RF Buck Russell #25
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/28/1971
RF BUCK RUSSELL #25 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
8 7 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 .000 .417 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/17/1971 @ DUB Loss, 4-8 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
04/16/1971 @ DUB Loss, 2-9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
04/15/1971 @ DUB Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/14/1971 MAD Loss, 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
04/13/1971 @ MAD Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
04/12/1971 @ MAD Loss, 1-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/11/1971 @ CRC Loss, 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/10/1971 @ CRC Win, 7-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
03/21/1971 @ CIN Win, 8-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/15/1971 DAL Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/05/1940
Born in:Auburn, ME
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1958, 5th Pick in Round 2
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1971 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 .000 .417 .000 .417 .316 .000 92
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 2.09 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 .000 .417 .000 .417
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 .000 .417 .000 .417
Last Year   63 20 2 1 2 13 16 15 14 0 0 2 .317 .463 .476 .939
Career   382 114 19 7 25 96 86 81 78 4 0 3 .298 .421 .581 1.002
Home   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Road   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 1 .000 .364 .000 .364
Grass   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 .000 .417 .000 .417
Day   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Night   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 .000 .364 .000 .364
As Starter   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 .000 .571 .000 .571
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1955 Total - 14 33 143 66 13 1 3 36 56 17 2 0 9 0 0 .462 .525 .629 1.154 100 100 2.5
1956 Total - 15 40 168 80 16 0 9 52 73 23 2 2 7 0 0 .476 .538 .732 1.271 100 100 3.7
1957 Total - 16 36 148 69 17 0 11 48 73 28 2 3 5 0 0 .466 .547 .804 1.351 100 100 3.8
1958 Total - 17 41 177 78 22 7 10 49 72 24 2 1 12 22 10 .441 .510 .814 1.323 100 100 4.1
1958 Beaumont - R 17 61 234 50 13 1 3 20 33 47 1 0 53 10 3 .214 .348 .316 .664 65 59 -0.9
1959 Beaumont - R 18 50 117 34 4 2 3 25 23 18 1 1 24 8 2 .291 .387 .436 .823 100 95 0.2
1959 Bakersfield - A 18 4 16 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 .438 .438 .438 .875 152 163 0.1
1960 Beaumont - R 19 20 58 16 2 1 0 7 10 17 0 0 12 7 3 .276 .440 .345 .785 95 100 -0.1
1960 Bakersfield - A 19 43 101 24 4 2 1 7 11 5 4 0 25 1 2 .238 .300 .347 .647 85 88 -0.0
1961 Spokane - A 20 68 271 76 15 5 10 35 29 6 7 1 54 7 7 .280 .312 .483 .796 122 129 0.7
1961 Gary - A 20 11 41 6 0 1 0 1 4 5 0 0 12 1 0 .146 .239 .195 .434 16 8 -0.5
1962 Gary - A 21 75 249 79 17 5 19 73 58 48 0 3 43 2 0 .317 .423 .655 1.078 180 178 2.8
1962 Birmingham - AA 21 43 112 29 6 0 3 11 18 16 2 0 21 4 2 .259 .362 .393 .754 101 100 -0.2
1963 Gary - A 22 6 22 9 0 0 4 9 8 9 0 1 5 1 0 .409 .562 .955 1.517 305 256 0.7
1963 Birmingham - AA 22 103 345 92 16 3 17 61 60 50 5 4 84 13 5 .267 .364 .478 .842 126 127 1.7
1963 St. Paul - AAA 22 15 49 15 6 1 2 12 8 3 0 0 13 1 1 .306 .346 .592 .938 172 168 0.1
1964 St. Paul - AAA 23 123 387 102 18 8 20 73 54 37 7 2 97 1 3 .264 .337 .506 .844 150 150 2.1
1965 Chattanooga - AA 24 16 59 21 4 2 4 16 17 12 2 1 8 2 2 .356 .473 .695 1.168 218 212 0.9
1965 Buffalo - AAA 24 88 267 69 13 3 7 41 35 38 5 2 49 6 6 .258 .359 .408 .767 116 120 0.6
1966 Buffalo - AAA 25 106 296 81 9 1 11 47 45 33 3 2 54 10 6 .274 .350 .422 .773 116 115 0.2
1967 Chattanooga - AA 26 23 72 25 1 0 1 5 9 19 0 0 15 2 1 .347 .484 .403 .886 167 165 0.9
