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Johnny Bench League
4-1-2035
Russ Menze Relief Pitcher
Retired (1998, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.37 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
W-L 28-36 Status Retired (1998) Option Years 0  
SV 3 Age 72 (OS 73) Date of Birth 11-04-1962
K 325 Drafted Round 1, Pick 16
(1982)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(32 games)
IP 447.1
WHIP 1.61
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L F  Endurance D+   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L F  Velocity B-   Mentor Val A 
Speed D+ Bunt D- Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C- 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
1986 ARI
0
 1
7
0
0
0
0
 1
5.2
 7 5 5 0 1
2
1.41
7.94
1989 ARI
2
 5
47
1
0
0
0
 5
43.1
 45 28 24 0 14
38
1.36
4.98
1990 ARI
2
 3
40
0
0
0
1
 3
38.1
 30 10 6 1 12
28
1.10
1.41
1991 ARI
2
 3
44
0
0
0
0
 5
33.0
 33 14 14 1 12
33
1.36
3.82
1992 ARI
2
 5
59
0
0
0
0
 5
47.2
 53 26 26 0 15
37
1.43
4.91
1993 ARI
5
 3
41
0
0
0
0
 1
38.1
 52 31 31 1 24
32
1.98
7.28
1994 ARI
1
 2
13
0
0
0
0
 1
11.2
 14 6 5 0 5
6
1.63
3.86
1995 ARI
3
 5
60
0
0
0
0
 0
80.1
 109 59 52 2 37
48
1.82
5.83
1996 ARI
7
 1
84
0
0
0
2
 1
93.1
 117 63 60 4 37
65
1.65
5.79
1997 ARI
4
 5
43
0
0
0
0
 3
43.0
 41 21 18 1 15
28
1.30
3.77
1998 CLE
0
 3
3
3
0
0
0
 0
12.2
 32 33 26 4 15
8
3.71
18.47
2035
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
28
 36
441
4
0
0
3
 25
447.1
 533 296 267 14 187
325
1.61
5.37
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1998-11-01Russ Menze has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1998-06-06The Cleveland Comets have waived Russ Menze.
1998-06-02The Cleveland Comets have promoted Dave Kubinski to the major league team. The Cleveland Comets have designated Russ Menze for assignment.
1998-05-02The Cleveland Comets have promoted Russ Menze to the major league team. The Cleveland Comets have designated Gary Stump for assignment.
1998-05-02The Cleveland Comets have acquired Russ Menze from the waiver wire.
1998-04-05The Arizona Firestorm have waived Russ Menze.
1998-03-03The Arizona Firestorm have promoted George Thormodsgard to the major league team. The Arizona Firestorm have designated Russ Menze for assignment.
1997-05-15The Arizona Firestorm have promoted Russ Menze to the major league team.
1997-03-03The Arizona Firestorm have promoted Jeff Brooks to the major league team. The Arizona Firestorm have promoted Art Minton to the major league team. The Arizona Firestorm have designated Russ Menze for assignment.
1996-06-08Russ Menze of the Arizona Firestorm is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1994-07-30The Arizona Firestorm have promoted Russ Menze to the major league team. The Arizona Firestorm have designated Tom Mairena for assignment.
1993-09-19The Arizona Firestorm have designated Russ Menze for assignment.
1993-08-26The Arizona Firestorm have promoted Russ Menze to the major league team.
1993-07-27The Arizona Firestorm have designated Russ Menze for assignment.
1989-03-03The Arizona Firestorm have promoted Russ Menze to the major league team.
1986-04-28The Arizona Firestorm have promoted Julio McGilberry to the major league team. The Arizona Firestorm have sent Russ Menze to the minors.
1986-03-03The Arizona Firestorm have promoted Russ Menze to the major league team. The Arizona Firestorm have designated Anthony Ruffcorn for assignment.
1986-03-01The Arizona Bottom Dwellers have sent Russ Menze to the minors.
1985-09-30The St. Louis Bottom Dwellers have promoted Russ Menze to the major league team. The St. Louis Bottom Dwellers have sent Jimmy Wilkinson to the minors.
1985-04-08The St. Louis Bottom Dwellers have acquired Russ Menze from the waiver wire. The St. Louis Bottom Dwellers have waived Don Paepke.
1985-04-01The Baltimore Arctic Monkeys have waived Russ Menze.
1981-06-13A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Murder City Devils and the Milwaukee Batbusters. The Milwaukee Batbusters receive John Leftwich from the Baltimore Murder City Devils in exchange for Frank Ardoin, Jay Wilson, Draft Pick 1982 Round 1 MIL (Russ Menze).