Russ Meers
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Russ Meers | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Tilton, Illinois |
November 28, 1918|||
Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
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MLB debut | |||
September 28, 1941, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 26, 1947, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 3–3 | ||
Earned run average | 3.98 | ||
Strikeouts | 35 | ||
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Russell Harlan Meers (November 28, 1918 – November 16, 1994), nicknamed "Babe", was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago Cubs in 1941, 1946-1947.[1] He served in the military during World War II.
Meers made his major league debut for the 1941 Chicago Cubs on the final day of the season. In 1942 he was sent down to the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association.[2] During the season, Meers joined the Navy where he spent more than three years serving during World War II in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Meers rejoined the Cubs after the war, pitching during the 1946 and 1947 seasons.
References
- ↑ "Russ Meers Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-1-11.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
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