LF Russ Thurston #20
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/1956
LF RUSS THURSTON #20 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
6 18 3 1 1 0 2 2 2 .167 .250 .333 0 -0.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/29/1956 COL Loss, 4-7 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
04/27/1956 COL Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/26/1956 @ TOL Loss, 7-9 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
04/24/1956 @ TOL Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/23/1956 @ TOL Win, 5-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/20/1956 STP Loss, 1-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/11/1925
Born in:San Antonio, TX
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 26 Days
Service This Yr:13 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 124 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1943, 1st Pick in Round 7
CENTURY LEAGUE 1956 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 6 18 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 .167 .250 .333 .583 .233 .167 33
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 4 20 0 1 0 2 0 0 6 2 0 1 0.0 0.6 0.94 -0.1  
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   18 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .167 .250 .333 .583
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   18 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .167 .250 .333 .583
Last Year   82 22 5 0 3 12 15 16 20 2 1 0 .268 .380 .439 .819
2 Years Ago   146 38 7 1 4 23 21 26 31 3 1 1 .260 .369 .404 .773
Career   1591 402 72 21 45 188 267 293 267 13 9 9 .253 .369 .409 .779
Home   10 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .500 .700
Road   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .125 .300 .125 .425
Grass   18 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .167 .250 .333 .583
Night   18 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .167 .250 .333 .583
As Starter   16 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .188 .278 .375 .653
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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
1948 Houston - GWL 23 47 99 31 6 1 1 12 9 6 0 2 16 1 1 .313 .346 .424 .770 128 132 0.6
1949 San Diego - GWL 24 102 143 28 5 0 3 26 14 15 0 1 29 1 1 .196 .270 .294 .564 53 49 -0.5
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
1942 Total - 17 25 102 41 11 2 2 23 31 20 2 1 6 18 5 .402 .504 .608 1.112 100 100 1.8
1943 Total - 18 24 102 42 11 2 2 27 40 20 2 0 7 21 4 .412 .516 .618 1.134 100 100 1.9
1943 Ottumwa - C 18 14 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 69 66 0.1
1944 Ottumwa - C 19 90 208 54 9 4 2 29 30 46 3 0 32 8 4 .260 .401 .370 .771 127 128 1.9
1945 Ottumwa - C 20 21 29 9 2 0 0 2 5 4 0 1 5 0 0 .310 .382 .379 .762 133 118 0.3
1946 Albuquerque - A 21 55 173 56 12 3 10 40 37 33 0 2 22 2 3 .324 .428 .601 1.029 161 159 2.3
1946 Little Rock - A 21 52 195 77 23 4 2 30 45 30 3 1 39 12 11 .395 .480 .585 1.065 174 177 2.7
1947 Little Rock - A 22 45 164 60 14 3 12 40 39 45 1 1 31 4 6 .366 .502 .707 1.210 201 192 2.9
1947 Galveston - AA 22 74 259 69 9 4 5 35 47 63 2 2 33 9 4 .266 .411 .390 .801 133 137 2.4
1948 Galveston - AA 23 88 323 88 13 4 6 55 48 54 1 4 46 5 8 .272 .374 .393 .768 107 109 1.4
1950 Minneapolis - AAA 25 118 342 87 17 3 8 38 43 57 2 2 64 10 7 .254 .362 .392 .754 116 113 2.0
1951 Minneapolis - AAA 26 99 200 43 8 3 2 16 27 39 2 1 35 3 1 .215 .347 .315 .662 98 106 1.3
1952 Minneapolis - AAA 27 138 507 136 24 10 19 60 105 97 3 4 53 21 6 .268 .386 .467 .854 110 110 1.9
1953 Minneapolis - AAA 28 117 296 73 10 3 9 37 55 56 1 1 62 7 1 .247 .367 .392 .759 94 97 1.0
