Jack Russell
[edit] Biography
Born on October 24, 1905 in Paris, Texas, Jack Russell (Jack Erwin Russell) played for the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 15 year career. Russell broke into the bigs on May 5, 1926 with the Boston Red Sox, and put up a 3.58 ERA in 98 innings pitched in 1926, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Jack Russell's best season was 1933, when he posted a 2.69 ERA, won 12 games and notched 13 saves.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1926
| BOS
| A
| 36
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 3.58
| 17
| 40
| 39
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 98
| 94
| 2
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1927
| BOS
| A
| 34
| 15
| 4
| 9
| 4.10
| 25
| 80
| 67
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 147
| 172
| 5
| 40
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1928
| BOS
| A
| 32
| 26
| 11
| 14
| 3.84
| 27
| 102
| 86
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 201.1
| 233
| 6
| 41
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| 1929
| BOS
| A
| 35
| 32
| 6
| 18
| 3.92
| 37
| 132
| 99
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 227.1
| 263
| 12
| 40
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1930
| BOS
| A
| 35
| 30
| 9
| 20
| 5.45
| 35
| 162
| 139
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 229.2
| 302
| 11
| 53
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1931
| BOS
| A
| 36
| 31
| 10
| 18
| 5.16
| 45
| 145
| 133
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 232
| 298
| 7
| 65
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1932
| CLE
| A
| 18
| 11
| 5
| 7
| 4.70
| 27
| 67
| 59
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 113
| 146
| 5
| 27
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1932
| BOS
| A
| 11
| 6
| 1
| 7
| 6.81
| 7
| 35
| 30
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 39.2
| 61
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1932
| TOT
| A
| 29
| 17
| 6
| 14
| 5.25
| 34
| 102
| 89
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 152.2
| 207
| 7
| 42
| 0
| 4
| 1
|
| 1933
| WAS
| A
| 50
| 3
| 12
| 6
| 2.69
| 28
| 45
| 37
| 2
| 0
| 13
| 124
| 119
| 3
| 32
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1934
| WAS
| A
| 54
| 9
| 5
| 10
| 4.17
| 38
| 86
| 73
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 157.2
| 179
| 6
| 56
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1935
| WAS
| A
| 43
| 7
| 4
| 9
| 5.71
| 30
| 88
| 80
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 126
| 170
| 10
| 37
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1936
| WAS
| A
| 18
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 6.34
| 6
| 46
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 49.2
| 66
| 3
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1936
| BOS
| A
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 5.62
| 9
| 27
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 57
| 2
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1936
| TOT
| A
| 41
| 7
| 3
| 5
| 6.02
| 15
| 73
| 60
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 89.2
| 123
| 5
| 41
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1937
| DET
| A
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 7.59
| 10
| 35
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 40.1
| 63
| 4
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1938
| CHI
| N
| 42
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 3.34
| 29
| 43
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 102.1
| 100
| 1
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1939
| CHI
| N
| 39
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 3.67
| 32
| 32
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 68.2
| 78
| 3
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1940
| STL
| N
| 26
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 2.50
| 16
| 22
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 54
| 53
| 1
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 107
| 0
| 13
| 8
| 3.24
| 77
| 97
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 225
| 231
| 5
| 80
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 450
| 182
| 72
| 133
| 4.61
| 341
| 1090
| 936
| 71
| 3
| 31
| 1825.2
| 2223
| 78
| 491
| 0
| 21
| 25
|
| Total
|
|
| 557
| 182
| 85
| 141
| 4.46
| 418
| 1187
| 1017
| 71
| 3
| 38
| 2050.2
| 2454
| 83
| 571
| 0
| 22
| 29
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1926
| BOS
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 42
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1927
| BOS
| A
| P
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 44
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| 1928
| BOS
| A
| P
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 50
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1929
| BOS
| A
| P
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 69
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1930
| BOS
| A
| P
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 59
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1931
| BOS
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 63
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1932
| CLE
| A
| P
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 29
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1932
| BOS
| A
| P
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1932
| TOT
| A
| P
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 39
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1933
| WAS
| A
| P
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 46
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1934
| WAS
| A
| P
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 44
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1935
| WAS
| A
| P
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 39
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1936
| WAS
| A
| P
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1936
| BOS
| A
| P
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1936
| TOT
| A
| P
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 32
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1937
| DET
| A
| P
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1938
| CHI
| N
| P
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 32
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1939
| CHI
| N
| P
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1940
| STL
| N
| P
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 557
| 0
| 0
| 132
| 610
| 28
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1926
| BOS
| A
| 37
| 21
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .190
| .261
| .190
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1927
| BOS
| A
| 35
| 48
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 4
| .125
| .125
| .208
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1928
| BOS
| A
| 35
| 62
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 5
| .210
| .222
| .290
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| BOS
| A
| 37
| 70
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .129
| .187
| .129
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 22
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| BOS
| A
| 41
| 79
| 12
| 14
| 1
| 4
| .177
| .207
| .253
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 31
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| BOS
| A
| 41
| 82
| 12
| 16
| 0
| 5
| .195
| .214
| .280
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 28
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| CLE
| A
| 18
| 40
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 5
| .300
| .333
| .375
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| BOS
| A
| 13
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .091
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| TOT
| A
| 31
| 51
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 5
| .255
| .283
| .314
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| WAS
| A
| 50
| 34
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 3
| .147
| .216
| .147
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1934
| WAS
| A
| 54
| 44
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 4
| .159
| .315
| .273
| 1
| 2
| 10
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| WAS
| A
| 43
| 35
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 5
| .200
| .263
| .314
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| WAS
| A
| 18
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .063
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| BOS
| A
| 23
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .286
| .286
| .429
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| TOT
| A
| 41
| 22
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .130
| .136
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1937
| DET
| A
| 25
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .222
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| CHI
| N
| 42
| 32
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .219
| .265
| .313
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1939
| CHI
| N
| 43
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1940
| STL
| N
| 26
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 111
| 62
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .113
| .141
| .161
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 470
| 555
| 60
| 96
| 1
| 37
| .173
| .221
| .236
| 16
| 8
| 34
| 184
| 0
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 581
| 617
| 65
| 103
| 1
| 40
| .167
| .213
| .229
| 17
| 9
| 36
| 213
| 0
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Boston Red Sox to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Pete Appleton (June 10, 1932).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Bruce Connatser to Washington Senators in exchange for Harley Boss (December 15, 1932).
- Traded by Washington Senators to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Joe Cascarella (June 13, 1936).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (March 20, 1937).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (April 4, 1937).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (October 3, 1937).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (April 5, 1938).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (October 18, 1939).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (April 2, 1940).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (September 9, 1940).
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