#57 Marius "Lefty" Russo, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, Cincinnati Reds Monday, 10/23/1945 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Marius Russo Lefty 7/19/1914 31 USA,NY,BROOKLYN 6"1 195
Starting Pitcher R L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : 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 $ 6,000,000 1947 7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days) 6 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 5 | 5 | 8 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
Versus RHB | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
Talent | 6 | 5 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 50 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings P : 6 (Range), .971 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 35 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 3.94 | 295.0 | 246 | 135 | 129 | 125 | 197 | 27 | 77.1 | 3 | 15 | 42.9 |
Projected | 35 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 3.94 | 295.0 | 246 | 135 | 129 | 125 | 197 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.48 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 397 | 79 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 51 | 53 | 41 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .199 | .268 | .388 | .656 |
vs. RHB | 699 | 167 | 31 | 3 | 25 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .318 | .399 | .717 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 18 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3.29 | 153.1 | 125 | 60 | 56 | 69 | 110 |
Road | 17 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4.64 | 141.2 | 121 | 75 | 73 | 56 | 87 |
Postseason | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 18.0 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.14 | 45.2 | 43 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 33 |
May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.90 | 60.0 | 49 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 41 |
July | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4.24 | 70.0 | 62 | 37 | 33 | 29 | 51 |
August | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.10 | 61.0 | 40 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 36 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.32 | 58.1 | 52 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 36 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1939 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 4.46 | 248.1 | 263 | 137 | 123 | 33 | 95 | 121 | 21 | 0 | 1.44 | .285 | BSN |
1940 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 4.91 | 278.1 | 291 | 164 | 152 | 39 | 111 | 145 | 25 | 1 | 1.44 | .282 | BSN |
1941 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6.56 | 48.0 | 64 | 37 | 35 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1.73 | .357 | BSN |
1942 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.90 | .125 | BSN |
1943 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5.08 | 33.2 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1.49 | .290 | BSN |
1944 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.05 | 40.0 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | .287 | BSN |
1945 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 3.94 | 295.0 | 246 | 135 | 129 | 44 | 125 | 197 | 27 | 3 | 1.26 | .236 | CIN,NL |
Total | 169 | 106 | 56 | 46 | 1 | 4.53 | 946.2 | 934 | 510 | 476 | 127 | 387 | 551 | 78 | 4 | 1.40 | .274 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1943 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 6.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1945 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 18.0 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.65 | 24.2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1939 | 31 | 85 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .080 | .071 | .151 | BSN |
1940 | 33 | 104 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .087 | .095 | .144 | .239 | BSN |
1941 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .059 | .059 | .118 | BSN |
1942 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BSN |
1943 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | BSN |
1944 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BSN |
1945 | 35 | 116 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | .086 | .086 | .112 | .198 | CIN,NL |
Total | 169 | 329 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 149 | 0 | 0 | .079 | .087 | .112 | .200 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 35 | 35 | 11 | 46 | 2 | 62 | 5 | .919 | 295.0 | 1.89 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 22nd overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1939... Earned first career win on 4/15/1939... Had first career hit on 5/16/1939, off Schoolboy Rowe (PHI)... Injured on 8/21/1939 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week... Injured on 5/3/1941 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 4 weeks... 1/31/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $623,571 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,080,000 through salary arbitration... Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 2/4/1945 to a 3-year deal worth $6,000,000 per year... Injured on 4/24/1945 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks... Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game...
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