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Russ Christopher

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 170lb (190cm, 77kg)

Born: September 12, 1917 in Richmond, CA us

Died: December 5, 1954 in Richmond, CA

Buried: Sunset Mausoleum, El Cerrito, CA

High School: Richmond HS (Richmond, CA)

Debut: April 14, 1942 (Age 24-214d, 9,201st in major league history)
vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: October 1, 1948 (Age 31-019d)
vs. DET 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Russell Ormand Christopher

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Relatives: Brother of Loyd Christopher

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.1

ERA

3.37

241

999.2

424

WHIP

1.330

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-13 / in Starts: 8-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 48 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	30 (15-15-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 48 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	30 (15-10-4)

Most Driven In
I Hall	1
P Suder	1

Most Driven In By
B Estalella	1
E Mayo	1

1943 Batting Game Log

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1943 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	31	1	Apr 20	PHA	@	WSH	L,5-7	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	32	3 (1)	Apr 23	PHA		BOS	W,5-0	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	33	8 (4)	Apr 28	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.05	-0.078	2.38	-0.11%	-0.80	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
4	34	11 (2)	May 2 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,6-7	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
5	35	17 (5)	May 8	PHA	@	NYY	W,9-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.50	-0.048	.91	-0.05%	-1.10	P
6	36	21 (3)	May 13	PHA	@	DET	W,2-1	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9						P
7	37	27 (5)	May 22	PHA	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.06	0.100	2.44	0.14%	0.44	P
8	38	31 (3)	May 28	PHA		CHW	W,5-2	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.14	-0.002	3.06	0.00%	-0.22	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	39	37 (5)	Jun 1	PHA		DET	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	9	1.03	-0.055	3.39	-0.11%	-0.58	P
10	40	42 (4)	Jun 6 (1)	PHA		CLE	W,12-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.43	-0.010	1.22	-0.02%	-0.13	P
11	41	47 (4)	Jun 13 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,5-3	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	1.26	0.004	2.77	0.01%	-0.03	P
12	42	52 (4)	Jun 17 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.99	-0.051	2.79	-0.09%	-0.68	P
13	43	58 (5)	Jun 22	PHA		BOS	L,1-7	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.138	.138	.138	.276	9						P
14	44	64 (5)	Jun 27 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.156	.156	.313	9	.98	0.046	1.32	0.04%	0.16	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
15	45	70 (5)	Jul 4 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.171	.171	.171	.343	9	.77	-0.019	.47	-0.01%	-0.20	P
16	46	75 (4)	Jul 9	PHA	@	DET	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.162	.162	.162	.324	9	1.35	-0.066	.81	-0.02%	-0.69	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
17	47	116 (40)	Aug 23 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,6-7	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.162	.162	.162	.324	9						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
18	48	124 (7)	Sep 3	PHA	@	BOS	W,5-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.158	.316	9	1.57	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
19	49	126 (1)	Sep 5	PHA	@	BOS	W,7-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	.60	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.63	P
20	50	131 (4)	Sep 12 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,3-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.150	.300	9	1.60	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
21	51	133 (1)	Sep 14	PHA	@	NYY	L,5-6	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.146	.146	.146	.293	9	1.50	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
22	52	136 (2)	Sep 18	PHA		BOS	W,5-4	8-GF(11)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.143	.163	.143	.306	9	2.25	0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.13	P
23	53	141 (4)	Sep 23	PHA		CHW	L,2-5	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.163	.182	.186	.368	9						P
24	54	144 (2)	Sep 25 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,2-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.191	.178	.369	9	1.34	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.03	P
							11-13		48	45	2	7	1	0	0	2	2	0	13	0	1		0	1	0	0	.156	.191	.178	.369		1.09	-0.260	1.50	-0.23%	-5.19

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