#13 Pythias Russ, Catcher, 24 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday, 10/22/1928 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Pythias Russ
1/1/1904 24 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 5"11 195
Catcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 3.0 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 1928 (Possible Arbitration) 2 Year(s), 155 Days (499 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 155 Days (499 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 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Talent | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 8 9 10 5 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings C : 8 (Range), .956 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 4 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/27 | @NYN | W 7-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/29 | CHC | W 12-9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
9/30 | @CHC | W 11-5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
10/1 | STL | W 7-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/2 | CIN | L 9-11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/4 | @PHI | W 10-7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
10/7 | @BRO | L 8-10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/8 | @BRO | L 0-7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/10 | BRO | L 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/11 | BRO | L 1-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 146 | 530 | 156 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 80 | 75 | 36 | 69 | .294 | .340 | .457 | .797 | .777 | .162 |
Projected | 146 | 530 | 156 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 80 | 75 | 36 | 69 | .294 | .340 | .457 | .797 | .777 | .162 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 129 | 578 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 242 | 56 | 36 | 16 | 69.2 | 86.9 | 5.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 189 | 62 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .328 | .377 | .492 | .869 |
vs. RHP | 341 | 94 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 50 | 47 | 23 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .276 | .319 | .437 | .756 |
Close/Late | 63 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .397 | .437 | .810 | 1.246 |
Scoring Position | 163 | 54 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .331 | .361 | .503 | .864 |
Pinch Hitting | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .286 | .583 | .869 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 71 | 250 | 66 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 38 | 22 | 27 | .264 | .323 | .420 | .743 |
Road | 75 | 280 | 90 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 37 | 14 | 42 | .321 | .351 | .489 | .840 |
Last Week | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
March/April | 23 | 79 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 8 | .380 | .427 | .519 | .946 |
May | 23 | 98 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 12 | .235 | .257 | .316 | .574 |
June | 25 | 90 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 9 | .278 | .337 | .489 | .826 |
July | 24 | 80 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 16 | .287 | .329 | .487 | .817 |
August | 26 | 92 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 12 | .261 | .300 | .424 | .724 |
Sept/Oct | 25 | 91 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 12 | .341 | .382 | .527 | .910 |
Postseason | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1926 | 104 | 240 | 75 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 44 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 10 | .313 | .364 | .467 | .831 | PIT |
1927 | 142 | 414 | 128 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 61 | 88 | 45 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 32 | 18 | .309 | .383 | .488 | .871 | PIT,NL |
1928 | 146 | 530 | 156 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 80 | 75 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 69 | 36 | 16 | .294 | .340 | .457 | .797 | PIT,NL |
Total | 392 | 1184 | 359 | 71 | 33 | 20 | 179 | 207 | 101 | 11 | 10 | 105 | 84 | 44 | .303 | .361 | .470 | .830 | |
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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 |
1925, AAA | 127 | 354 | 118 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 87 | 81 | 68 | 26 | 19 | 6 | .333 | .438 | .616 | 1.053 |
1926, AAA | 26 | 64 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .328 | .449 | .469 | .917 |
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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 |
1927 | 7 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .357 | .481 | .839 |
1928 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 |
Total | 11 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .268 | .286 | .366 | .652 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 143 | 129 | 614 | 75 | 4 | 713 | 24 | .966 | 1168.1 | 5.49 | 3 | 218 | 46 | 21.1 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1925... Had first career hit on 5/3/1926, off Logan Hensley (CHC)... Hit first career homerun on 5/21/1926, off Clay Roe (PHI)... Was selected to the 1927 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1928 Allstar game...
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