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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-35 / in Starts: 9-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	48 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 106 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	74 (31-26-17)
Avg. MLBer w/ 106 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	61 (32-19-10)

Most Driven In
D Mincher	2
T Oliva	2
T Uhlaender	1
S Valdespino	1
H Killebrew	1
B Allison	0

Most Driven In By
J Merritt	1
A Kosco	1
J Hall	1
C Tovar	1
T Uhlaender	1

1966 Batting Game Log

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1966 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	753	4 (3)	Apr 15	MIN		CAL	L,4-9	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.14	-0.004	.37	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
2	754	5	Apr 16	MIN		CAL	L,2-3	8-8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9	2.45	0.176	5.75	0.25%	0.61	PH
3	755	6	Apr 19	MIN	@	KCA	L,2-3	6-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	1.000	1.667	9	4.39	0.124	8.78	0.15%	1.00	PH
4	756	7	Apr 22	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-2	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	9	.46	-0.011	.90	-0.01%	-0.09	PH
5	757	8	Apr 23	MIN	@	CAL	L,3-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	.750	1.350	9	1.29	0.040	2.37	0.04%	0.11	PH
6	758	10 (1)	Apr 25	MIN	@	DET	L,0-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.600	1.100	8	1.52	-0.037	2.67	-0.04%	-0.14	PH C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	759	17 (6)	May 8 (1)	MIN		BOS	L,1-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.500	.929	8	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.15	C
8	760	19 (1)	May 9	MIN		NYY	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.429	.804	9	5.78	-0.155	8.59	-0.14%	-0.35	PH
9	761	27 (7)	May 19	MIN		CHW	W,4-3	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.375	.708	9	1.32	-0.033	3.11	-0.05%	-0.10	PH
10	762	30 (2)	May 22 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.333	.633	9	1.33	-0.032	3.11	-0.05%	-0.20	PH
11	763	31	May 22 (2)	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	9	1.27	-0.031	2.61	-0.04%	-0.08	PH
12	764	39 (7)	May 30 (1)	MIN		BAL	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.273	.523	9	.05	-0.001	.08	0.00%	-0.10	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	765	44 (4)	Jun 3	MIN		CLE	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.333	.641	7	3.36	0.133	4.31	0.10%	0.37	PH
14	766	48 (3)	Jun 8	MIN		KCA	L,4-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	9	.65	-0.016	.54	-0.01%	-0.15	PH
15	767	53 (4)	Jun 13 (1)	MIN	@	KCA	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.286	.552	9	.11	-0.003	.10	0.00%	-0.09	PH
16	768	62 (8)	Jun 20	MIN	@	CAL	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.267	.517	7	.81	-0.019	.44	-0.01%	-0.13	PH
17	769	64 (1)	Jun 22	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.250	.485	8	.50	-0.012	.19	0.00%	-0.13	PH C
18	770	68 (3)	Jun 26 (1)	MIN	@	DET	W,7-5	2-GF	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.333	.316	.649	7	.99	0.133	.22	0.02%	2.45	C
19	771	73 (4)	Jun 30	MIN		CLE	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.318	.652	8	.83	0.011	.23	0.00%	0.01	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	772	75 (1)	Jul 1 (2)	MIN	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.240	.296	.280	.576	8	1.41	-0.073	.20	-0.01%	-0.40	C
21	773	77 (1)	Jul 2 (2)	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.300	.286	.586	8	1.08	-0.015	.10	0.00%	-0.18	C
22	774	78	Jul 3	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.290	.276	.566	8	1.21	-0.033	.07	0.00%	-0.29	PH
23	775	79	Jul 4	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-4	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.294	.258	.552	8	1.10	-0.081	.03	0.00%	-0.73	C
24	776	80	Jul 5	MIN	@	CLE	W,4-3	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.316	.242	.558	8	1.19	0.016	.02	0.00%	0.37	C
25	777	82 (1)	Jul 7	MIN		DET	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.341	.278	.619	8	1.21	0.055	.09	0.00%	0.53	C
