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Marius
Russo		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: July 19, 1914 in Usa, NY, BROOKLYN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1943    1945    1950    1951   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1939 24 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 8 7 7 5 5 5
1940 25 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 8 7 7 5 5 5
1941 26 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 9 8 8 6 6 6
1942 27 MON NL $ 2,435,714 9 6 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6
1943 28 MON NL $ 2,550,000 8 6 6 6 9 8 8 6 6 6
1944 29 MON NL $ 3,700,000 8 5 5 5 9 8 8 5 5 5
1945 30 SDP NL $ 3,700,000 7 5 5 5 9 8 8 5 5 5
1946 31 BRK NL $ 4,040,000 7 5 5 5 9 8 8 5 5 5
1947 32 BRK NL $ 4,040,000 7 5 5 5 9 8 8 5 5 5
1948 33 BRK NL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 9 8 8 4 4 4
1949 34 DET AL $ 1,412,000 7 6 5 5 9 8 8 4 4 4
1950 35 DET AL $ 1,250,000 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 3 3 3
1951 36 DET AL $ 1,250,000 5 5 5 5 8 7 7 3 3 3
1952 37 OAK AL $ 1,250,000 5 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,040,000 9 6 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1939 24 NYA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1940 25 NYA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1941 26 NYA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1942 27 MON NL $ 2,435,714   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1943 28 MON NL $ 2,550,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1944 29 MON NL $ 3,700,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1945 30 SDP NL $ 3,700,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1946 31 BRK NL $ 4,040,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1947 32 BRK NL $ 4,040,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1948 33 BRK NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1949 34 DET AL $ 1,412,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1950 35 DET AL $ 1,250,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1951 36 DET AL $ 1,250,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1952 37 OAK AL $ 1,250,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,040,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1939 24 NYA AL 14 15 .483 46 33 11 2 0 285.7 303 127 22 76 126 4.00 .271 .315 .411 .726 15.0
1940 25 NYA AL 19 18 .514 43 43 21 0 0 341.3 360 156 32 91 132 4.11 .270 .316 .429 .746 18.8
1941 26 NYA AL 14 24 .368 41 41 15 1 0 316.3 390 160 22 77 137 4.55 .303 .340 .427 .766 15.9
1942 27 NYA AL 1 8 .111 12 12 4 0 0 82.7 117 57 8 21 35 6.21 .332 .370 .469 .838 0.7
  MON NL 13 13 .500 28 28 10 1 0 224.7 273 100 20 45 83 4.01 .300 .332 .427 .759 12.2
  TOT   14 21 .400 40 40 14 1 0 307.3 390 157 28 66 118 4.60 .309 .343 .439 .781 12.9
1943 28 MON NL 13 9 .591 25 25 10 2 0 196.3 207 82 7 38 74 3.76 .267 .303 .354 .657 13.8
    AAA   0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 3.3 4 1 0 0 2 2.70 .308 .308 .385 .692  
1944 29 MON NL 10 6 .625 19 19 6 0 0 141.3 159 60 10 42 56 3.82 .282 .332 .401 .733 9.4
1945 30 SDP NL 22 10 .688 40 40 11 1 0 312.7 313 132 39 59 98 3.80 .261 .295 .413 .707 21.3
1946 31 SDP NL 5 7 .417 14 12 3 1 0 98.3 115 56 11 25 33 5.13 .295 .336 .451 .787 3.1
  BRK NL 10 4 .714 21 19 4 1 2 118.0 136 62 14 33 39 4.73 .292 .337 .448 .786 5.6
  TOT   15 11 .577 35 31 7 2 2 216.3 251 118 25 58 72 4.91 .293 .337 .450 .786 8.8
1947 32 BRK NL 8 15 .348 31 31 2 0 0 219.0 239 109 24 60 79 4.48 .273 .319 .392 .711 8.4
1948 33 BRK NL 16 10 .615 40 40 9 2 0 299.3 305 130 29 58 120 3.91 .263 .298 .388 .686 19.2
1949 34 SEM AL 1 1 .500 17 9 2 1 1 22.3 27 14 3 13 11 5.64 .290 .377 .462 .840 0.7
  DET AL 12 5 .706 20 11 3 1 0 148.7 138 71 17 38 54 4.30 .240 .287 .380 .666 9.7
