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Fred Lynn League
3-5-2075
Rod Russo Center Field
Retired (1988, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .298 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .818 Status Deceased (2027) Option Years 0  
H 2178 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 07-19-1951
HR 210 Drafted Round 3, Pick 42
(1970)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(27 games)
RBI 947
SB 184
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt B  Control D    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B D  (18.0%) LF A+ (99.0%) Arm A  WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF A- (80.4%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1973 CLE
32
103
11
23
3
0
1
9
10
 14 0 0
2
 0 2
.574
.292
.282
.058
.223
1974 CLE
142
499
52
127
12
7
9
60
28
 96 1 3
6
 3 8
.655
.294
.361
.106
.255
1975 CLE
139
566
101
168
26
5
13
68
54
 106 2 0
14
 5 3
.789
.360
.429
.133
.297
1976 CLE
139
586
110
166
29
11
10
66
72
 116 2 2
15
 3 2
.784
.363
.422
.138
.283
1977 CLE
131
511
72
136
26
6
18
82
54
 88 1 3
18
 2 4
.782
.336
.446
.180
.266
1978 CLE
137
591
102
184
30
11
20
74
43
 102 4 3
13
 2 1
.861
.360
.501
.190
.311
1979 CLE
139
563
89
173
28
7
16
82
50
 90 4 1
16
 2 8
.834
.367
.467
.160
.307
1980 CLE
133
511
75
166
23
8
14
76
54
 78 3 2
11
 1 6
.875
.391
.483
.159
.325
1981 CLE
139
586
109
179
27
7
27
67
66
 100 1 2
15
 2 2
.889
.376
.514
.208
.305
1982 CLE
142
548
87
184
32
7
15
71
52
 83 1 1
9
 8 2
.896
.394
.502
.166
.336
1983 CLE
140
585
112
180
29
8
18
62
60
 91 2 0
21
 4 1
.851
.374
.477
.169
.308
1984 CLE
122
448
82
139
16
9
12
50
52
 63 3 2
16
 3 3
.851
.384
.467
.156
.310
1985 CLE-NYN
112
424
57
120
16
4
10
66
37
 68 2 7
8
 2 4
.749
.338
.410
.127
.283
1986 NYN-BAL
111
409
63
134
18
4
11
58
44
 63 2 3
13
 9 2
.865
.393
.472
.144
.328
1987 BAL
92
249
49
72
14
2
12
38
28
 40 0 0
5
 0 4
.867
.361
.506
.217
.289
1988 BAL
52
120
16
27
5
0
4
18
9
 21 0 1
2
 2 2
.644
.277
.367
.142
.225
Total
1902
7299
1187
2178
334
96
210
947
713
 1219 28 30
184
 48 54
.818
.362
.457
.158
.298
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Rod Russo has retired from the Baltimore Buzzards
1986-08-26Rod Russo of the Baltimore Buzzards is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1986-08-03A trade has been completed between the New York Asians and the Baltimore Buzzards. The Baltimore Buzzards receive Rod Russo, Valerio Fraser from the New York Asians in exchange for Draft Pick 1987 Round 3 NYA (Howard Irwin), Draft Pick 1988 Round 4 BAL (Chris Watson).
1985-08-18A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Boxers and the New York Asians. The New York Asians receive Rod Russo from the Cleveland Boxers in exchange for Poot Poot, Draft Pick 1986 Round 2 CHN (Bret Fruzhenglaze).
1985-04-18Rod Russo of the Cleveland Boxers is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1984-09-20Rod Russo of the Cleveland Barons is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1984-04-23Rod Russo of the Cleveland Barons is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1980-04-26Rod Russo of the Cleveland Knights is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1978-05-15Rod Russo of the Cleveland Knights is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1977-08-20Rod Russo of the Cleveland Knights is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1973-09-06Rod Russo of the Cleveland Knights is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1973-08-16The Cleveland Knights have promoted Rod Russo to the major league team.