1893
Born July 31, 1893
Baltimore, MD, USA
Allen Russell Notable
b. July 31, 1893 · New York Yankees 1915–1919, Boston Red Sox 1919–1922, Washington Senators 1923–1925
Allen Russell played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1915 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1925.
He went 71 and 76 with a 3.52 earned run average, pitching 1,394.3 innings in 345 games. He struck out 603, completed 54 of his 110 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 357 games he batted .157, with 65 hits and 29 runs. He finished with 8 doubles.
He led the league in saves two times between 1919 and 1923, topping out at 9.
He was born in Baltimore, MD, USA on July 31, 1893, and died on October 20, 1972. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | NYY | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .250 |
| 1916 | NYY | 35 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 0 | .044 |
| 1917 | NYY | 30 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .323 |
| 1918 | NYY | 29 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .167 |
| 1919 | BOS/NYY | 44 | 71 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 0 | .169 |
| 1920 | BOS | 17 | 41 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .122 |
| 1921 | BOS | 40 | 57 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .123 |
| 1922 | BOS | 34 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .079 |
| 1923 | WSH | 54 | 50 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 0 | .200 |
| 1924 | WSH | 37 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .278 |
| 1925 | WSH | 32 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .143 |
| Career | — | 357 | 415 | 29 | 65 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 163 | 0 | .157 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | NYY | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 27.0 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 2.67 |
| 1916 | NYY | 6 | 10 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 171.1 | 138 | 61 | 75 | 104 | 3.20 |
| 1917 | NYY | 7 | 8 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 104.1 | 89 | 26 | 39 | 55 | 2.24 |
| 1918 | NYY | 7 | 11 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 141.0 | 139 | 51 | 73 | 54 | 3.26 |
| 1919 | BOS/NYY | 15 | 9 | 44 | 20 | 5 | 212.0 | 194 | 69 | 71 | 113 | 2.93 |
| 1920 | BOS | 5 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 107.2 | 100 | 36 | 38 | 53 | 3.01 |
| 1921 | BOS | 7 | 11 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 173.0 | 204 | 79 | 77 | 60 | 4.11 |
| 1922 | BOS | 6 | 7 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 125.2 | 152 | 70 | 57 | 34 | 5.01 |
| 1923 | WSH | 10 | 7 | 52 | 5 | 9 | 181.1 | 177 | 61 | 77 | 67 | 3.03 |
| 1924 | WSH | 5 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 8 | 82.1 | 83 | 40 | 45 | 17 | 4.37 |
| 1925 | WSH | 2 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 68.2 | 85 | 44 | 37 | 25 | 5.77 |
| Career | — | 71 | 76 | 345 | 110 | 42 | 1394.1 | 1382 | 545 | 610 | 603 | 3.52 |
On this day & linked events
1972
Died October 20, 1972
1915
Major-league debut: Allen Russell
Allen Russell made a major-league debut on September 13, 1915.
1925
Final major-league game: Allen Russell
Allen Russell played a final major-league game on September 19, 1925.
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