#13 Pythias Russ, Catcher, 38 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates

#13 Pythias Russ, Catcher, 38 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates
Saturday, 10/21/1942

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Pythias Russ

1/1/1904
38
NEGRO,LG,PLAYER
5"11
210

Catcher
R
R

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Minimal
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2 / 6 (Fair)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
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Normal
Prone
1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 1,900,000
1942
16 Year(s), 108 Days (2860 total Days)
172 Day(s)
16 Year(s), 0 Days (2752 total Days)
17 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	4	2	3	3
Versus LHP	2	4	2	3	3
Versus RHP	1	4	2	2	3
Talent	2	5	1	3	3

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3
5
10
5
1
Pull Hitter

Fielding Ratings
C : 6 (Range), .952 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 4
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
8/22	PHI	L 2-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#6
8/23	PHI	W 8-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
8/30	@NYN	L 5-6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
9/5	STL	W 6-5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
9/20	NYN	L 3-7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
9/24	@BRO	W 6-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
9/26	@CHC	W 17-7	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	#8
9/27	@CHC	W 7-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#1
9/28	@STL	W 9-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
9/30	@NYN	L 2-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8

Batting Stats 1942

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	62	157	20	6	2	4	12	15	6	48	.127	.159	.268	.426	.345	.140
Projected	62	157	20	6	2	4	12	15	6	48	.127	.159	.268	.426	.345	.140

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	43	169	0	0	0	2	5	1	42	12	0	0	.0	6.7	1.2

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	34	3	1	0	1	2	5	4	13	0	2	0	.088	.175	.206	.381
vs. RHP	123	17	5	2	3	10	10	2	35	1	3	0	.138	.151	.285	.435
Close/Late	17	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	4	0	.059	.048	.118	.165
Scoring Position	33	5	3	1	0	8	0	1	10	1	2	0	.152	.162	.303	.465
Pinch Hitting	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	32	101	11	3	1	2	4	8	4	31	.109	.139	.218	.357
Road	30	56	9	3	1	2	8	7	2	17	.161	.180	.357	.537
March/April	12	41	4	2	0	0	2	1	0	11	.098	.095	.146	.242
May	11	21	5	1	1	2	5	4	2	6	.238	.292	.667	.958
June	13	31	5	2	0	1	4	4	1	12	.161	.182	.323	.504
July	10	28	5	1	1	1	1	3	1	10	.179	.188	.393	.580
August	9	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	.000	.000	.000	.000
Sept/Oct	7	12	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	.083	.214	.083	.298

Career Batting Stats

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
1934	113	348	106	19	6	17	61	77	22	1	2	49	24	9	.305	.346	.540	.886	PIT
1935	9	29	11	2	1	2	5	8	5	1	0	4	1	1	.379	.486	.724	1.210	PIT
1936	119	349	117	27	9	14	80	66	20	3	2	59	14	3	.335	.374	.585	.959	PIT
1937	115	295	78	17	3	12	50	40	30	1	2	69	17	7	.264	.332	.464	.797	PIT
1938	81	160	33	7	1	4	22	18	18	1	3	48	6	4	.206	.286	.338	.623	PIT
1939	84	183	54	9	3	12	37	34	10	1	0	52	12	6	.295	.335	.574	.909	PIT
1940	97	243	64	8	7	14	40	37	14	3	3	75	11	2	.263	.308	.527	.835	PIT
1941	93	273	63	12	3	8	41	41	12	2	2	86	14	2	.231	.266	.385	.651	PIT
1942	62	157	20	6	2	4	12	15	6	0	1	48	0	0	.127	.159	.268	.426	PIT
Total	1630	4688	1322	266	91	158	782	798	342	37	36	793	276	111	.282	.333	.479	.812

Career Minor League Batting Stats

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

Career Postseason Batting Stats

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	.214	.286	.500
1934	6	22	7	0	0	2	7	4	0	0	1	0	.318	.318	.591	.909
Total	27	80	22	2	0	3	16	11	1	7	5	1	.275	.284	.412	.696

Fielding Stats 1942

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	59	43	263	20	0	288	5	.983	400.0	6.48	1	34	10	29.4

Player History

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...
Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 1934...
9/1/1935: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $5,020,000 per year, for 3 years.
6/4/1938: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $2,270,000 per year, for 2 years.
8/22/1938: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $2,270,000 per year, for 2 years.
8/22/1940: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $1,900,000 per year, for 2 years.
Injured on 8/2/1941 with a Strained Achilles Tendon, out for 1-2 weeks...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

Triples
1927 - 14 - 2nd
1928 - 12 - 6th
1936 - 9 - 8th

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