Russ Meyer
Russell Charles Meyer
Born: October 25, 1923
Peru, IL USA
Deceased: 1997
Oglesby, IL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175
Career: 1946-1959
Minor League Statistics
Russ Meyer compiled a career record of 94 wins and 73 losses in his 319-game career with the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Redlegs, Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Athletics. He began playing during the 1946 season and last took the field during the 1959 campaign.
 Chicago Cubs |
 Philadelphia Phillies |
 Brooklyn Dodgers |
 Cincinnati Redlegs |
 Boston Red Sox |
 Kansas City Athletics |
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17.0 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | |
| 1947 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.40 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 43 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 185 |
| 1948 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 10 | 10 | .500 | 3.66 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 164.7 | 157 | 75 | 67 | 8 | 77 | 0 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 702 |
| 1949 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 17 | 8 | .680 | 3.08 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 213.0 | 199 | 84 | 73 | 14 | 70 | 0 | 78 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 877 |
| 1950 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 9 | 11 | .450 | 5.30 | 32 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 159.7 | 193 | 108 | 94 | 21 | 67 | 0 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 710 |
| 1951 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 8 | 9 | .471 | 3.48 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 168.0 | 172 | 69 | 65 | 13 | 55 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 720 |
| 1952 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 13 | 14 | .481 | 3.14 | 37 | 32 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 232.3 | 235 | 99 | 81 | 10 | 65 | 0 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 982 |
| 1953 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 15 | 5 | .750 | 4.56 | 34 | 32 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 191.3 | 201 | 109 | 97 | 25 | 63 | 0 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 819 |
| 1954 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 6 | .647 | 3.99 | 36 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 180.3 | 193 | 89 | 80 | 17 | 49 | 0 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 767 |
| 1955 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 6 | 2 | .750 | 5.42 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 73.0 | 86 | 46 | 44 | 8 | 31 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 327 |
| 1956 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1 | 6 | .143 | 6.32 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 71 | 41 | 40 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 264 |
| 1956 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1957 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| 1959 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.50 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24.0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 107 |
| Totals | 94 | 73 | .563 | 3.99 | 319 | 219 | 47 | 65 | 13 | 5 | 1531.3 | 1606 | 761 | 679 | 136 | 541 | 10 | 672 | 15 | 5 | 36 | 6570 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 23 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 29 | 63 | 56 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .107 | .107 | .143 | .250 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 37 | 78 | 70 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .143 | .167 | .200 | .367 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 32 | 60 | 50 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .140 | .189 | .160 | .349 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 28 | 64 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .104 | .157 | .104 | .261 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 37 | 88 | 79 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .089 | .133 | .139 | .272 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | 84 | 75 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .147 | .179 | .160 | .339 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 36 | 66 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | .043 | .135 | .043 | .177 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 18 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .037 | .071 | .074 | .146 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 20 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .083 | .154 | .083 | .237 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1957 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 319 | 569 | 484 | 26 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 146 | .114 | .154 | .140 | .294 | 68 | 9 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1947 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .304 | |
| 1948 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 0 | .974 | 1.310 | |
| 1949 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 3 | .977 | 1.135 | |
| 1950 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.219 | |
| 1951 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .963 | .929 | |
| 1952 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 37 | 4 | 6 | .918 | 1.216 | |
| 1953 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 33 | 3 | 1 | .932 | 1.206 | |
| 1954 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 36 | 28 | 180.3 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 0 | .914 | 1.597 | .889 |
| 1955 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 18 | 11 | 73.0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.712 | 1.222 |
| 1956 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 20 | 9 | 57.0 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.316 | 1.050 |
| 1956 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 1957 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 2 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.200 | 2.000 |
| 1959 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | P | 18 | 0 | 24.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .222 |
| Totals | 319 | 49 | 340.3 | 69 | 257 | 13 | 19 | .962 | 8.621 | 1.022 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.40 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1953 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 1955 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.09 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | WS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1953 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | WS | P | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | .500 |
| 1953 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | P | 1 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.077 | 1.000 |
| 1955 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | P | 1 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.588 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 4 | 0 | 11.7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.314 | .750 |
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