1967 Buffalo - AAA 26 99 258 63 18 4 8 36 32 34 4 4 53 5 2 .244 .337 .438 .775 132 129 0.9
1968 Chattanooga - AA 27 20 47 16 2 0 2 8 8 12 1 1 11 3 0 .340 .475 .511 .986 202 193 0.8
1968 Buffalo - AAA 27 70 65 18 3 0 3 11 7 10 2 0 4 1 0 .277 .390 .462 .851 123 112 0.3
1969 Chattanooga - AA 28 74 208 60 10 2 6 23 32 38 4 0 46 8 4 .288 .408 .442 .850 154 147 1.4
1969 Buffalo - AAA 28 22 20 4 1 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 .200 .333 .250 .583 49 59 -0.1
1970 Davenport - A 29 28 63 20 2 1 2 13 16 15 2 0 14 5 0 .317 .463 .476 .939 173 126 0.3
1970 Chattanooga - AA 29 43 111 23 3 1 1 8 8 18 1 0 24 1 0 .207 .323 .279 .602 85 82 -0.4
1970 Buffalo - AAA 29 27 33 12 3 0 1 5 5 4 1 0 5 0 0 .364 .447 .545 .993 162 172 0.5
1971 Davenport - A 30 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 4 0 0 .000 .417 .000 .417 17 92 0.0
Total DIX 322 954 266 42 8 34 132 152 165 15 6 209 33 14 .279 .391 .447 .838 138 135
Total CL 138 436 117 24 9 22 85 62 40 7 2 110 2 4 .268 .338 .516 .854 152 152
Total HL 128 382 114 19 7 25 96 86 81 3 4 78 9 0 .298 .421 .581 1.002 167 156
Total UL 412 939 247 47 8 30 143 125 123 15 8 166 23 14 .263 .355 .426 .781 121 121
Total COW 115 388 107 19 7 11 43 40 11 11 1 86 8 9 .276 .314 .446 .760 113 119
Total GSL 131 409 100 19 4 6 52 66 82 2 1 89 25 8 .244 .372 .355 .727 79 75
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1958 Beaumont - R LF 60 60 105 0 0 107 2 .981 518.0 1.82 -8.5 .901
1959 Bakersfield - A LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.0 .954
1959 Beaumont - R LF 25 19 40 0 0 40 0 1.000 166.1 2.16 -0.1 .969
1959 Bakersfield - A RF 3 3 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 23.1 1.93 +0.2 .969
1959 Beaumont - R RF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 18.0 1.50 -0.1 .955
1960 Bakersfield - A LF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 -0.3 .969
1960 Beaumont - R LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.7 .634
1960 Bakersfield - A RF 23 20 40 0 0 40 0 1.000 176.1 2.04 -3.0 .919
1960 Beaumont - R RF 16 16 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 122.0 1.25 -3.5 .781
1961 Gary - A LF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 18.0 1.50 -0.1 .955
1961 Spokane - A LF 13 5 12 0 0 13 1 .923 64.0 1.69 -1.1 .873
1961 Gary - A RF 8 8 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 70.1 1.66 -1.1 .889
1961 Spokane - A RF 60 60 105 1 0 107 1 .991 505.1 1.89 -9.4 .885
1962 Birmingham - AA LF 20 16 17 0 0 19 2 .895 140.1 1.09 -3.6 .782
1962 Gary - A LF 5 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 44.0 1.84 -0.2 .941
1962 Birmingham - AA RF 11 9 18 0 0 19 1 .947 81.2 1.98 -0.7 .965
1962 Gary - A RF 57 57 75 1 0 77 1 .987 488.1 1.40 -8.2 .848
1963 Birmingham - AA 1B 31 31 239 19 27 264 6 .977 260.2 8.91 -2.1 .924
1963 Gary - A 1B 5 5 37 2 2 40 1 .975 46.0 7.63 +0.1 1.033
1963 St. Paul - AAA LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 12.0 0.75 -0.3 .962
1963 Birmingham - AA LF 26 20 32 0 0 32 0 1.000 186.2 1.54 -2.5 .942
1963 Gary - A LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1963 St. Paul - AAA RF 11 11 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 88.0 2.35 -1.9 .936
1963 Birmingham - AA RF 39 38 70 3 0 74 1 .986 333.0 1.97 -3.8 .948
1964 St. Paul - AAA 1B 74 74 602 46 37 653 5 .992 615.2 9.47 -3.0 .959
1964 St. Paul - AAA LF 6 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 34.0 1.32 -0.6 .992
1964 St. Paul - AAA RF 30 17 39 0 0 39 0 1.000 178.2 1.96 -4.2 .872
1965 Chattanooga - AA 1B 9 9 83 4 9 89 2 .978 76.0 10.30 -1.1 .886
1965 Buffalo - AAA LF 7 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 44.1 1.42 +0.0 1.007
1965 Chattanooga - AA LF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 18.0 0.50 -0.0 1.017
1965 Buffalo - AAA RF 67 65 116 7 0 127 4 .969 566.0 1.96 -8.1 .914
1965 Chattanooga - AA RF 5 5 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 41.1 1.74 -1.2 .833
1966 Buffalo - AAA 1B 51 49 413 22 24 435 0 1.000 424.1 9.23 -5.3 .896
1966 Buffalo - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Buffalo - AAA RF 21 15 23 1 0 25 1 .960 151.0 1.43 -4.2 .802
