#8 Branch Russell, Leftfield, 33 yrs, Detroit Tigers Sunday, 10/22/1928 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Branch Russell
10/9/1895 33 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 5"10 180
Leftfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 1.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 497,143 1928 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 86 Days (946 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 86 Days (946 total Days) 6 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 1 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 4 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 5 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 6 (Range), .967 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
10/1 | @BOS | W 7-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/4 | @CLE | L 6-7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/7 | @PHA | W 7-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/8 | @PHA | L 6-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/10 | PHA | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/12 | PHA | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/15 | @BRO | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/17 | BRO | L 4-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/18 | BRO | L 6-8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/21 | @BRO | L 2-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 98 | 172 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 14 | .279 | .328 | .366 | .694 | .567 | .087 |
Projected | 98 | 172 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 14 | .279 | .328 | .366 | .694 | .567 | .087 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 27 | 188 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .0 | 19.8 | 3.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 |
vs. RHP | 159 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .289 | .341 | .384 | .725 |
Close/Late | 36 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .389 | .455 | .472 | .927 |
Scoring Position | 59 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .271 | .328 | .407 | .735 |
Pinch Hitting | 55 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .255 | .306 | .364 | .670 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 50 | 96 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 12 | .281 | .333 | .385 | .719 |
Road | 48 | 76 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | .276 | .313 | .342 | .655 |
This Week | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
Last Week | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
March/April | 17 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .242 | .265 | .242 | .507 |
May | 14 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .125 | .222 | .167 | .389 |
June | 15 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .346 | .357 | .462 | .819 |
July | 16 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | .346 | .419 | .423 | .842 |
August | 22 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .389 | .436 | .583 | 1.019 |
Sept/Oct | 14 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .185 | .207 | .259 | .466 |
Postseason | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .429 | .714 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1923 | 57 | 172 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | .285 | .328 | .419 | .746 | DET |
1924 | 114 | 369 | 120 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 73 | 42 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 1 | 4 | .325 | .358 | .455 | .813 | DET |
1925 | 115 | 276 | 85 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 35 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 4 | .308 | .359 | .409 | .768 | DET |
1926 | 105 | 217 | 74 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .341 | .380 | .475 | .855 | DET |
1927 | 87 | 221 | 78 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .353 | .386 | .511 | .897 | DET |
1928 | 98 | 172 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | .279 | .328 | .366 | .694 | DET |
Total | 576 | 1427 | 454 | 82 | 12 | 24 | 258 | 187 | 97 | 0 | 13 | 126 | 6 | 14 | .318 | .358 | .443 | .801 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1922, AA | 133 | 565 | 145 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 67 | 49 | 110 | 11 | 20 | .257 | .309 | .354 | .663 |
1922, AAA | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .294 | .333 | .294 | .627 |
1923, AAA | 88 | 366 | 118 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 71 | 67 | 30 | 50 | 15 | 10 | .322 | .372 | .505 | .877 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1924 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .304 | .364 | .668 |
1926 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .333 | .556 |
1927 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .375 | .533 | .908 |
1928 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .429 | .714 |
Total | 27 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .309 | .415 | .724 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 15 | 3 | 80 | 5 | 4 | 85 | 0 | 1.000 | 54.0 | 14.17 | | | | |
Third Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Shortstop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.00 | | | | |
Leftfield | 12 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1.000 | 84.2 | 2.23 | | | | |
Centerfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Rightfield | 19 | 14 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | .955 | 133.1 | 2.97 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by Detroit in 1922... Had first career hit (double) on 7/15/1923, off Mule Watson (NYY)... Hit first career homerun on 7/22/1923, off Webster Mcdonald (WAS)... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1925, hitting .550 with 2 HR, 6 RBI... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against St. Louis (A) on 9/16/1926... 1/31/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $497,143 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $497,143 through salary arbitration...
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