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Russ Meers

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: November 28, 1918 in Tilton, IL us

Died: November 16, 1994 in Lancaster, PA

Buried: Cremated

Debut: September 28, 1941 (Age 22-304d, 9,142nd in major league history)
vs. STL 8.0 IP, 5 H, 5 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: September 26, 1947 (Age 28-302d)
vs. STL 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Russell Harlan Meers

Nicknames: Babe

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

ERA

3.98

83.2

WHIP

1.482

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	1-6 / in Starts: 0-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	1 game
Most Games w/o RBI	0 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 2 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	2 (1-1-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 2 PAs	0
Avg. Runners on Base	1 (0-0-0)

Most Driven In
C McCullough	1

1946 Batting Game Log

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1946 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	2	33 (32)	May 29	CHC		STL	L,2-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	3	39 (5)	Jun 4	CHC		NYG	W,3-2	6-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0					9	2.01	-0.023	4.31	-0.03%	-0.17	P
3	4	45 (5)	Jun 10	CHC		PHI	L,8-9	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	5	54 (8)	Jun 23 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,10-15	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.94	0.070	3.07	0.14%	0.84	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	6	75 (20)	Jul 13	CHC		BRO	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
6	7	80 (4)	Jul 18	CHC		BSN	L,3-9	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
7	8	81	Jul 19	CHC		BSN	L,1-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
							1-6		2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000		1.48	0.047	3.69	0.11%	0.67

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