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Russ Meyer
Russell Charles Meyer (Rowdy,The Mad Monk)

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.

MLB Debut September 13, 1946
Final Game June 28, 1959
Born October 25, 1923 in Peru, IL
Died November 16, 1998 (age 75)

Pitching   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Batters 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   Pct   G   GS  CG  GF  SV SHO   IP     H   BFP    R   ER   HR  BB  IBB HBP  SO   WP BK  ERA
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 1947 23 NYN NL   4   3  .571  37   0   0  24   5   0   47.2   44   193   18   14   4   13   0   0   27   3  0  2.64  
 1948 24 NYN NL   9  10  .474  28  26   2   1   0   0  180.2  178   830   97   75  15  115   4   7  100   6  0  3.74  
 1949 25 PHA AL  10   9  .526  38  34   3   3   1   2  234.1  205   991   98   92  16  102   5   9   93   2  2  3.53  
 1950 26 PHA AL   8  17  .320  34  30   0   3   0   0  173.1  230   805  133  115  22   69   6   5   76  13  2  5.97  
 1951 27 PHA AL  15   6  .714  30  26   4   1   0   0  185.1  175   771   73   66  15   55   0   2   84  11  0  3.21  CY-7
 1952 28 PHA AL  11  17  .393  43  33   8   5   2   0  254.2  268  1068  117   98  19   69   5   1  112   5  0  3.46  
 1953 29 CIN NL  12   5  .706  31  31   0   0   0   0  193.0  189   823   98   92  30   67   0   2  136   6  0  4.29  
 1954 30 CIN NL   8  11  .421  28  28   1   0   0   1  166.1  193   717   90   73  16   38   4   7   56   3  0  3.95  
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956 32 PIN NL   1   8  .111  12  12   0   0   0   0   70.0   97   350   63   56  16   46   2   3   39   0  0  7.20  
 1957           [Did not play]
 1958           [Did not play]
 1959 35 KCA AL   1   0 1.000  11   0   0   4   0   0   12.1   17    59    7    7   2    8   0   0    2   3  0  5.11  
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 10 Seasons      79  86  .479 292 220  18  41   8   3 1517.2 1596  6607  794  688 155  582  26  36  725  52  4  4.08
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
   With KCA      45  49  .479 156 123  15  16   3   2  860.0  895  3694  428  378  74  303  16  17  367  34  4  3.96
   With CIN      20  16  .556  59  59   1   0   0   1  359.1  382  1540  188  165  46  105   4   9  192   9  0  4.13
   With NY2      13  13  .500  65  26   2  25   5   0  228.1  222  1023  115   89  19  128   4   7  127   9  0  3.51
   With PIN       1   8  .111  12  12   0   0   0   0   70.0   97   350   63   56  16   46   2   3   39   0  0  7.20
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 MLB Totals      94  73  .563 319 219  65  47   5  13 1532.1 1606  6570  761  679 136  541  10  15  672  36  5  3.99
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27 SOp RnSup  AB   H   HR  AVG   E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  OPS Star 
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 1947 23 NYN NL  44   19   3.8   9          5   1   0  .200   0    3    3 1.000    1    2  .333  -38   
 1948 24 NYN NL  36  101   5.0   0  4.04   52   2   0  .038   2    7    6  .857    5    6  .455   24   
 1949 25 PHA AL  49   92   3.5   1  3.71   80  14   0  .175   0    4    4 1.000   12    6  .667  -55   
 1950 26 PHA AL  35  125   6.4   1  4.23   54   6   0  .111   0    4    4 1.000    7    6  .538  -22   
 1951 27 PHA AL  47   76   3.7   0  4.88   62   8   0  .129   2    7    5  .714   10    6  .625  -64   
 1952 28 PHA AL  45  119   4.2   2  4.09   82   8   1  .098   5   12    7  .583   25   12  .676    7   
 1953 29 CIN NL  42  106   5.0   0  6.16   59   9   0  .153   0    5    5 1.000   12    2  .857  -12   
 1954 30 CIN NL  35   87   4.7   0  5.11   52   6   0  .115   2    6    3  .500    5    7  .417  -17   
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956 32 PIN NL  47   68   8.7   0  4.25   18   0   0  .000   0    3    3 1.000    2    2  .500   60   
 1957           [Did not play]
 1958           [Did not play]
 1959 35 KCA AL  42    9   7.2   1          1   0   0  .000   0    3    3 1.000    1    2  .333   16   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 10 Seasons          808   4.8  14        465  54   1  .116  11   54   43  .796   80   51  .611  -16   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+

HOF Standards: Pitching - 4.1 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 7.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1947  NYN   75-79   Rick Field
 1948  NYN   67-87   Rick Field
 1949  PHA   84-70   Drew Kennedy
 1950  PHA   67-87   Drew Kennedy
 1951  PHA   84-70   Drew Kennedy
 1952  PHA   70-84   Drew Kennedy
 1953  CIN   88-66   John Storer
 1954  CIN   93-61   John Storer
 1956  PIN   63-91   Dennis Van Langen
 1959  KCA   75-79   Drew Kennedy

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