26	778	84 (1)	Jul 9	MIN		DET	L,1-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.333	.270	.604	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.15	C
27	779	90 (5)	Jul 17 (2)	MIN		NYY	L,6-9	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.348	.293	.641	7	.66	0.025	.08	0.00%	0.25	C
28	780	91	Jul 18	MIN		NYY	L,4-6	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.362	.310	.671	9	3.37	0.141	.19	0.01%	0.60	PH
29	781	93 (1)	Jul 19 (2)	MIN	@	WSA	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.373	.311	.684	7	.88	-0.032	.05	0.00%	0.43	C
30	782	95 (1)	Jul 21	MIN	@	WSA	W,1-0	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.377	.304	.682	6	2.93	-0.043	.23	0.00%	-0.19	PH C
31	783	100 (4)	Jul 27	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-6	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.370	.298	.668	6	.33	-0.008	.03	0.00%	-0.13	C
32	784	103 (2)	Jul 31	MIN		BAL	L,0-4	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.357	.286	.643	6	.35	-0.017	.03	0.00%	-0.24	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	785	105 (1)	Aug 2	MIN		BOS	W,7-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.351	.280	.631	9	2.64	-0.105	.13	0.00%	-0.76	PH
34	786	110 (4)	Aug 7 (1)	MIN	@	KCA	W,2-1	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.241	.328	.259	.587	6	1.15	-0.143	.13	-0.01%	-1.38	C
35	787	112 (1)	Aug 8	MIN	@	KCA	L,1-6	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.354	.281	.635	6	.58	0.010	.04	0.00%	1.22	C
36	788	117 (4)	Aug 14 (1)	MIN		KCA	L,0-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.348	.276	.624	9	.54	-0.014	.04	0.00%	-0.22	C
37	789	118	Aug 14 (2)	MIN		KCA	L,3-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.358	.288	.646	9	1.71	0.049	.07	0.00%	0.12	PH
38	790	126 (7)	Aug 23 (1)	MIN	@	WSA	W,7-0	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.358	.288	.646	6						C
39	791	131 (4)	Aug 28 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-4	13-GF(15)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.283	.636	9	1.59	-0.037	.03	0.00%	-0.13	PH C
40	792	132	Aug 28 (2)	MIN	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG(11)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.342	.277	.619	7	1.92	0.025	.03	0.00%	-0.71	C
41	793	134 (1)	Aug 30	MIN		WSA	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.351	.304	.655	8	.87	0.003	.02	0.00%	-0.09	C
42	794	135	Aug 31	MIN		BOS	W,11-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.264	.333	.292	.625	8	.42	0.006	.03	0.00%	-0.50	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
43	795	138 (2)	Sep 3 (2)	MIN		NYY	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.263	.329	.289	.619	8	1.01	-0.129	.14	-0.01%	-1.40	C
44	796	141 (2)	Sep 6	MIN		CHW	W,4-3	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.326	.286	.611	9	4.90	-0.132	.04	0.00%	-0.48	PH
45	797	145 (3)	Sep 11	MIN		BAL	W,11-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.260	.326	.286	.611	4						C
46	798	147 (1)	Sep 14	MIN	@	DET	L,2-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.322	.282	.604	9	3.51	-0.077	.08	0.00%	-0.45	PH C
47	799	154 (6)	Sep 23	MIN		DET	W,12-4	GS-8	4	4	1	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.280	.341	.329	.670	6	.11	0.041	.00	0.00%	4.01	C
48	800	155	Sep 24	MIN		DET	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.326	.314	.640	6	1.45	-0.122	.00	0.00%	-1.19	C
49	801	158 (2)	Sep 28	MIN		CLE	L,0-4	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.316	.303	.620	6	1.03	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-1.42	C
50	802	160 (1)	Sep 30 (2)	MIN	@	BAL	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.314	.301	.615	6	.78	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.01	C
51	803	162 (1)	Oct 2 (2)	MIN	@	BAL	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.314	.302	.616	6	.66	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.11	C
							16-35		106	96	5	25	2	1	0	7	7	3	13	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	.260	.314	.302	.616		1.17	-0.601	.47	0.19%	-0.99

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