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Earl Averill League
9-22-2076
Corky Russell Catcher
Retired (1985, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .237 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .669 Status Deceased (2018) Option Years 0  
H 353 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 07-31-1949
HR 47 Drafted Round 3, Pick 43
(1972)
Majors Svc Time 10 years
(69 games)
RBI 191
SB 20
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR
Speed D+ Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range WS Rings 1
1B C- (29.2%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1973 WAS
16
67
6
13
3
0
2
8
1
17 0 1
0
0 0
.531
.203
.328
.134
.194
1975 WAS
25
87
11
15
2
0
4
8
8
19 1 1
0
0 3
.581
.247
.333
.161
.172
1977 STL
65
96
14
28
5
0
3
9
4
17 1 0
0
0 3
.764
.327
.438
.146
.292
1978 KC
31
113
8
24
3
1
0
10
9
26 0 1
1
3 3
.525
.268
.257
.044
.212
1979 KC
33
113
12
21
3
0
3
18
15
25 0 1
2
2 2
.571
.279
.292
.106
.186
1980 KC
50
177
15
30
7
1
4
16
14
40 1 2
1
1 4
.520
.232
.288
.119
.169
1981 KC
44
150
12
37
7
0
6
27
11
28 1 2
0
6 3
.712
.299
.413
.167
.247
1982 KC
54
181
17
45
7
0
7
21
15
39 1 1
2
7 6
.711
.308
.403
.155
.249
1983 KC
57
177
29
53
11
0
10
28
15
38 0 0
6
3 2
.885
.354
.531
.232
.299
1984 KC
42
157
15
46
6
0
5
27
12
21 1 0
3
6 2
.774
.347
.427
.134
.293
1985 KC
46
172
16
41
8
1
3
19
10
39 0 0
5
5 0
.629
.280
.349
.110
.238
Total
463
1490
155
353
62
3
47
191
114
309 6 9
20
33 28
.669
.292
.377
.140
.237
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Corky Russell has retired from the Kansas City Athletics
1978-09-20Corky Russell of the Kansas City Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1978-04-05The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Corky Russell from the waiver wire.
1978-04-01The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Mickey Munninghoff to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Corky Russell for assignment.
1977-10-03The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Corky Russell to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent March Bastian to the minors.
1977-10-03The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Corky Russell to the minors. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Rigo Haldeman to the minors.
1977-08-18The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Corky Russell to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Mickey Munninghoff to the minors.
1977-07-31The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Mickey Munninghoff to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Corky Russell to the minors.
1977-04-05The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Corky Russell to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Richmond Daly for assignment.
1977-04-05The St. Louis Rough Riders have acquired Corky Russell from the waiver wire.
1977-04-01The Washington Nats have waived Corky Russell.
1976-04-08The Washington Nats have promoted Danny Taylor to the major league team. The Washington Nats have sent Corky Russell to the minors.
1975-03-01The Washington Nats have promoted Corky Russell to the major league team. The Washington Nats have promoted Jimmy Scrivener to the major league team. The Washington Nats have sent Danny Taylor to the minors. The Washington Nats have sent Rick Mack to the minors.
1974-04-01The Washington Nats have promoted Danny Taylor to the major league team. The Washington Nats have sent Corky Russell to the minors.
1973-07-08The Washington Nats have promoted Corky Russell to the major league team. The Washington Nats have sent Curt Wells to the minors.