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Spike
Russell		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 220
 
Born: June 3, 1942 in Dominican Republic
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1977   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 31 JAX JL $ 1,600,000 4 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8
1974 32 JAX JL $ 1,600,000 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8
1975 33 JAX JL $ 1,600,000 4 4 4 4 5 5 2 2 2 4 5 5 4 4 4 8 7 7
1976 34 JAX JL $ 1,100,000 4 5 4 4 5 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
1977 35 JAX JL $ 1,100,000 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
1978 36 JAX JL $ 1,100,000 2 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 3 2 5 5 5
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,100,000 2 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 3 2 5 5 5
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,600,000 4 5 4 4 5 5 2 2 2 4 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 31 JAX JL 159 575 72 166 21 0 18 75 12 7 38 34 .289 .333 .419 .752 76.9 12.6
1974 32 JAX JL 120 342 37 90 11 2 5 37 4 3 29 29 .263 .318 .351 .668 42.6 6.2
1975 33 JAX JL 120 382 46 91 18 3 9 30 5 4 30 32 .238 .304 .372 .676 41.3 6.0
1976 34 JAX JL 133 412 50 105 20 6 10 33 6 4 38 49 .255 .320 .405 .725 51.3 7.0
1977 35 JAX JL 86 216 28 71 7 3 7 28 1 0 14 44 .329 .373 .486 .860 36.3 8.1
1978 36 JAX JL 63 89 9 24 6 0 2 13 1 0 6 15 .270 .327 .404 .731 12.2 1.7
6 Years Sim 681 2016 242 547 83 14 51 216 29 18 155 203 .271 .326 .402 .729 260.7 41.6
162 Game Average 479 57 130 19 3 12 51 6 4 36 48 .271 .326 .402 .729 62.0  
Career Highs 159 575 72 166 21 6 18 75 12 7 38 49 .329 .373 .486 .860 76.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1553 191 426 66 14 41 184 20 11 121 165 .274 .331 .414 .745 206.6
vs LH   463 51 121 17 0 10 32 9 7 34 38 .261 .310 .363 .673 51.7
Home 340 979 113 267 45 9 23 105 12 5 67 108 .273 .322 .408 .730 124.9
Away 341 1037 129 280 38 5 28 111 17 13 88 95 .270 .330 .397 .727 133.5
RISP   424 0 128 12 3 11 159 0 0 31 40 .302 .343 .422 .765 60.7
Pinch Hitting   87 11 27 2 0 2 14 1 0 6 17 .310 .362 .402 .764 12.3
Close/Late   274 32 75 9 0 7 27 0 0 20 32 .274 .330 .383 .713 33.8
Mar/Apr 133 399 43 117 20 5 10 56 10 4 32 41 .293 .346 .444 .790 59.3
May 123 359 42 87 13 1 11 35 2 2 37 35 .242 .318 .376 .694 43.4
June 116 350 28 95 11 1 6 33 3 3 23 37 .271 .318 .360 .678 39.0
July 116 345 49 91 15 3 8 28 8 2 24 47 .264 .316 .394 .711 42.5
August 87 285 40 73 11 2 6 21 4 4 18 26 .256 .304 .372 .676 30.8
Sep/Oct 106 278 40 84 13 2 10 43 2 3 21 17 .302 .353 .471 .825 43.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1973 31 JAX JL SS 159 156 1326.7 177 488 26 85 .962 4.51   7.4
1974 32 JAX JL SS 114 93 863.3 106 294 11 61 .973 4.17   3.5
    2B 2 0 4.7 1 2 0 0 1.000 5.79   0.0
1975 33 JAX JL SS 93 88 781.3 123 245 4 60 .989 4.24   3.6
    3B 7 7 70.0 2 16 0 0 1.000 2.31   0.1
    RF 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1976 34 JAX JL SS 111 109 930.7 125 256 17 49 .957 3.68   3.9
    1B 1 0 6.0 7 0 0 1 1.000 10.50   0.0
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1977 35 JAX JL SS 66 57 499.7 59 128 5 25 .974 3.37   1.6
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1978 36 JAX JL SS 35 15 166.7 15 47 6 4 .912 3.35   0.3
    RF 1 0 1.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 5.42   0.0
  SS 578 518 4568.3 605 1458 69 284 .968 4.06   20.3
  3B 9 7 72.0 2 16 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.1
  1B 1 0 6.0 7 0 0 1 1.000 10.50   0.0
  2B 3 0 5.7 1 2 0 0 1.000 4.77   0.0
  RF 2 0 4.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.86   0.0
  LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   594 525 4658.6 617 1476 69 285 .968 4.04   20.5
Career Highs   159 156 1326.7 177 488 26 85 .990 4.51    
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History
Drafted in 10th round, 228th overall pick, by Jacksonville in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/2/1973, off Anthony Ball (WAS)
Hit first career homerun on 4/2/1973, off Edward Holding (WAS)
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Louisville on 4/3/1975
Hit for the cycle against Charlotte on 9/17/1976
Injured on 8/6/1977 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
 
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