Russ Nixon
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[edit] Biography
Russ Nixon (Russell Eugene Nixon) was born on February 19, 1935 in Cleves, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on April 20, 1957 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1957, his rookie year, he hit .281 with 2 home runs and 18 RBI. Nixon played for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Russ Nixon's best season was 1958, when he hit for a .301 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | CLE | A | 62 | 185 | 15 | 52 | 2 | 18 | .281 | .323 | .362 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 1958 | CLE | A | 113 | 376 | 42 | 113 | 9 | 46 | .301 | .322 | .439 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 1959 | CLE | A | 82 | 258 | 23 | 62 | 1 | 29 | .240 | .277 | .314 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 1960 | CLE | A | 25 | 82 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 6 | .244 | .308 | .341 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1960 | BOS | A | 80 | 272 | 24 | 81 | 5 | 33 | .298 | .329 | .438 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 1960 | TOT | A | 105 | 354 | 30 | 101 | 6 | 39 | .285 | .324 | .415 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 1961 | BOS | A | 87 | 242 | 24 | 70 | 1 | 19 | .289 | .327 | .368 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1962 | BOS | A | 65 | 151 | 11 | 42 | 1 | 19 | .278 | .313 | .371 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1963 | BOS | A | 98 | 287 | 27 | 77 | 5 | 30 | .268 | .327 | .390 | 18 | 1 | 22 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 1964 | BOS | A | 81 | 163 | 10 | 38 | 1 | 20 | .233 | .297 | .294 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 1965 | BOS | A | 59 | 137 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 11 | .270 | .295 | .321 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 1966 | MIN | A | 51 | 96 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 7 | .260 | .314 | .302 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1967 | MIN | A | 74 | 170 | 16 | 40 | 1 | 22 | .235 | .304 | .300 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1968 | BOS | A | 29 | 85 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 6 | .153 | .217 | .176 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 906 | 2504 | 215 | 670 | 27 | 266 | .268 | .310 | .361 | 115 | 19 | 154 | 279 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 38 | 83 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | CLE | A | C | 57 | 45 | 418.2 | 268 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 14 | 1 | .984 |
| 1958 | CLE | A | C | 101 | 93 | 813.2 | 499 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 17 | 1 | .991 |
| 1959 | CLE | A | C | 74 | 68 | 597.2 | 374 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 10 | 2 | .985 |
| 1960 | CLE | A | C | 25 | 21 | 196.2 | 134 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .993 |
| 1960 | BOS | A | C | 74 | 67 | 603.2 | 354 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 10 | 0 | .987 |
| 1960 | TOT | A | C | 99 | 88 | 800.1 | 488 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 16 | 0 | .989 |
| 1961 | BOS | A | C | 66 | 59 | 513.2 | 330 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 1 | .975 |
| 1962 | BOS | A | C | 38 | 33 | 286 | 201 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1963 | BOS | A | C | 76 | 72 | 645 | 483 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 0 | .992 |
| 1964 | BOS | A | C | 45 | 41 | 338 | 273 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .990 |
| 1965 | BOS | A | C | 38 | 30 | 272.2 | 200 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 6 | 1 | .981 |
| 1966 | MIN | A | C | 32 | 18 | 195.2 | 137 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .986 |
| 1967 | MIN | A | C | 69 | 41 | 417 | 308 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 0 | .994 |
| 1968 | BOS | A | C | 27 | 23 | 208 | 147 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | .994 |
| Total | C | 722 | 611 | 5506.1 | 3708 | 238 | 47 | 31 | 0 | 66 | 262 | 107 | 6 | .988 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1953).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Sammy White and Jim Marshall (March 16, 1960); Sammy White refused to report to Cleveland Indians; trade voided (March 25, 1960).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Carroll Hardy to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Marty Keough and Ted Bowsfield (June 13, 1960).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Chuck Schilling to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Dick Stigman and a player to be named later (April 6, 1966); Boston Red Sox received Jose Calero (April 17, 1966).
- Released by Minnesota Twins (April 8, 1968).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (April 8, 1968).
- Selected by Chicago White Sox from Boston Red Sox in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 2, 1968).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (April 5, 1969).
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