Bill Russell Marquee

b. October 21, 1948 · Los Angeles Dodgers 1969–1986

He was the shortstop beside Ron Cey, Davey Lopes and Steve Garvey from 1973 to 1981, the longest any infield has been kept intact, and this archive gives that fact its own page. The four of them reached four World Series and won the 1981 one.

Eighteen seasons, all with Los Angeles, gave him 1,926 hits, 293 doubles, 167 stolen bases and a .263 average, with three All-Star selections. He played 2,181 games, which is second in the club's Los Angeles history, and 1,746 of them at shortstop.

He came up as an outfielder and was moved to the infield at twenty-three without having played there. He coached for the Dodgers afterward and managed them from 1996 to 1998, taking over from Tommy Lasorda. The 1992 ballot gave him three votes of 430.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	3	1973, 1976, 1980
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1973

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1969	LAD	98	212	35	48	6	2	5	15	22	45	4	.226
1970	LAD	81	278	30	72	11	9	0	28	16	28	9	.259
1971	LAD	91	211	29	48	7	4	2	15	11	39	6	.227
1972	LAD	129	434	47	118	19	5	4	34	34	64	14	.272
1973	LAD	162	615	55	163	26	3	4	56	34	63	15	.265
1974	LAD	160	553	61	149	18	6	5	65	53	53	14	.269
1975	LAD	84	252	24	52	9	2	0	14	23	28	5	.206
1976	LAD	149	554	53	152	17	3	5	65	21	46	15	.274
1977	LAD	153	634	84	176	28	6	4	51	24	43	16	.278
1978	LAD	155	625	72	179	32	4	3	46	30	34	10	.286
1979	LAD	153	627	72	170	26	4	7	56	24	43	6	.271
1980	LAD	130	466	38	123	23	2	3	34	18	44	13	.264
1981	LAD	82	262	20	61	9	2	0	22	19	20	2	.233
1982	LAD	153	497	64	136	20	2	3	46	63	30	10	.274
1983	LAD	131	451	47	111	13	1	1	30	33	31	13	.246
1984	LAD	89	262	25	70	12	1	0	19	25	24	4	.267
1985	LAD	76	169	19	44	6	1	0	13	18	9	4	.260
1986	LAD	105	216	21	54	11	0	0	18	15	23	7	.250
Career	—	2181	7318	796	1926	293	57	46	627	483	667	167	.263

On this day & linked events

1948

Born October 21, 1948

Pittsburg, KS, USA

1969

Major-league debut: Bill Russell

Bill Russell made a major-league debut on April 7, 1969.

1973

The Dodgers' Longest-Running Infield

Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey, and Bill Russell take the field together as the Los Angeles Dodgers' infield for the first time, beginning a run that would hold the same four positions longer than any infield in Major League Baseball history.

1986

Final major-league game: Bill Russell

Bill Russell played a final major-league game on October 1, 1986.

Image: Ticketron, public domain