Russ Vitallo
Russell J. Vitallo
Born: 1945
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 200
Draft: Round 1 (1966 January Amateur Draft, Baltimore Orioles)
Draft: Round 10 (1966 June Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
Draft: Round 6 (1967 January Secondary Draft, Kansas City Athletics)
School: Schenectady, NY
Berkshire Community College (MA)
Massachusetts
Career: 1967-1969
Russ Vitallo compiled a career record of 7 wins and 4 losses and a 2.84 ERA in his 21-game pitching career with the Athletics and Burlington Bees. He began playing during the 1967 season and last took the field during the 1969 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | R | GULF | Athletics | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.34 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 1968 | R | GULF | Athletics | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1.64 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 55.0 | 48 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 1969 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 0 | 0 | 5.62 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2.84 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 | 75 | 38 | 29 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | R | GULF | Athletics | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .286 | .500 | .571 | 1.071 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | R | GULF | Athletics | 9 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .048 | .048 | .048 | .095 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 21 | 34 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .097 | .176 | .161 | .338 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | R | GULF | Athletics | P | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .600 |
| 1968 | R | GULF | Athletics | P | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .556 |
| 1969 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Totals | 21 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .923 | .571 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | R | Gulf Coast League | Athletics | KC1 | ||
| 1968 | R | Gulf Coast League | Athletics | OAK | ||
| 1969 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Bees | OAK |
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