#13 Pythias Russ, Catcher, 36 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday, 10/22/1940 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Pythias Russ
1/1/1904 36 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 2 / 6 (Fair) 5 / 6 (Very Popular) Good Normal Normal 2.0 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 $ 2,270,000 1940 $ 1,900,000 (2 year(s)) 14 Year(s), 108 Days (2516 total Days) 172 Day(s) 14 Year(s), 0 Days (2408 total Days) 15 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Talent | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 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 | | |
9/16 | PHI | W 3-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #8 | | |
9/18 | BRO | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/20 | CHC | L 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/21 | CHC | W 8-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/26 | @STL | W 7-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/28 | @BRO | W 4-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/30 | @CHC | L 5-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #7 | | |
10/1 | BRO | W 5-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/2 | BSN | L 3-10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
10/4 | @PHI | L 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 97 | 243 | 64 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 37 | 14 | 75 | .263 | .308 | .527 | .835 | .830 | .263 |
Projected | 97 | 243 | 64 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 37 | 14 | 75 | .263 | .308 | .527 | .835 | .830 | .263 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 58 | 264 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 128 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 84.6 | 39.2 | 5.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 95 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .253 | .318 | .432 | .749 |
vs. RHP | 148 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .270 | .299 | .588 | .887 |
Close/Late | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .360 | .500 | .860 |
Scoring Position | 58 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .238 | .379 | .617 |
Pinch Hitting | 29 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .379 | .400 | .690 | 1.090 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 46 | 103 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 35 | .233 | .296 | .417 | .713 |
Road | 51 | 140 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 22 | 6 | 40 | .286 | .315 | .607 | .923 |
March/April | 11 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7 | .296 | .286 | .815 | 1.101 |
May | 16 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | .310 | .371 | .586 | .958 |
June | 14 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .114 | .205 | .314 | .519 |
July | 17 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | .279 | .304 | .465 | .769 |
August | 18 | 52 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 12 | .308 | .357 | .692 | 1.049 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 57 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 27 | .263 | .300 | .386 | .686 |
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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 |
1939 | 84 | 183 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 12 | 6 | .295 | .335 | .574 | .909 | PIT |
1940 | 97 | 243 | 64 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 11 | 2 | .263 | .308 | .527 | .835 | PIT |
Total | 1475 | 4258 | 1239 | 248 | 86 | 146 | 729 | 742 | 324 | 35 | 33 | 659 | 262 | 109 | .291 | .344 | .492 | .836 | |
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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 | 59 | 58 | 308 | 23 | 0 | 336 | 5 | .985 | 508.0 | 5.95 | 0 | 53 | 12 | 22.6 |
Third Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Shortstop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Leftfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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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. 8/22/1940: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $1,900,000 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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