| Rip Russell | |
|---|---|
 Russell in 1947 | |
| First baseman | |
| Born:(1915-01-26)January 26, 1915 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| Died: September 26, 1976(1976-09-26) (aged 61) Los Alamitos, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 5, 1939, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 13, 1947, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .245 |
| Home runs | 29 |
| Runs batted in | 192 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Glen David"Rip"Russell (January 26, 1915 – September 26, 1976) was an Americaninfielder inMajor League Baseball, playing mainly as afirst baseman for two different teams between the1939 and1947 seasons. Listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 180 pounds (82 kg), Russell batted and threwright-handed. He was born inLos Angeles, California.
Basically a line-drive hitter and a good fielding replacement, Russell entered the majors in 1939 with theChicago Cubs, playing for them four years (1939–42) before joining theBoston Red Sox (1946–47). His most productive MLB season came during hisrookie year, when he posted career-highs inbatting average (.273),home runs (9),runs (55),hits (148),extra-base hits (38),RBI (79) andgames played (143).
Russell was a member of the1946 AL champion Red Sox, appearing in 80 games and making 64 starts atthird base before losing his regular job toPinky Higgins because of poor offensive production (.208 in 274at bats). However, he was a perfect 2-for-2 inpinch hitting roles in the1946 World Series. He started a Red Sox rally in the eighthinning of Game 7 with a lead-offsingle offMurry Dickson of theSt. Louis Cardinals, then scored Boston's second run of the contest. The Bosox were able to tie the game at 3–3, but the Cardinals bounced back in their half of the eighth, scoring the Series-clinching run onSlaughter's Mad Dash.
In his six-season MLB career, Russell was a .245 hitter (344-for-1,402) with 29 home runs and 192 RBI in 425 games, including 133 runs, 52doubles, eighttriples and fourstolen bases. He was a star of the top-levelPacific Coast League in the 1940s, appearing for four clubs and hitting over .300 five times.
Russell died inLos Alamitos, California, at the age of 61.
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