  TOT   13 6 .684 37 20 5 2 1 171.0 165 85 20 51 65 4.47 .247 .300 .391 .691 10.5
    AAA   4 1 .800 6 6 0 0 0 45.7 48 14 4 14 32 2.76 .268 .321 .391 .712  
1950 35 DET AL 21 8 .724 36 36 3 0 0 249.0 223 85 28 70 97 3.07 .237 .289 .386 .674 21.9
1951 36 DET AL 10 7 .588 60 22 2 0 6 197.3 212 123 24 86 74 5.61 .270 .342 .421 .763 7.8
1952 37 DET AL 0 2 .000 17 0 0 0 1 13.0 15 9 3 4 6 6.23 .283 .333 .472 .805 0.0
  OAK AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 8 3 1 1 3 6.75 .421 .450 .579 1.029 0.0
  TOT   0 2 .000 19 0 0 0 1 17.0 23 12 4 5 9 6.35 .319 .364 .500 .864 0.0
    AA   1 0 1.000 12 0 0 0 0 23.0 31 10 2 5 24 3.91 .323 .356 .448 .804  
14 Years Sim 189 162 .538 512 421 116 13 10 3270.0 3540 1536 314 837 1257 4.23 .275 .318 .411 .729 183.5
2 Years AAA 4 1 .800 8 8 0 0 0 49.0 52 15 4 14 34 2.76 .271 .320 .391 .711  
1 Years AA 1 0 1.000 12 0 0 0 0 23.0 31 10 2 5 24 3.91 .323 .356 .448 .804  
3 Years Minors 5 1 .833 20 8 0 0 0 72.0 83 25 6 19 58 3.13 .288 .332 .410 .742  
Season Average 13 11 .542 36 30 8 0 0 233.6 252 109 22 59 89 4.23 .275 .318 .411 .729  
Career Highs 22 24 .724 60 43 21 2 6 341.3 390 160 39 91 137 6.35 .319 .364 .500 .864  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   2504 1056 216 599 890   .280 .325 .413 .738
vs LH   1036 480 98 238 367   .263 .305 .407 .712
Home 93 81 .534 255 215 54 5 2 1688.9 1769 767 157 443 649 4.09 .268 .314 .404 .719
Away 96 81 .542 257 206 62 8 8 1581.0 1771 769 157 394 608 4.38 .281 .324 .418 .742
Mar/Apr 27 26 .509 83 66 18 2 0 515.6 523 216 41 120 194 3.77 .262 .304 .396 .701
May 33 27 .550 89 75 23 2 1 579.0 667 292 60 143 220 4.54 .289 .331 .438 .769
June 33 33 .500 88 75 19 2 1 580.6 597 233 49 155 230 3.61 .262 .309 .387 .696
July 34 27 .557 90 73 20 4 2 550.0 650 296 56 146 211 4.84 .291 .335 .426 .761
August 33 24 .579 78 65 19 2 3 510.0 524 241 48 135 193 4.25 .266 .314 .398 .712
Sep/Oct 29 25 .537 84 67 17 1 3 534.6 579 258 60 138 209 4.34 .275 .319 .417 .737
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1939 24 NYA AL 46 87 7 20 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 15 .230 .244 .241 .486 5.8 0.0
1940 25 NYA AL 43 120 5 26 2 1 0 5 0 2 3 24 .217 .236 .250 .486 6.1 0.0
1941 26 NYA AL 41 100 8 21 3 0 0 7 2 0 0 19 .210 .208 .240 .448 4.9 0.0
1942 27 NYA AL 12 27 1 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 5 .222 .250 .296 .546 2.0 0.0
  MON NL 28 83 6 15 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 22 .181 .190 .193 .383 1.8 0.0
  TOT   40 110 7 21 3 0 0 5 0 1 2 27 .191 .205 .218 .424 3.7 0.0
1943 28 MON NL 25 67 4 9 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 17 .134 .169 .164 .333 1.4 0.0
1944 29 MON NL 19 50 4 10 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 9 .200 .208 .200 .408 1.8 0.0
1945 30 SDP NL 40 113 5 19 1 0 0 11 0 0 1 23 .168 .174 .177 .351 2.4 0.0
1946 31 SDP NL 14 34 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 .118 .143 .118 .261 -0.2 0.0
  BRK NL 21 37 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .189 .211 .189 .400 1.3 0.0
  TOT   35 71 4 11 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 10 .155 .178 .155 .333 1.1 0.0
1947 32 BRK NL 31 75 5 12 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 17 .160 .182 .173 .355 1.1 0.0
1948 33 BRK NL 40 104 9 15 3 0 1 12 0 0 4 26 .144 .176 .202 .378 2.0 0.0
1949 34 SEM AL 17 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
  DET AL 20 58 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .155 .155 .155 .310 -0.1 0.0
  TOT   37 61 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .164 .164 .164 .328 0.3 0.0
1950 35 DET AL 36 98 9 19 2 0 0 13 0 0 3 22 .194 .225 .214 .440 4.1 0.0
1951 36 DET AL 60 51 3 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 7 .216 .226 .235 .462 3.3 0.0
