Reb Russell Notable

b. March 12, 1889 · Chicago White Sox 1913–1919, Pittsburgh Pirates 1922–1923

Reb Russell divided 11 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Chicago White Sox from 1913, then the Pittsburgh Pirates through 1923.

He went 81 and 59 with a 2.33 earned run average, pitching 1,291.7 innings in 242 games. He struck out 495, completed 81 of his 148 starts and threw 24 shutouts. Across 420 games he batted .268, with 262 hits and 142 runs. He finished with 22 home runs, 48 doubles and 9 stolen bases.

He was born in Jackson, MS, USA on March 12, 1889, and died on September 30, 1973. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1913	CHW	52	106	9	20	5	3	1	7	1	29	0	.189
1914	CHW	46	64	6	17	1	1	0	7	1	14	0	.266
1915	CHW	45	86	11	21	2	3	0	7	4	14	1	.244
1916	CHW	56	91	9	13	2	0	0	6	0	18	1	.143
1917	CHW	39	68	5	19	3	3	0	9	2	10	0	.279
1918	CHW	27	50	2	7	3	0	0	3	0	6	0	.140
1919	CHW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1922	PIT	60	220	51	81	14	8	12	75	14	18	4	.368
1923	PIT	94	291	49	84	18	7	9	58	20	21	3	.289
Career	—	420	976	142	262	48	25	22	172	42	130	9	.268

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1913	CHW	22	16	52	36	4	316.2	250	67	79	122	1.90
1914	CHW	8	12	38	23	1	167.1	168	54	33	79	2.90
1915	CHW	11	10	41	25	2	229.1	215	66	47	90	2.59
1916	CHW	18	11	56	25	3	264.1	207	71	42	112	2.42
1917	CHW	15	5	35	24	3	189.1	170	41	32	54	1.95
1918	CHW	7	5	19	15	0	124.2	117	36	33	38	2.60
1919	CHW	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	1	0	—
Career	—	81	59	242	148	13	1291.2	1128	335	267	495	2.33

On this day & linked events

1889

Born March 12, 1889

Jackson, MS, USA

1973

Died September 30, 1973

1913

Major-league debut: Reb Russell

Reb Russell made a major-league debut on April 18, 1913.

1923

Final major-league game: Reb Russell

Reb Russell played a final major-league game on September 30, 1923.

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