Branch Russell

Branch Lee Russell

Born: October 9, 1895 in South Boston, VA
Died: May 1, 1959 in St. Louis, MO
(63 years old)

Bats: L

Throws: R

Ht: 5'10"

Wt: 165

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Buried: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery (Lemay, MO)
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All Teammate Team

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Wilson Redus	9	1924	1932	7.7
Hurley McNair	1	1922	1922	4.7
Sam Bennett	3	1922	1925	1.0
Dick Ross	2	1925	1926	0.1
Tom Brooks	1	1936	1936	0.1

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Cool Papa Bell	10	1922	1931	21.3
Charlie Blackwell	4	1922	1925	3.3
Lefty Pollard	1	1936	1936	0.4
Oscar Charleston	1	1922	1922	0.3
John Donaldson	1	1922	1922	0.1

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Branch Russell	12	1922	1936	11.6
Heavy Johnson	1	1922	1922	4.1
John Green	1	1936	1936	0.2
Roy Tyler	1	1925	1925	0.0
John Reese	7	1923	1931	-1.1

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Willie Wells	8	1924	1931	33.5
Dobie Moore	1	1922	1922	5.2
Clarence Lamar	1	1936	1936	0.0
Bill Riggins	1	1922	1922	0.0
Jesse Askew	1	1936	1936	-0.1

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
John Henry Russell	5	1926	1930	5.1
Newt Allen	1	1931	1931	1.8
Joe Ware	1	1932	1932	0.3
Elmer Wilson	1	1925	1925	0.2
Bartolo Portuondo	1	1922	1922	0.2

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Dewey Creacy	8	1924	1931	7.0
George Scales	2	1922	1923	2.0
Candy Jim Taylor	6	1923	1929	1.2
Bill Bradford	1	1936	1936	0.1
José Méndez	1	1922	1922	0.1

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Mule Suttles	6	1926	1931	18.1
Willie Bobo	5	1924	1928	6.0
George Giles	2	1930	1931	2.2
Lemuel Hawkins	1	1922	1922	0.3
K. B. Ivory	1	1936	1936	0.2

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Mitchell Murray	6	1923	1928	5.8
Ted Radcliffe	1	1930	1930	4.4
Clarence Palm	2	1928	1929	2.8
Dan Kennard	2	1922	1923	1.2
Henry Williams	5	1926	1930	0.8

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Logan Hensley	10	1922	1931	21.2
Ted Trent	5	1927	1931	15.6
Roosevelt Davis	9	1924	1932	13.3
John Williams	4	1927	1930	9.7
Bullet Rogan	1	1922	1922	7.4
Deacon Meyers	4	1922	1925	5.4
William Ross	3	1924	1926	4.5
Fred Bell	3	1923	1925	3.2
Leroy Matlock	3	1929	1931	2.2
Carl Glass	1	1926	1926	2.2
Earl Gurley	2	1922	1923	2.0
Joe Strong	2	1930	1931	2.0
Rube Curry	1	1922	1922	1.9
Archie Stewart	1	1923	1923	1.2
Willie Gisentaner	1	1922	1922	1.2
Sam Crawford	2	1922	1924	1.1
Luther McDonald	3	1927	1929	1.0
Tuck Turner	1	1923	1923	0.7
Slim Branham	1	1925	1925	0.6
Bert Hunter	1	1931	1931	0.6

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Cliff Bell	1	1922	1922	0.2
Benny Fields	1	1932	1932	0.1
Johnnie Bob Dixon	1	1926	1926	0.1
Edwards	1	1927	1927	0.1
William Linder	1	1922	1922	0.0
Tommy Johnson	1	1936	1936	-0.1
Jerome Henderson	1	1936	1936	-0.1
Johnnie Vivens	1	1929	1929	-0.1
George Mitchell	2	1924	1932	-0.3
E. Patton	1	1926	1926	-0.5
Jimmy Oldham	2	1922	1923	-0.7
John Finner	3	1922	1924	-0.9

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