Russ Meers Stats

Russ Meers was born on Thursday, November 28, 1918, in Tilton, Illinois. Meers was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 28, 1941, with the Chicago Cubs. 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 Meers baseball stats page.
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Russ Meers
 
 
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Birth Name:   Russell Harlan Meers
Nickname:   Babe or Russ
Born On:   11-28-1918  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Tilton, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-16-1994 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   09-28-1941 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-26-1947
Draft:   Not Applicable
Russ Meers

Russ Meers 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
1941 23 Cubs 1 1 0 0 1 .000 1.13 0 0 0 8.0 30 5 1 2 0 0 - 5 0 1 0 -
1946 28 Cubs 7 2 2 1 2 .333 3.18 0 0 0 11.1 53 10 4 6 0 10 - 2 4 0 0 -
1947 29 Cubs 35 1 16 2 0 1.000 4.48 0 0 0 64.1 278 61 32 34 5 38 - 28 4 2 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
3 Years 43 4 18 3 3 .500 3.98 0 0 0 83.2 361 76 37 42 5 48 - 35 8 3 0 -
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Russ Meers Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1941 23 Cubs 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1946 28 Cubs 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 1 - 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000
1947 29 Cubs 35 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 0 - 0 1 .143 .143 .143
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 43 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 7 1 - 0 1 .176 .176 .176
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Russ Meers Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1941 Cubs P 1 1 24 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13
1946 Cubs P 7 2 34 3 0.4 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.38
1947 Cubs P 35 1 193 17 0.5 15 3 12 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .882 2.10
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 43 4 251 21 0.5 19 4 15 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .905 2.04
3 Years 43 4 251 21 0.5 19 4 15 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .905 2.04
Russ Meers

Russ Meers Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1941 Cubs 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.00 5.63 0.00
1946 Cubs 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.20 1.59 7.94
1947 Cubs 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.74 3.92 5.32
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.4 17.0 0.73 3.76 5.16
Russ Meers

Russ Meers Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1941 Chicago Cubs 17 Undetermined - -
1946 Chicago Cubs 17 Undetermined - -
1947 Chicago Cubs 17 Undetermined - -




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