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Walter Johnson League
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Bob Russell Shortstop
Retired (1990, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .289 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .836 Status Deceased (2018) Option Years 0  
H 1466 Age at Death 65 Date of Birth 12-04-1953
HR 192 Drafted Round 1, Pick 6
(1971)
Majors Svc Time 14 years
(8 games)
RBI 861
SB 280
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B+ WS Rings 4
1B (40.4%) LF C- (34.1%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 6
2B A+ (98.9%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 9
3B B- (58.9%) RF (15.4%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1971 Minors 18 68.00 8 / 14 5 / 7 8 / 14 7 / 13 8 / 8 5 / 5 7 / 7 48 / 68
1972 Minors 19 50.00 1 / 3 10 / 13 2 / 6 6 / 7 5 / 5 8 / 8 7 / 8 39 / 50
1973 Minors 20 57.00 5 / 9 2 / 7 2 / 5 4 / 8 5 / 6 10 / 13 6 / 9 34 / 57
1974 Minors 21 51.00 3 / 8 4 / 8 0 / 3 3 / 7 6 / 6 8 / 9 7 / 10 31 / 51
1975 Minors 22 60.00 3 / 7 2 / 5 5 / 11 0 / 5 9 / 10 7 / 13 4 / 9 30 / 60
1976 Minors 23 59.00 3 / 10 4 / 9 0 / 3 3 / 10 3 / 6 7 / 15 4 / 6 24 / 59
1977 Majors 24 64.67 4 / 10 3 / 12 4 / 10 1 / 2 7 / 12 2 / 10 4 / 8 25 / 64
1978 Majors 25 64.21 1 / 12 4 / 8 2 / 13 2 / 10 4 / 9 3 / 8 1 / 4 17 / 64
1979 Majors 26 63.30 0 / 7 5 / 13 1 / 7 2 / 12 3 / 8 2 / 5 0 / 11 13 / 63
1980 Majors 27 56.50 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 9 1 / 17 0 / 3 4 / 14 0 / 3 5 / 56
1981 Majors 28 52.51 0 / 6 0 / 7 1 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 11 1 / 4 1 / 4 3 / 52
1982 Majors 29 53.49 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 53
1983 Majors 30 50.69 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 3 2 / 7 1 / 4 0 / 11 3 / 50
1984 Majors 31 34.10 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 34
1985 Majors 32 34.79 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 34
1986 Majors 33 21.80 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 2 0 / 21
1987 Majors 34 28.70 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 28
1988 Majors 35 25.70 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 25
1989 Majors 36 22.20 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 22
1990 Majors 37 7.50 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 7
Total 0 0 0 28 / 138 39 / 142 25 / 122 29 / 138 52 / 123 58 / 142 41 / 113 272 / 918
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01Bob Russell has retired from the Cincinnati Red Legs
1983-04-10A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Red Legs and the St. Louis Doormats. The St. Louis Doormats receive Mike Mallonee, Fred Bates, Frank Wallace, Turk Perez, T.J. Charboneau, Draft Pick - 1985 Round 2 (CIN), Draft Pick - 1984 Round 1 (MIL) from the Cincinnati Red Legs in exchange for Bob Russell, Tom Blum, Overton Brocail.
1977-04-01The Cleveland Heavy Hitters have promoted Merv Parker to the major league team. The Cleveland Heavy Hitters have promoted Bob Russell to the major league team. The Cleveland Heavy Hitters have promoted Sal Clark to the major league team. The Cleveland Heavy Hitters have sent Bobby Monaco to the minors.
1971-06-25A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Heavy Hitters and the Baltimore Orioles. The Baltimore Orioles receive Mark Boyle, Bret Galarraga from the Cleveland Heavy Hitters in exchange for Rob "Insane" Sain, Bob Russell, Draft Pick - 1972 Round 2 (BAL).
1971-04-04The Baltimore Orioles have renamed Bob Shawkey to Bob Russell.