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Russ Kemmerer

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Full Name: Russell Paul Kemmerer Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/198 First Game: June 27, 1954
Birthdate: November 1, 1931 Final Game: June 23, 1963
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania MLB Experience: 9 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on November 1, 1931 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Russ Kemmerer (Russell Paul Kemmerer) played for the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and Houston Colt .45s over the course of his 9 year career. Kemmerer broke into the bigs on June 27, 1954 with the Boston Red Sox, and put up a 3.82 ERA in 75.1 innings pitched in 1954, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Russ Kemmerer's best season was 1960, when he posted a 3.59 ERA and struck out 86 batters.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1954 BOS A 19 9 5 3 3.82 37 35 32 2 1 0 75.1 71 4 41 0 1 2
1955 BOS A 7 2 1 1 7.27 13 14 14 0 0 0 17.1 18 3 15 1 2 0
1957 WAS A 39 26 7 11 4.96 81 110 95 6 0 0 172.1 214 20 71 4 5 2
1957 BOS A 1 0 0 0 4.50 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 5 0 2 1 1 0
1957 TOT A 40 26 7 11 4.95 82 112 97 6 0 0 176.1 219 20 73 5 6 2
1958 WAS A 40 30 6 15 4.61 111 122 115 6 0 0 224.1 234 25 74 5 7 4
1959 WAS A 37 28 8 17 4.50 89 116 103 8 0 0 206 221 20 71 3 10 4
1960 WAS A 3 3 0 2 7.79 10 15 15 0 0 0 17.1 18 2 10 0 1 1
1960 CHI A 36 7 6 3 2.98 76 45 40 2 1 2 120.2 111 5 45 4 5 1
1960 TOT A 39 10 6 5 3.59 86 60 55 2 1 2 138 129 7 55 4 6 2
1961 CHI A 47 2 3 3 4.38 35 53 47 0 0 2 96.2 102 10 26 1 2 0
1962 HOU N 36 2 5 3 4.10 23 34 31 0 0 3 68 72 10 15 1 2 3
1962 CHI A 20 0 2 1 3.86 17 14 12 0 0 0 28 30 3 11 1 3 0
1962 Total 56 2 7 4 4.03 40 48 43 0 0 3 96 102 13 26 2 5 3
1963 HOU N 17 0 0 0 5.65 12 28 23 0 0 1 36.2 48 1 8 0 3 0
Total NL 53 2 5 3 4.64 35 62 54 0 0 4 104.2 120 11 23 1 5 3
Total AL 249 107 38 56 4.44 470 526 475 24 2 4 962 1024 92 366 20 37 14
Total 302 109 43 59 4.46 505 588 529 24 2 8 1066.2 1144 103 389 21 42 17

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1954 BOS A P 19 0 0 4 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .900
1955 BOS A P 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 WAS A P 39 26 172.1 4 20 3 2 0 4 5 8 1 .889
1957 BOS A P 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1957 TOT A P 40 26 176.1 4 20 3 2 0 4 5 8 1 .889
1958 WAS A P 40 30 224.1 13 37 2 2 0 4 12 5 0 .962
1959 WAS A P 37 28 206 18 36 3 1 0 3 12 2 0 .947
1960 WAS A P 3 3 17.1 3 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.000
1960 CHI A P 35 7 120.2 9 18 1 1 0 1 2 3 1 .964
1960 TOT A P 38 10 138 12 22 1 1 0 2 3 3 1 .971
1961 CHI A P 47 2 96.2 8 21 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 .935
1962 HOU N P 36 2 68 6 12 0 1 0 0 6 4 1 1.000
1962 CHI A P 20 0 28 2 9 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 .846
1962 Total P 56 2 96 8 21 2 1 0 2 8 4 1 .935
1963 HOU N P 17 0 36.2 5 8 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1.000
Total P 301 98 974 72 181 15 12 0 16 46 24 5 .944

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1954 BOS A 19 21 1 3 0 2 .143 .250 .143 0 0 3 11 0 2 0 0 1
1955 BOS A 7 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1957 WAS A 39 45 4 3 2 6 .067 .143 .222 1 0 4 21 0 7 0 0 0
1957 BOS A 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 TOT A 40 46 4 3 2 6 .065 .140 .217 1 0 4 21 0 7 0 0 0
1958 WAS A 40 69 3 11 0 1 .159 .183 .159 0 0 2 28 0 2 0 0 2
1959 WAS A 37 60 1 8 0 5 .133 .212 .150 1 0 6 25 0 5 0 0 2
1960 WAS A 3 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
1960 CHI A 36 29 1 0 0 1 .000 .063 .000 0 0 2 14 0 7 0 0 2
1960 TOT A 39 33 1 0 0 1 .000 .105 .000 0 0 4 15 0 8 0 0 2
1961 CHI A 47 15 1 3 0 1 .200 .294 .267 1 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0
1962 HOU N 36 9 1 3 0 0 .333 .400 .333 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
1962 CHI A 20 2 1 1 0 0 .500 .667 .500 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
1962 Total 56 11 2 4 0 0 .364 .462 .364 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0
1963 HOU N 17 7 0 2 0 0 .286 .286 .286 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 53 16 1 5 0 0 .313 .353 .313 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Total AL 249 249 12 29 2 16 .116 .188 .153 3 0 22 109 0 25 0 0 7
Total 302 265 13 34 2 16 .128 .197 .162 3 0 23 113 0 25 0 0 7

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1951).
  • Traded by Boston Red Sox with Milt Bolling and Faye Throneberry to Washington Senators in exchange for Bob Chakales and Dean Stone (April 29, 1957).
  • Sold by Washington Senators to Chicago White Sox (May 18, 1960).
  • Traded by Chicago White Sox to Houston Colt .45s in exchange for Dean Stone (June 22, 1962).

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