#56 Russ Meyer, Starting Pitcher, 27 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday, 10/3/1951 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Russ Meyer
10/25/1923 27 USA,IL,PERU 6"1 185
Starting Pitcher S R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 0 / 6 (Unknown) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent 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 : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 4,260,001 1953 6 Year(s), 41 Days (1073 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 112 Days (1144 total Days) 7 Year(s) 1 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 10 | 13 | 13 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 9 | 12 | 13 | |
Versus RHB | 11 | 13 | 14 | |
Talent | 10 | 14 | 15 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 17 59 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 5 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 8 (Range), 1.000 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 4
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 30 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 5.51 | 150.1 | 168 | 103 | 92 | 83 | 71 | 7 | 35.0 | 1 | 5 | 25.0 |
Projected | 32 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 5.51 | 158.0 | 177 | 108 | 97 | 87 | 75 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 2 | 0 | 1.$ | 10 | 2 | 15.0 | 10.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 15 | 1 | 6.7 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 5.44 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 241 | 77 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 48 | 39 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .401 | .519 | .920 |
vs. RHB | 339 | 91 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 54 | 55 | 44 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .345 | .392 | .738 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4.50 | 68.0 | 67 | 41 | 34 | 38 | 29 |
Road | 16 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6.34 | 82.1 | 101 | 62 | 58 | 45 | 42 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10.89 | 20.2 | 38 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 10 |
May | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.24 | 44.2 | 50 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 18 |
June | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.17 | 15.2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 |
July | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.45 | 29.1 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 12 |
August | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.34 | 32.2 | 38 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 21 |
Sept./Oct. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 | 7.1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1946 | 54 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.22 | 250.0 | 315 | 145 | 145 | 28 | 95 | 151 | 11 | 2 | 1.64 | .000 | CHN |
1947 | 54 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4.54 | 250.0 | 274 | 126 | 126 | 24 | 83 | 177 | 11 | 2 | 1.43 | .000 | CHN |
1948 | 54 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4.54 | 250.0 | 274 | 126 | 126 | 24 | 83 | 177 | 11 | 2 | 1.43 | .000 | CHN |
1949 | 54 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4.54 | 250.0 | 274 | 126 | 126 | 24 | 83 | 177 | 11 | 2 | 1.43 | .000 | PHI |
1950 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 4.62 | 198.2 | 215 | 107 | 102 | 18 | 71 | 81 | 9 | 0 | 1.44 | .294 | PHI |
1951 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 5.51 | 150.1 | 168 | 103 | 92 | 18 | 83 | 71 | 7 | 1 | 1.67 | .305 | PIT |
Total | 271 | 185 | 46 | 44 | 4 | 4.78 | 1349.0 | 1520 | 733 | 717 | 136 | 498 | 834 | 60 | 9 | 1.50 | 3.652 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1946 | 4 | 250 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 75 | 0 | 0 | .116 | .155 | .148 | .303 | CHN |
1947 | 23 | 250 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 75 | 0 | 0 | .116 | .155 | .148 | .303 | CHN |
1948 | 29 | 250 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 75 | 0 | 0 | .116 | .155 | .148 | .303 | CHN |
1949 | 37 | 250 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 75 | 0 | 0 | .116 | .155 | .148 | .303 | PHI |
1950 | 25 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | .069 | .069 | .069 | .139 | PHI |
1951 | 30 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .070 | .146 | .116 | .262 | PIT |
Total | 148 | 1115 | 124 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 58 | 48 | 341 | 1 | 0 | .111 | .150 | .142 | .291 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 30 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 1.000 | 150.1 | 1.98 | | | | |
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Injured on 6/12/1950 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks... Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/10/1951 to a 3-year deal worth $4,260,001 per year...
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