John Henry Russell (baseball)
John Henry Russell (February 24, 1898 – December 4, 1972), nicknamed "Pistol", was an American Negro league second baseman in the 1920s and 1930s.
| John Henry Russell | |||
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| Second baseman | |||
| Born: February 24, 1898 Dolcito, Alabama | |||
| Died: December 4, 1972 (aged 74) Cleveland, Ohio | |||
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| Negro league baseball debut | |||
| 1923, for the Memphis Red Sox | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| 1934, for the Homestead Grays | |||
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A native of Dolcito, Alabama, Russell made his Negro leagues debut in 1923 with the Memphis Red Sox.[1][2] After three years with Memphis, he spent the following five seasons with the St. Louis Stars, and contributed six hits and two RBIs in the Stars' 1928 Negro National League championship series victory over the Chicago American Giants.[3] While representing the Pittsburgh Crawfords, Russell laid down a successful suicide squeeze bunt in the 1933 East–West All-Star Game.[4] He died in Cleveland, Ohio in 1972 at age 74.
References
- "John Henry Russell". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- "John Russell". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- "1928 Season NNL I Championship Series". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- Bob LeMoine. "September 10, 1933: The "Game of Games": The First Negro League All-Star Game". sabr.org. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads
- John Henry Russell at Baseball-Reference Bullpen
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