Name | Team | Age |
Russ Hardy | Retired (1957, Age 38) | Died (1992, Age 73) |
Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
Round 2, Pick 20 (1950) |
SS | R/R |
League | Option Years
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Majors Service Time |
Ted Williams League | 0 | 7 years (104 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 vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
0 | 5/18/1919 | |
WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
0 | 1 | 2 |
Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (2B) | Alt Pos (---) |
(6.5 %) | (6.1 %) | (0.0 %) |
Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
1950 | WAS | 134 | 531 | 71 | 140 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 38 | 45 | 91 | 28 | 6 | 13 | .676 | .324 | .352 | .264 |
1951 | WAS | 148 | 539 | 65 | 140 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 57 | 66 | 99 | 25 | 7 | 9 | .690 | .341 | .349 | .260 |
1952 | WAS | 148 | 558 | 79 | 148 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 58 | 57 | 101 | 25 | 3 | 14 | .698 | .334 | .364 | .265 |
1953 | WAS | 146 | 541 | 87 | 152 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 49 | 58 | 92 | 20 | 4 | 14 | .709 | .350 | .359 | .281 |
1954 | WAS | 148 | 511 | 39 | 122 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 51 | 89 | 17 | 4 | 9 | .619 | .312 | .307 | .239 |
1955 | WAS | 146 | 432 | 52 | 108 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 39 | 62 | 13 | 7 | 10 | .626 | .314 | .312 | .250 |
1956 | WAS | 146 | 426 | 37 | 91 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 33 | 69 | 8 | 6 | 10 | .505 | .268 | .237 | .214 |
1957 | WAS-PHI | 58 | 160 | 19 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .567 | .286 | .281 | .231 |
Total | 1074 | 3698 | 449 | 938 | 125 | 51 | 15 | 348 | 361 | 627 | 142 | 39 | 83 | .648 | .321 | .327 | .254 |
Date | Transaction |
1957-11-01 | Russ Hardy has retired from the Philadelphia Newshounds |
1957-08-11 | The Philadelphia Newshounds have promoted Russ Hardy to the major league team. The Philadelphia Newshounds have sent Al Werrick to the minors. |
1957-08-10 | The Philadelphia Newshounds have acquired Russ Hardy from the waiver wire. |
1957-07-05 | The Washington Nationals have acquired Luis Pierson from the waiver wire. The Washington Nationals have waived Russ Hardy. |
1957-05-23 | The Washington Nationals have promoted John Jones to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have designated Russ Hardy for assignment. |
1953-09-29 | Russ Hardy of the Washington Nationals is injured and is expected to be out 15 days. |
1950-04-26 | Russ Hardy of the Washington Nationals is injured and is expected to be out 16 days. |