1B Merlin 'Buddha' Russell #22
Age: 56 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
   
09/19/1991
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 8 8 8 4
Gap 8 8 8 4
Power 7 8 7 4
Eye 12 13 12 6
Avoid K's 13 14 13 7
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 1
Errors: - 12 8
Arm: 2 7 3
Turn DP: - 2 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 8 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 8
Baserunning Inst.: 9
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:
Loyalty:
Desire f. Win:
Greed:
Intelligence:
Work Ethic:
Birthday:05/07/1935
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1952, 2nd Pick in Round 6
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1949 Northwest HS - HS 14 27 36 5 0 0 0 1 9 9 1 1 8 0 1 .139 .319 .139 .458 56 87 -0.0
1950 Northwest HS - HS 15 34 45 20 4 0 1 8 37 23 1 0 5 1 0 .444 .638 .600 1.238 103 138 0.5
1951 Northwest HS - HS 16 18 20 7 2 0 1 9 5 7 0 0 3 0 0 .350 .519 .600 1.119 174 163 0.3
1952 Northwest HS - HS 17 18 23 11 3 0 0 4 4 7 0 0 0 0 1 .478 .600 .609 1.209 171 203 0.3
1952 Moon Township - R 17 38 133 43 4 1 5 23 15 11 0 2 23 0 0 .323 .370 .481 .851 84 89 0.1
1953 Moon Township - R 18 37 93 21 4 0 3 18 19 14 0 0 17 0 0 .226 .327 .366 .693 64 64 -0.4
1954 Rochester - S A 19 26 89 14 6 1 0 7 7 1 0 0 26 0 0 .157 .167 .247 .414 22 26 -0.6
1955 Rochester - S A 20 30 87 23 8 0 2 12 8 5 0 0 16 0 0 .264 .304 .425 .730 115 105 0.1
1956 Rochester - S A 21 75 257 68 10 0 2 32 23 25 1 3 46 0 0 .265 .329 .327 .656 102 101 0.2
1957 Harrisburg - AA 22 27 56 17 4 0 0 8 3 5 0 0 8 0 0 .304 .361 .375 .736 79 87 -0.1
1958 Harrisburg - AA 23 95 305 75 19 2 7 41 43 68 0 3 39 1 0 .246 .380 .390 .770 95 93 0.2
1959 Harrisburg - AA 24 56 181 48 11 0 5 23 25 32 0 2 27 0 0 .265 .372 .409 .781 101 91 0.1
1959 Richmond - AAA 24 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -132 -0.0
1960 Richmond - AAA 25 15 16 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .188 .188 .375 .563 43 29 -0.1
1961 Richmond - AAA 26 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -124 -0.0
Total VBL (AAA) 18 19 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .158 .158 .316 .474 21 5
Total PBA (AA) 178 542 140 34 2 12 72 71 105 0 5 74 1 0 .258 .376 .395 .771 96 92
Total NYSB (S-A) 131 433 105 24 1 4 51 38 31 1 3 88 0 0 .242 .293 .330 .623 90 87
Total ORB (R) 75 226 64 8 1 8 41 34 25 0 2 40 0 0 .283 .352 .434 .785 76 79
Total MD-DC-VA 97 124 43 9 0 2 22 55 46 2 1 16 1 2 .347 .526 .468 .994 113 140
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1949 Northwest HS - HS 1B 27 8 149 9 2 160 2 .988 119.1 11.92 +1.0 1.080
1950 Northwest HS - HS P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 +0.3 .000
1950 Northwest HS - HS 1B 28 8 133 10 4 146 3 .979 103.2 12.41 +1.4 1.098
1950 Northwest HS - HS 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 Northwest HS - HS LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Northwest HS - HS 1B 15 7 89 6 8 97 2 .979 65.0 13.15 +1.4 1.115
1952 Moon Township - R 1B 38 38 351 24 15 383 8 .979 316.0 10.68 +3.1 1.085
1952 Northwest HS - HS 1B 16 6 82 7 11 91 2 .978 71.1 11.23 -0.7 .935
1953 Moon Township - R 1B 30 18 209 12 14 223 2 .991 182.0 10.93 -0.7 .966
1954 Rochester - S A 1B 26 25 198 17 10 217 2 .991 205.0 9.44 +0.6 1.024
1955 Rochester - S A 1B 23 22 203 12 12 217 2 .991 192.1 10.06 -0.8 .976
1957 Harrisburg - AA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 +0.0 .000
1957 Harrisburg - AA 1B 18 12 127 5 9 133 1 .992 108.0 11.00 -1.8 .846
1957 Harrisburg - AA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Harrisburg - AA 1B 92 92 994 69 47 1074 11 .990 828.1 11.55 +0.7 1.005
1959 Harrisburg - AA 1B 52 52 568 29 43 605 8 .987 460.1 11.67 +1.1 1.013
1960 Richmond - AAA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1960 Richmond - AAA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 +0.3 .000
TOTAL 1B 366 288 3104 200 175 3347 43 .987 2652.1 11.21 +5.3 1.017
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/1948 Joined the Northwest HS Falcons.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 8 (10).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (9); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (9).
03/02/1950 Goes 5-7 against the Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS Barons, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 9 R.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (8); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 7 (9).
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (8); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 7 (9).
06/01/1952 Released by the Northwest HS Falcons.
06/01/1952 Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 2, 35th overall pick) by the Rockville Superbas.
07/15/1952 Injured (sprained thumb), out for 5-6 weeks.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (8); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 8 (9).
04/10/1953 Named the #99 prospect in the ACB
07/24/1953 Injured (hamstring soreness), out for 4 days.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (8); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 8 (8).
04/10/1954 Named the #91 prospect in the ACB
08/26/1954 Injured (torn back muscle), out for 4-5 months.
11/13/1954 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3 months.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (7); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 9 (8).
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 9 (8).
08/20/1956 Injured (sore groin), day-to-day for 2 days.
09/17/1956 Wins the NYSB (S-A) NYSB (S-A) Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (5); Power: 5 (4); Eye: 11 (7).
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (5); Power: 7 (4); Eye: 11 (6).
06/16/1958 Was selected to the 1958 Pennsylvania Baseball Association All-Star Game.
10/01/1958 Signed a 0-year minor league contract extension with the Rockville Superbas organization.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (5); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 12 (6).
06/26/1959 Injured (Sore groin), day-to-day for 4 days.
07/20/1959 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Rockville Superbas organization.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (5); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 12 (6).
06/24/1960 Injured (Migraine), day-to-day for 2 days.
08/20/1960 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Rockville Superbas organization.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (5); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 13 (7).
10/20/1961 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (4); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 13 (7).
04/06/1962 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Dallas Marvels organization.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (4); Power: 7 (4); Eye: 12 (7).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (4); Power: 7 (4); Eye: 12 (7).
05/12/1964 Injured (Bruised thumb), day-to-day for 5 days.
06/01/1964 Released by the Dallas Marvels.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (4); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 13 (7).
01/01/1965 Retired from professional baseball.
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