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Russ Nixon

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Full name Russell Eugene Nixon
Born February 19, 1935, Cleves, Ohio
Died November 9, 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada
First Game: April 20, 1957; Final Game: September 16, 1968
Managed First Game: July 21, 1982; Managed Final Game: June 21, 1990
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 195
Ejections as player: 1958 (1), 1964 (2). Total: 3
Ejections as manager: 1983 (1), 1988 (1), 1989 (1), 1990 (1). Total: 4
SABR Biography

Top Performances

Pitcher Matchups

Discrepancies

                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1957 CLE A Daily Splits 62 185 15 52 7 1 2 18 12 7 12 0 1 1 0 2 6 0 1 .281 .323 .362 -0.5 1957 CLE A 1958 CLE A Daily Splits 113 376 42 113 17 4 9 46 13 4 38 0 4 2 0 5 15 0 3 .301 .322 .439 0.0 1958 CLE A 1959 CLE A Daily Splits 82 258 23 62 10 3 1 29 15 1 28 0 2 5 0 7 9 0 0 .240 .277 .314 -1.4 1959 CLE A 1960 CLE A Daily Splits 25 82 6 20 5 0 1 6 6 2 6 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 .244 .308 .341 0.0 1960 CLE A 1960 BOS A Daily Splits 80 272 24 81 17 3 5 33 13 3 23 0 4 1 0 2 10 0 1 .298 .329 .438 -0.6 1960 BOS A 1960 TOT A 105 354 30 101 22 3 6 39 19 5 29 2 5 2 0 2 13 0 2 .285 .324 .415 -0.6 1960 TOT A 1961 BOS A Daily Splits 87 242 24 70 12 2 1 19 13 1 19 2 2 3 0 3 5 0 1 .289 .327 .368 -0.7 1961 BOS A 1962 BOS A Daily Splits 65 151 11 42 7 2 1 19 8 3 14 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 .278 .313 .371 -0.6 1962 BOS A 1963 BOS A Daily Splits 98 287 27 77 18 1 5 30 22 5 32 4 1 2 0 1 8 0 0 .268 .327 .390 -0.1 1963 BOS A 1964 BOS A Daily Splits 81 163 10 38 7 0 1 20 14 3 29 2 0 3 0 1 7 0 0 .233 .297 .294 -1.0 1964 BOS A 1965 BOS A Daily Splits 59 137 11 37 5 1 0 11 6 2 23 0 1 3 0 4 8 0 0 .270 .295 .321 -1.2 1965 BOS A 1966 MIN A Daily Splits 51 96 5 25 2 1 0 7 7 3 13 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 .260 .314 .302 -0.7 1966 MIN A 1967 MIN A Daily Splits 74 170 16 40 6 1 1 22 18 3 29 0 2 3 0 2 4 0 0 .235 .304 .300 -0.6 1967 MIN A 1968 BOS A Daily Splits 29 85 1 13 2 0 0 6 7 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .153 .217 .176 -1.3 1968 BOS A Total (12 Years) Splits 906 2504 215 670 115 19 27 266 154 38 279 11 19 26 0 30 83 0 7 .268 .310 .361 -8.7 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1957 CLE A Daily Splits C 57 45 36 419.2 268 31 5 5 0 11 23 14 1 .984 1958 CLE A Daily Splits C 101 93 75 814.1 499 31 5 4 0 10 26 17 1 .991 1959 CLE A Daily Splits C 74 68 54 597.2 374 31 6 8 0 4 32 10 2 .985 1960 CLE A Daily Splits C 25 21 18 196.2 134 8 1 2 0 2 6 6 0 .993 1960 BOS A Daily Splits C 74 67 62 603.2 354 26 5 3 0 7 25 10 0 .987 1960 TOT A C 99 88 80 800.1 488 34 6 5 0 9 31 16 0 .989 1961 BOS A Daily Splits C 66 59 52 513.2 330 24 9 2 0 11 28 7 1 .975 1962 BOS A Daily Splits C 38 33 29 286 201 7 0 1 0 1 15 0 0 1.000 1963 BOS A Daily Splits C 76 72 66 645 483 22 4 1 0 5 19 9 0 .992 1964 BOS A Daily Splits C 45 41 30 338 273 11 3 3 0 3 13 5 0 .990 1965 BOS A Daily Splits C 38 30 27 272.2 200 10 4 0 0 3 30 6 1 .981 1966 MIN A Daily Splits C 32 18 14 195.2 137 5 2 0 0 0 13 5 0 .986 1967 MIN A Daily Splits C 69 41 28 417 308 26 2 1 0 7 19 11 0 .994 1968 BOS A Daily Splits C 27 23 18 208 147 6 1 1 0 2 14 7 0 .994 Total (12 Years) Splits C 722 611 509 5508 3708 238 47 31 0 66 263 107 6 .988 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG

                       Managerial Record

Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING 1982 CIN N 70 27 43 .386 210 275 7-21 6 6 1983 CIN N 162 74 88 .457 623 710 6 1988 ATL N 121 42 79 .347 420 527 5-24 6 6 1989 ATL N 161 63 97 .394 584 680 6 1990 ATL N 65 25 40 .385 267 365 6-21 6 6 Total ( 5 Years) 579 231 347 .400 2104 2557 Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING

              Coaching Record

Year Team Position START END 1976 CIN N Coach 4- 8 10-21 1977 CIN N Coach 4- 6 10- 2 1978 CIN N Coach 4- 6 10- 1 1979 CIN N Coach 4- 4 10- 5 1980 CIN N Coach 4- 9 10- 5 1981 CIN N Coach 4- 8 10- 4 1982 CIN N Coach 4- 5 7-20 1984 MON N Third base 4- 3 9-30 1985 MON N Third base 4- 8 10- 6 1986 ATL N Coach 4- 8 10- 5 1987 ATL N Coach 4- 7 10- 4 1992 SEA A Bench 4- 6 10- 4 Total (12 Years)

Ejection Information

As player: Date Team Umpire Reason 8-13-1958(2) BOX CLE A Ed Runge Balls and strikes 6- 7-1964(2) BOX BOS A Sam Carrigan Balls and strikes 9- 7-1964(2) BOX BOS A Red Flaherty Called third strike (Threw dirt on HP)

As manager: Date Team Umpire Reason 9- 9-1983 BOX CIN N Dave Pallone Call at 2B 7- 3-1988 BOX ATL N Bob Davidson Balk call 6-21-1989(2) BOX ATL N Harry Wendelstedt Balls and strikes 4-24-1990 BOX ATL N Charlie Williams Call at 3B

Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1953).

Traded by Cleveland Indians to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Sammy White and Jim Marshall (March 16, 1960); Sammy White refused to report to Cleveland Indians; trade voided (March 25, 1960).

Traded by Cleveland Indians with Carroll Hardy to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Marty Keough and Ted Bowsfield (June 13, 1960).

Traded by Boston Red Sox with Chuck Schilling to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Dick Stigman and a player to be named later (April 6, 1966); Boston Red Sox received Jose Calero (April 17, 1966).

Released by Minnesota Twins (April 8, 1968).

Signed by Boston Red Sox (April 8, 1968).

Selected by Chicago White Sox from Boston Red Sox in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 2, 1968).

Released by Chicago White Sox (April 5, 1969).

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