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Russ NixonWWikipedia↗

Bats: L Β· Throws: R Β· Born 1935-02-19 Β· Played 1957–1968 Β· Career WAR -1.5 (bWAR) Β·

IDsBBREF=nixonru01, LAHMAN=nixonru01, MLBAM=119814, RETROSHEET=nixor101

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πŸ“‹ Game logs β†’

Batting

YearTeamLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSWAR
1957CLEAL62185155271218011212.281.323.362.685-0.4
1958CLEAL11337642113174946031338.301.322.439.7611.4
1959CLEAL822582362103129001528.240.277.314.591-0.8
1960CLEAL258262050160166.244.308.341.6490.6
1960BOSAL802722481173533011323.298.329.438.767
1961BOSAL872422470122119011319.289.327.368.695-0.1
1962BOSAL6515111427211900814.278.312.371.683-0.3
1963BOSAL982872777181530002232.268.327.390.7170.8
1964BOSAL81163103870120001429.233.297.294.591-0.8
1965BOSAL5913711375101100623.270.295.321.616-0.6
1966MINAL5196525210700713.260.314.302.616-0.1
1967MINAL74170164061122001829.235.304.300.604-0.4
1968BOSAL2985113200600713.153.217.176.393-0.8
Total9062504215670115192726607154279.268.310.361.671-1.5

Fielding

YearTeamLgPosGGSInnPOAEDP
1957CLEALC5745418.22683155
1958CLEALC10193813.24993154
1959CLEALC7468597.23743168
1960CLEALC2521196.2134812
1960BOSALC7467603.23542653
1961BOSALC6659513.23302492
1962BOSALC3833286.0201701
1963BOSALC7672645.04832241
1964BOSALC4541338.02731133
1965BOSALC3830272.22001040
1966MINALC3218195.2137520
1967MINALC6941417.03082621
1968BOSALC2723208.0147611
Total7226115506.137082384731

Ejections (7)

DateAsReason
1958-08-13PlayerBalls and strikes
1964-06-07PlayerBalls and strikes
1964-09-07PlayerCalled third strike (Threw dirt on HP)
1983-09-09ManagerCall at 2B
1988-07-03ManagerBalk
1989-06-21ManagerBalls and strikes
1990-04-24ManagerCall at 3B