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Russ Van Atta

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 184lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: June 21, 1906 in Augusta, NJ us

Died: October 10, 1986 in Andover, NJ

Buried: Frankford Plains Cemetery, Newton, NJ

High School: Augusta HS (Augusta, NJ)

School: Pennsylvania State University (State College, PA)

Debut: April 25, 1933 (Age 26-308d, 7,590th in major league history)
vs. WSH 9.0 IP, 5 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: May 11, 1939 (Age 32-324d)
vs. NYY 4.0 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 7 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1933 season

Full Name: Russell Van Atta

Nicknames: Sheriff

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

ERA

5.60

207

712.1

339

WHIP

1.693

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-25 / in Starts: 1-8
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 30 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	18 (11-4-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 30 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
M Hoag	1
J Saltzgaver	1
Self	1
B Dickey	0

Most Driven In By
B Ruth	1
L Gehrig	1
Self	1
G Selkirk	1
R Rolfe	1

1934 Batting Game Log

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1934 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	27	9 (8)	Apr 28	NYY		BOS	L,2-4	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		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	28	13 (3)	May 2	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	29	19 (5)	May 9	NYY		SLB	L,8-9	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.67	-0.046	2.79	-0.11%	-1.05	P
4	30	24 (4)	May 17	NYY	@	DET	L,4-5	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.41	-0.006	7.36	-0.02%	-0.17	P
5	31	28 (3)	May 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-9	2-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.35	-0.041	1.76	-0.13%	-1.58	P
6	32	32 (3)	May 25	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-7	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.58	-0.016	2.40	-0.04%	-0.13	P
7	33	35 (2)	May 28	NYY	@	SLB	W,13-9	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	34	38 (2)	May 31	NYY		WSH	L,3-9	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.02	0.019	4.58	0.05%	0.14	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
9	35	42 (3)	Jun 5	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-8	GS-5	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	9	1.87	-0.007	8.26	-0.02%	0.08	P
10	36	54 (11)	Jun 18	NYY		DET	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.188	.313	.500	9	1.16	0.092	7.55	0.36%	0.81	P
11	37	57 (2)	Jun 21	NYY		CLE	L,5-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.188	.313	.500	9						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
12	38	67 (9)	Jul 3	NYY		BOS	L,9-10	5-6	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.235	.529	.765	9	.58	0.049	3.23	0.16%	1.00	P
13	39	68	Jul 4 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-8	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.235	.529	.765	9						P
14	40	71 (2)	Jul 6	NYY		WSH	L,8-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.235	.529	.765	9						P
15	41	77 (5)	Jul 14	NYY	@	DET	L,11-12	6-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.211	.474	.684	9	.22	-0.011	2.06	-0.06%	-0.31	P
16	42	81 (3)	Jul 18	NYY	@	CLE	L,14-15	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.450	.650	9	1.19	-0.031	6.63	-0.10%	-0.19	P
17	43	88 (6)	Jul 24	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.450	.650	9						P
Aug		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
18	44	96 (7)	Aug 1	NYY		BOS	L,4-7	5-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.409	.591	9	.93	-0.049	5.70	-0.18%	-0.57	P
19	45	103 (6)	Aug 8	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-9	3-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.375	.542	9	.15	-0.008	.90	-0.03%	-0.44	P
20	46	108 (4)	Aug 14 (1)	NYY		DET	L,5-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.375	.542	9						P
21	47	116 (7)	Aug 21	NYY		SLB	L,6-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.160	.360	.520	9	1.07	-0.028	4.37	-0.07%	-0.25	P
Sept		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
22	48	128 (11)	Sep 1	NYY		WSH	L,1-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.160	.360	.520	9						P
23	49	129	Sep 2	NYY		WSH	L,3-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.160	.360	.520	9						P
24	50	136 (6)	Sep 9 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,2-1	5-GF(6)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.160	.360	.520	9						P
25	51	138 (1)	Sep 11 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.160	.360	.520	9						P
26	52	140 (1)	Sep 14	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-12	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.160	.360	.520	9						P
27	53	142 (1)	Sep 16	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.160	.360	.520	9						P
28	54	153 (10)	Sep 29 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-6	GS-9	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.207	.379	.586	9	.31	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.17	P
							3-25		30	29	5	6	0	1	1	3	0	0	4	0	1		0		0	0	.207	.207	.379	.586		.79	-0.074	3.80	-0.19%	-2.49

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