Russ Derry Stats

Russ Derry was born on Saturday, October 7, 1916, in Princeton, Missouri. Derry was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 4, 1944, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Russ Derry baseball stats page.
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Russ Derry
 
 
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Birth Name:   Alva Russell Derry
Nickname:   Russ
Born On:   10-07-1916  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Princeton, Missouri
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-26-2004 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Kansas City, Missouri
Cemetery:   Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Missouri
High School:   Princeton High School (Princeton, MO)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   07-04-1944 (Age 27)
Last Game:   09-30-1949
Draft:   Not Applicable
Russ Derry

Russ Derry Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Russ Derry

Russ Derry Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1944 28 Yankees 38 114 14 29 3 0 4 1 14 20 - 19 1 - 0 0 .254 .366 .386
1945 29 Yankees 78 253 37 57 6 2 13 2 45 31 - 49 1 - 1 7 .225 .312 .419
1946 30 Athletics 69 184 17 38 8 5 0 0 14 27 - 54 2 - 1 2 .207 .311 .304
1949 33 Cardinals 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 187 553 68 124 17 7 17 3 73 78 - 124 4 - 2 9 .224 .322 .373
Russ Derry

Russ Derry Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1944 Yankees LF 16 16 417 34 2.1 33 32 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.14
1944 Yankees RF 12 12 291 225 18.8 223 222 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .991 20.69
1945 Yankees CF 44 39 978 121 2.8 118 118 0 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .975 3.26
1945 Yankees LF 10 8 210 23 2.3 23 22 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.96
1945 Yankees RF 15 15 351 34 2.3 33 30 3 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.54
1946 Athletics CF 2 0 3 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 18.00
1946 Athletics LF 45 40 996 2,122 47.2 2,120 2,118 2 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .999 57.47
1946 Athletics RF 5 2 36 8 1.6 8 7 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
LF Totals 71 64 1,623 2,179 30.7 2,176 2,172 4 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .999 36.20
CF Totals 46 39 981 123 2.7 120 120 0 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .976 3.30
RF Totals 32 29 678 267 8.3 264 259 5 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .989 10.51
3 Years 149 132 3,282 2,569 17.2 2,560 2,551 9 9 4 n/a n/a n/a .996 21.06
Russ Derry

Russ Derry Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1944 Yankees 1 0 1.000 9 1 n/a 28.5 6.0 8.1 - - -
1945 Yankees 1 0 1.000 10 0 n/a 19.5 5.2 5.6 - - -
1946 Athletics 0 0 .000 17 2 n/a 0.0 3.4 13.1 - - -
1949 Cardinals 0 - - 2 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 2 0 1.000 38 3 n/a 32.5 4.5 7.6 - - -
Russ Derry

Russ Derry Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1944 New York Yankees 22 Undetermined - -
1945 New York Yankees 27 Undetermined n/a -
1946 Philadelphia Athletics 2 Undetermined - -
1949 St. Louis Cardinals 41 Undetermined - -




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