LF Russ Thurston #20
Age: 49 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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LF RUSS THURSTON #20 - AGE: 49 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/11/1925
Born in:San Antonio, TX
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 26 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, 124 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1943, 1st Pick in Round 7
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1948 Houston - LSA 23 47 99 31 6 1 1 12 9 6 0 2 16 1 1 .313 .346 .424 .770 107 113 0.5
1949 San Diego - GWL 24 102 143 28 5 0 3 26 14 15 0 1 29 1 1 .196 .270 .294 .564 54 52 -0.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1943 Ottumwa - R 18 14 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 66 64 0.1
1944 Ottumwa - R 19 90 208 54 9 4 2 29 30 46 3 0 32 8 4 .260 .401 .370 .771 122 127 1.8
1945 Ottumwa - R 20 21 29 9 2 0 0 2 5 4 0 1 5 0 0 .310 .382 .379 .762 127 118 0.2
1946 Albuquerque - A 21 55 173 56 12 3 10 40 37 33 0 2 22 2 3 .324 .428 .601 1.029 162 162 2.3
1946 Little Rock - AA 21 52 195 77 23 4 2 30 45 30 3 1 39 12 11 .395 .480 .585 1.065 203 211 3.5
1947 Little Rock - AA 22 45 164 60 14 3 12 40 39 45 1 1 31 4 6 .366 .502 .707 1.210 217 216 3.5
1947 Galveston - AA 22 74 259 69 9 4 5 35 47 63 2 2 33 9 4 .266 .411 .390 .801 133 139 2.8
1948 Galveston - AA 23 88 323 88 13 4 6 55 48 54 1 4 46 5 8 .272 .374 .393 .768 106 114 1.7
1950 Minneapolis - AAA 25 118 342 87 17 3 8 38 43 57 2 2 64 10 7 .254 .362 .392 .754 107 110 1.3
1951 Minneapolis - AAA 26 99 200 43 8 3 2 16 27 39 2 1 35 3 1 .215 .347 .315 .662 87 100 0.8
1952 Minneapolis - AAA 27 138 507 136 24 10 19 60 105 97 3 4 53 21 6 .268 .386 .467 .854 167 181 6.6
1953 Minneapolis - AAA 28 117 296 73 10 3 9 37 55 56 1 1 62 7 1 .247 .367 .392 .759 96 104 1.1
1954 Minneapolis - AAA 29 84 146 38 7 1 4 23 21 26 1 3 31 2 6 .260 .369 .404 .773 104 107 0.1
1955 Minneapolis - AAA 30 73 82 22 5 0 3 12 15 16 0 2 20 1 1 .268 .380 .439 .819 118 124 0.7
1956 Minneapolis - AAA 31 6 18 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 .167 .250 .333 .583 52 28 -0.1
Total DIX 97 359 137 37 7 14 70 84 75 4 2 70 16 17 .382 .491 .641 1.132 210 213
Total GWL 737 1734 430 77 21 48 214 281 308 9 14 296 45 24 .248 .362 .400 .761 116 124
Total LSA 209 681 188 28 9 12 102 104 123 3 8 95 15 13 .276 .385 .396 .782 117 124
Total UMVA 125 240 64 11 4 2 31 37 50 3 1 38 9 4 .267 .398 .371 .769 122 125
Total TBA 55 173 56 12 3 10 40 37 33 0 2 22 2 3 .324 .428 .601 1.029 162 162
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1943 Ottumwa - R LF 14 0 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 21.0 3.43 +0.9 1.043
1944 Ottumwa - R LF 79 62 143 1 1 146 2 .986 501.0 2.59 +1.7 1.018
1944 Ottumwa - R CF 7 7 22 1 1 23 0 1.000 55.0 3.76 -0.0 1.032
1944 Ottumwa - R RF 5 5 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 35.1 2.80 +0.2 .957
1945 Ottumwa - R LF 11 5 18 1 1 19 0 1.000 57.0 3.00 +0.5 1.020
1945 Ottumwa - R CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1945 Ottumwa - R RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.028
1946 Little Rock - AA LF 44 43 103 1 1 106 2 .981 362.0 2.59 +2.4 1.004
1946 Albuquerque - A LF 22 14 36 2 0 38 0 1.000 134.0 2.55 +2.4 1.090
1946 Little Rock - AA CF 5 5 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 39.0 3.92 -0.1 .981
1946 Albuquerque - A CF 6 3 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 32.0 5.62 +1.1 1.036
1946 Little Rock - AA RF 7 2 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 29.0 2.79 -0.2 1.016
1946 Albuquerque - A RF 28 24 68 2 0 71 1 .986 199.2 3.16 +0.0 1.000
1947 Galveston - AA LF 68 68 177 3 0 184 4 .978 597.0 2.71 +1.9 .999
1947 Little Rock - AA LF 37 36 98 3 3 101 0 1.000 304.2 2.98 +3.3 1.032
1947 Galveston - AA CF 3 3 12 1 0 14 1 .929 27.0 4.33 -1.9 .875
1947 Little Rock - AA CF 4 4 15 0 0 17 2 .882 35.2 3.79 +0.1 1.032
1947 Galveston - AA RF 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 -0.2 1.008
1947 Little Rock - AA RF 8 5 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 48.0 2.06 +0.0 1.026
1948 Houston - AA LF 25 18 51 0 0 51 0 1.000 179.0 2.56 +0.5 1.017
1948 Galveston - AA LF 84 84 179 1 1 188 8 .957 725.1 2.23 +4.0 1.025
1948 Houston - AA CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.016
1948 Galveston - AA CF 2 2 4 0 0 5 1 .800 21.0 1.71 -1.7 .677
1949 San Diego - AAA 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.2 6.75 0.0 .000
1949 San Diego - AAA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 San Diego - AAA LF 53 15 45 1 1 48 2 .958 191.0 2.17 -1.4 1.022