1952 37 DET AL 17 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
  OAK AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  TOT   19 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
14 Years Sim 512 1110 75 205 19 1 1 80 2 3 24 225 .185 .201 .206 .408 38.3 0.0
162 Game Average 351 23 64 6 0 0 25 0 0 7 71 .185 .201 .206 .408 12.1  
Career Highs 60 120 9 26 3 1 1 13 2 2 4 27 .333 .333 .333 .667 6.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   760 47 145 10 1 0 51 1 2 15 153 .191 .206 .207 .413 20.8
vs LH   350 28 60 9 0 1 29 1 1 9 72 .171 .191 .206 .397 8.0
Home 255 538 43 99 8 0 1 47 2 3 15 93 .184 .205 .204 .409 14.6
Away 257 572 32 106 11 1 0 33 0 0 9 132 .185 .198 .208 .406 14.3
RISP   284 0 50 6 1 1 80 0 0 7 61 .176 .191 .215 .406 7.7
Close/Late   70 6 14 4 0 0 9 0 0 0 17 .200 .194 .257 .452 2.5
Mar/Apr 66 176 10 40 5 0 1 20 1 0 5 33 .227 .247 .273 .520 10.9
May 89 183 13 33 4 1 0 18 0 0 6 29 .180 .208 .213 .421 5.6
June 83 204 14 29 3 0 0 10 0 0 1 47 .142 .146 .157 .303 -1.3
July 76 188 14 37 2 0 0 12 0 1 2 38 .197 .202 .207 .410 4.8
August 75 174 6 26 3 0 0 5 0 1 4 37 .149 .168 .167 .334 0.5
Sep/Oct 84 185 18 40 2 0 0 15 1 1 6 41 .216 .241 .227 .468 8.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1939 24 NYA AL P 46 33 285.7 14 52 4 3 .943 2.08    
1940 25 NYA AL P 43 43 341.3 34 70 4 2 .963 2.74    
1941 26 NYA AL P 41 41 316.3 20 59 0 1 1.000 2.25    
1942 27 NYA AL P 12 12 82.7 7 16 1 2 .958 2.50    
  MON NL P 28 28 224.7 20 44 2 5 .970 2.56    
  TOT   P 40 40 307.3 27 60 3 7 .967 2.55    
1943 28 MON NL P 25 25 196.3 12 39 0 4 1.000 2.34    
1944 29 MON NL P 19 19 141.3 14 25 0 1 1.000 2.48    
1945 30 SDP NL P 40 40 312.7 26 60 6 4 .935 2.48    
1946 31 SDP NL P 14 12 98.3 6 15 1 0 .955 1.92    
  BRK NL P 21 19 118.0 8 19 1 1 .964 2.06    
  TOT   P 35 31 216.3 14 34 2 1 .960 2.00    
1947 32 BRK NL P 31 31 219.0 13 35 1 3 .980 1.97    
1948 33 BRK NL P 40 40 299.3 27 64 2 3 .978 2.74    
1949 34 SEM AL P 17 9 22.3 1 4 0 1 1.000 2.01    
  DET AL P 20 11 148.7 10 29 1 3 .975 2.36    
  TOT   P 37 20 171.0 11 33 1 4 .978 2.32    
1950 35 DET AL P 36 36 249.0 15 54 2 6 .972 2.49    
1951 36 DET AL P 60 22 197.3 8 26 0 2 1.000 1.55    
1952 37 DET AL P 17 0 13.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.38    
  OAK AL P 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   512 421 3270.0 235 613 25 41 .971 2.33    
Career Highs   60 43 341.3 34 70 6 7 1.000 2.74    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1939 24 NYA AL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 3.3 1 0 0 1 1 0.00 .091 .167 .182 .348
1949 34 DET AL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
1950 35 DET AL 1 1 .500 3 3 0 0 0 17.7 22 9 4 5 6 4.59 .301 .346 .562 .908
1951 36 DET AL 1 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 1 .667 10 4 0 0 0 23.3 23 9 4 6 7 3.47 .253 .299 .473 .771
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1950 35 DET AL 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .250 .000 .250
Career Post-Season Batting 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .250 .000 .250
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1948-10-3.91
1950-3-3.07
 Wins
1940-6-19
1945-1-22
1950-4-21
 Losses
1940-3-18
1941-1-24
 Winning Pct
1943-8-.591
1945-3-.688
1949-4-.684
1950-5-.724
1951-10-.588
 Games Pitched
1939-9-46
1951-10-60
 Games Started
1940-6-43
1941-8-41
1945-6-40
Complete Games
1940-3-21
1941-9-15
 Shutouts
1939-5-2
1941-8-1
1943-9-2
1945-9-1
1946-9-2
1948-5-2
1949-4-2
 Innings Pitched
1940-2-341.3
1941-9-316.3
1945-8-312.7
 Hits Allowed
1940-2-360
1941-2-390
1945-6-313
1948-9-305
CAR-49-3540
 Homeruns Allowed
1939-8-22
1940-1-32
1941-10-22
1945-1-39
1946-10-25
1948-7-29
 Strikeouts
1941-9-137
Walks per 9IP
1941-9-2.2
1942-3-1.8
1943-1-1.7
1945-2-1.7
1946-6-2.4
