Russ Nixon Notable

b. February 19, 1935 · Cleveland Indians 1957–1960, Boston Red Sox 1960–1965, 1968, Minnesota Twins 1966–1967

Russ Nixon played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1957 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1968.

Across 906 games he batted .268, with 670 hits and 215 runs. He finished with 27 home runs and 115 doubles.

He played 722 games behind the plate, with 3,708 putouts and 47 errors. He turned 31 double plays.

He was born in Cleves, OH, USA on February 19, 1935, and died on November 9, 2016. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1957	CLE	62	185	15	52	7	1	2	18	12	12	.281
1958	CLE	113	376	42	113	17	4	9	46	13	38	.301
1959	CLE	82	258	23	62	10	3	1	29	15	28	.240
1960	BOS/CLE	105	354	30	101	22	3	6	39	19	29	.285
1961	BOS	87	242	24	70	12	2	1	19	13	19	.289
1962	BOS	65	151	11	42	7	2	1	19	8	14	.278
1963	BOS	98	287	27	77	18	1	5	30	22	32	.268
1964	BOS	81	163	10	38	7	0	1	20	14	29	.233
1965	BOS	59	137	11	37	5	1	0	11	6	23	.270
1966	MIN	51	96	5	25	2	1	0	7	7	13	.260
1967	MIN	74	170	16	40	6	1	1	22	18	29	.235
1968	BOS	29	85	1	13	2	0	0	6	7	13	.153
Career	—	906	2504	215	670	115	19	27	266	154	279	.268

On this day & linked events

1935

Born February 19, 1935

Cleves, OH, USA

2016

Died November 9, 2016

1957

Major-league debut: Russ Nixon

Russ Nixon made a major-league debut on April 20, 1957.

1968

Final major-league game: Russ Nixon

Russ Nixon played a final major-league game on September 16, 1968.

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