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, 7,912th in MLB 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

W

L

ERA

3.99

G

319

GS

219

SV

IP

1531.1

SO

672

WHIP

1.402

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1942	18	CHW-min	C	7	8	.467	4.21	32						184.0	193	111	86		67									1.413	9.4		3.3			SUP NORL
1943			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1944	20	CHC-min	A1	9	12	.429	5.30	38	14					146.0	187	106	86		70									1.760	11.5		4.3			NVL SOUA
1945	21	CHC-min	A1	11	13	.458	4.43	34	26					183.0	203	108	90	0	62									1.448	10.0	0.0	3.0			NVL SOUA
1946	22	CHC-min	AA	13	8	.619	3.53	48	18					191.0	190	101	75		91									1.471	9.0		4.3			NVL SOUA
1946	22	CHC	NL	0	0		3.18	4	1	1	0	0	1	17.0	21	7	6	2	10	0	10	0	0	1	78	107	4.50	1.824	11.1	1.1	5.3	5.3	1.00
1947	23	CHC	NL	3	2	.600	3.40	23	2	9	1	0	0	45.0	43	17	17	4	14	0	22	1	0	2	185	117	3.67	1.267	8.6	0.8	2.8	4.4	1.57
1948	24	CHC	NL	10	10	.500	3.66	29	26	2	8	3	0	164.2	157	75	67	7	77	0	89	1	1	3	702	106	3.55	1.421	8.6	0.4	4.2	4.9	1.16
1949	25	PHI	NL	17	8	.680	3.08	37	28	5	14	2	1	213.0	199	84	73	14	70	0	78	1	2	4	877	127	3.63	1.263	8.4	0.6	3.0	3.3	1.11	MVP-19
1950	26	PHI	NL	9	11	.450	5.30	32	25	3	3	0	1	159.2	193	108	94	21	67	0	74	2	2	4	710	76	4.66	1.628	10.9	1.2	3.8	4.2	1.10
1951	27	PHI	NL	8	9	.471	3.48	28	24	3	7	2	0	168.0	172	69	65	13	55	0	65	2	0	9	720	111	3.73	1.351	9.2	0.7	2.9	3.5	1.18
1952	28	PHI	NL	13	14	.481	3.14	37	32	3	14	1	1	232.1	235	99	81	10	65	0	92	2	0	2	982	117	3.02	1.291	9.1	0.4	2.5	3.6	1.42
1953	29	BRO	NL	15	5	.750	4.56	34	32	1	10	2	0	191.1	201	109	97	25	63	0	106	1	0	4	819	94	4.19	1.380	9.5	1.2	3.0	5.0	1.68
1954	30	BRO	NL	11	6	.647	3.99	36	28	4	6	2	0	180.1	193	89	80	17	49	0	70	2	0	2	767	103	3.70	1.342	9.6	0.8	2.4	3.5	1.43
1955	31	BRO	NL	6	2	.750	5.42	18	11	1	2	1	0	73.0	86	46	44	8	31	6	26	0	0	3	327	76	4.35	1.603	10.6	1.0	3.8	3.2	0.84
1956	32	TOT	NL	1	6	.143	6.21	21	9	7	0	0	0	58.0	72	41	40	11	26	4	29	2	0	0	268	62	5.28	1.690	11.2	1.7	4.0	4.5	1.12
1956	32	CHC	NL	1	6	.143	6.32	20	9	6	0	0	0	57.0	71	41	40	11	26	4	28	2	0	0	264	61	5.37	1.702	11.2	1.7	4.1	4.4	1.08
1956	32	CIN	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4		0.37	1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
1957	33	CIN-min	AA,Opn	8	8	.500	3.96	27	21		10	1		161.1	192	77	71	12	37	7	63	0	0	2				1.419	10.7	0.7	2.1	3.5	1.70	NVL,SLE SOUA,PCL
1957	33	BOS	AL	0	0		5.40	2	1	1	0	0	0	5.0	10	5	3	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	28	79	3.86	2.600	18.0	0.0	5.4	1.8	0.33
1958			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Out of Baseball)
1959	35	LAD-min	AAA	5	5	.500	2.80	13	11		6	0		90.0	85	34	28	6	18	1	38	0	0	1				1.144	8.5	0.6	1.8	3.8	2.11	STP AA
1959	35	KCA	AL	1	0	1.000	4.50	18	0	7	0	0	1	24.0	24	12	12	3	11	0	10	1	0	2	107	91	4.83	1.458	9.0	1.1	4.1	3.8	0.91
13 Yrs				94	73	.563	3.99	319	219	47	65	13	5	1531.1	1606	761	679	135	541	10	672	15	5	36	6570	99	3.85	1.402	9.4	0.8	3.2	3.9	1.24
162 Game Avg.				12	9	.563	3.99	40	28	6	8	2	1	194	203	96	86	17	68	1	85	2	1	5	830	99	3.85	1.402	9.4	0.8	3.2	3.9	1.24

PHI (4 yrs)				47	42	.528	3.64	134	109	14	38	5	3	773.0	799	360	313	58	257	0	309	7	4	19	3289	106	3.68	1.366	9.3	0.7	3.0	3.6	1.20
CHC (4 yrs)				14	18	.438	4.12	76	38	18	9	3	1	283.2	292	140	130	24	127	4	149	4	1	6	1229	94	3.99	1.477	9.3	0.8	4.0	4.7	1.17
BRO (3 yrs)				32	13	.711	4.47	88	71	6	18	5	0	444.2	480	244	221	50	143	6	202	3	0	9	1913	94	4.02	1.401	9.7	1.0	2.9	4.1	1.41
KCA (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	4.50	18	0	7	0	0	1	24.0	24	12	12	3	11	0	10	1	0	2	107	91	4.83	1.458	9.0	1.1	4.1	3.8	0.91
BOS (1 yr)				0	0		5.40	2	1	1	0	0	0	5.0	10	5	3	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	28	79	3.86	2.600	18.0	0.0	5.4	1.8	0.33
CIN (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4		0.37	1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	9.0

NL (11 yrs)				93	73	.560	3.98	299	218	39	65	13	4	1502.1	1572	744	664	132	527	10	661	14	5	34	6435	99	3.84	1.397	9.4	0.8	3.2	4.0	1.25
AL (2 yrs)				1	0	1.000	4.66	20	1	8	0	0	1	29.0	34	17	15	3	14	0	11	1	0	2	135	88	4.67	1.655	10.6	0.9	4.3	3.4	0.79

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