Player
Russ Meyer
Player Info
- Full Name
- Russell Charles
- Born
-
October 25, 1923
Peru, IL, USA - Died
- November 16, 1997
- Size
- 6'1" / 175 lbs
- B/T
- B / R
- Debut
- September 13, 1946
- Final Game
- June 28, 1959
- Career
- 14 years
Teams
- Chicago Cubs 1946-1956
- Philadelphia Phillies 1949-1952
- Brooklyn Dodgers 1953-1955
- Cincinnati Reds 1956-1956
- Boston Red Sox 1957-1957
- Kansas City Athletics 1959-1959
Career Batting
319
G
.114
AVG
55
H
1
HR
25
RBI
.293
OPS
Career Pitching
94-73
W-L
3.99
ERA
319
G
672
SO
5
SV
1.40
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Kansas City Athletics | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1957 | Boston Red Sox | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1956 | Chicago Cubs | 20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 |
| 1956 | Cincinnati Redlegs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1955 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 18 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .037 |
| 1954 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 36 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .043 |
| 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | 75 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .147 |
| 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies | 37 | 79 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .089 |
| 1951 | Philadelphia Phillies | 28 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .104 |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Phillies | 32 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .140 |
| 1949 | Philadelphia Phillies | 37 | 70 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .143 |
| 1948 | Chicago Cubs | 29 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .107 |
| 1947 | Chicago Cubs | 23 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| 1946 | Chicago Cubs | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Kansas City Athletics | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 24.0 | 10 | 11 |
| 1957 | Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1956 | Chicago Cubs | 1 | 6 | 6.32 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 57.0 | 28 | 26 |
| 1956 | Cincinnati Redlegs | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 6 | 2 | 5.42 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 73.0 | 26 | 31 |
| 1954 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 6 | 3.99 | 36 | 28 | 0 | 180.1 | 70 | 49 |
| 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 15 | 5 | 4.56 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 191.1 | 106 | 63 |
| 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies | 13 | 14 | 3.14 | 37 | 32 | 1 | 232.1 | 92 | 65 |
| 1951 | Philadelphia Phillies | 8 | 9 | 3.48 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 168.0 | 65 | 55 |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Phillies | 9 | 11 | 5.30 | 32 | 25 | 1 | 159.1 | 74 | 67 |
| 1949 | Philadelphia Phillies | 17 | 8 | 3.08 | 37 | 28 | 1 | 213.0 | 78 | 70 |
| 1948 | Chicago Cubs | 10 | 10 | 3.66 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 164.1 | 89 | 77 |
| 1947 | Chicago Cubs | 3 | 2 | 3.40 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 45.0 | 22 | 14 |
| 1946 | Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17.0 | 10 | 10 |