#13 Pythias Russ, Catcher, 34 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday, 10/26/1938 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Pythias Russ
1/1/1904 34 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 5"11 205
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) 4 / 6 (Popular) Good Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : 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 $ 5,020,000 1938 $ 2,270,000 (2 year(s)) 12 Year(s), 108 Days (2172 total Days) 172 Day(s) 12 Year(s), 0 Days (2064 total Days) 13 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
Talent | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
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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 : 7 (Range), .954 (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 | | |
9/15 | BSN | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/19 | @BRO | L 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/20 | @CHC | W 6-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/23 | STL | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/24 | STL | L 1-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/26 | NYN | W 6-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/27 | NYN | L 1-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/28 | @BRO | L 4-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
9/30 | PHI | W 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/2 | @PHI | W 9-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 81 | 160 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 48 | .206 | .286 | .338 | .623 | .577 | .131 |
Projected | 81 | 160 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 48 | .206 | .286 | .338 | .623 | .577 | .131 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 35 | 185 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 17.1 | 3.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 52 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .333 | .327 | .660 |
vs. RHP | 108 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .194 | .261 | .343 | .603 |
Close/Late | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .286 | .370 | .429 | .799 |
Scoring Position | 54 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .185 | .254 | .222 | .476 |
Pinch Hitting | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .268 | .333 | .602 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 43 | 87 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 25 | .207 | .291 | .379 | .671 |
Road | 38 | 73 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 23 | .205 | .268 | .288 | .556 |
March/April | 14 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | .167 | .300 | .375 | .675 |
May | 10 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .278 | .316 | .278 | .594 |
June | 12 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .261 | .321 | .304 | .626 |
July | 15 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | .200 | .265 | .467 | .731 |
August | 14 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | .125 | .237 | .188 | .424 |
Sept/Oct | 16 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | .242 | .278 | .394 | .672 |
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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 |
1935 | 9 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .379 | .486 | .724 | 1.210 | PIT |
1936 | 119 | 349 | 117 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 80 | 66 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 14 | 3 | .335 | .374 | .585 | .959 | PIT |
1937 | 115 | 295 | 78 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 69 | 17 | 7 | .264 | .332 | .464 | .797 | PIT |
1938 | 81 | 160 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 6 | 4 | .206 | .286 | .338 | .623 | PIT |
Total | 1294 | 3832 | 1121 | 231 | 76 | 120 | 652 | 671 | 300 | 31 | 30 | 532 | 239 | 101 | .293 | .346 | .486 | .833 | |
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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 | 38 | 35 | 167 | 17 | 0 | 188 | 4 | .979 | 291.0 | 5.81 | 0 | 59 | 15 | 25.4 |
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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... 9/1/1935: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $5,020,000 per year, for 3 years. 6/4/1938: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $2,270,000 per year, for 2 years. 8/22/1938: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $2,270,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1927 - 14 - 2nd 1928 - 12 - 6th 1936 - 9 - 8th
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