Jack Russell (baseball)

Infobox MLB retired
name=Jack Russell
position=Pitcher


bgcolor1=#0d2b56
bgcolor2=#ba313c
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=October 24, 1905
city-state|Paris|Texas
deathdate=death date and age|1990|11|3|1905|10|24
city-state|Clearwater|Florida
debutdate= May 5
debutyear= 1926
debutteam= Boston Red Sox
finaldate=August 7
finalyear=1940
finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals
stat1label=Pitching record
stat1value=85-141
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.46
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=418
teams=
* Boston Red Sox (1926-1932, 1936)
* Cleveland Indians (1932)
* Washington Senators (1933-1936)
* Detroit Tigers (1937)
* Chicago Cubs (1938-1939)
* St. Louis Cardinals (1940)
highlights=
*American League pennant: 1933
*National League pennant: 1938
*American League All-Star: 1934
*Led AL in Walks/9IP (1.58) in 1929
*Led AL in Saves in 1933 (13) and 1934 (7)
*Led AL in Games (54) in 1934

Jack Erwin Russell (August 24, 1905 - November 3 1990) was a Major League Baseball player from 1926 to 1940 for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals. Russell was mainly a pitcher and his career marks were 85 wins, 141 losses, and a 4.46 ERA. After his baseball career ended, Russell settled in Clearwater, FL and was instrumental in raising money to build a baseball stadium, Jack Russell Memorial Stadium, which became the spring training home of the Philadelphia Phillies beginning in 1955 and continuing through 2003, when the team moved to Bright House Networks Field, also in Clearwater.

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball saves champions

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/russeja01.shtml Jack Russell's career stats"]