#13 Pythias Russ, Catcher, 29 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday, 10/22/1933 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Pythias Russ
1/1/1904 29 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 5"11 200
Catcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Normal 3.5 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 $ 3,230,000 1935 7 Year(s), 108 Days (1312 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 155 Days (1359 total Days) 8 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
Talent | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 8 9 10 5 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings C : 8 (Range), .956 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 4 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
10/1 | @BSN | L 3-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/2 | PHI | L 5-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
10/4 | @BSN | W 12-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/7 | NYN | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/8 | NYN | W 10-8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
10/10 | @NYN | W 7-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
10/14 | @NYY | L 4-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/15 | @NYY | W 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/17 | NYY | L 2-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/21 | @NYY | L 5-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 117 | 366 | 107 | 21 | 8 | 27 | 82 | 75 | 29 | 41 | .292 | .348 | .615 | .963 | 1.004 | .322 |
Projected | 117 | 366 | 107 | 21 | 8 | 27 | 82 | 75 | 29 | 41 | .292 | .348 | .615 | .963 | 1.004 | .322 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 82 | 402 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 225 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 77.8 | 77.5 | 7.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 139 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .288 | .348 | .597 | .946 |
vs. RHP | 227 | 67 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 51 | 45 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .295 | .346 | .626 | .971 |
Close/Late | 46 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .261 | .333 | .565 | .899 |
Scoring Position | 106 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 55 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .358 | .397 | .689 | 1.085 |
Pinch Hitting | 27 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .370 | .414 | .815 | 1.229 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 59 | 187 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 13 | 18 | .262 | .312 | .535 | .847 |
Road | 58 | 179 | 58 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 48 | 41 | 16 | 23 | .324 | .381 | .698 | 1.079 |
This Week | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 |
Last Week | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
March/April | 16 | 42 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | .381 | .469 | .833 | 1.303 |
May | 18 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | .250 | .294 | .458 | .752 |
June | 22 | 74 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 5 | .365 | .412 | .770 | 1.183 |
July | 22 | 80 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 11 | .250 | .302 | .525 | .827 |
August | 19 | 55 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | .309 | .339 | .582 | .921 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 67 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 12 | .224 | .284 | .552 | .836 |
Postseason | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .214 | .200 | .286 | .486 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1926 | 104 | 240 | 75 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 44 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 10 | .313 | .364 | .467 | .831 | PIT |
1927 | 142 | 414 | 128 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 61 | 88 | 45 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 32 | 18 | .309 | .383 | .488 | .871 | PIT,NL |
1928 | 146 | 530 | 156 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 80 | 75 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 69 | 36 | 16 | .294 | .340 | .457 | .797 | PIT,NL |
1929 | 79 | 230 | 54 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 4 | .235 | .279 | .370 | .649 | PIT |
1930 | 67 | 194 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 3 | .278 | .319 | .402 | .721 | PIT |
1931 | 103 | 347 | 108 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 61 | 54 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 27 | 15 | .311 | .355 | .487 | .842 | PIT |
1932 | 99 | 330 | 94 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 59 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 17 | 5 | .285 | .345 | .445 | .791 | PIT,NL |
1933 | 117 | 366 | 107 | 21 | 8 | 27 | 82 | 75 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 21 | 6 | .292 | .348 | .615 | .963 | PIT,NL |
Total | 857 | 2651 | 776 | 159 | 56 | 71 | 434 | 462 | 205 | 24 | 21 | 303 | 177 | 77 | .293 | .346 | .475 | .822 | |
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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 |
1925, AAA | 127 | 354 | 118 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 87 | 81 | 68 | 26 | 19 | 6 | .333 | .438 | .616 | 1.053 |
1926, AAA | 26 | 64 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .328 | .449 | .469 | .917 |
1930, AAA | 28 | 73 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | .342 | .430 | .603 | 1.033 |
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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 |
1927 | 7 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .357 | .481 | .839 |
1928 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
1932 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
1933 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .200 | .286 | .486 |
Total | 21 | 58 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .259 | .271 | .345 | .616 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Catcher | 104 | 82 | 395 | 43 | 1 | 450 | 12 | .973 | 779.2 | 5.19 | 0 | 116 | 24 | 20.7 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1925... Had first career hit on 5/3/1926, off Logan Hensley (CHC)... Hit first career homerun on 5/21/1926, off Clay Roe (PHI)... Was selected to the 1927 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1928 Allstar game... 1/31/1930: Gets a new one-year contract worth $591,429 through salary arbitration... Injured on 4/22/1930 with a Fractured Hip, out for 4 weeks... 1/31/1931: Gets a new one-year contract worth $775,714 through salary arbitration... Injured on 6/23/1931 with a Fractured Wrist, out for 5 weeks... 1/31/1932: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,565,000 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1932 Allstar game... Injured on 7/15/1932 with a Inflamed Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 5-6 weeks... 9/25/1932: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $3,230,000 per year, for 3 years. Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 6/19/1933... Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1927 - 14 - 2nd 1928 - 12 - 6th
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