1947-6-2.5
1948-2-1.7
1949-3-2.7
1950-6-2.5
 Hits per 9IP
1949-5-8.7
1950-4-8.1
 WHiP
1943-8-1.25
1945-5-1.19
1947-10-1.37
1948-2-1.21
1949-2-1.26
1950-2-1.18
 OAVG
1949-3-.247
1950-4-.237
 OOBP
1939-10-.315
1940-10-.316
1943-8-.303
1945-4-.295
1947-7-.319
1948-2-.298
1949-1-.300
1950-2-.289
 OSLG
1943-7-.354
1949-10-.391
1950-8-.386
OOPS
1943-6-.657
1948-9-.686
1949-3-.691
1950-4-.674
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 86    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 28    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  6. Frank Tanana (921)
  7. Dick Ruthven (919)
  8. Wes Ferrell (915)
  9. Dick Drago (914)
  10. Fred Hutchinson (909)
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  1. Max Lanier (995)
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  5. Red Embree (986)
  6. Ray Benge (982)
  7. Gary Peters (980)
  8. Harry Brecheen (980)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 22nd overall pick, by New York (A) in 1939
Had first career hit on 5/3/1939, off Al Hollingsworth (MON)
Earned first career win on 5/3/1939
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1940, going 6-1, 1.35
2/1/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,435,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/3/1942 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Traded from New York (A) to Montreal on 6/1/1942 (Going to MON: P Marius Russo. Going to NYA: LF Barney Mccosky, P Johnny Beazley)
2/1/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,550,000 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game
Injured on 8/3/1943 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 8/15/1943 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 6-7 weeks
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,700,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/21/1944 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 7/12/1944 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 8 weeks
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,700,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Montreal to San Diego on 2/3/1945 (Going to MON: CF Ernie Sulik. Going to SDP: P Vito Tamulis, P Marius Russo, CF Milt Byrnes, SS Joe Cronin)
Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game
9/1/1945: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $4,040,000 per year, for 2 years
Traded from San Diego to Brooklyn on 6/1/1946 (Going to BRK: P Marius Russo. Going to SDP: P Bob Logan, P Eddie Smith, C Birdie Tebbetts)
Injured on 7/23/1946 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 3 weeks
4/2/1947: Signed a minor league contract extension with Brooklyn
Injured on 4/26/1947 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 9/27/1947 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Hit first career homerun on 4/8/1948, off Joe Krakauskas (DET)
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 4/2/1949 to a 1-year deal worth $1,412,000 per year
Traded from Seattle to Detroit on 7/1/1949 (Going to SEM: SS Mike Goliat, 1B Tommy Henrich, P Emil Kush. Going to DET: P Marius Russo)
7/31/1949: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $1,250,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 10/6/1949 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season
Injured on 4/5/1950 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1950, going 5-1, 2.03
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game
Injured on 7/10/1950 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game
Won World Series with Detroit in 1951
Traded from Detroit to Oakland on 7/31/1952 (Going to DET: C Joe Garagiola, P Bobby Shantz, LF Irv Noren. Going to OAK: P Gene Conley, 2B Eddie Stanky, P Marius Russo)
 
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