#8 Branch Russell, Leftfield, 30 yrs, Detroit Tigers Sunday, 10/22/1925 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Branch Russell
10/9/1895 30 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 5"10 170
Leftfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 2 / 6 (Fair) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1925 (Possible Arbitration) 2 Year(s), 86 Days (430 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 86 Days (430 total Days) 3 Year(s)
3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 1 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 3 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 4 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 5 (Range), .964 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/18 | NYY | L 5-9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/20 | WAS | L 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/23 | BOS | L 4-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/24 | BOS | L 4-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/28 | @CLE | L 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/29 | @SLA | W 11-10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/30 | @CHA | W 7-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/1 | PHA | L 5-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/2 | @NYY | W 6-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/4 | WAS | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 115 | 276 | 85 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 35 | 23 | 20 | .308 | .359 | .409 | .768 | .680 | .101 |
Projected | 115 | 276 | 85 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 35 | 23 | 20 | .308 | .359 | .409 | .768 | .680 | .101 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 57 | 305 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 113 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 41.8 | 5.4 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .208 | .136 | .345 |
vs. RHP | 254 | 82 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 31 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .323 | .372 | .433 | .805 |
Close/Late | 50 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .320 | .339 | .400 | .739 |
Scoring Position | 102 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .363 | .395 | .500 | .895 |
Pinch Hitting | 46 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .326 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 50 | 123 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 8 | .325 | .366 | .431 | .797 |
Road | 65 | 153 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 12 | .294 | .345 | .392 | .737 |
March/April | 20 | 53 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 5 | .340 | .362 | .453 | .815 |
May | 18 | 51 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | .412 | .458 | .608 | 1.065 |
June | 21 | 59 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | .220 | .299 | .237 | .536 |
July | 16 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .222 | .243 | .306 | .549 |
August | 19 | 52 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | .365 | .400 | .404 | .804 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .240 | .310 | .480 | .790 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1923 | 57 | 172 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | .285 | .328 | .419 | .746 | DET |
1924 | 114 | 369 | 120 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 73 | 42 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 1 | 4 | .325 | .358 | .455 | .813 | DET |
1925 | 115 | 276 | 85 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 35 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 4 | .308 | .359 | .409 | .768 | DET |
Total | 286 | 817 | 254 | 49 | 4 | 14 | 147 | 104 | 56 | 0 | 8 | 82 | 3 | 11 | .311 | .352 | .432 | .784 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1922, AA | 133 | 565 | 145 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 67 | 49 | 110 | 11 | 20 | .257 | .309 | .354 | .663 |
1922, AAA | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .294 | .333 | .294 | .627 |
1923, AAA | 88 | 366 | 118 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 71 | 67 | 30 | 50 | 15 | 10 | .322 | .372 | .505 | .877 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1924 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .304 | .364 | .668 |
Total | 7 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .304 | .364 | .668 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 15 | 8 | 122 | 8 | 12 | 130 | 0 | 1.000 | 91.0 | 12.86 | | | | |
Leftfield | 55 | 43 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 1 | .990 | 385.0 | 2.38 | | | | |
Centerfield | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .833 | 8.0 | 6.75 | | | | |
Rightfield | 7 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1.000 | 54.0 | 2.83 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by Detroit in 1922... Had first career hit (double) on 7/15/1923, off Mule Watson (NYY)... Hit first career homerun on 7/22/1923, off Webster Mcdonald (WAS)... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1925, hitting .550 with 2 HR, 6 RBI...
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