1954 Minneapolis - AAA 29 84 146 38 7 1 4 23 21 26 1 3 31 2 6 .260 .369 .404 .773 122 121 0.7
1955 Minneapolis - AAA 30 73 82 22 5 0 3 12 15 16 0 2 20 1 1 .268 .380 .439 .819 133 137 0.8
1956 Minneapolis - AAA 31 6 18 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 .167 .250 .333 .583 57 33 -0.1
Total CL 635 1591 402 72 21 45 188 267 293 9 13 267 44 23 .253 .369 .409 .779 108 109
Total GWL 149 242 59 11 1 4 38 23 21 0 3 45 2 2 .244 .301 .347 .648 83 83
Total LSA 162 582 157 22 8 11 90 95 117 3 6 79 14 12 .270 .391 .392 .783 119 122
Total WBL 97 359 137 37 7 14 70 84 75 4 2 70 16 17 .382 .491 .641 1.132 187 184
Total UMVA 125 240 64 11 4 2 31 37 50 3 1 38 9 4 .267 .398 .371 .769 127 126
Total TBA 55 173 56 12 3 10 40 37 33 0 2 22 2 3 .324 .428 .601 1.029 161 159
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1943 Ottumwa - C LF 14 0 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 21.0 3.43 +0.9 1.043
1944 Ottumwa - C LF 79 62 143 1 1 146 2 .986 501.0 2.59 +1.7 1.018
1944 Ottumwa - C CF 7 7 22 1 1 23 0 1.000 55.0 3.76 -0.0 1.032
1944 Ottumwa - C RF 5 5 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 35.1 2.80 +0.2 .957
1945 Ottumwa - C LF 11 5 18 1 1 19 0 1.000 57.0 3.00 +0.5 1.020
1945 Ottumwa - C CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1945 Ottumwa - C RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.028
1946 Little Rock - A LF 44 43 103 1 1 106 2 .981 362.0 2.59 +1.1 .991
1946 Albuquerque - A LF 22 14 36 2 0 38 0 1.000 134.0 2.55 +2.4 1.090
1946 Little Rock - A CF 5 5 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 39.0 3.92 -0.1 .975
1946 Albuquerque - A CF 6 3 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 32.0 5.62 +1.1 1.036
1946 Little Rock - A RF 7 2 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 29.0 2.79 +0.0 1.047
1946 Albuquerque - A RF 28 24 68 2 0 71 1 .986 199.2 3.16 +0.0 1.000
1947 Galveston - AA LF 68 68 177 3 0 184 4 .978 597.0 2.71 +1.9 .999
1947 Little Rock - A LF 37 36 98 3 3 101 0 1.000 304.2 2.98 +3.3 1.039
1947 Galveston - AA CF 3 3 12 1 0 14 1 .929 27.0 4.33 -1.9 .875
1947 Little Rock - A CF 4 4 15 0 0 17 2 .882 35.2 3.79 +0.1 1.028
1947 Galveston - AA RF 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 -0.2 1.008
1947 Little Rock - A RF 8 5 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 48.0 2.06 +0.2 1.049
1948 Houston - AAA LF 25 18 51 0 0 51 0 1.000 179.0 2.56 +0.5 1.022
1948 Galveston - AA LF 84 84 179 1 1 188 8 .957 725.1 2.23 +4.0 1.025
1948 Houston - AAA CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .996
1948 Galveston - AA CF 2 2 4 0 0 5 1 .800 21.0 1.71 -1.7 .677
1949 San Diego - AAA 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.2 6.75 0.0 .000
1949 San Diego - AAA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 San Diego - AAA LF 53 15 45 1 1 48 2 .958 191.0 2.17 -1.4 1.022
1949 San Diego - AAA CF 8 2 10 3 1 14 1 .929 32.0 3.66 +0.4 .994
1949 San Diego - AAA RF 6 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 34.0 1.85 +0.3 1.002
1950 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 4 4 39 2 3 43 2 .953 36.0 10.25 -0.8 .795
1950 Minneapolis - AAA SS 1 0 3 2 1 6 1 .833 8.0 5.62 -0.5 .747
1950 Minneapolis - AAA LF 47 31 82 2 1 84 0 1.000 315.1 2.40 +0.3 1.002
1950 Minneapolis - AAA CF 16 12 41 1 1 42 0 1.000 110.2 3.42 -1.3 .953
1950 Minneapolis - AAA RF 34 34 100 1 0 103 2 .981 274.1 3.31 +0.6 1.009
1951 Minneapolis - AAA SS 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.3 1.053
1951 Minneapolis - AAA LF 26 12 40 0 0 42 2 .952 124.1 2.90 +1.3 1.029
1951 Minneapolis - AAA CF 30 21 66 0 0 66 0 1.000 205.1 2.89 -2.6 .975
