Russ Meyer
Russ Meyer
Full name: Russell Charles Meyer
Born: October 25, 1923, Peru, Illinois
Died November 16, 1997, Oglesby, Illinois
Buried at Peru City Cemetery, Peru, Illinois
First Game: September 13, 1946; Final Game: June 28, 1959
Bat: Both Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 175
Russ Meyer
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1946 CHI N 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 0.0 1946 CHI N
1947 CHI N 23 12 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 0.0 1947 CHI N
1948 CHI N 29 56 1 6 0 1 0 3 0 19 0 7 0 0 .107 .107 .143 0.0 1948 CHI N
1949 PHI N 37 70 3 10 2 1 0 4 2 19 0 6 1 0 .143 .167 .200 0.0 1949 PHI N
1950 PHI N 32 50 2 7 1 0 0 0 3 20 0 7 0 0 .140 .189 .160 0.0 1950 PHI N
1951 PHI N 28 48 4 5 0 0 0 4 3 8 0 13 1 0 0 .104 .157 .104 0.0 1951 PHI N
1952 PHI N 37 79 4 7 1 0 1 6 3 23 1 5 4 0 0 .089 .133 .139 0.0 1952 PHI N
1953 BRO N 34 75 6 11 1 0 0 2 3 21 0 6 2 0 0 .147 .179 .160 0.0 1953 BRO N
1954 BRO N 36 47 3 2 0 0 0 2 5 20 0 14 0 1 0 0 .043 .135 .043 0.0 1954 BRO N
1955 BRO N 18 27 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 .037 .071 .074 0.0 1955 BRO N
1956 CHI N 20 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .083 .154 .083 0.0 1956 CHI N
1956 CIN N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1956 CIN N
1956 TOT N 21 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .083 .154 .083 0.0 1956 TOT N
1957 BOS A 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 0.0 1957 BOS A
1959 KC A 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1959 KC A
Total NL 299 481 26 54 6 2 1 24 22 0i 144 1 62 0i 9 0 0i .112 .153 .139 0.0 Total NL
Total AL 20 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 0.0 Total AL
Total 319 484 26 55 6 2 1 25 22 0i 146 1 62 0i 9 0 0i .114 .154 .140 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1950 PHI N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1950 PHI N
1953 BRO N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1953 BRO N
1955 BRO N Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1955 BRO N
Total Splits 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK W L ERA PW Year Team
1946 CHI N 4 1 0 0 1 1 17 21 78 2 7 6 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.18 0.0 1946 CHI N
1947 CHI N 23 2 1 0 9 0 45 43 185 4 17 17 14 22 3 2 1 0 3 2 3.40 0.4 1947 CHI N
1948 CHI N 29 26 8 3 2 0 164.2 157 702 8 75 67 77 89 7 3 1 1 10 10 3.66 0.3 1948 CHI N
1949 PHI N 37 28 14 2 5 1 213 199 877 14 84 73 70 78 10 4 1 2 17 8 3.08 1.9 1949 PHI N
1950 PHI N 32 25 3 0 3 1 159.2 193 710 21 108 94 67 74 7 4 2 2 9 11 5.30 -2.5 1950 PHI N
1951 PHI N 28 24 7 2 3 0 168 172 720 13 69 65 55 65 8 9 2 0 8 9 3.48 0.4 1951 PHI N
1952 PHI N 37 32 14 1 3 1 232.1 235 982 10 99 81 65 92 12 2 2 0 13 14 3.14 0.9 1952 PHI N
1953 BRO N 34 32 10 2 1 0 191.1 201 819 25 109 97 63 106 8 4 1 0 15 5 4.56 -1.0 1953 BRO N
1954 BRO N 36 28 6 2 4 0 180.1 193 767 17 89 80 49 70 9 4 2 2 0 11 6 3.99 -0.3 1954 BRO N
1955 BRO N 18 11 2 1 1 0 73 86 327 8 46 44 31 6 26 6 3 3 0 0 6 2 5.42 -1.1 1955 BRO N
1956 CHI N 20 9 0 0 6 0 57 71 264 11 41 40 26 4 28 6 3 0 2 0 1 6 6.32 -1.5 1956 CHI N
1956 CIN N 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 1956 CIN N
1956 TOT N 21 9 0 0 7 0 58 72 268 11 41 40 26 4 29 6 3 0 2 0 1 6 6.21 -1.5 1956 TOT N
1957 BOS A 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 10 28 0 5 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 0.0 1957 BOS A
1959 KC A 18 0 0 0 7 1 24 24 107 3 12 12 11 0 10 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 4.50 -0.1 1959 KC A
Total NL 299 218 65 13 39 4 1502.1 1572 6435 133 744 664 527 10i 661 76 10i 34 14 5 93 73 3.98 -2.5 Total NL
Total AL 20 1 0 0 8 1 29 34 135 3 17 15 14 0 11 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 4.66 -0.1 Total AL
Total 319 219 65 13 47 5 1531.1 1606 6570 136 761 679 541 10i 672 77 13i 36 15 5 94 73 3.99 -2.6 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK W L ERA PW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Pitching Record World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1950 PHI N Daily Splits 2 0 0 0 2 0 1.2 4 9 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.40 1950 PHI N
1953 BRO N Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 8 24 2 4 3 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.23 1953 BRO N
1955 BRO N Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 4 22 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 1955 BRO N
Total Splits 4 0 0 0 2 0 11.2 16 55 2 5 4 6 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.09 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG
1946 CHI N P 4 0 4 0 0 1.000
1947 CHI N P 23 1 6 0 1 1.000
1948 CHI N P 29 12 26 1 0 .974
1949 PHI N P 37 14 28 1 3 .977
1950 PHI N P 32 8 31 0 4 1.000
1951 PHI N P 28 5 21 1 1 .963
1952 PHI N P 37 8 37 4 6 .918
1953 BRO N P 34 8 33 3 1 .932
1954 BRO N P 36 5 27 3 0 .914
1955 BRO N P 18 1 21 0 1 1.000
1956 CHI N P 20 4 17 0 2 1.000
1956 CIN N P 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1956 TOT N P 21 5 17 0 2 1.000
1957 BOS A P 2 0 4 0 0 1.000
1959 KC A P 18 2 2 0 0 1.000
Total P 319 69 257 13 19 .962
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1950 PHI N Daily P 2 0 0 1.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1953 BRO N Daily P 1 0 0 4.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
1955 BRO N Daily P 1 0 0 5.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total P 4 0 0 11.2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (1942).
Sold by Chicago Cubs to Philadelphia Phillies (October 11, 1948 ).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Brooklyn Dodgers as part of 4-team trade in which
Philadelphia Phillies sent cash to Milwaukee Braves ; Milwaukee Braves sent cash to
Cincinnati Reds ; Milwaukee Braves sent Earl Torgeson to Philadelphia Phillies ;
Brooklyn Dodgers sent Rocky Bridges to Cincinnati Reds ; Brooklyn Dodgers sent Jim
Pendleton to Milwaukee Braves ; and Cincinnati Reds sent Joe Adcock to Milwaukee
Braves (February 16, 1953 ).
Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with Don Hoak and Walt Moryn to Chicago Cubs in exchange
for Randy Jackson and Don Elston (December 9, 1955 ).
Claimed on waivers by Cincinnati Reds from Chicago Cubs (September 1, 1956 ).
Claimed on waivers by Boston Red Sox from Cincinnati Reds (April 13, 1957 ).
Released by Boston Red Sox (May 13, 1957 ).
Signed by Kansas City Athletics (April 4, 1959 ).
Released by Kansas City Athletics (July 3, 1959 ).
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