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Russ Van Atta

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 184lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: June 21, 1906 in Augusta, NJ us

Died: October 10, 1986 in Andover, NJ

Buried: Frankford Plains Cemetery, Newton, NJ

High School: Augusta HS (Augusta, NJ)

School: Pennsylvania State University (State College, PA)

Debut: April 25, 1933 (Age 26-308d, 7,590th in major league history)
vs. WSH 9.0 IP, 5 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: May 11, 1939 (Age 32-324d)
vs. NYY 4.0 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 7 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1933 season

Full Name: Russell Van Atta

Nicknames: Sheriff

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

ERA

5.60

207

712.1

339

WHIP

1.693

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Team Record in Appearances: 8-43 / in Starts: 2-7

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 30, Entered with runners on base: 12

1936 Pitching Game Log

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1936 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	113	2	Apr 15	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-6	8-GF(8)		99	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	9.00	16.32	5	2	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.12	-0.014	.27	-0.02%	-0.34	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 4
2	114	4	Apr 18	SLB		CLE	L,2-7	GS-5	L(0-1)	2	5.0	5	3	3	3	1	0	0	6.00	6.65	21	6	7	1	1	4	43			0	1	0	17	1	0	0	1	0	0	.83	-0.038	1.55	-0.04%	0.27	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
3	115	6	Apr 20	SLB	@	DET	W,9-6	7-7	W(1-1)	1	1.0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	5.14	6.17	7	2	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	.97	-0.137	1.46	-0.12%	-1.36	7b --- 0 out d1	7b 3 out d3
4	116	9	Apr 24	SLB		DET	L,3-9	7-8		3	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.00	5.09	6	4	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.006	.06	0.01%	1.31	7t --- 0 out d7	8t 3 out d7
5	117	12	Apr 27	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(1-2)	2	8.0	8	2	2	0	1	1	0	3.18	4.90	31	10	12	2	1	8	59			1	0	0	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	.94	0.231	1.41	0.21%	3.28	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	118	17	May 2	SLB	@	WSH	L,4-9	GS-3	L(1-3)	4	2.2	3	4	4	3	2	0	1	4.58	5.09	15	3	3	1	1	3	35			1	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	-0.266	1.00	-0.12%	-2.46	1b start a 1	3b 1-- 2 out d2
7	119	18	May 3	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-14	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.35	4.91	4	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.62	8b --- 0 out d9	8b end d 9
8	120	21	May 7	SLB	@	BOS	L,6-9	GS-2	L(1-4)	3	1.1	7	7	7	1	0	1	0	6.95	5.54	12	3	1	0	0	7	11			0	0	0	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	.67	-0.330	.28	-0.08%	-5.71	1b start tie	2b --3 1 out d6
9	121	23	May 11	SLB		CHW	L,6-19	7-8		3	2.0	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	7.13	5.48	11	7	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.14	-0.006	.04	0.00%	-0.69	7t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d7
10	122	26	May 14	SLB		NYY	L,1-6	9-GF		2	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.84	5.44	4	0	1	0	1	1		0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.10	0.003	.02	0.00%	0.66	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
11	123	27	May 15	SLB		WSH	L,5-10	8-GF		0	2.0	5	3	2	1	1	0	0	7.00	5.32	14	5	2	1	1	5		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.62	-0.082	.08	-0.01%	-1.69	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 5
12	124	33	May 22	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-5	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	6.75	5.24	5	2	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.78	-0.054	.08	0.00%	-0.34	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 2
13	125	38	May 27	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-12	3-6		4	3.1	8	1	1	1	0	1	1	6.32	5.64	20	7	3	0	1	8		1	1	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	-0.019	.01	0.00%	0.41	3b --3 2 out d6	6b 3 out d7
14	126	42	May 31	SLB	@	DET	W,11-10	9-GF	S(1)	3	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.12	5.60	4	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.24	0.247	.20	0.01%	0.64	9b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
