Russ Snyder Notable

b. June 22, 1934 · Kansas City Athletics 1959–1960, Baltimore Orioles 1961–1967, Chicago White Sox 1968, Cleveland Indians 1968–1969, Milwaukee Brewers 1970

Russ Snyder played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Kansas City Athletics in 1959 and closing with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1970. His longest stay was with the Baltimore Orioles, from 1961 to 1967.

Across 1,365 games he batted .271, with 984 hits and 488 runs. He finished with 42 home runs, 150 doubles and 58 stolen bases.

He played 1,099 games in the outfield, with 1,856 putouts and 37 errors.

He was born in Oak, NE, USA on June 22, 1934. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1959	KCA	73	243	41	76	13	2	3	21	19	29	6	.313
1960	KCA	125	304	45	79	10	5	4	26	20	28	7	.260
1961	BAL	115	312	46	91	13	5	1	13	20	32	5	.292
1962	BAL	139	416	47	127	19	4	9	40	17	46	7	.305
1963	BAL	148	429	51	110	21	2	7	36	40	48	18	.256
1964	BAL	56	93	11	27	3	0	1	7	11	22	0	.290
1965	BAL	132	345	49	93	11	2	1	29	27	38	3	.270
1966	BAL	117	373	66	114	21	5	3	41	38	37	2	.306
1967	BAL	108	275	40	65	8	2	4	23	32	48	5	.236
1968	CHW/CLE	106	299	32	72	10	2	3	28	29	37	1	.241
1969	CLE	122	266	26	66	10	0	2	24	25	33	3	.248
1970	MIL	124	276	34	64	11	0	4	31	16	40	1	.232
Career	—	1365	3631	488	984	150	29	42	319	294	438	58	.271

On this day & linked events

1934

Born June 22, 1934

Oak, NE, USA

1959

Major-league debut: Russ Snyder

Russ Snyder made a major-league debut on April 18, 1959.

1970

Final major-league game: Russ Snyder

Russ Snyder played a final major-league game on September 30, 1970.

Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0