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Russ
Witham		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: November 4, 1924 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Series of the Wests Won 1953   
Platinum Glove Award 1953   
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
1952 27 SLC PL $ 2,400,000  
1953 28 SLC PL $ 2,400,000  
1954 29 SLC PL $ 2,400,000  
1955 30 SLC PL $ 2,310,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,310,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,400,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 27 SLC PL 136 500 64 148 32 4 8 79 17 15 27 70 .296 .335 .424 .759 63.6 6.2
1953 28 SLC PL 124 439 63 133 24 4 7 66 19 8 32 60 .303 .351 .424 .774 65.3 8.4
1954 29 SLC PL 84 286 48 103 18 3 4 39 16 8 20 28 .360 .401 .486 .887 51.1 8.8
1955 30 SLC PL 133 484 63 140 22 8 10 74 28 9 35 74 .289 .337 .430 .767 70.2 8.7
4 Years Sim 477 1709 238 524 96 19 29 258 80 40 114 232 .307 .351 .436 .787 250.3 32.0
162 Game Average 580 80 177 32 6 9 87 27 13 38 78 .307 .351 .436 .787 85.0  
Career Highs 136 500 64 148 32 8 10 79 28 15 35 74 .360 .401 .486 .887 70.2  
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   1379 179 405 71 15 24 210 68 32 81 200 .294 .333 .419 .752 184.8
vs LH   330 59 119 25 4 5 48 12 8 33 32 .361 .423 .506 .929 62.4
Home 238 823 125 241 46 5 15 111 34 19 57 97 .293 .337 .416 .752 111.0
Away 239 886 113 283 50 14 14 147 46 21 57 135 .319 .364 .455 .819 136.3
RISP   500 0 159 23 8 6 214 0 0 37 70 .318 .355 .432 .787 74.4
Pinch Hitting   15 2 7 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 1 .467 .467 .667 1.133 4.0
Close/Late   174 21 48 4 1 2 19 0 0 16 26 .276 .335 .345 .680 20.6
Mar/Apr 55 208 36 64 13 2 6 34 8 5 17 32 .308 .360 .476 .836 33.4
May 80 312 46 89 19 4 5 41 7 9 10 48 .285 .308 .420 .728 35.9
June 84 301 32 86 10 3 5 45 11 12 17 43 .286 .329 .389 .718 34.8
July 94 317 46 91 18 2 8 54 17 6 29 46 .287 .348 .432 .781 47.4
August 97 338 44 123 23 7 1 51 21 5 24 40 .364 .404 .482 .887 61.0
Sep/Oct 67 233 34 71 13 1 4 33 16 3 17 23 .305 .350 .421 .771 34.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1952 27 SLC PL 3B 136 131 1164.0 69 202 12 9 .958 2.10 0 0 .000 0 4.8
1953 28 SLC PL 3B 124 122 1036.7 73 221 10 25 .967 2.55 0 0 .000 0 5.2
1954 29 SLC PL 3B 73 67 579.0 43 120 11 6 .937 2.53 0 0 .000 0 1.9
    2B 10 8 72.7 15 23 1 3 .974 4.71 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    C 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1955 30 SLC PL 2B 118 114 1009.7 193 354 17 53 .970 4.88 0 0 .000 0 4.1
    3B 14 7 81.0 3 16 1 2 .950 2.11 0 0 .000 0 0.2
  3B 347 327 2860.7 188 559 34 42 .956 2.35 0 0 .000 0 12.0
  2B 128 122 1082.3 208 377 18 56 .970 4.86 0 0 .000 0 4.5
  C 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   478 449 3947.0 398 936 52 98 .962 3.04 0 0 .000 0 16.6
Career Highs   136 131 1164.0 196 370 18 55 .969 4.67 0 0 .000 0  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1953 28 SLC PL 14 52 6 14 6 1 0 9 0 0 3 10 .269 .321 .423 .745
Career Post-Season Batting 14 52 6 14 6 1 0 9 0 0 3 10 .269 .321 .423 .745
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.
Singles
CAR-46-380
 Triples
1955-10-8
CAR-39-19
 Caught Stealing
1952-9-15
CAR-40-40
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 1
   Hall of Fame Standards: 35
 
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History
Drafted in 13th round, 241st overall pick, by Salt Lake City in 1952
Had first career hit (double) on 4/15/1952, off Fabian Cordova (DEN)
Hit first career homerun on 5/3/1952, off Frank Haws (SA)
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Kansas City on 8/15/1953
Won Series of the West with Salt Lake City in 1953
Won Platinum Glove Award at Third Base in 1953
Injured on 4/30/1954 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 5 weeks
6/9/1954: Signed a contract extension with Salt Lake City, $2,310,000 per year, for 2 years
 
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