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Mike Schmidt League
5-25-2335
Martin Russ Starting Pitcher
Retired (2003, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.10 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 23-38 Status Deceased (2049) Option Years 0  
SV 5 Age at Death 81 Date of Birth 04-10-1968
K 319 Drafted Round 2, Pick 29
(1991)		 Majors Svc Time 4 years
(151 games)
IP 524.0
WHIP 1.43
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity C+   Mentor Val C+
Speed F  Bunt C+ Control A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1999 MIN
9
 7
23
23
4
2
0
 0
159.1
 157 81 79 1 49
103
1.29
4.46
2000 MIN
3
 7
49
0
0
0
4
 2
59.1
 63 33 30 1 25
30
1.48
4.55
2001 MIN
6
 14
23
21
1
0
0
 0
121.1
 141 78 71 0 32
88
1.43
5.27
2002 MIN-CIN
1
 0
23
1
1
0
1
 0
38.0
 36 15 15 0 6
18
1.11
3.55
2003 CIN
4
 10
51
20
1
0
0
 1
146.0
 184 113 102 3 58
80
1.66
6.29
2335
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
23
 38
169
65
7
2
5
 3
524.0
 581 320 297 5 170
319
1.43
5.10
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2003-11-01Martin Russ has retired from the Cincinnati Red Spiders
2002-09-17The Cincinnati Red Spiders have acquired Martin Russ from the waiver wire.
2002-09-04The Minnesota Black Ink have designated Martin Russ for assignment.
1999-03-25The Minnesota Black Ink have renamed Ben Blankenship to Martin Russ.
1998-10-03The Minnesota Lakes have promoted Herold Barnhart to the major league team. The Minnesota Lakes have promoted Ben Blankenship to the major league team. The Minnesota Lakes have promoted Lou Granger to the major league team. The Minnesota Lakes have sent Lou Johnson to the minors. The Minnesota Lakes have sent Dave Jones to the minors. The Minnesota Lakes have sent Rick Griffin to the minors.
1996-07-21The Minnesota Lakes have acquired Ben Blankenship from the waiver wire.
1994-06-22The Boston Red Hawks have waived Ben Blankenship.