#3 Russ Christopher, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Monday, 10/23/1946 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Russ Christopher
9/12/1917 29 USA,CA,RICHMOND 6"3 180
Starting Pitcher R 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) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 2.5 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 $ 2,685,714 1946 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 108 Days (796 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 108 Days (796 total Days) 4 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 3 | 5 | 10 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
Talent | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 10 47 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 2 | 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 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .972 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/9 | @CLE | W 5-3 | * | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | W | PoG | | | |
8/15 | BOS | W 6-2 | * | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | W | PoG | | | |
8/20 | DET | W 5-3 | * | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | W | | | | |
8/25 | CLE | W 8-6 | * | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | W | | | | |
8/31 | WAS | W 6-2 | * | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | W | PoG | | | |
9/5 | @PHA | L 3-14 | * | 3.2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | L | | | | |
9/11 | CHA | W 5-4 | * | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
9/17 | DET | L 2-4 | * | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | L | | | | |
9/23 | BOS | W 5-2 | * | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | W | PoG | | | |
9/29 | DET | L 4-7 | * | 9 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | L | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 32 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4.84 | 262.1 | 273 | 150 | 141 | 141 | 99 | 21 | 65.6 | 2 | 14 | 43.8 |
Projected | 32 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4.84 | 262.0 | 273 | 150 | 141 | 141 | 99 | | | | | |
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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 | 14.3 | 9.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.61 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 475 | 133 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 58 | 59 | 80 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .379 | .389 | .769 |
vs. RHB | 543 | 140 | 28 | 0 | 16 | 90 | 91 | 61 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .328 | .398 | .726 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 19 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4.28 | 160.0 | 163 | 83 | 76 | 82 | 58 |
Road | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5.72 | 102.1 | 110 | 67 | 65 | 59 | 41 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.34 | 41.2 | 57 | 35 | 34 | 25 | 19 |
May | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.89 | 44.0 | 44 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 15 |
June | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.43 | 42.2 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 |
July | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.66 | 41.1 | 38 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 8 |
August | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.06 | 53.0 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 22 |
Sept./Oct. | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.22 | 39.2 | 54 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 16 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1942 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3.54 | 145.0 | 130 | 71 | 57 | 6 | 79 | 75 | 14 | 0 | 1.44 | .264 | SLA |
1943 | 35 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 4.34 | 298.1 | 298 | 157 | 144 | 30 | 150 | 165 | 25 | 2 | 1.50 | .277 | SLA |
1944 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3.56 | 200.0 | 184 | 95 | 79 | 15 | 80 | 95 | 16 | 2 | 1.32 | .255 | SLA |
1945 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4.31 | 259.0 | 273 | 136 | 124 | 19 | 127 | 92 | 20 | 0 | 1.54 | .285 | SLA,AL |
1946 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4.84 | 262.1 | 273 | 150 | 141 | 22 | 141 | 99 | 21 | 2 | 1.58 | .280 | SLA |
Total | 140 | 140 | 76 | 51 | 0 | 4.21 | 1164.2 | 1158 | 609 | 545 | 92 | 577 | 526 | 96 | 6 | 1.49 | .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 |
1942, AAA | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3.47 | 119.1 | 118 | 52 | 46 | 7 | 42 | 86 | 4 | 1 | 1.34 | .304 |
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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 |
1944 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1942 | 17 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .148 | .148 | .167 | .315 | SLA |
1943 | 35 | 112 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 0 | .107 | .150 | .125 | .275 | SLA |
1944 | 24 | 76 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .171 | .171 | .250 | .421 | SLA |
1945 | 32 | 98 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .158 | .194 | .352 | SLA,AL |
1946 | 32 | 95 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 0 | .137 | .172 | .147 | .319 | SLA |
Total | 140 | 435 | 60 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 23 | 11 | 170 | 0 | 0 | .138 | .160 | .172 | .332 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 32 | 32 | 15 | 54 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 1.000 | 262.1 | 2.37 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1942... Had first career hit (double) on 6/22/1942, off Carlos Moore (BOS)... Earned first career win on 6/22/1942... Hit first career homerun on 4/20/1944, off Joe Callahan (PHA)... Injured on 7/19/1944 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 6-7 weeks... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1945, going 5-0, 2.22... Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game... 1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1943 - 4.34 - 8th 1944 - 3.56 - 6th
| WHIP 1944 - 1.32 - 7th
| Wins 1943 - 21 - 8th 1945 - 17 - 10th
| K's 1943 - 165 - 9th
| BB 1943 - 150 - 8th
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CG 1943 - 25 - 9th
| SHO 1943 - 2 - 8th 1944 - 2 - 6th
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