Russ Meyer (baseball)
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Meyer with the Phillies in 1951
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: October 25, 1923 Peru, Illinois |
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| Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Oglesby, Illinois |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 13, 1946, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 28, 1959, for the Kansas City Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 94–73 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.99 | ||
| Strikeouts | 672 | ||
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Russell Charles Meyer (October 25, 1923 – November 16, 1998) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. His nickname was "Mad Monk".[1]
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1942, Meyer would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Chicago Cubs on September 13, 1946, and appear in his final game on June 28, 1959.
Meyer was the first of three pitchers in Major League history to have gone at least 23 consecutive road starts without a loss: Allie Reynolds set the record with 25, spanning the 1948 and 1949 seasons, a feat current Kansas City Royals pitcher Chris Young fell one short of. Meyer went 24 consecutive road starts without a loss during the 1953 and 1954 seasons.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Russ Meyer, a Fiery Pitcher For Dodgers in 50's, Dies at 74
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Russ Meyer at Find a Grave
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