1949 San Diego - AAA CF 8 2 10 3 1 14 1 .929 32.0 3.66 +0.4 .994
1949 San Diego - AAA RF 6 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 34.0 1.85 +0.3 1.002
1950 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 4 4 39 2 3 43 2 .953 36.0 10.25 -0.7 .801
1950 Minneapolis - AAA SS 1 0 3 2 1 6 1 .833 8.0 5.62 -0.5 .707
1950 Minneapolis - AAA LF 47 31 82 2 1 84 0 1.000 315.1 2.40 +0.5 .991
1950 Minneapolis - AAA CF 16 12 41 1 1 42 0 1.000 110.2 3.42 -1.4 .947
1950 Minneapolis - AAA RF 34 34 100 1 0 103 2 .981 274.1 3.31 -0.3 .988
1951 Minneapolis - AAA SS 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.3 1.065
1951 Minneapolis - AAA LF 26 12 40 0 0 42 2 .952 124.1 2.90 +1.8 1.038
1951 Minneapolis - AAA CF 30 21 66 0 0 66 0 1.000 205.1 2.89 -2.3 .980
1951 Minneapolis - AAA RF 10 9 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 76.0 1.89 +0.0 1.018
1952 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 130 130 1114 63 126 1191 14 .988 1070.1 9.90 -5.2 .950
1952 Minneapolis - AAA SS 2 1 2 5 0 8 1 .875 10.0 6.30 -0.4 .911
1952 Minneapolis - AAA LF 11 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 28.2 1.88 +0.4 .971
1952 Minneapolis - AAA CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.011
1952 Minneapolis - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 31 27 256 13 27 273 4 .985 231.0 10.48 -1.7 .925
1953 Minneapolis - AAA LF 55 22 62 2 1 69 5 .928 265.2 2.17 +2.6 1.016
1953 Minneapolis - AAA CF 7 4 18 1 0 19 0 1.000 42.0 4.07 +0.8 1.010
1953 Minneapolis - AAA RF 12 12 25 0 0 25 0 1.000 103.0 2.18 -1.4 .960
1954 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
1954 Minneapolis - AAA LF 34 2 15 0 0 16 1 .938 91.0 1.48 -0.4 1.019
1954 Minneapolis - AAA CF 7 4 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 41.0 3.29 +0.6 1.004
1954 Minneapolis - AAA RF 22 20 38 0 0 39 1 .974 171.1 2.00 -2.6 .947
1955 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.2 13.50 0.0 .000
1955 Minneapolis - AAA LF 20 9 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 99.1 1.90 +1.5 .948
1955 Minneapolis - AAA RF 6 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 10.1 2.61 +0.2 .999
1956 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 3 3 30 1 2 31 0 1.000 28.0 9.96 +0.3 1.036
1956 Minneapolis - AAA RF 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 +0.3 1.009
TOTAL 1B 172 164 1445 79 158 1544 20 .987 1370.2 10.01 -7.3 .943
TOTAL SS 4 1 7 7 1 16 2 .875 20.0 6.30 -0.6 .884
TOTAL LF 630 421 1084 17 10 1127 26 .977 3996.1 2.48 +22.4 1.016
TOTAL CF 97 67 242 7 3 254 5 .980 645.2 3.47 -4.3 .978
TOTAL RF 146 117 297 4 0 305 4 .987 1006.0 2.69 -3.8 .986
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/22/1943 Drafted in the 1943 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 1, 97th overall pick) by the Cleveland Foresters, out of high school Merced (Merced; Merced, CA).
09/19/1943 Wins the 1943 Championship with the Ottumwa Owls!
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/13/1945 Released by the Cleveland organization.
08/14/1945 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Syracuse Excelsiors organization.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/02/1946 Released by the Syracuse Excelsiors.
01/22/1946 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Houston Bulls organization.
04/15/1946 Named the #68 prospect in the GWL
05/06/1946 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/10/1946 Wins the TBA Player of the Week Award.
06/13/1946 Injured (bruised collarbone),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/14/1947 Named the #9 prospect in the GWL
04/25/1947 Injured (biceps tendinitis),out for 1-2 weeks.
07/06/1947 Named the #9 prospect in the GWL
10/11/1947 Named the #5 prospect in the GWL
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/14/1948 Named the #22 prospect in the GWL
07/06/1948 Named the #15 prospect in the GWL
10/16/1948 Was traded by the Houston Bulls to the San Diego Conquistadors, along with RP Ted Miller, in exchange for CL Hal Weston and LF Bill Babcock.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1950 Released by the San Diego Conquistadors.
04/19/1950 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Minneapolis Lumberjacks organization.
07/18/1953 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 3 days.
02/27/1954 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/01/1956 Released by the Minneapolis Lumberjacks.
10/12/1957 Retired from professional baseball.
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