	106	Aug 6(2)	BRO	@	MLN	L,2-3	9-GF	BL(11-5)	2	0.2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.37	3.97	4	0	2	1	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	5.10	-0.672	21.23	-1.68%	-1.86	9b 12- 0 out a2	9b end d 1
25	215	109	Aug 9	BRO	@	CIN	W,9-1	CG	W(12-5)	2	9.0	3	1	1	3	5	1	0	4.17	3.97	31	10	13	4	0	0	79			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	.60	0.273	1.73	0.48%	3.85	1b start tie	9b 3 out a8
26	216	113	Aug 15	BRO		PIT	W,14-6	GS-3		5	2.2	6	2	2	2	2	0	0	4.21	3.96	16	3	9	5	0	0	38			0	0	0	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	-0.037	2.15	-0.04%	-0.80	1t start tie	3t 12- 2 out a4
27	217	118	Aug 19	BRO		NYG	W,7-5	GS-3		3	2.1	5	5	2	1	2	2	0	4.27	4.10	15	6	5	3	0	1	34			0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.28	-0.339	1.63	-0.26%	-3.63	1t start tie	3t --- 1 out d4
28	218	122	Aug 23(1)	BRO	@	PIT	W,10-4	CG	W(13-5)	3	9.0	7	4	4	4	3	0	1	4.25	4.07	39	16	14	7	0	1	56			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	1	0	1	.74	0.134	.78	0.09%	0.80	1b start tie	9b 3 out a6
29	219	127	Aug 27	BRO		CHC	W,7-5	GS-9	W(14-5)	3	8.2	12	5	4	2	9	1	0	4.25	4.00	40	17	11	5	0	1	49			0	0	0	38	3	0	0	1	0	1	1.06	0.017	.77	0.01%	-0.46	1t start tie	9t 12- 2 out a2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
30	220	133	Sep 2	BRO		MLN	L,8-9	GS-4		5	3.0	5	4	4	3	2	0	0	4.38	4.01	16	3	6	3	0	2	32			0	0	0	13	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.18	-0.100	.33	-0.02%	-1.35	1t start tie	4t 12- 0 out a5
31	221	135	Sep 4	BRO	@	NYG	W,8-6	GS-4		1	3.2	8	4	4	1	3	3	0	4.49	4.18	20	7	8	4	0	1	31			1	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	-0.258	.45	-0.07%	-2.03	1b start a 2	4b 1-- 2 out d2
32	222	142	Sep 11	BRO	@	MLN	L,8-9	GS-2		6	1.0	5	3	3	1	0	0	0	4.62	4.19	8	2	5	4	0	0	30			0	0	1	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.13	-0.173	.00	0.00%	-1.88	1b start tie	2b 1-- 0 out d2
33	223	149	Sep 19	BRO		PHI	W,5-4	CG	W(15-5)	7	9.0	9	4	4	1	6	1	0	4.59	4.13	36	15	13	4	0	1	58			1	0	0	35	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.28	0.343	.00	0.00%	1.00	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
34	224	155	Sep 27	BRO	@	PHI	W,8-2	GS-3		7	3.0	1	1	1	5	0	0	0	4.56	4.19	15	1	9	2	0	0	48			0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.48	0.065	.00	0.00%	0.62	1b start a 2	3b 3 out a2
							23-11		W-L:15-5,BSv:1	3.8	191.1	201	109	97	63	106	25	1	4.56	4.19	819	0.83		23%	0%	22	49	2	100%	7	0	1	747	21	5	3	18	0	10	1.04	-0.858	3.60	-0.83%	-0.17

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