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Name	Team	Age
John Russell	Retired (1983, Age 35)	Died (2024, Age 77)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 20 (1968)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Lou Brock League	0	14 years (17 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	D	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	D-	D+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D-	D+	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C+	B	B+
Leadership	Mentor Value
C-	B
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	11/12/1947
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	2
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1968	C+	C+	C+
1969	C+	B-	B-
1970	C+	B-	B
1971	B-	B	B
1972	B-	B	B+
1973	B-	B	B+
1974	B-	B+	B+
1975	B-	B+	A-
1976	B-	B+	A-
1977	B-	B+	A-
1978	B-	B+	A-
1979	B-	B+	A-
1980	B-	A-	A-
1981	B-	A-	A-
1982	B-	B+	A-
1983	C+	B	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1983-11-01	John Russell has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1983-08-06	The Minnesota Lumber Kings have waived John Russell.
1983-07-06	The Minnesota Lumber Kings have designated John Russell for assignment.
1982-04-05	The Minnesota Lumber Kings have acquired John Russell from the waiver wire.
1982-03-03	The Cincinnati Red Legs have designated John Russell for assignment.
1979-07-24	A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Red Legs and the Kansas City Monarchs. The Kansas City Monarchs receive Fred Kitsos, Cliff Hutcher, Draft Pick 1981 Round 2 CIN (Keith LaGrow) from the Cincinnati Red Legs in exchange for John Russell.
1970-03-01	The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted John Russell to the major league team.
1969-07-20	The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Joe Pendleton to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have sent John Russell to the minors.
1969-03-01	The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Hanley Roach to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Joe Pendleton to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted John Russell to the major league team.
1968-04-06	The Kansas City Monarchs have renamed Ken Blanco to John Russell.
1968-04-04	A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Monarchs and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs receive Frank Manning, Draft Pick - 1969 Round 2 (KC), Draft Pick - 1969 Round 1 (KC) from the Kansas City Monarchs in exchange for Bill Kmak, Ken Blanco.