#8 Branch Russell, Leftfield, 34 yrs, Detroit Tigers Friday, 10/20/1929 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Branch Russell
10/9/1895 34 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 5"10 180
Leftfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 2 / 6 (Fair) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 1.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 497,143 1929 $ 2,090,000 (2 year(s)) 6 Year(s), 86 Days (1118 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 86 Days (1118 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 1 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 5 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 5 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 6 (Range), .967 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/16 | CHA | W 6-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/17 | CHA | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/24 | NYY | W 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/29 | CHA | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/30 | @CLE | L 5-6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/4 | PHA | L 4-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/14 | PHI | L 3-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/15 | PHI | W 14-5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/18 | @PHI | L 9-12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
10/19 | @PHI | L 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 114 | 372 | 117 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 65 | 59 | 25 | 26 | .315 | .354 | .457 | .811 | .725 | .142 |
Projected | 114 | 372 | 117 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 65 | 59 | 25 | 26 | .315 | .354 | .457 | .811 | .725 | .142 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 87 | 401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 170 | 36 | 0 | 2 | .0 | 59.4 | 5.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 |
vs. RHP | 363 | 116 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 65 | 59 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .358 | .466 | .824 |
Close/Late | 53 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .340 | .368 | .434 | .802 |
Scoring Position | 131 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .333 | .427 | .761 |
Pinch Hitting | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .455 | .550 | 1.005 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 53 | 172 | 54 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 26 | 13 | 11 | .314 | .360 | .436 | .796 |
Road | 61 | 200 | 63 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 33 | 12 | 15 | .315 | .349 | .475 | .824 |
This Week | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
Last Week | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
March/April | 16 | 67 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | .328 | .348 | .537 | .885 |
May | 23 | 81 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 10 | .222 | .256 | .333 | .589 |
June | 24 | 94 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 2 | .394 | .442 | .574 | 1.017 |
July | 21 | 75 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 5 | .293 | .337 | .373 | .711 |
August | 15 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | .275 | .326 | .425 | .751 |
Sept/Oct | 15 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .467 | .500 | .533 | 1.033 |
Postseason | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .429 | .429 | .429 | .857 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1923 | 57 | 172 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | .285 | .328 | .419 | .746 | DET |
1924 | 114 | 369 | 120 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 73 | 42 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 1 | 4 | .325 | .358 | .455 | .813 | DET |
1925 | 115 | 276 | 85 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 35 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 4 | .308 | .359 | .409 | .768 | DET |
1926 | 105 | 217 | 74 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .341 | .380 | .475 | .855 | DET |
1927 | 87 | 221 | 78 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .353 | .386 | .511 | .897 | DET |
1928 | 98 | 172 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | .279 | .328 | .366 | .694 | DET |
1929 | 114 | 372 | 117 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 65 | 59 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 2 | .315 | .354 | .457 | .811 | DET |
Total | 690 | 1799 | 571 | 108 | 15 | 31 | 323 | 246 | 122 | 0 | 17 | 152 | 6 | 16 | .317 | .358 | .446 | .803 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1922, AA | 133 | 565 | 145 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 67 | 49 | 110 | 11 | 20 | .257 | .309 | .354 | .663 |
1922, AAA | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .294 | .333 | .294 | .627 |
1923, AAA | 88 | 366 | 118 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 71 | 67 | 30 | 50 | 15 | 10 | .322 | .372 | .505 | .877 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1924 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .304 | .364 | .668 |
1926 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .333 | .556 |
1927 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .375 | .533 | .908 |
1928 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .429 | .714 |
1929 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .429 | .857 |
Total | 31 | 60 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .323 | .417 | .739 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 91 | 87 | 973 | 69 | 68 | 1045 | 3 | .997 | 759.0 | 12.39 | | | | |
Leftfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Rightfield | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .857 | 16.2 | 3.78 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by Detroit in 1922... Had first career hit (double) on 7/15/1923, off Mule Watson (NYY)... Hit first career homerun on 7/22/1923, off Webster Mcdonald (WAS)... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1925, hitting .550 with 2 HR, 6 RBI... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against St. Louis (A) on 9/16/1926... 1/31/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $497,143 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $497,143 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1929: Gets a new one-year contract worth $497,143 through salary arbitration... 6/11/1929: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $2,090,000 per year, for 2 years.
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