#56 Russ Meyer, Starting Pitcher, 36 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday, 10/5/1960 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Russ Meyer
10/25/1923 36 USA,IL,PERU 6"1 195
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 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Normal Prone 1.0 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 $ 3,380,000 1961 14 Year(s), 135 Days (2543 total Days) 172 Day(s) 15 Year(s), 112 Days (2692 total Days) 16 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 4 | 6 | 6 | 86-89 Mph |
Versus LHB | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
Versus RHB | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Talent | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 59 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 3 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 4 (Range), 1.000 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 32 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 5.37 | 254.2 | 272 | 164 | 152 | 103 | 119 | 13 | 40.6 | 1 | 11 | 34.4 |
Projected | 34 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 5.37 | 269.0 | 288 | 174 | 161 | 109 | 126 | | | | | |
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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 |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 9.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 15 | 3 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.92 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 448 | 122 | 26 | 1 | 18 | 65 | 68 | 48 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .335 | .455 | .790 |
vs. RHB | 546 | 150 | 28 | 1 | 27 | 92 | 96 | 55 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 | .333 | .478 | .811 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 17 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4.91 | 141.0 | 143 | 84 | 77 | 56 | 70 |
Road | 15 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5.94 | 113.2 | 129 | 80 | 75 | 47 | 49 |
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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 33.0 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
May | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.32 | 50.0 | 45 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 24 |
June | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.11 | 44.1 | 54 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 25 |
July | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.88 | 35.1 | 43 | 29 | 27 | 14 | 18 |
August | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.77 | 48.1 | 58 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 24 |
Sept./Oct. | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.95 | 43.2 | 42 | 29 | 24 | 14 | 12 |
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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 |
1952 | 34 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 5.22 | 186.1 | 185 | 113 | 108 | 18 | 83 | 81 | 6 | 0 | 1.44 | .276 | PIT |
1953 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 5.43 | 205.2 | 230 | 126 | 124 | 25 | 93 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 1.57 | .300 | PIT |
1954 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5.93 | 71.1 | 82 | 49 | 47 | 8 | 31 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 1.58 | .329 | PIT |
1955 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 5.83 | 191.1 | 224 | 134 | 124 | 25 | 87 | 87 | 9 | 0 | 1.63 | .307 | PIT |
1956 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 5.41 | 218.0 | 271 | 138 | 131 | 22 | 80 | 105 | 15 | 1 | 1.61 | .332 | PIT |
1957 | 32 | 29 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 5.12 | 228.2 | 246 | 146 | 130 | 34 | 102 | 117 | 13 | 2 | 1.52 | .293 | PIT |
1958 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 4.84 | 228.2 | 238 | 125 | 123 | 32 | 110 | 120 | 12 | 2 | 1.52 | .285 | PIT |
1959 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 5.93 | 205.0 | 224 | 144 | 135 | 36 | 89 | 97 | 11 | 1 | 1.53 | .281 | PIT |
1960 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 5.37 | 254.2 | 272 | 164 | 152 | 45 | 103 | 119 | 13 | 1 | 1.47 | .273 | PIT |
Total | 519 | 418 | 131 | 148 | 4 | 5.14 | 3138.2 | 3492 | 1872 | 1791 | 381 | 1276 | 1697 | 151 | 16 | 1.52 | .499 | |
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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 |
1954, AAA | 15 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3.70 | 104.2 | 116 | 54 | 43 | 6 | 36 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 1.45 | .331 |
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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 |
1952 | 34 | 55 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | .073 | .105 | .127 | .233 | PIT |
1953 | 27 | 80 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .087 | .087 | .087 | .175 | PIT |
1954 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .130 | .091 | .221 | PIT |
1955 | 27 | 63 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | .175 | .188 | .254 | .441 | PIT |
1956 | 29 | 79 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .139 | .160 | .203 | .363 | PIT |
1957 | 32 | 70 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | .157 | .157 | .186 | .343 | PIT |
1958 | 29 | 80 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .131 | .138 | .268 | PIT |
1959 | 28 | 69 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .159 | .183 | .174 | .357 | PIT |
1960 | 32 | 96 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | .135 | .135 | .167 | .302 | PIT |
Total | 396 | 1729 | 202 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 87 | 82 | 56 | 560 | 3 | 2 | .117 | .147 | .149 | .296 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 32 | 32 | 13 | 58 | 3 | 73 | 2 | .973 | 254.2 | 2.58 | | | | |
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Transactions Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/10/1951 to a 3-year deal worth $4,260,001 per year... Injuries Injured on 6/12/1950 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks... Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/11/1954 to a 2-year deal worth $3,166,701 per year... 10/2/1955: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $2,260,000 per year, for 2 years. Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 1956... 6/13/1957: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $2,560,000 per year, for 2 years. Pitched NO-HITTER against Philadelphia (N) on 6/3/1958, striking out 3... 5/31/1959: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $3,380,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Losses 1957 - 16 - 9th 1959 - 14 - 10th
| CG 1958 - 12 - 9th
| SHO 1957 - 2 - 8th 1958 - 2 - 5th
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