#13 Pythias Russ, Catcher, 25 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Friday, 10/20/1929 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Pythias Russ
1/1/1904 25 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 : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 2.5 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 1929 (Arbitration eligible) 3 Year(s), 155 Days (671 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 155 Days (671 total Days) 4 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Talent | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 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 | | |
9/12 | CIN | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/14 | PHI | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/16 | @BSN | L 0-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/18 | @STL | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/20 | @BRO | L 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/23 | NYN | L 9-11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/26 | CHC | L 4-10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/28 | @STL | W 12-11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/30 | CIN | L 8-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/4 | BSN | L 0-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 79 | 230 | 54 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 34 | 12 | 32 | .235 | .279 | .370 | .649 | .625 | .135 |
Projected | 79 | 230 | 54 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 34 | 12 | 32 | .235 | .279 | .370 | .649 | .625 | .135 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 58 | 249 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 85 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 78.9 | 26.0 | 3.7 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 79 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .291 | .337 | .430 | .768 |
vs. RHP | 151 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .205 | .247 | .338 | .585 |
Close/Late | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .269 | .300 | .423 | .723 |
Scoring Position | 76 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .301 | .461 | .762 |
Pinch Hitting | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 42 | 118 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 16 | .254 | .294 | .390 | .683 |
Road | 37 | 112 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 16 | .214 | .260 | .348 | .608 |
March/April | 17 | 57 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | .228 | .262 | .386 | .648 |
May | 15 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .196 | .226 | .294 | .521 |
June | 11 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .269 | .333 | .603 |
July | 7 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .269 | .259 | .346 | .605 |
August | 15 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 9 | .244 | .311 | .390 | .701 |
Sept/Oct | 14 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | .258 | .351 | .484 | .835 |
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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 |
1929 | 79 | 230 | 54 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 4 | .235 | .279 | .370 | .649 | PIT |
Total | 471 | 1414 | 413 | 85 | 37 | 23 | 215 | 241 | 113 | 14 | 12 | 137 | 99 | 48 | .292 | .348 | .453 | .801 | |
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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 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
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 | 76 | 58 | 258 | 31 | 1 | 294 | 5 | .983 | 547.1 | 4.83 | 1 | 78 | 22 | 28.2 |
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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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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1927 - 14 - 2nd 1928 - 12 - 6th
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