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Russell
Christman		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 220
 
Born: July 6, 1921 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1947   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 25 CHI YL $ 3,514,286   7 7 7 4 4 4 6 7 7 10 10 10 7 7 7
1948 26 CHI YL $ 3,514,286   7 7 7 5 5 5 6 7 7 10 10 10 7 7 7
1949 27 CHI YL $ 5,000,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 7
1950 28 CHI YL $ 5,000,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,514,286   7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 6 7 7 10 10 10 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 25 CHI YL 153 583 106 184 25 9 8 61 1 2 114 88 .316 .431 .431 .862 107.7 20.0
1948 26 CHI YL 156 583 104 152 15 3 15 50 0 0 111 89 .261 .383 .374 .756 89.4 13.5
1949 27 CHI YL 137 448 84 130 21 2 11 61 0 1 90 80 .290 .414 .420 .833 80.5 14.5
1950 28 CHI YL 154 559 98 169 25 2 14 79 1 0 109 112 .302 .415 .429 .844 102.9 18.7
4 Years Sim 600 2173 392 635 86 16 48 251 2 3 424 369 .292 .410 .413 .823 380.5 66.8
162 Game Average 586 105 171 23 4 12 67 0 0 114 99 .292 .410 .413 .823 102.7  
Career Highs 156 583 106 184 25 9 15 79 1 2 114 112 .316 .431 .431 .862 107.7  
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   1680 307 497 64 13 38 200 2 3 339 289 .296 .416 .417 .834 306.4
vs LH   493 85 138 22 3 10 51 0 0 85 80 .280 .389 .398 .787 79.7
Home 301 1066 182 311 46 3 27 121 0 1 216 173 .292 .412 .417 .828 193.3
Away 299 1107 210 324 40 13 21 130 2 2 208 196 .293 .409 .409 .818 192.8
RISP   475 0 147 24 4 11 188 0 0 116 88 .309 .439 .446 .886 99.2
Pinch Hitting   12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 .250 .438 .250 .688 2.0
Close/Late   220 38 68 10 0 5 33 0 0 50 36 .309 .438 .423 .860 43.3
Mar/Apr 81 308 64 99 18 4 6 30 0 2 61 50 .321 .432 .464 .897 61.3
May 109 381 69 110 9 3 7 35 0 0 78 70 .289 .414 .383 .797 65.7
June 101 367 54 103 14 1 6 40 0 0 63 60 .281 .387 .373 .760 56.8
July 98 358 61 91 13 3 11 46 1 0 64 65 .254 .370 .399 .769 56.6
August 105 380 71 122 10 4 12 46 1 1 77 57 .321 .442 .463 .905 77.9
Sep/Oct 106 379 73 110 22 1 6 54 0 0 81 67 .290 .417 .401 .818 67.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1947 25 CHI YL 1B 152 152 1333.7 1526 131 9 174 .995 11.18   2.9
1948 26 CHI YL 1B 156 151 1345.7 1463 117 10 150 .994 10.57   3.0
1949 27 CHI YL 1B 133 130 1117.7 1256 107 6 143 .996 10.98   2.6
1950 28 CHI YL 1B 153 148 1310.7 1372 92 7 143 .995 10.05   1.9
    RF 1 0 4.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 594 581 5107.6 5617 447 32 610 .995 10.69   10.2
  RF 1 0 4.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   595 581 5112.0 5617 447 32 610 .995 10.68   10.2
Career Highs   156 152 1345.7 1526 131 10 174 .996 11.18    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1947-4-.316
 On-Base Pct
1947-2-.431
1949-9-.414
1950-6-.415
 XR
1947-7-107.7
CAR-31-380.5
 Games
1948-10-156
 Runs
1947-10-106
1948-9-104
CAR-26-392
 Hits
1947-7-184
CAR-40-635
Singles
1947-5-142
CAR-22-485
 Triples
1947-4-9
CAR-45-16
 Walks
1947-4-114
1948-5-111
1950-6-109
CAR-6-424
 Strikeouts
1950-10-112
CAR-18-369
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 21
   Hall of Fame Standards: 23
 
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  1. Alonzo Zendejas (971)
  2. Bill Marquardt (950)
  3. Rupert McKown (949)
  4. Allan Dickerson (942)
  5. Daniel Tague (936)
  6. Seth Uribe (931)
  7. William Belknap (930)
  8. William Barnwell (927)
  9. Howard Goldston (924)
  10. Arthur Wade (920)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 60th overall pick, by Chicago in 1947
Had first career hit on 4/1/1947, off Stan Lugo (CB)
Hit first career homerun on 5/4/1947, off Saul Edwards (LEE)
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Colonial Beach on 8/7/1947
1/26/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,514,286 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Chicago on 2/3/1949 to a 5-year deal worth $5,000,000 per year
Injured on 3/16/1949 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 6 weeks
 
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