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Ken Griffey Jr League
3-7-2079
John Russell Right Field
Retired (1968, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .265 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .728 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 1973 Age at Death 92 Date of Birth 10-20-1931
HR 229 Drafted Round 3, Pick 33
(1955)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(9 games)
RBI 1060
SB 104
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B  Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed C- Bunt C  Control C    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 1
1B D- (7.8%) LF A  (85.2%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF A+ (93.0%)   Health A  LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   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
1955 STL
162
538
43
114
18
0
14
49
39
 113 2 5
4
 11 13
.589
.265
.323
.112
.212
1956 STL
158
584
55
134
25
1
14
61
38
 113 2 6
6
 11 7
.624
.276
.348
.118
.229
1957 STL
159
609
54
153
26
1
18
88
43
 119 6 7
13
 15 2
.690
.304
.386
.135
.251
1958 STL
159
578
63
146
13
1
17
70
43
 115 4 4
12
 13 3
.674
.307
.367
.114
.253
1959 STL
142
494
52
128
21
1
11
54
44
 89 1 5
3
 4 8
.690
.318
.372
.113
.259
1960 STL
149
585
93
176
36
3
24
104
55
 120 3 4
8
 7 13
.857
.362
.496
.195
.301
1961 STL
147
568
82
157
21
5
20
92
49
 94 2 7
12
 8 0
.769
.332
.437
.160
.276
1962 STL-BOS
147
558
68
151
20
3
23
101
41
 100 4 2
4
 5 7
.765
.324
.441
.170
.271
1963 BOS
159
584
66
160
31
0
15
98
59
 118 2 6
10
 7 3
.744
.339
.404
.130
.274
1964 BOS
159
593
69
157
24
4
22
87
40
 107 2 1
13
 3 3
.743
.313
.430
.165
.265
1965 BOS
159
604
82
190
21
6
22
105
57
 113 1 2
12
 5 6
.852
.373
.478
.164
.315
1966 BOS
158
607
75
153
21
6
18
83
50
 113 4 3
0
 3 4
.707
.312
.395
.143
.252
1967 BOS
91
343
43
99
22
2
7
43
27
 64 1 0
3
 0 2
.768
.342
.426
.137
.289
1968 BOS
53
200
31
55
5
2
4
25
19
 39 0 2
4
 2 1
.715
.335
.380
.105
.275
Total
2002
7445
876
1973
304
35
229
1060
604
 1417 34 54
104
 94 72
.728
.321
.408
.143
.265
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01John Russell has retired from the Boston Rivals
1962-06-24A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Rivals. The Boston Rivals receive John Russell, Frank Harrell, Draft Pick - 1963 Round 1 (STL) from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Hector Moore.
1955-04-01The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted John Russell to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Kenny Harper to the minors.