1967 Buffalo - AAA 1B 54 52 444 21 46 475 10 .979 446.2 9.37 -5.8 .915
1967 Chattanooga - AA 1B 19 18 159 11 9 171 1 .994 155.1 9.85 +0.3 1.028
1967 Buffalo - AAA LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.1 3.86 +0.0 1.022
1967 Chattanooga - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Buffalo - AAA RF 16 8 12 0 0 13 1 .923 87.2 1.23 -2.0 .853
1967 Chattanooga - AA RF 3 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 11.0 3.27 -0.0 1.008
1968 Buffalo - AAA 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1968 Chattanooga - AA 1B 1 1 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 +0.0 .000
1968 Chattanooga - AA LF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 +0.0 1.005
1968 Buffalo - AAA RF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 18.0 1.50 +0.2 1.019
1968 Chattanooga - AA RF 9 9 16 1 0 18 1 .944 81.0 1.89 -1.3 .910
1969 Buffalo - AAA 1B 1 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 4.1 12.46 0.0 .000
1969 Chattanooga - AA 1B 16 15 121 4 6 126 1 .992 133.0 8.46 -0.0 1.057
1969 Buffalo - AAA LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.020
1969 Chattanooga - AA LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.2 1.027
1969 Buffalo - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.8 .000
1969 Chattanooga - AA RF 35 33 47 2 0 50 1 .980 308.0 1.43 -3.4 .926
1970 Buffalo - AAA 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
1970 Chattanooga - AA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1970 Davenport - A 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1970 Buffalo - AAA LF 4 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 22.0 2.05 +0.2 1.019
1970 Chattanooga - AA LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 12.0 0.75 +0.1 1.044
1970 Davenport - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Davenport - A CF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 17.0 2.12 +0.2 1.028
1970 Buffalo - AAA RF 5 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 22.0 1.23 +0.1 1.000
1970 Chattanooga - AA RF 26 23 39 4 0 43 0 1.000 215.0 1.80 -4.2 .907
1970 Davenport - A RF 13 12 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 103.1 1.83 -1.8 .874
1971 Davenport - A RF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.3 1.036
TOTAL 1B 265 254 2116 129 161 2271 26 .989 2176.0 9.29 -17.0 .941
TOTAL LF 188 145 249 0 0 254 5 .980 1345.0 1.67 -17.5 .915
TOTAL CF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 17.0 2.12 +0.2 1.028
TOTAL RF 465 417 701 21 0 734 12 .984 3701.1 1.76 -62.3 .895
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1958 Drafted in the 1958 first-year player draft out of high school (Dover-Foxcroft; Dover-Foxcroft, ME) by the Philadelphia Keystones. (Round 2, Pick 5, 21st overall pick).
09/13/1959 Wins the 1959 Championship with the Beaumont Buffaloes!
11/24/1960 Was traded by the Philadelphia Keystones to the Pittsburgh Miners in exchange for RP Carl Pritchett.
08/14/1961 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
09/18/1961 Wins the 1961 Championship with the Gary Steelmen!
07/01/1962 Wins the HL Batter of the Month Award.
09/24/1962 Wins the 1962 Championship with the Gary Steelmen!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
05/06/1963 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
07/15/1963 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
07/18/1963 Injured (adductor strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
09/03/1964 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/04/1965 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Miners to the Toronto Wolves, along with SP Ted Mickiewicz, in exchange for 1B Cal Wells.
04/26/1965 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
07/09/1965 Injured (strained triceps),out for 5-6 weeks.
09/13/1965 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
04/20/1971 Released by the Toronto organization.
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