#13 Pythias Russ, Catcher, 27 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday, 10/25/1931 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Pythias Russ
1/1/1904 27 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) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 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 $ 775,714 1931 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 108 Days (968 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 155 Days (1015 total Days) 6 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
Talent | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 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 | | |
9/20 | @NYN | L 5-10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/23 | BRO | W 5-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
9/24 | BRO | W 5-4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | PoG | |
9/26 | STL | L 3-13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #5 | | |
9/27 | STL | L 4-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/28 | @CHC | W 11-6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/29 | @BSN | L 3-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/30 | CIN | W 5-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/1 | @NYN | W 5-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/4 | PHI | W 12-11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 103 | 347 | 108 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 61 | 54 | 23 | 44 | .311 | .355 | .487 | .842 | .831 | .176 |
Projected | 103 | 347 | 108 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 61 | 54 | 23 | 44 | .311 | .355 | .487 | .842 | .831 | .176 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 89 | 380 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 169 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 64.3 | 65.3 | 6.4 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 117 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .376 | .424 | .453 | .877 |
vs. RHP | 230 | 64 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 33 | 13 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .315 | .504 | .819 |
Close/Late | 41 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .293 | .347 | .585 | .932 |
Scoring Position | 109 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .284 | .300 | .532 | .832 |
Pinch Hitting | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .333 | .375 | .708 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 54 | 182 | 55 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 29 | 10 | 25 | .302 | .337 | .418 | .754 |
Road | 49 | 165 | 53 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 19 | .321 | .370 | .564 | .933 |
March/April | 18 | 62 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .306 | .358 | .452 | .810 |
May | 23 | 84 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 10 | .321 | .370 | .560 | .929 |
June | 18 | 59 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 8 | .305 | .364 | .508 | .872 |
July | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .235 | .235 | .412 | .647 |
August | 19 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 12 | .277 | .308 | .426 | .733 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 78 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 9 | .346 | .372 | .474 | .846 |
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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 |
1930 | 67 | 194 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 3 | .278 | .319 | .402 | .721 | PIT |
1931 | 103 | 347 | 108 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 61 | 54 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 27 | 15 | .311 | .355 | .487 | .842 | PIT |
Total | 641 | 1955 | 575 | 109 | 45 | 38 | 306 | 328 | 147 | 18 | 17 | 215 | 139 | 66 | .294 | .346 | .454 | .800 | |
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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 |
1930, AAA | 28 | 73 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | .342 | .430 | .603 | 1.033 |
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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 | 97 | 89 | 388 | 50 | 1 | 445 | 7 | .984 | 792.1 | 5.05 | 4 | 158 | 33 | 20.9 |
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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... 1/31/1930: Gets a new one-year contract worth $591,429 through salary arbitration... Injured on 4/22/1930 with a Fractured Hip, out for 4 weeks... 1/31/1931: Gets a new one-year contract worth $775,714 through salary arbitration... Injured on 6/23/1931 with a Fractured Wrist, out for 5 weeks...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1927 - 14 - 2nd 1928 - 12 - 6th
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