Jim Russell Trades and Transactions

The Jim Russell trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Jim Russell has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

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Jim Russell

Jim Russell Autograph on a 1949 Bowman Reprint (#235)

Jim Russell Autograph on a 1949 Bowman Reprint (#235)
 

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Birth Name:   James William Russell
Nickname:   Jim or Jimmy
Born On:   10-01-1918  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Fayette City, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-24-1987
Place of Death Data Died In:   Orlando, Florida
Cemetery:   Mount Auburn Cemetery, Fayette City, Pennsylvania
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   181
First Game:   09-12-1942 (Age 23)
Last Game:   10-01-1951
Draft:   Not Applicable
Jim Russell

Trades & Transactions

00-00-1939: Obtained rights when entering into working agreement with a minor league team (St. Louis Browns).
08-00-1941: Trade of unknown type from St. Louis Browns to Memphis (Southern Association).
10-13-1941: Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates from Memphis (Southern Association) in the minor league draft.
11-18-1947: Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates (with Bill Salkeld and Al Lyons) to Boston Braves for Johnny Hopp and Danny Murtaugh.
12-24-1949: Traded by Boston Braves (with Ed Sauer) to Brooklyn Dodgers for Luis Olmo.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Jim Russell trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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