1895
Born October 9, 1895
South Boston, VA, USA
Branch Russell Notable
Branch Russell played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1922 and closing with the Cleveland Stars in 1932. His longest stay was with the St. Louis Stars, from 1922 to 1931.
Across 767 games he batted .309, with 889 hits and 635 runs. He finished with 57 home runs, 136 doubles, 76 triples and 80 stolen bases.
He led the league in walks two times between 1926 and 1929, topping out at 58. He played 588 games in the outfield, with 724 putouts and 38 errors.
He was born in South Boston, VA, USA on October 9, 1895, and died on May 1, 1959. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | KCM/SLS | 48 | 184 | 43 | 54 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 7 | .293 |
| 1923 | SLS | 81 | 315 | 64 | 89 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 25 | 0 | 7 | .283 |
| 1924 | SLS | 69 | 272 | 56 | 83 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 27 | 1 | 12 | .305 |
| 1925 | SLS | 81 | 278 | 62 | 85 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 63 | 51 | 0 | 8 | .306 |
| 1926 | SLS | 86 | 298 | 73 | 91 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 53 | 0 | 10 | .305 |
| 1927 | SLS | 96 | 390 | 78 | 125 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 40 | 0 | 10 | .321 |
| 1928 | SLS | 78 | 308 | 62 | 92 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 43 | 30 | 2 | 4 | .299 |
| 1929 | SLS | 91 | 324 | 84 | 102 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 47 | 58 | 0 | 6 | .315 |
| 1930 | SLS | 90 | 352 | 91 | 117 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 71 | 42 | 1 | 9 | .332 |
| 1931 | SLS | 31 | 109 | 16 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 5 | .312 |
| 1932 | CLS | 16 | 51 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| Career | — | 767 | 2881 | 635 | 889 | 136 | 76 | 57 | 484 | 370 | 5 | 80 | .309 |
On this day & linked events
1959