#77 Russ "Rowdy" Meyer, Starting Pitcher, 25 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers
Friday, 10/20/1949 |
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| Russ Meyer
Rowdy
10/25/1923
25
USA,IL,PERU
6"1
185
Starting Pitcher
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1.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 300,000
1949 (Arbitration eligible)
3 Year(s), 60 Days (576 total Days)
172 Day(s)
3 Year(s), 60 Days (576 total Days)
3 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 3 | 6 | 8 | 88-91 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 2 | 6 | 7 | |
| Versus RHB | 3 | 6 | 8 | |
| Talent | 3 | 6 | 7 | |
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7
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3
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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| Fielding Ratings
P : 4 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 8/23 | CHC | W 4-3 | * | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | W | PoG | | | |
| 8/29 | PHI | L 1-2 | * | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | | PoG | | | |
| 9/2 | @CIN | W 2-1 | * | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | | PoG | | | |
| 9/6 | PIT | L 6-7 | * | 7.2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | L | | | | |
| 9/11 | @STL | W 11-4 | * | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | W | | | | |
| 9/15 | @NYN | L 3-5 | * | 8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | L | | | | |
| 9/19 | BSN | W 10-8 | * | 7.2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | W | | | | |
| 9/24 | @PIT | W 7-5 | * | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | W | | | | |
| 9/28 | BSN | L 3-5 | * | 9 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | L | | | | |
| 10/2 | CHC | W 2-1 | * | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 44 | 44 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 5.30 | 331.1 | 354 | 222 | 195 | 158 | 159 | 20 | 45.5 | 0 | 16 | 36.4 |
| Projected | 36 | 36 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 5.30 | 271.0 | 290 | 182 | 160 | 129 | 130 | | | | | |
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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 | 13.9 | 9.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 14 | 6 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 5.21 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 676 | 209 | 31 | 7 | 39 | 120 | 128 | 105 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 | .398 | .549 | .947 |
| vs. RHB | 606 | 145 | 27 | 6 | 16 | 85 | 94 | 53 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .296 | .383 | .678 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 21 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 5.55 | 160.2 | 177 | 108 | 99 | 76 | 79 |
| Road | 23 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 5.06 | 170.2 | 177 | 114 | 96 | 82 | 80 |
| 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 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.57 | 51.2 | 57 | 36 | 32 | 23 | 24 |
| May | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5.08 | 62.0 | 62 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 30 |
| June | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7.19 | 41.1 | 61 | 44 | 33 | 20 | 18 |
| July | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6.34 | 49.2 | 59 | 41 | 35 | 26 | 20 |
| August | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.94 | 59.1 | 45 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 33 |
| Sept./Oct. | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4.54 | 67.1 | 70 | 36 | 34 | 26 | 34 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1946 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7.74 | 107.0 | 133 | 96 | 92 | 20 | 66 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 1.86 | .310 | BRO |
| 1947 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 6.18 | 282.1 | 345 | 220 | 194 | 62 | 119 | 137 | 18 | 0 | 1.64 | .297 | BRO |
| 1948 | 40 | 40 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 5.14 | 303.0 | 351 | 192 | 173 | 47 | 115 | 131 | 14 | 2 | 1.54 | .300 | BRO |
| 1949 | 44 | 44 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 5.30 | 331.1 | 354 | 222 | 195 | 55 | 158 | 159 | 20 | 0 | 1.55 | .280 | BRO |
| Total | 136 | 136 | 39 | 71 | 0 | 5.75 | 1023.2 | 1183 | 730 | 654 | 184 | 458 | 476 | 59 | 2 | 1.60 | .294 | |
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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 |
| 1946, AA | 24 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3.53 | 183.1 | 173 | 78 | 72 | 18 | 59 | 167 | 11 | 2 | 1.27 | .290 |
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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 | 14 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .171 | .250 | .421 | BRO |
| 1947 | 38 | 100 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | .040 | .059 | .050 | .109 | BRO |
| 1948 | 40 | 113 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 0 | .044 | .069 | .053 | .122 | BRO |
| 1949 | 44 | 110 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .138 | .136 | .274 | BRO |
| Total | 136 | 363 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 161 | 0 | 0 | .069 | .099 | .099 | .198 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 44 | 44 | 19 | 46 | 4 | 67 | 2 | .970 | 331.1 | 1.82 | | | | |
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Drafted in 3rd round, 37th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1946...
Injured on 4/21/1946 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week...
Had first career hit on 8/7/1946, off Sam Nahem (CIN)...
Earned first career win on 5/20/1947...
Injured on 7/12/1947 with a Strained Back, out for one week...
Hit first career homerun on 9/15/1949, off Jim Mains (NYN)...
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Losses
1947 - 18 - 6th
1948 - 19 - 6th
| IP
1948 - 303.0 - 7th
| K's
1947 - 137 - 10th
| SHO
1948 - 2 - 9th
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