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Mike Schmidt League
5-27-2335
Martin Russ Starting Pitcher
Retired (2003, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.10 Total Rating   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 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 G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1999 MIN
23
51
6
7
1
0
0
1
2
14 0 0
0
0 0
.327
.170
.157
.020
.137
2000 MIN
49
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0 0
0
0 1
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
2001 MIN
23
38
1
4
1
0
0
2
0
14 0 1
0
0 2
.234
.103
.132
.026
.105
2002 MIN-CIN
23
7
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
2 0 0
0
0 0
.571
.286
.286
.000
.286
2003 CIN
51
42
2
8
0
0
0
2
2
8 0 0
0
0 1
.418
.227
.190
.000
.190
Total
169
140
10
21
2
0
0
6
4
38 0 1
0
0 4
.337
.172
.164
.014
.150
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.