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Lou Whitaker League
4-1-2080
Russ Denzer Center Field
Retired (1977, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .264 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .701 Status Deceased (2021) Option Years 0  
H 1078 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 10-05-1942
HR 26 Drafted Round 5, Pick 70
(1960)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(5 games)
RBI 412
SB 98
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A+ Contact vs. L A+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R D+ Power vs. L C  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B D  (14.5%) LF B- (53.4%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1965 LHP 15 37 9 2 0 0 3 3 7 .597 .300 .297 .054 .243
1965 RHP 28 81 16 4 0 0 10 6 8 .500 .253 .247 .049 .198
1968 LHP 31 73 19 2 2 0 7 9 9 .692 .349 .342 .082 .260
1968 RHP 65 144 35 4 1 0 15 22 20 .628 .343 .285 .042 .243
1969 LHP 50 120 26 3 1 1 9 15 14 .587 .304 .283 .067 .217
1969 RHP 112 297 80 14 4 1 23 39 26 .708 .354 .354 .084 .269
1970 LHP 43 85 20 1 0 1 8 10 8 .598 .316 .282 .047 .235
1970 RHP 114 300 89 21 6 3 41 40 38 .819 .382 .437 .140 .297
1971 LHP 41 84 23 8 1 3 16 12 17 .867 .367 .500 .226 .274
1971 RHP 100 292 74 12 6 1 33 35 33 .681 .335 .346 .092 .253
1972 LHP 59 115 29 4 1 2 13 13 12 .695 .338 .357 .104 .252
1972 RHP 129 426 123 19 4 2 33 61 47 .745 .379 .366 .077 .289
1973 LHP 53 99 29 2 2 0 15 9 7 .702 .349 .354 .061 .293
1973 RHP 138 457 127 22 3 4 52 55 44 .721 .356 .365 .088 .278
1974 LHP 47 97 27 3 2 2 14 11 19 .761 .349 .412 .134 .278
1974 RHP 136 465 123 25 5 1 46 63 48 .698 .352 .346 .082 .265
1975 LHP 41 93 19 5 0 0 8 6 8 .511 .253 .258 .054 .204
1975 RHP 88 204 53 12 4 2 20 32 20 .749 .361 .387 .127 .260
1976 LHP 47 91 19 4 0 0 4 10 18 .537 .284 .253 .044 .209
1976 RHP 136 463 125 27 5 3 39 48 45 .712 .342 .369 .099 .270
1977 LHP 3 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .444 .222 .222 .000 .222
1977 RHP 19 56 11 3 1 0 3 8 6 .583 .297 .286 .089 .196
Total LHP 430 903 222 34 9 9 97 98 120 .654 .321 .333 .087 .246
Total RHP 1065 3185 856 163 39 17 315 409 335 .714 .353 .360 .092 .269
Total 1229 4088 1078 197 48 26 412 507 455 .701 .346 .354 .091 .264
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1977-11-01Russ Denzer has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1977-05-12The Cleveland Kangaroos have waived Russ Denzer.
1977-05-01The Cleveland Kangaroos have promoted Billy Scott to the major league team. The Cleveland Kangaroos have promoted Hank Kaiser to the major league team. The Cleveland Kangaroos have designated Tommy Arias for assignment. The Cleveland Kangaroos have designated Russ Denzer for assignment.
1977-04-01The Cleveland Kangaroos have re-claimed Russ Denzer from the waiver wire.
1977-04-01The Cleveland Kangaroos have designated Albie Jennings for assignment. The Cleveland Kangaroos have designated Russ Denzer for assignment. The Cleveland Kangaroos have designated Joey Onslow for assignment. The Cleveland Kangaroos have sent Bert Riccelli to the minors. The Cleveland Kangaroos have designated Juan Miranda for assignment.
1971-08-25The Cleveland Kangaroos have acquired Russ Denzer from the waiver wire.
1971-08-18The Philadelphia Cheesesteaks have promoted Eli Sweeney to the major league team. The Philadelphia Cheesesteaks have designated Russ Denzer for assignment.
1969-08-17Russ Denzer of the Philadelphia youk2 is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1968-06-05The Philadelphia youk2 have promoted Johnny Bomback to the major league team. The Philadelphia youk2 have promoted Russ Denzer to the major league team.
1966-04-16The Philadelphia youk2 have acquired Russ Denzer from the waiver wire.
1966-04-08The Cleveland Kangaroos have waived Russ Denzer.
1966-04-01The Cleveland Kangaroos have promoted Tom Andres to the major league team. The Cleveland Kangaroos have promoted Don Brabender to the major league team. The Cleveland Kangaroos have promoted Phil Kingman to the major league team. The Cleveland Kangaroos have promoted Red Moore to the major league team. The Cleveland Kangaroos have designated Russ Denzer for assignment. The Cleveland Kangaroos have designated Milt Waddams for assignment. The Cleveland Kangaroos have designated Bobby Deasley for assignment. The Cleveland Kangaroos have sent Chris Jackson to the minors.
1965-08-19The Cleveland Kangaroos have promoted Russ Denzer to the major league team. The Cleveland Kangaroos have sent Bob Terwilliger to the minors.
1965-05-06The Cleveland Kangaroos have acquired Russ Denzer from the waiver wire.
1965-04-25The Milwaukee Sausage Eaters have waived Russ Denzer.
1965-04-25The Milwaukee Sausage Eaters have acquired Russ Denzer from the waiver wire. The Milwaukee Sausage Eaters have waived Bob Welaj.
1965-04-15The Milwaukee Sausage Eaters have waived Russ Denzer.
1965-04-11The Milwaukee Sausage Eaters have acquired Russ Denzer from the waiver wire.
1964-07-24The Milwaukee Sausage Eaters have waived Russ Denzer.
1964-07-18The Milwaukee Sausage Eaters have acquired Russ Denzer from the waiver wire.
1964-06-22The New York Newts have waived Russ Denzer.