P Don Russell #23
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
P DON RUSSELL #23 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/10/1939
Born in:Quincy, MA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 21 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 4th Pick in Round 6
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1958 Waterloo - R 19 11 11 6 3 0 5.74 80.0 78 52 51 7 81 81 3 1 1.99 .317 5.77 0.9 97
1958 Memphis - AA 19 3 0 0 0 0 6.00 3.0 4 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 2.00 .300 7.38 -0.1 65
1959 Waterloo - R 20 5 0 1 0 0 1.50 6.0 7 2 1 0 3 4 0 0 1.67 .318 2.54 0.2 359
1959 Tacoma - A 20 33 12 7 10 2 4.57 104.1 130 58 53 15 18 66 1 0 1.42 .324 4.39 -0.2 77
1960 Tacoma - A 21 8 0 0 2 1 3.65 12.1 13 6 5 0 3 12 0 0 1.30 .351 1.70 0.4 96
1960 Cedar Rapids - A 21 17 1 1 1 2 1.25 21.2 18 4 3 1 7 12 0 0 1.15 .254 3.35 0.3 331
1961 Cedar Rapids - A 22 15 13 1 7 0 4.43 61.0 57 37 30 12 41 37 0 0 1.61 .242 6.05 -0.5 94
1961 Oklahoma City - AA 22 12 12 4 3 0 2.63 61.2 47 19 18 4 25 38 0 0 1.17 .238 3.47 1.3 158
1962 Cedar Rapids - A 23 28 27 14 6 0 2.71 159.2 105 49 48 13 74 125 0 0 1.12 .215 3.43 3.8 157
1962 Oklahoma City - AA 23 1 1 0 1 0 8.44 5.1 5 5 5 2 2 4 0 0 1.31 .200 7.06 -0.1 49
1963 Cedar Rapids - A 24 42 17 6 8 2 3.53 127.1 107 60 50 10 86 100 0 0 1.52 .265 4.07 1.5 117
1964 Tacoma - A 25 21 21 6 7 0 2.91 126.2 145 47 41 10 18 91 0 0 1.29 .327 3.38 2.0 122
1964 Cedar Rapids - A 25 11 1 3 1 2 3.38 18.2 16 7 7 2 14 13 0 0 1.61 .264 5.27 -0.1 132
1965 Tacoma - A 26 15 0 1 1 0 2.95 18.1 15 6 6 2 1 20 0 0 0.87 .277 2.77 0.3 125
1965 Cedar Rapids - A 26 60 0 6 2 2 5.84 94.0 103 69 61 13 58 84 0 0 1.71 .320 4.88 -0.3 73
Total DIX 3 0 0 0 0 6.00 3.0 4 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 2.00 .300 7.38 65.2
Total HL 173 59 31 25 8 3.71 482.1 406 226 199 51 280 371 0 0 1.42 .257 4.28 113.6
Total COW 77 33 14 20 3 3.61 261.2 303 117 105 27 40 189 1 0 1.31 .324 3.66 98.3
Total LSA 13 13 4 4 0 3.09 67.0 52 24 23 6 27 42 0 0 1.18 .235 3.76 133.9
Total UMVA 16 11 7 3 0 5.44 86.0 85 54 52 7 84 85 3 1 1.97 .317 5.55 102.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1958 Memphis - AA P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
1958 Waterloo - R P 11 11 2 4 0 7 1 .857 80.0 0.68 -2.1 1.311
1959 Tacoma - A P 33 12 7 10 2 18 1 .944 104.1 1.47 -0.6 .921
1959 Waterloo - R P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Cedar Rapids - A P 17 1 2 6 1 8 0 1.000 21.2 3.32 +0.4 .978
1960 Tacoma - A P 8 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 12.1 0.73 +0.1 .999
1961 Oklahoma City - AA P 12 12 4 4 0 9 1 .889 61.2 1.17 -0.4 .670
1961 Cedar Rapids - A P 15 13 5 11 1 17 1 .941 61.0 2.36 -0.5 .972
1962 Oklahoma City - AA P 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 5.1 0.00 -0.9 .000
1962 Cedar Rapids - A P 28 27 4 9 0 14 1 .929 159.2 0.73 -1.2 .797
1963 Cedar Rapids - A P 42 17 5 7 0 14 2 .857 127.1 0.85 -1.0 .782
1964 Cedar Rapids - A P 11 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 18.2 1.93 +0.8 3.134
1964 Tacoma - A P 21 21 4 6 1 10 0 1.000 126.2 0.71 +0.6 1.276
1965 Cedar Rapids - A P 59 0 4 12 0 17 1 .941 94.0 1.53 -1.3 .882
1965 Tacoma - A P 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 18.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 281 116 40 72 5 121 9 .926 900.0 1.12 -6.2 .926
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft out of high school (Brookfield; Brookfield, MA) by the Cincinnati Cannons. (Round 6, Pick 4, 84th overall pick).
06/25/1957 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
07/03/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Memphis Excelsiors organization.
04/16/1958 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Memphis Excelsiors development complex.
05/28/1958 Released by the Memphis Excelsiors.
06/03/1958 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Chiefs organization.
09/09/1958 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Burlington Bears with 3 strikeouts and 7 BB allowed!
08/02/1960 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/22/1961 Injured (forearm stiffness),out for one week.
08/08/1961 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/15/1962 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Chicago Chiefs development complex.
10/01/1962 Wins the HL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
05/07/1964 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week.
05/12/1964 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
09/13/1965 Retired from professional baseball.
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