#3 Russ Christopher, Starting Pitcher, 32 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns

#3 Russ Christopher, Starting Pitcher, 32 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns
Friday, 10/20/1949

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Russ Christopher

9/12/1917
32
USA,CA,RICHMOND
6"3
180

Starting Pitcher
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R

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1.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 6,000,000
1951
7 Year(s), 108 Days (1312 total Days)
172 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 108 Days (1312 total Days)
7 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	2	5	9	89-92 Mph
Versus LHB	2	4	9
Versus RHB	3	5	9
Talent	2	5	9

Pitching Ratings
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10
47
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
Splitfinger-Fastball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	2	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	2	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	10

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3
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1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .972 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/13	@WAS	L 5-13	*	2	7	9	7	5	0	L
8/18	CLE	L 5-7	*	8	6	5	5	4	1
8/23	@CHA	L 5-15	*	4	9	8	8	2	1	L
8/29	NYY	W 8-7	*	9	10	7	5	6	3	W
9/3	@PHA	W 7-5	*	9	7	5	5	4	5	W
9/8	BOS	W 5-2	*	9	7	2	2	1	3	W	PoG
9/15	DET	L 3-4	*	9	8	4	4	1	2	L
9/20	@NYY	L 0-9	*	6.2	10	9	9	6	6	L
9/27	@PHA	L 5-9	*	8	11	9	8	7	1	L
10/2	CHA	W 12-8	*	9	15	8	8	5	4	W

Pitching Stats 1949

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	33	33	17	12	0	5.46	260.2	290	171	158	134	107	21	63.6	1	12	36.4
Projected	33	33	17	12	0	5.46	260.0	290	171	158	134	107

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	14.8	10.0	3.7	4.6	4	0	.0	0	0	.0	5.14

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	387	116	20	4	8	54	57	52	38	0	0	4	.300	.383	.434	.817
vs. RHB	640	174	38	2	19	110	114	82	69	0	0	0	.272	.349	.427	.775

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	16	16	11	3	0	4.13	133.0	123	64	61	68	50
Road	17	17	6	9	0	6.84	127.2	167	107	97	66	57
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	6	6	1	5	0	5.82	43.1	56	30	28	20	15
May	5	5	3	0	0	6.23	43.1	57	32	30	22	12
June	5	5	5	0	0	2.00	45.0	30	11	10	23	25
July	5	5	4	1	0	3.76	38.1	37	17	16	16	22
August	6	6	1	3	0	8.55	40.0	52	44	38	29	12
Sept./Oct.	6	6	3	3	0	6.39	50.2	58	37	36	24	21

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1942	17	17	9	6	0	3.54	145.0	130	71	57	6	79	75	14	0	1.44	.264	SLA
1943	35	35	21	12	0	4.34	298.1	298	157	144	30	150	165	25	2	1.50	.277	SLA
1944	24	24	13	8	0	3.56	200.0	184	95	79	15	80	95	16	2	1.32	.255	SLA
1945	32	32	17	13	0	4.31	259.0	273	136	124	19	127	92	20	0	1.54	.285	SLA,AL
1946	32	32	16	12	0	4.84	262.1	273	150	141	22	141	99	21	2	1.58	.280	SLA
1947	31	31	15	16	0	4.72	255.2	268	146	134	28	124	103	24	1	1.53	.276	SLA
1948	25	25	12	9	0	5.21	202.0	201	124	117	22	111	74	15	0	1.54	.265	SLA
1949	33	33	17	12	0	5.46	260.2	290	171	158	27	134	107	21	1	1.63	.295	SLA
Total	229	229	120	88	0	4.56	1883.0	1917	1050	954	169	946	810	156	8	1.52	.276

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1942, AAA	15	15	7	6	0	3.47	119.1	118	52	46	7	42	86	4	1	1.34	.304

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1944	1	1	1	0	0	1.00	9.0	7	1	1	3	3	1	0
Total	1	1	1	0	0	1.00	9.0	7	1	1	3	3	1	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1942	17	54	8	1	0	0	3	3	0	25	0	0	.148	.148	.167	.315	SLA
1943	35	112	12	2	0	0	5	3	5	43	0	0	.107	.150	.125	.275	SLA
1944	24	76	13	1	1	1	10	7	0	22	0	0	.171	.171	.250	.421	SLA
1945	32	98	14	2	0	1	13	5	2	36	0	0	.143	.158	.194	.352	SLA,AL
1946	32	95	13	1	0	0	4	5	4	44	0	0	.137	.172	.147	.319	SLA
1947	31	89	6	0	0	0	2	2	4	53	0	0	.067	.108	.067	.175	SLA
1948	25	74	12	4	0	0	7	10	3	32	0	0	.162	.195	.216	.411	SLA
1949	33	102	11	2	0	0	4	5	3	48	0	0	.108	.132	.127	.260	SLA
Total	229	700	89	13	1	2	48	40	21	303	0	0	.127	.153	.157	.310

Fielding Stats 1949

Position

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INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.985

260.2

2.28

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1942...
Had first career hit (double) on 6/22/1942, off Carlos Moore (BOS)...
Earned first career win on 6/22/1942...
Hit first career homerun on 4/20/1944, off Joe Callahan (PHA)...
Injured on 7/19/1944 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 6-7 weeks...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1945, going 5-0, 2.22...
Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game...
1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 6/26/1948 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 7 weeks...
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (A) on 2/8/1949 to a 3-year deal worth $6,000,000 per year...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1949, going 5-0, 2.00...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 1943 - 4.34 - 8th 1944 - 3.56 - 6th	WHIP 1944 - 1.32 - 7th	Wins 1943 - 21 - 8th 1945 - 17 - 10th	K's 1943 - 165 - 9th	BB 1943 - 150 - 8th 1946 - 141 - 6th
CG 1943 - 25 - 9th	SHO 1943 - 2 - 8th 1944 - 2 - 6th

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