1917
Born September 12, 1917
Richmond, CA, USA
Russ Christopher Notable
Russ Christopher divided seven seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Philadelphia Athletics from 1942, then the Cleveland Indians through 1948.
He went 54 and 64 with a 3.37 earned run average, pitching 999 innings in 241 games. He struck out 424, completed 46 of his 97 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 242 games he batted .158, with 50 hits and 17 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 8 doubles.
He led the league in saves once, in 1948, with 17.
He was an All-Star in 1945.
He was born in Richmond, CA, USA on September 12, 1917, and died on December 5, 1954. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1945 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | PHA | 30 | 56 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .089 |
| 1943 | PHA | 24 | 45 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .156 |
| 1944 | PHA | 35 | 81 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .222 |
| 1945 | PHA | 34 | 76 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 0 | .171 |
| 1946 | PHA | 30 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .139 |
| 1947 | PHA | 44 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .125 |
| 1948 | CLE | 45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 242 | 316 | 17 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 95 | 0 | .158 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | PHA | 4 | 13 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 165.0 | 154 | 70 | 99 | 58 | 3.82 |
| 1943 | PHA | 5 | 8 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 133.0 | 120 | 51 | 58 | 56 | 3.45 |
| 1944 | PHA | 14 | 14 | 35 | 24 | 1 | 215.1 | 200 | 71 | 63 | 84 | 2.97 |
| 1945 | PHA | 13 | 13 | 33 | 27 | 2 | 227.1 | 213 | 80 | 75 | 100 | 3.17 |
| 1946 | PHA | 5 | 7 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 119.1 | 119 | 57 | 44 | 79 | 4.30 |
| 1947 | PHA | 10 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 12 | 80.2 | 70 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 2.90 |
| 1948 | CLE | 3 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 17 | 59.0 | 55 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 2.90 |
| Career | — | 54 | 64 | 241 | 97 | 35 | 999.2 | 931 | 374 | 399 | 424 | 3.37 |
On this day & linked events
1954
Died December 5, 1954
1942
Major-league debut: Russ Christopher
Russ Christopher made a major-league debut on April 14, 1942.
1948
Final major-league game: Russ Christopher
Russ Christopher played a final major-league game on October 1, 1948.
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