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Russ
Ford		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 190
 
Born: April 25, 1883 in Can, MB, BRANDON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1909 26 BOS AL $ 300,000 10 3 5 4 7 8 8 6 8 7
1910 27 BOS AL   9 4 5 4 7 8 8 7 8 7
1911 28 BOS AL $ 300,000 8 3 5 4 7 8 8 7 8 7
1912 29 BOS AL   8 3 5 4 7 8 7 6 7 7
1913 30 BOS AL   8 3 5 4 7 8 8 7 8 7
1914 31 BOS AL   8 3 5 4 7 8 7 7 8 7
1915 32 BOS AL   8 3 5 4 7 8 7 6 7 7
1916 33 BOS AL   8 3 5 4 7 8 7 5 7 6
1917 34 BOS AL   8 3 4 4 7 7 7 5 6 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 3 4 4 7 7 7 5 6 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 10 4 5 4 7 8 8 7 8 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1909 26 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6
1910 27 BOS AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6
1911 28 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6
1912 29 BOS AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6
1913 30 BOS AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6
1914 31 BOS AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6
1915 32 BOS AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6
1916 33 BOS AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6
1917 34 BOS AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1909 26 BOS AL 6 6 .500 18 18 7 0 0 143.0 122 46 2 24 75 2.90 .229 .273 .320 .592 11.0
    AAA   4 1 .800 6 6 4 2 0 53.7 37 7 1 6 83 1.17 .190 .214 .226 .440  
1910 27 AAA   7 6 .538 39 7 6 1 6 88.3 58 23 5 22 103 2.34 .186 .240 .299 .539  
1911 28 BOS AL 4 2 .667 8 6 6 0 0 54.0 49 22 5 18 27 3.67 .245 .306 .395 .701 4.0
    AAA   1 0 1.000 10 0 0 0 1 6.3 4 1 0 2 8 1.42 .200 .273 .200 .473  
1912 29 AAA   9 4 .692 29 13 3 0 3 105.0 114 54 9 50 102 4.63 .269 .346 .392 .738  
1913 30 AAA   8 11 .421 26 26 7 2 0 206.0 179 73 20 86 175 3.19 .233 .310 .365 .675  
1914 31 AAA   15 7 .682 29 29 9 2 0 226.7 207 84 19 92 212 3.34 .238 .311 .360 .671  
1915 32 AAA   5 1 .833 13 4 2 1 0 45.7 34 11 1 18 40 2.17 .211 .291 .286 .576  
1916 33 AAA   10 11 .476 24 24 10 1 0 176.0 183 76 10 71 156 3.89 .267 .336 .369 .705  
1917 34 AAA   12 7 .632 22 22 10 0 0 175.0 158 58 15 56 134 2.98 .237 .296 .338 .634  
2 Years Sim 10 8 .556 26 24 13 0 0 197.0 171 68 7 42 102 3.11 .234 .282 .340 .622 15.0
9 Years AAA 71 48 .597 198 131 51 9 10 1082.6 974 387 80 403 1013 3.22 .238 .306 .348 .653  
Season Average 5 4 .556 13 12 6 0 0 98.5 85 34 3 21 51 3.11 .234 .282 .340 .622  
Career Highs 6 6 .667 18 18 7 0 0 143.0 122 46 5 24 75 3.67 .245 .306 .395 .701  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   98 36 3 19 75   .220 .252 .307 .559
vs LH   73 32 4 23 27   .255 .311 .392 .702
Home 3 4 .429 12 11 6 0 0 87.7 77 33 3 13 46 3.39 .232 .261 .343 .604
Away 7 4 .636 14 13 7 0 0 109.3 94 35 4 29 56 2.88 .235 .287 .338 .624
May 1 3 .250 4 4 4 0 0 35.0 27 9 1 3 19 2.31 .206 .224 .290 .514
June 4 4 .500 10 10 7 0 0 80.3 74 35 6 23 33 3.92 .248 .302 .399 .702
July 3 1 .750 7 6 1 0 0 52.3 48 18 0 11 34 3.10 .244 .284 .315 .598
August 2 0 1.000 4 4 1 0 0 28.0 19 5 0 5 14 1.61 .190 .229 .250 .479
Sep/Oct 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 3 1 0 0 2 6.77 .500 .500 .833 1.333
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1909 26 BOS AL 18 46 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 21 .065 .083 .065 .149 -1.7 0.0
1911 28 BOS AL 8 17 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 .176 .263 .235 .498 1.4 0.0
1917 34 AAA   5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.3  
2 Years Sim 26 63 3 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 27 .095 .134 .111 .245 -0.3 0.0
1 Years AAA 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.3  
162 Game Average 392 18 37 6 0 0 12 6 0 18 168 .095 .134 .111 .245 -1.7  
Career Highs 18 46 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 21 .176 .263 .235 .498 1.4  
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   35 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 13 .086 .135 .114 .249 -0.5
vs LH   28 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 .107 .133 .107 .240 -0.6
Home 12 23 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .043 .083 .043 .127 -1.3
Away 14 40 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 16 .125 .163 .150 .313 0.2
RISP   16 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 .063 .059 .063 .121 -0.9
Close/Late   8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.4
May 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
June 10 28 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 13 .107 .194 .143 .336 0.5
July 6 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .059 .059 .059 .118 -1.0
August 4 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .222 .200 .222 .422 0.3
Sep/Oct 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
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    
1909 26 BOS AL P 18 18 143.0 10 31 2 1 .953 2.58    
1911 28 BOS AL P 8 6 54.0 6 13 0 0 1.000 3.17    
Career Totals   26 24 197.0 16 44 2 1 .968 2.74    
Career Highs   18 18 143.0 10 31 2 1 1.000 3.17    
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History
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Boston (A) on 9/26/1905
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (A) on 2/25/1907 to a 2-year deal worth $2,450,000 per year
Injured on 5/4/1907 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1909
Earned first career win on 6/8/1909
Had first career hit on 7/17/1909, off Hi West (WS1)
Injured on 8/24/1909 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
Injured on 4/21/1911 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 2 weeks
Injured on 9/8/1912 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 4 days
Injured on 4/15/1914 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 6/3/1916 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 7/24/1916 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 7/27/1917 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
 
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