Russ Van Atta

Full Name: Russell Van Atta	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/184	First Game: April 25, 1933
Birthdate: June 21, 1906	Final Game: May 11, 1939
Birthplace: Augusta, New Jersey	MLB Experience: 7 years
Died: October 10, 1986
Deathplace: Andover, New Jersey
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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Born on June 21, 1906 in Augusta, New Jersey, Russ Van Atta (Russell Van Atta) played for the New York Yankees and St. Louis Browns over the course of his 7 year career. Van Atta broke into the bigs on April 25, 1933 with the New York Yankees, and put up a 4.18 ERA in 157 innings pitched in 1933, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Russ Van Atta's best season was 1933, when he posted a 4.18 ERA, won 12 games and struck out 76 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	WP	HBP
1933	NY	A	26	22	12	4	4.18	76	81	73	10	2	1	157	160	8	63	3	1
1934	NY	A	28	9	3	5	6.34	39	69	62	0	0	0	88	107	3	46	1	2
1935	STL	A	53	17	9	16	5.34	87	116	101	1	0	3	170.1	201	10	87	4	3
1935	NY	A	5	0	0	0	3.86	3	5	2	0	0	0	4.2	5	0	4	0	0
1935	TOT	A	58	17	9	16	5.30	90	121	103	1	0	3	175	206	10	91	4	3
1936	STL	A	52	9	4	7	6.60	59	101	90	2	0	2	122.2	164	9	68	3	2
1937	STL	A	16	6	1	2	5.52	34	41	36	1	0	0	58.2	74	2	32	2	0
1938	STL	A	25	12	4	7	6.06	35	75	70	3	1	0	104	118	7	61	3	1
1939	STL	A	2	1	0	0	11.57	6	10	9	0	0	0	7	9	0	7	0	1
Total			207	76	33	41	5.60	339	498	443	17	3	6	712.1	838	39	368	16	10

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1933	NY	A	P	26	7	32	1	1	.975
1934	NY	A	P	28	3	13	1	0	.941
1935	STL	A	P	53	2	28	4	1	.882
1935	NY	A	P	5	0	0	1	0	.000
1935	TOT	A	P	58	2	28	5	1	.857
1936	STL	A	P	52	3	28	1	0	.969
1937	STL	A	P	16	2	14	2	0	.889
1938	STL	A	P	25	3	21	2	3	.923
1939	STL	A	P	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			P	207	20	136	12	5	.929

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	SH	SB
1933	NY	A	26	60	8	17	0	7	.283	.306	.317	2	0	2	8	5	0
1934	NY	A	28	29	5	6	1	3	.207	.207	.379	0	1	0	4	1	0
1935	STL	A	53	42	5	9	0	4	.214	.233	.262	2	0	1	4	6	0
1935	NY	A	5	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1935	TOT	A	58	43	5	9	0	4	.209	.227	.256	2	0	1	4	6	0
1936	STL	A	53	29	1	5	0	1	.172	.172	.241	2	0	0	8	0	0
1937	STL	A	16	13	3	6	1	1	.462	.533	.692	0	0	2	2	0	0
1938	STL	A	25	30	2	4	0	1	.133	.133	.200	2	0	0	7	3	1
1939	STL	A	2	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total			208	206	24	47	2	17	.228	.246	.306	8	1	5	34	15	1

[edit] Transactions

Sold by New York Yankees to St. Louis Browns (May 15, 1935).
Sold by St. Louis Browns to Toronto (International) with Fred Johnson (May 14, 1939).

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