Jack_Russell_(baseball)

Jack Russell (baseball)

Jack Russell (baseball)

American baseball player (1905-1990)


Jack Erwin Russell (October 24, 1905 – November 3, 1990) was a Major League Baseball player from 1926 to 1940 for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals. Russell was mainly a pitcher and his career marks were 85 wins, 141 losses, and a 4.46 ERA. After his baseball career ended, Russell settled in Clearwater, Florida and was instrumental in raising money to build a baseball stadium, Jack Russell Memorial Stadium,[1] which became the spring training home of the Philadelphia Phillies beginning in 1955 and continuing through 2003, when the team moved to Bright House Networks Field, also in Clearwater.

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Russell died November 3, 1990, in Clearwater, Florida.[1]

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References

  1. Nowlin, Bill. "Jack Russell". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved October 27, 2019.



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