1951 Minneapolis - AAA RF 10 9 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 76.0 1.89 -0.5 .979
1952 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 130 130 1114 63 126 1191 14 .988 1070.1 9.90 -1.4 .968
1952 Minneapolis - AAA SS 2 1 2 5 0 8 1 .875 10.0 6.30 -0.3 .881
1952 Minneapolis - AAA LF 11 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 28.2 1.88 +0.4 .984
1952 Minneapolis - AAA CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.005
1952 Minneapolis - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 31 27 256 13 27 273 4 .985 231.0 10.48 -1.4 .936
1953 Minneapolis - AAA LF 55 22 62 2 1 69 5 .928 265.2 2.17 +2.2 1.006
1953 Minneapolis - AAA CF 7 4 18 1 0 19 0 1.000 42.0 4.07 +0.6 .995
1953 Minneapolis - AAA RF 12 12 25 0 0 25 0 1.000 103.0 2.18 -1.4 .959
1954 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
1954 Minneapolis - AAA LF 34 2 15 0 0 16 1 .938 91.0 1.48 -0.3 1.063
1954 Minneapolis - AAA CF 7 4 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 41.0 3.29 +0.6 1.010
1954 Minneapolis - AAA RF 22 20 38 0 0 39 1 .974 171.1 2.00 -3.1 .974
1955 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.2 13.50 0.0 .000
1955 Minneapolis - AAA LF 20 9 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 99.1 1.90 +2.0 .991
1955 Minneapolis - AAA RF 6 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 10.1 2.61 +0.2 1.015
1956 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 3 3 30 1 2 31 0 1.000 28.0 9.96 +0.3 1.044
1956 Minneapolis - AAA RF 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 +0.2 .986
TOTAL 1B 172 164 1445 79 158 1544 20 .987 1370.2 10.01 -3.3 .959
TOTAL SS 4 1 7 7 1 16 2 .875 20.0 6.30 -0.5 .876
TOTAL LF 630 421 1084 17 10 1127 26 .977 3996.1 2.48 +20.8 1.017
TOTAL CF 97 67 242 7 3 254 5 .980 645.2 3.47 -4.8 .976
TOTAL RF 146 117 297 4 0 305 4 .987 1006.0 2.69 -3.5 .996
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/22/1943 Drafted in the 1943 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 1, 97th overall pick) by the Cleveland Foresters, out of high school Merced (Merced; Merced, CA).
09/19/1943 Wins the 1943 Championship with the Ottumwa Owls!
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/13/1945 Released by the Cleveland organization.
08/14/1945 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Syracuse Excelsiors organization.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/02/1946 Released by the Syracuse Excelsiors.
01/22/1946 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Houston Bulls organization.
04/15/1946 Named the #68 prospect in the GWL
05/06/1946 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/10/1946 Wins the TBA Player of the Week Award.
06/13/1946 Injured (bruised collarbone),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/14/1947 Named the #9 prospect in the GWL
04/25/1947 Injured (biceps tendinitis),out for 1-2 weeks.
07/06/1947 Named the #9 prospect in the GWL
10/11/1947 Named the #5 prospect in the GWL
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/14/1948 Named the #22 prospect in the GWL
07/06/1948 Named the #15 prospect in the GWL
10/16/1948 Was traded by the Houston Bulls to the San Diego Conquistadors, along with RP Ted Miller, in exchange for CL Hal Weston and LF Bill Babcock.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1950 Released by the San Diego Conquistadors.
04/19/1950 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Minneapolis Lumberjacks organization.
07/18/1953 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 3 days.
02/27/1954 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/01/1956 Released by the Minneapolis Lumberjacks.
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