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Russ Meyer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: October 25, 1923 in Peru, IL us

Died: November 16, 1997 in Oglesby, IL

Buried: Peru City Cemetery, Peru, IL

School: Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL)

Debut: September 13, 1946 (Age 22-323d, 10,183rd in major league history)
vs. PHI 3.0 IP, 4 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: June 28, 1959 (Age 35-246d)
vs. WSH 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Russell Charles Meyer

Nicknames: Rowdy or The Mad Monk

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1955 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.3

ERA

3.99

319

219

1531.1

672

WHIP

1.402

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	20-16 / in Starts: 19-9
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 66 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	41 (24-13-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 66 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	42 (22-13-6)

Most Driven In
C Furillo	2
D Hoak	0

Most Driven In By
D Snider	1
P Reese	1

1954 Batting Game Log

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1954 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	225	3 (2)	Apr 15	BRO		PIT	W,7-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.24	-0.031	.62	-0.05%	-1.02	P
2	226	8 (4)	Apr 23	BRO	@	PIT	W,6-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.48	-0.090	4.25	-0.16%	-1.18	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	227	17 (8)	May 5	BRO	@	CHC	W,7-0	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	.21	-0.009	.71	-0.02%	-0.33	P
4	228	22 (4)	May 11	BRO		MLN	L,0-2	GS-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	1.58	-0.019	6.33	-0.05%	-0.22	P
5	229	28 (5)	May 16 (2)	BRO		CIN	L,2-7	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	.39	-0.010	1.55	-0.03%	-0.11	P
6	230	30 (1)	May 19	BRO		CHC	L,3-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9						P
7	231	32 (1)	May 22	BRO		PIT	W,3-1	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9						P
8	232	37 (4)	May 27	BRO		PHI	L,5-11	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9						P
9	233	38	May 28	BRO	@	NYG	L,6-17	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	234	42 (3)	Jun 1	BRO	@	MLN	W,2-0	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.92	-0.043	3.95	-0.11%	-0.36	P
11	235	45 (2)	Jun 5 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	W,8-5	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	.85	-0.119	3.94	-0.33%	-2.22	P
12	236	51 (5)	Jun 10	BRO	@	STL	W,7-4	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9	.71	-0.033	3.61	-0.10%	-0.78	P
13	237	56 (4)	Jun 15	BRO		MLN	L,6-7	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9	2.31	-0.010	12.96	-0.03%	-0.10	P
14	238	60 (3)	Jun 19	BRO		CHC	W,6-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9	.43	-0.029	2.11	-0.08%	-0.83	P
15	239	65 (4)	Jun 24	BRO		CIN	W,9-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9						P
16	240	67 (1)	Jun 26	BRO		STL	W,7-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	241	71 (3)	Jul 1	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-5	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.150	.056	.206	9	.46	0.014	3.77	0.07%	0.13	P
18	242	75 (3)	Jul 5 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	W,8-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.143	.053	.195	9	.90	-0.022	4.18	-0.06%	-0.29	P
19	243	79 (3)	Jul 8	BRO		NYG	L,2-11	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.143	.053	.195	9						P
20	244	84 (4)	Jul 14	BRO	@	MLN	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.125	.045	.170	9	.58	-0.046	2.22	-0.11%	-0.42	P
21	245	89 (4)	Jul 18	BRO	@	CHC	W,12-6	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.037	.103	.037	.140	9	.66	-0.088	2.31	-0.18%	-1.20	P
22	246	94 (4)	Jul 23	BRO	@	STL	L,4-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.034	.097	.034	.131	9	.38	-0.020	1.41	-0.04%	-0.21	P
23	247	99 (4)	Jul 28	BRO		CHC	W,3-1	GS-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.033	.147	.033	.180	9	.49	0.018	2.75	0.06%	0.49	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	248	103 (3)	Aug 1	BRO		MLN	L,6-14	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.032	.143	.032	.175	9	.37	-0.010	1.94	-0.03%	-0.11	P
25	249	108 (4)	Aug 6	BRO		CIN	W,8-1	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.030	.158	.030	.188	9	.53	-0.032	2.22	-0.08%	-0.32	P
26	250	111 (2)	Aug 10	BRO	@	PHI	L,3-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.030	.158	.030	.188	9						P
27	251	114 (2)	Aug 14	BRO		NYG	W,6-5	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.030	.158	.030	.188	9						P
28	252	117 (2)	Aug 17	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-4	3-9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.030	.158	.030	.188	9	1.96	-0.054	13.72	-0.23%	-0.41	P
29	253	122 (4)	Aug 22 (2)	BRO		PHI	L,0-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.029	.154	.029	.183	9	.99	-0.026	6.59	-0.10%	-0.25	P
30	254	127 (4)	Aug 29 (1)	BRO	@	MLN	W,12-4	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.054	.167	.054	.221	9	.75	0.027	5.65	0.12%	0.52	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	255	132 (4)	Sep 2	BRO	@	CHC	W,10-2	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.049	.152	.049	.201	9	.42	0.003	2.64	0.01%	-0.06	P
32	256	136 (3)	Sep 6 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,6-9	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.149	.048	.197	9	.37	-0.009	2.12	-0.03%	-0.31	P
33	257	143 (6)	Sep 12 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.143	.045	.188	9	2.05	-0.106	10.34	-0.32%	-1.04	P
34	258	146 (2)	Sep 16	BRO		CIN	L,3-9	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.045	.143	.045	.188	9						P
35	259	148 (1)	Sep 19	BRO	@	PIT	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.137	.043	.181	9	.65	-0.033	1.38	-0.04%	-0.26	P
36	260	153 (4)	Sep 25	BRO		PIT	W,10-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.135	.043	.177	9	.42	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
							20-16		66	47	3	2	0	0	0	2	5	0	20	0	14	0	0	1	0	0	.043	.135	.043	.177		.73	-0.794	3.43	-1.91%	-11.26

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