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| Name | Team | Age |
| Joe Russell | Retired (1968, Age 35) | Died (2020, Age 87) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 8 (1955) |
SP | R/R |
| League | Option Years
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Majors Service Time |
| Orlando Cepeda League (Majors) | 0 | 4 years (3 games) |
| Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
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Mentor Value
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| Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
| 0 | 7/8/1933 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Date | Opponent | W | L | GS | SV | BS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | WHIP | ERA |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1968-11-01 | Joe Russell has retired from the Philadelphia Pirates |
| 1955-09-07 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Joe Russell to the major league team. |
| 1955-08-30 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jim Maler to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Law Slagle to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Mike Blankenship to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Joe Russell to the minors. |
| 1955-08-28 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Mike Blankenship to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Joe Russell to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Law Slagle to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Jim Maler to the minors. |
| 1955-08-25 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jim Maler to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Law Slagle to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Joe Russell to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Mike Blankenship to the minors. |
| 1955-07-30 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Joe Russell to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Law Slagle to the minors. |
| 1955-07-27 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Law Slagle to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Joe Russell to the minors. |
| 1955-07-20 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Joe Russell to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Mike Blankenship to the minors. |
| 1955-07-19 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Mike Blankenship to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jim Maler to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Joe Russell to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Law Slagle to the minors. |
| 1955-07-12 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Vern Christopher to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Joe Russell to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Jim Maler to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Mike Blankenship to the minors. |
| 1955-07-09 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jim Maler to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Joe Russell to the minors. |
| 1955-06-26 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Joe Russell to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Vern Christopher to the minors. |
| 1955-06-15 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Mike Blankenship to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jim Maler to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Joe Russell to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Vern Christopher to the minors. |
| 1955-06-06 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Joe Russell to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Law Slagle to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Jim Maler to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Mike Blankenship to the minors. |