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
-18
OPS vs Lg
9% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
94-73
W-L
3.99
ERA
319
G
672
SO
5
SV
1.40
WHIP
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 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | AL | 24.0 | 3.75 | 4.13 | 1.458 | |
| 1957 | AL | 5.0 | 1.80 | 5.40 | 2.600 | |
| 1956 | NL | 58.0 | 4.50 | 4.03 | 1.690 | |
| 1955 | NL | 73.0 | 3.21 | 3.82 | 1.603 | |
| 1954 | NL | 180.3 | 3.49 | 2.45 | 1.342 | ✓ |
| 1953 | NL | 191.3 | 4.99 | 2.96 | 1.380 | ✓ |
| 1952 | NL | 232.3 | 3.56 | 2.52 | 1.291 | ✓ |
| 1951 | NL | 168.0 | 3.48 | 2.95 | 1.351 | ✓ |
| 1950 | NL | 159.7 | 4.17 | 3.78 | 1.628 | ✓ |
| 1949 | NL | 213.0 | 3.30 | 2.96 | 1.263 | ✓ |
| 1948 | NL | 164.7 | 4.86 | 4.21 | 1.421 | ✓ |
| 1947 | NL | 45.0 | 4.40 | 2.80 | 1.267 | |
| 1946 | NL | 17.0 | 5.29 | 5.29 | 1.824 |
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 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | AL | 2 | .000 | — | 0.0 | 100.0 | -100 | 0.0 | |
| 1957 | AL | 1 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 469 | 0.0 | |
| 1956 | NL | 15 | .000 | .111 | 6.7 | 20.0 | -31 | 0.0 | |
| 1955 | NL | 30 | .037 | .059 | 3.3 | 33.3 | -60 | 0.0 | |
| 1954 | NL | 66 | .000 | .074 | 7.6 | 30.3 | -49 | 0.0 | |
| 1953 | NL | 84 | .013 | .204 | 3.6 | 25.0 | -8 | 0.0 | |
| 1952 | NL | 88 | .051 | .109 | 3.4 | 26.1 | -22 | 1.1 | |
| 1951 | NL | 64 | .000 | .125 | 4.7 | 12.5 | -26 | 0.0 | |
| 1950 | NL | 60 | .020 | .233 | 5.0 | 33.3 | -4 | 0.0 | |
| 1949 | NL | 78 | .057 | .196 | 2.6 | 24.4 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 1948 | NL | 63 | .036 | .162 | 0.0 | 30.2 | -31 | 0.0 | |
| 1947 | NL | 12 | .000 | .273 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 38 | 0.0 | |
| 1946 | NL | 6 | .000 | .200 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 57 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 319 | 69 | 257 | 13 | 19 | .962 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Kansas City Athletics | P | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1957 | Boston Red Sox | P | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1956 | Cincinnati Redlegs | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1956 | Chicago Cubs | P | 20 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| 1955 | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 18 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1954 | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 36 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 0 | .914 |
| 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 34 | 8 | 33 | 3 | 1 | .932 |
| 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 37 | 8 | 37 | 4 | 6 | .918 |
| 1951 | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 28 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .963 |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 32 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 |
| 1949 | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 37 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 3 | .977 |
| 1948 | Chicago Cubs | P | 29 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 0 | .974 |
| 1947 | Chicago Cubs | P | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1946 | Chicago Cubs | P | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Postseason Pitching
| Year | Round | Team | G | W-L | SV | IP | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 4 | 0-1 | 0 | 11.1 | 10 | 3.09 | ||
| 1955 | World Series | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 5.2 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 1953 | World Series | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 6.23 |
| 1950 | World Series | Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | 0-1 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 5.40 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1955 | World Series | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1953 | World Series | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1950 | World Series | Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |