- Russ Kemmerer
Russell Paul Kemmerer (born
November 1 ,1931 inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania ) is a former right-handed pitcher who played for theBoston Red Sox (by|1954-by|1957), the Washington Senators (by|1957-by|1960), theChicago White Sox (by|1960-by|1962), and theHouston Colt .45s (by|1962-by|1963) to finish his career.He attended the
University of Pittsburgh .He debuted for the Sox on June 27, 1954. Kemmerer switched off between relief and starting in his early years, starting eleven games for the Red Sox, while appearing in twenty-seven for the team, before being traded to Washington. By the latter part of his career, he was strictly used out of the
bullpen . On June 22, 1962, he was traded to Houston for pitcherDean Stone . Kemmerer ended his career there on June 23, 1963.Kemmerer finished with 43 wins and 59 losses, good for a .422
winning percentage in a nine-year career. He pitched in 302 games (starting 109) and completed 24 of them (2 of those shutouts). He finished with 1066 and 2/3innings pitched , 505strike out s, and a 4.46 ERA. He allowed a total of 1144 hits, 588 runs, and 389 walks.As a batter, he finished with a .128
batting average .ee also
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