15	127	43	Jun 2	SLB	@	WSH	L,11-15	GS-2	L(1-5)	1	1.1	2	5	3	3	0	0	0	6.68	5.78	9	1	3	0	0	2	31			0	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	.94	-0.337	.07	-0.02%	-3.81	1b start a 2	2b --3 1 out d2
16	128	44	Jun 3	SLB	@	WSH	L,4-7	6-GF(8)		0	3.0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	6.38	5.55	12	4	4	1	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	.15	0.004	.01	0.00%	0.81	6b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 3
17	129	49	Jun 8	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-12	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	4	4	4	1	2	0	0	7.17	5.47	7	0	0	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	1	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-3.38	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 9
18	130	53	Jun 17	SLB		PHA	W,14-13	2-5		8	3.1	5	3	3	0	2	1	0	7.24	5.51	14	6	1	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	1	0	0	.23	-0.022	.01	0.00%	-0.90	2t --- 2 out d6	5t 3 out d8
19	131	58	Jun 23	SLB		WSH	L,5-10	7-8		5	2.0	2	2	2	3	2	0	0	7.33	5.52	11	4	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	.46	-0.063	.02	0.00%	-0.69	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d4
20	132	59	Jun 24	SLB		WSH	L,4-7	6-6		0	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.21	5.56	3	1	1	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.81	0.057	.04	0.00%	1.57	6t -23 1 out d4	6t 3 out d4
21	133	60	Jun 25	SLB		WSH	L,5-12	6-8		0	3.0	6	2	2	0	4	0	0	7.14	5.24	16	5	1	0	0	6		0	0	0	0	0	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	.19	0.010	.01	0.00%	-0.04	6t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d7
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	134	66	Jul 2(1)	SLB		CLE	L,6-14	4-5		6	1.2	5	5	4	2	2	0	0	7.63	5.22	13	2	2	1	0	5		2	2	1	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	1	.85	-0.314	.01	0.00%	-5.24	4t 12- 0 out tie	5t 1-3 2 out d7
23	135	68	Jul 3	SLB		DET	L,5-9	6-7		0	2.0	3	2	2	0	3	0	0	7.69	5.02	10	5	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	.89	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.69	6t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d4
24	136	69	Jul 4(1)	SLB		DET	L,3-8	8-8		0	0.2	2	3	3	3	0	0	0	8.12	5.18	7	2	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-2.86	8t --- 0 out d4	8t 12- 2 out d7
25	137	73	Jul 11(1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,7-10	7-7		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.96	5.14	3	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.62	7b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d4
26	138	74	Jul 11(2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,6-7	7-GF(8)		-1	2.0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	7.67	5.24	8	2	2	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	.62	0.053	.00	0.00%	1.24	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
27	139	77	Jul 14	SLB	@	WSH	L,3-13	3-GF(8)		2	5.1	10	6	3	5	2	0	0	7.43	5.25	29	6	7	0	0	9		2	2	0	1	0	24	1	2	1	1	0	0	.07	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-4.32	3b -23 2 out d5	8b end d10
28	140	81	Jul 16(2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,4-5	7-7		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.31	5.22	3	3	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.56	0.047	.00	0.00%	1.73	7b 12- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d3
29	141	84	Jul 18(2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,4-15	4-6		1	2.1	4	3	3	1	3	2	0	7.47	5.52	12	2	2	0	1	4		2	2	0	0	0	11	1	0	1	0	0	0	.14	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-3.07	4b -23 2 out d5	6b 3 out d10
30	142	85	Jul 19(1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-10	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.35	5.42	3	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.62	8b --- 0 out d8	8b end d 8
31	143	91	Jul 25	SLB		WSH	L,1-9	8-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.24	5.39	3	0	3	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.00	0.00%	1.30	8t -2- 0 out d8	8t 3 out d8
32	144	93	Jul 26(2)	SLB		WSH	W,9-3	GS-		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.13	5.36	4						51						4					0
33	145	94	Jul 27	SLB		BOS	W,7-5	5-GF	W(2-5)	0	5.0	3	1	1	1	3	0	0	6.75	5.17	19	8	4	1	3	3		0	0	0	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.30	0.327	.00	0.00%	2.27	5t --- 0 out tie	9t end a 2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
34	146	101	Aug 2(2)	SLB		PHA	L,3-7			5	2.2	3	1	1	3	0	0	0	6.63	5.22	13												10					0
