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Russ Nixon

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: February 19, 1935 in Cleves, OH us

Died: November 9, 2016 in Las Vegas, NV

High School: Western Hills HS (Cincinnati, OH)

School: University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)

Debut: April 20, 1957 (Age 22-060d, 11,423rd in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 16, 1968 (Age 33-210d)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1957 season

Full Name: Russell Eugene Nixon

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.7

2504

670

.268

215

RBI

266

OBP

.310

SLG

.361

OPS

.671

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	BOS		CLE	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
2	2	Apr 11	BOS		CLE	W,4-0	CG	43	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
3	3	Apr 14	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-3	GS	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
4	6 (2)	Apr 17	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
5	16 (9)	Apr 29 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	27 (10)	May 15	BOS		NYY	W,14-4	GF	11	3.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
7	32 (4)	May 20 (1)	BOS		LAA	L,3-5	GS	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	96 (63)	Jul 25 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
9	97	Jul 25 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-6	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
10	98	Jul 26	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-13	CG	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
11	99	Jul 27 (1)	BOS	@	WSA	L,2-11	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	105 (5)	Aug 3	BOS		WSA	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
13	109 (3)	Aug 6	BOS		LAA	L,2-5	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
14	124 (14)	Aug 19 (2)	BOS	@	MIN	L,4-7	GF	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
15	126 (1)	Aug 21	BOS	@	KCA	W,11-6	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
16	127	Aug 22	BOS	@	KCA	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
17	128	Aug 23	BOS	@	KCA	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
18	129	Aug 24	BOS	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
19	130	Aug 25	BOS	@	CLE	L,6-8	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
20	131	Aug 26 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-10	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	138 (6)	Sep 3 (2)	BOS		KCA	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
22	139	Sep 4	BOS		KCA	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
23	140	Sep 5	BOS		KCA	W,12-4	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
24	141	Sep 7	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
25	142	Sep 8	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-6	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
26	143	Sep 9 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
27	144	Sep 9 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-4	GS	25	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
28	145	Sep 10	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	45	11.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
29	146	Sep 12 (1)	BOS	@	DET	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
30	148 (1)	Sep 13	BOS	@	DET	L,6-14	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
31	149	Sep 14	BOS		NYY	W,4-1	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
32	150	Sep 15	BOS		NYY	L,6-9	GS	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
33	152 (1)	Sep 18	BOS	@	CHW	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
34	153	Sep 19	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
35	154	Sep 20	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
36	155	Sep 21	BOS	@	WSA	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
37	158 (2)	Sep 26	BOS		CHW	L,3-9	CG	46	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
38	159	Sep 30 (1)	BOS		WSA	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
							38gm		286.0	201	7	0	208	1