Russ Meyer was born on Thursday, October 25, 1923, in Peru, Illinois. Meyer was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 13, 1946, 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 Meyer baseball stats page.
"In 1952 I had a run-in with Jackie Robinson after a play at home plate in Ebbets. The picture in the paper the next day showed Robinson sliding on the first base side of the plate, and he'd never touched home. I was covering home, and I had the plate straddled. To touch home, he had to hit me, and he never touched me. Larry Goetz was the umpire, and he called Robinson safe. I went berserk and got thrown out. I went to the dugout, and I was still giving it to Goetz. I looked over in the Dodger dugout, and Robinson was roaring. So I challenged him, and he signaled 'Let's go meet in the tunnel.' We didn't fight but the next spring I was a little bit leery walking into the Dodger clubhouse at Vero Beach. Jackie Robinson was the first guy to greet me in the clubhouse. He held out his hand and said, 'We've been fighting each other. Let's fight them together.' That showed me what kind of guy Jackie Robinson was." - Russ Meyer in Baseball Digest (Thomas Lavin, "Russ Meyer: He Helped Make 'Boys of Summer' Famous", May 1991)
Russ MeyerRuss Meyer Autograph on a 1995 Topps Archive (#339) |
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Russ MeyerRuss Meyer Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1946 | 23 | Cubs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17.0 | 78 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1947 | 24 | Cubs | 23 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 185 | 43 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1948 | 25 | Cubs | 29 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 3.66 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 164.2 | 702 | 157 | 67 | 75 | 8 | 77 | 3 | 89 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
1949 | 26 | Phillies | 37 | 28 | 5 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 3.08 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 213.0 | 877 | 199 | 73 | 84 | 14 | 70 | 2 | 78 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - |
1950 | 27 | Phillies | 32 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 5.30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 159.2 | 710 | 193 | 94 | 108 | 21 | 67 | 4 | 74 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
1951 | 28 | Phillies | 28 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 3.48 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 168.0 | 720 | 172 | 65 | 69 | 13 | 55 | 2 | 65 | 9 | 2 | 0 | - |
1952 | 29 | Phillies | 37 | 32 | 3 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 3.14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 232.1 | 982 | 235 | 81 | 99 | 10 | 65 | 6 | 92 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
1953 | 30 | Dodgers | 34 | 32 | 1 | 15 | 5 | .750 | 4.56 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 191.1 | 819 | 201 | 97 | 109 | 25 | 63 | 3 | 106 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - |
1954 | 31 | Dodgers | 36 | 28 | 4 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 3.99 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 180.1 | 767 | 193 | 80 | 89 | 17 | 49 | 0 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
1955 | 32 | Dodgers | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 5.42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 73.0 | 327 | 86 | 44 | 46 | 8 | 31 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
1956 | 33 | Cubs | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 6.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 264 | 71 | 40 | 41 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
1956 | 33 | Redlegs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1957 | 34 | Red Sox | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1959 | 36 | Athletics | 18 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24.0 | 107 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
13 Years | 319 | 219 | 47 | 94 | 73 | .563 | 3.99 | 65 | 13 | 5 | 1,531.1 | 6,570 | 1,606 | 679 | 761 | 136 | 541 | 35 | 672 | 36 | 15 | 5 | - |
Russ MeyerRuss Meyer Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1946 | 23 | Cubs | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .200 |
1947 | 24 | Cubs | 23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
1948 | 25 | Cubs | 29 | 56 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | - | 0 | 0 | .107 | .107 | .143 |
1949 | 26 | Phillies | 37 | 70 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | - | 0 | 1 | .143 | .167 | .200 |
1950 | 27 | Phillies | 32 | 50 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .140 | .189 | .160 |
1951 | 28 | Phillies | 28 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 13 | - | 0 | 1 | .104 | .157 | .104 |
1952 | 29 | Phillies | 37 | 79 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 5 | - | 1 | 4 | .089 | .133 | .139 |
1953 | 30 | Dodgers | 34 | 75 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | - | 0 | 2 | .147 | .179 | .160 |
1954 | 31 | Dodgers | 36 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .043 | .135 | .043 |
1955 | 32 | Dodgers | 18 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .037 | .071 | .074 |
1956 | 33 | Cubs | 20 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .154 | .083 |
1956 | 33 | Redlegs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1957 | 34 | Red Sox | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
1959 | 36 | Athletics | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 319 | 484 | 26 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 146 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .114 | .154 | .140 |
Russ MeyerRuss Meyer Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1946 Cubs | P | 4 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.12 |
1947 Cubs | P | 23 | 2 | 135 | 7 | 0.3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.40 |
1948 Cubs | P | 29 | 26 | 494 | 39 | 1.3 | 38 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 2.08 |
1949 Phillies | P | 37 | 28 | 639 | 43 | 1.2 | 42 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 1.77 |
1950 Phillies | P | 32 | 25 | 479 | 39 | 1.2 | 39 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.20 |
1951 Phillies | P | 28 | 24 | 504 | 27 | 1.0 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 1.39 |
1952 Phillies | P | 37 | 32 | 697 | 49 | 1.3 | 45 | 8 | 37 | 4 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .918 | 1.74 |
1953 Dodgers | P | 34 | 32 | 574 | 44 | 1.3 | 41 | 8 | 33 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .932 | 1.93 |
1954 Dodgers | P | 36 | 28 | 541 | 35 | 1.0 | 32 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .914 | 1.60 |
1955 Dodgers | P | 18 | 11 | 219 | 22 | 1.2 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.71 |
1956 Cubs | P | 20 | 9 | 171 | 21 | 1.1 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.32 |
1956 Redlegs | P | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1957 Red Sox | P | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.20 |
1959 Athletics | P | 18 | 0 | 72 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 319 | 219 | 4,594 | 339 | 1.1 | 326 | 69 | 257 | 13 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 1.92 | |
13 Years | 319 | 219 | 4,594 | 339 | 1.1 | 326 | 69 | 257 | 13 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 1.92 |
Russ MeyerRuss Meyer Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1946 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 5.29 | 5.29 |
1947 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.57 | 4.40 | 2.80 |
1948 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.9 | 18.7 | 1.16 | 4.86 | 4.21 |
1949 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.7 | 17.5 | 1.11 | 3.30 | 2.96 |
1950 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.10 | 4.17 | 3.78 |
1951 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 1.18 | 3.48 | 2.95 |
1952 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 79.0 | 3.4 | 13.2 | 1.42 | 3.56 | 2.52 |
1953 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.6 | 37.5 | 1.68 | 4.99 | 2.96 |
1954 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.4 | 23.5 | 1.43 | 3.49 | 2.45 |
1955 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 13.5 | 0.84 | 3.21 | 3.82 |
1956 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.08 | 4.42 | 4.11 |
1956 Redlegs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 |
1957 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.33 | 1.80 | 5.40 |
1959 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.91 | 3.75 | 4.13 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 484.0 | 3.3 | 19.4 | 1.24 | 3.95 | 3.18 |
Russ MeyerRuss Meyer Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1946 Chicago Cubs | 38 | Undetermined | - | - |
1947 Chicago Cubs | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
1948 Chicago Cubs | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
1949 Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | Undetermined | - | - |
1950 Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1951 Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | Undetermined | - | - |
1952 Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | Undetermined | - | - |
1953 Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1954 Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | Undetermined | - | - |
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1956 Chicago Cubs | 34 | Undetermined | - | - |
1956 Cincinnati Redlegs | 34 | Undetermined | - | - |
1957 Boston Red Sox | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1959 Kansas City Athletics | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
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