35	147	102	Aug 4	SLB		CHW	L,2-8	8-GF		1	1.2	3	2	2	5	0	0	0	6.72	5.38	12	3	1	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	7	1	1	1	1	0	0	.13	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-1.54	8t -2- 1 out d4	9t end d 6
36	148	104	Aug 5(2)	SLB		CHW	T,9-9	4-GF(7)		0	3.1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	6.43	5.29	13	9	1	0	0	3		2	1	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.42	0.054	.00	0.00%	0.48	4t 12- 2 out tie	7t end tie
37	149	105	Aug 6(1)	SLB		CHW	L,6-9	9-GF		0	1.0	1	2	2	3	1	0	0	6.58	5.36	7	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.31	-0.135	.00	0.00%	-1.35	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 3
38	150	109	Aug 9	SLB	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	W(3-5)	2	9.0	9	3	3	2	6	0	0	6.22	5.08	36	15	4	1	0	9	61			1	1	0	34	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.64	0.593	.00	0.00%	2.77	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
39	151	113	Aug 14	SLB		CLE	L,10-12	8-8		4	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.25	5.06	5	0	3	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.47	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.35	8t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d4
40	152	116	Aug 18(1)	SLB		DET	W,10-7	9-GF	S(2)	3	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	6.28	5.02	6	3	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	.82	0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.35	9t --- 0 out a4	9t end a 3
41	153	119	Aug 20	SLB		DET	L,4-8	8-GF		1	2.0	6	3	3	1	1	0	0	6.43	4.99	12	4	0	0	0	6		0	0	0	0	0	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	.63	-0.187	.00	0.00%	-1.69	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 4
42	154	120	Aug 21	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-4	7-7		0	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.36	5.01	5	1	1	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	.72	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.66	7b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d2
43	155	122	Aug 23	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-4	7-7		1	1.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	6.39	4.98	5	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.71	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.34	7b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d3
44	156	123	Aug 25	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-13	3-6		1	3.2	8	4	4	3	3	1	0	6.52	5.08	22	5	3	1	1	8		1	1	0	0	0	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	.17	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-2.10	3b --3 1 out d4	6b 3 out d9
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
45	157	132	Sep 3	SLB	@	PHA	W,3-2	6-GF	W(4-5)	8	4.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.26	5.01	13	8	4	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.85	0.602	.00	0.00%	2.49	6b --- 0 out tie	9b end a 1
46	158	135	Sep 7(2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-7	4-6	L(4-6)	3	2.1	5	3	3	1	1	0	0	6.38	4.98	12	2	3	1	1	5		2	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.55	-0.211	.00	0.00%	-1.09	4b 1-3 2 out tie	6b 3 out d2
47	159	136	Sep 10(1)	SLB		PHA	L,7-12	1-5		2	4.1	7	5	5	5	0	0	0	6.54	5.05	23	5	6	1	1	7		3	0	0	0	0	18	2	1	0	1	0	0	.96	-0.192	.00	0.00%	-1.51	1t 123 2 out d4	5t 3 out d5
48	160	138	Sep 11	SLB		BOS	L,2-6	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.48	5.04	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.66	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
49	161	141	Sep 13(1)	SLB		NYY	L,7-10			1	2.0	3	2	2	2	2	0	0	6.53	5.03	10												8					0
50	162	150	Sep 22(2)	SLB	@	DET	L,0-14	GS-5	L(4-7)	8	5.0	6	6	6	4	1	0	0	6.71	5.04	27	11	5	2	1	6	28			1	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.04	-0.201	.00	0.00%	-2.79	1b start tie	5b 3 out d6
51	163	153	Sep 25(2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,6-7	GS-4		2	4.0	3	3	3	1	6	1	0	6.71	5.01	16	2	4	0	2	3	49			0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	.94	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.36	1b start a 2	4b 3 out tie
52	164	154	Sep 26(1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-5	5-6		0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.60	4.99	7	2	4	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.36	0.057	.00	0.00%	1.32	5b --- 0 out d3	6b 3 out d3
							8-43		W-L:4-7,Sv:2	2.2	122.2	164	101	90	68	61	9	2	6.60	4.99	592	1.67		7%	7%	150	41	21	48%	5	5	1	514	27	10	8	9	0	6	.74	-0.656	.20	-0.20%	-25.33

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