1906
Born June 21, 1906
Augusta, NJ, USA
Russ Van Atta Notable
Russ Van Atta divided seven seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the New York Yankees from 1933, then the St. Louis Browns through 1939.
He went 33 and 41 with a 5.60 earned run average, pitching 712.3 innings in 207 games. He struck out 339 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 208 games he batted .228, with 47 hits and 24 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 8 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Augusta, NJ, USA on June 21, 1906, and died on October 10, 1986. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | NYY | 26 | 60 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .283 |
| 1934 | NYY | 28 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .207 |
| 1935 | NYY/SLB | 58 | 43 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .209 |
| 1936 | SLB | 53 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .172 |
| 1937 | SLB | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .462 |
| 1938 | SLB | 25 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .133 |
| 1939 | SLB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 208 | 206 | 24 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 34 | 1 | .228 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | NYY | 12 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 157.0 | 160 | 73 | 63 | 76 | 4.18 |
| 1934 | NYY | 3 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 88.0 | 107 | 62 | 46 | 39 | 6.34 |
| 1935 | NYY/SLB | 9 | 16 | 58 | 17 | 3 | 175.0 | 206 | 103 | 91 | 90 | 5.30 |
| 1936 | SLB | 4 | 7 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 122.2 | 164 | 90 | 68 | 59 | 6.60 |
| 1937 | SLB | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 58.2 | 74 | 36 | 32 | 34 | 5.52 |
| 1938 | SLB | 4 | 7 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 104.0 | 118 | 70 | 61 | 35 | 6.06 |
| 1939 | SLB | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11.57 |
| Career | — | 33 | 41 | 207 | 76 | 6 | 712.1 | 838 | 443 | 368 | 339 | 5.60 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Died October 10, 1986
Image: Goudey, public domain