1930
Born November 1, 1930
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Russ Kemmerer Notable
b. November 1, 1930 · Boston Red Sox 1954–1955, 1957, Washington Senators 1957–1960, Chicago White Sox 1960–1962, Houston Colt .45's 1962–1963
Russ Kemmerer played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1954 and closing with the Houston Colt .45's in 1963.
He went 43 and 59 with a 4.46 earned run average, pitching 1,066.7 innings in 302 games. He struck out 505, completed 24 of his 109 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 302 games he batted .128, with 34 hits and 13 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 3 doubles.
He was born in Pittsburgh, PA, USA on November 1, 1930, and died on December 8, 2014. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | BOS | 19 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .143 |
| 1955 | BOS | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1957 | BOS/WSH | 40 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 0 | .065 |
| 1958 | WSH | 40 | 69 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0 | .159 |
| 1959 | WSH | 37 | 60 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 0 | .133 |
| 1960 | CHW/WSH | 39 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .000 |
| 1961 | CHW | 47 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .200 |
| 1962 | CHW/HOU | 56 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .364 |
| 1963 | HOU | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 |
| Career | — | 302 | 265 | 13 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 113 | 0 | .128 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | BOS | 5 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 75.1 | 71 | 32 | 41 | 37 | 3.82 |
| 1955 | BOS | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17.1 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 7.27 |
| 1957 | BOS/WSH | 7 | 11 | 40 | 26 | 0 | 176.1 | 219 | 97 | 73 | 82 | 4.95 |
| 1958 | WSH | 6 | 15 | 40 | 30 | 0 | 224.1 | 234 | 115 | 74 | 111 | 4.61 |
| 1959 | WSH | 8 | 17 | 37 | 28 | 0 | 206.0 | 221 | 103 | 71 | 89 | 4.50 |
| 1960 | CHW/WSH | 6 | 5 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 138.0 | 129 | 55 | 55 | 86 | 3.59 |
| 1961 | CHW | 3 | 3 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 96.2 | 102 | 47 | 26 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 1962 | CHW/HOU | 7 | 4 | 56 | 2 | 3 | 96.0 | 102 | 43 | 26 | 40 | 4.03 |
| 1963 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 36.2 | 48 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 5.65 |
| Career | — | 43 | 59 | 302 | 109 | 8 | 1066.2 | 1144 | 529 | 389 | 505 | 4.46 |
On this day & linked events
2014
Died December 8, 2014
1954
Major-league debut: Russ Kemmerer
Russ Kemmerer made a major-league debut on June 27, 1954.
1963
Final major-league game: Russ Kemmerer
Russ Kemmerer played a final major-league game on June 23, 1963.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain