Jim Russell Notable

b. October 1, 1918 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1942–1947, Boston Braves 1948–1949, Brooklyn Dodgers 1950–1951

Jim Russell played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1942 and closing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1951.

Across 1,035 games he batted .267, with 959 hits and 554 runs. He finished with 67 home runs, 175 doubles, 51 triples, 503 walks and 59 stolen bases.

He played 942 games in the outfield, with 2,255 putouts and 45 errors.

He was born in Fayette City, PA, USA on October 1, 1918, and died on November 24, 1987. 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
1942	PIT	5	14	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	.071
1943	PIT	146	533	79	138	19	11	4	44	77	67	12	.259
1944	PIT	152	580	109	181	34	14	8	66	79	63	6	.312
1945	PIT	146	510	88	145	24	8	12	77	71	40	15	.284
1946	PIT	146	516	68	143	29	6	8	50	67	54	11	.277
1947	PIT	128	478	68	121	21	8	8	51	63	58	7	.253
1948	BSN	89	322	44	85	18	1	9	54	46	31	4	.264
1949	BSN	130	415	57	96	22	1	8	54	64	68	3	.231
1950	BRO	77	214	37	49	8	2	10	32	31	36	1	.229
1951	BRO	16	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	0	.000
Career	—	1035	3595	554	959	175	51	67	428	503	427	59	.267

On this day & linked events

1918

Born October 1, 1918

Fayette City, PA, USA

1987

Died November 24, 1987

1942

Major-league debut: Jim Russell

Jim Russell made a major-league debut on September 12, 1942.

1951

Final major-league game: Jim Russell

Jim Russell played a final major-league game on October 1, 1951.