1923
Born October 25, 1923
Peru, IL, USA
Russ Meyer Notable
b. October 25, 1923 · Chicago Cubs 1946–1948, 1956, Philadelphia Phillies 1949–1952, Brooklyn Dodgers 1953–1955, Cincinnati Redlegs 1956, Boston Red Sox 1957, Kansas City Athletics 1959
Russ Meyer played for six clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1946 and closing with the Kansas City Athletics in 1959.
He went 94 and 73 with a 3.99 earned run average, pitching 1,531.3 innings in 319 games. He struck out 672, completed 65 of his 219 starts and threw 13 shutouts. Across 319 games he batted .114, with 55 hits and 26 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 6 doubles.
He was born in Peru, IL, USA on October 25, 1923, and died on November 16, 1997. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | CHC | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1947 | CHC | 23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 1948 | CHC | 29 | 56 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .107 |
| 1949 | PHI | 37 | 70 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .143 |
| 1950 | PHI | 32 | 50 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | .140 |
| 1951 | PHI | 28 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .104 |
| 1952 | PHI | 37 | 79 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 0 | .089 |
| 1953 | BRO | 34 | 75 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .147 |
| 1954 | BRO | 36 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 0 | .043 |
| 1955 | BRO | 18 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .037 |
| 1956 | CHC/CIN | 21 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .083 |
| 1957 | BOS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1959 | KCA | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 319 | 484 | 26 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 146 | 0 | .114 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17.0 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3.18 |
| 1947 | CHC | 3 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 45.0 | 43 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 3.40 |
| 1948 | CHC | 10 | 10 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 164.2 | 157 | 67 | 77 | 89 | 3.66 |
| 1949 | PHI | 17 | 8 | 37 | 28 | 1 | 213.0 | 199 | 73 | 70 | 78 | 3.08 |
| 1950 | PHI | 9 | 11 | 32 | 25 | 1 | 159.2 | 193 | 94 | 67 | 74 | 5.30 |
| 1951 | PHI | 8 | 9 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 168.0 | 172 | 65 | 55 | 65 | 3.48 |
| 1952 | PHI | 13 | 14 | 37 | 32 | 1 | 232.1 | 235 | 81 | 65 | 92 | 3.14 |
| 1953 | BRO | 15 | 5 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 191.1 | 201 | 97 | 63 | 106 | 4.56 |
| 1954 | BRO | 11 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 0 | 180.1 | 193 | 80 | 49 | 70 | 3.99 |
| 1955 | BRO | 6 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 73.0 | 86 | 44 | 31 | 26 | 5.42 |
| 1956 | CHC/CIN | 1 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 58.0 | 72 | 40 | 26 | 29 | 6.21 |
| 1957 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5.40 |
| 1959 | KCA | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 24.0 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4.50 |
| Career | — | 94 | 73 | 319 | 219 | 5 | 1531.1 | 1606 | 679 | 541 | 672 | 3.99 |
On this day & linked events
1997
Died November 16, 1997
1946
Major-league debut: Russ Meyer
Russ Meyer made a major-league debut on September 13, 1946.
1959
Final major-league game: Russ Meyer
Russ Meyer played a final major-league game on June 28, 1959.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain