#13 Pythias Russ, Catcher, 30 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Friday, 10/20/1934 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Pythias Russ
1/1/1904 30 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 5"11 200
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 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 3.5 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 $ 3,230,000 1935 8 Year(s), 108 Days (1484 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 155 Days (1531 total Days) 9 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 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 | | |
9/30 | PHI | W 7-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
10/1 | @BRO | W 6-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/2 | @PHI | L 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/4 | BSN | W 8-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/8 | NYN | W 6-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #6 | PoG | |
10/10 | @NYN | W 11-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/11 | @NYN | W 10-7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/14 | DET | W 7-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/18 | @DET | W 12-3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/19 | @DET | W 7-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 113 | 348 | 106 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 61 | 77 | 22 | 49 | .305 | .346 | .540 | .886 | .914 | .236 |
Projected | 113 | 348 | 106 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 61 | 77 | 22 | 49 | .305 | .346 | .540 | .886 | .914 | .236 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 72 | 377 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 188 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 72.7 | 69.2 | 7.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 185 | 57 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 35 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .308 | .343 | .508 | .852 |
vs. RHP | 163 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 42 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .301 | .345 | .577 | .921 |
Close/Late | 55 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .255 | .311 | .491 | .802 |
Scoring Position | 97 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .340 | .380 | .588 | .967 |
Pinch Hitting | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .387 | .432 | .742 | 1.174 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 57 | 165 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 42 | 14 | 27 | .321 | .366 | .570 | .936 |
Road | 56 | 183 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 8 | 22 | .290 | .320 | .514 | .833 |
This Week | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.167 | 1.833 |
Last Week | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
March/April | 15 | 54 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 4 | .407 | .439 | .741 | 1.179 |
May | 15 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .200 | .250 | .222 | .472 |
June | 19 | 57 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 10 | .281 | .290 | .404 | .694 |
July | 15 | 48 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 9 | .333 | .358 | .479 | .838 |
August | 25 | 76 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 9 | .289 | .321 | .658 | .979 |
Sept/Oct | 24 | 68 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 11 | .309 | .382 | .618 | .999 |
Postseason | 6 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .318 | .591 | .909 |
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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 |
1932 | 99 | 330 | 94 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 59 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 17 | 5 | .285 | .345 | .445 | .791 | PIT,NL |
1933 | 117 | 366 | 107 | 21 | 8 | 27 | 82 | 75 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 21 | 6 | .292 | .348 | .615 | .963 | PIT,NL |
1934 | 113 | 348 | 106 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 61 | 77 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 24 | 9 | .305 | .346 | .540 | .886 | PIT |
Total | 970 | 2999 | 882 | 178 | 62 | 88 | 495 | 539 | 227 | 25 | 23 | 352 | 201 | 86 | .294 | .346 | .483 | .829 | |
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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 |
1932 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
1933 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .214 | .286 | .500 |
1934 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .318 | .318 | .591 | .909 |
Total | 27 | 80 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .275 | .284 | .412 | .696 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 102 | 72 | 295 | 48 | 0 | 354 | 11 | .969 | 700.0 | 4.55 | 1 | 128 | 28 | 21.9 |
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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... 1/31/1932: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,565,000 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1932 Allstar game... Injured on 7/15/1932 with a Inflamed Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 5-6 weeks... 9/25/1932: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $3,230,000 per year, for 3 years. Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 6/19/1933... Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game... Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 1934...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1927 - 14 - 2nd 1928 - 12 - 6th
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