John Russell (catcher)
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Russell with the Baltimore Orioles
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| Baltimore Orioles – No. 77 | |||
| Catcher / Outfielder / Manager | |||
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Born: January 5, 1961 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 22, 1984, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 2, 1993, for the Texas Rangers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .225 | ||
| Home runs | 34 | ||
| Runs batted in | 129 | ||
| Games managed | 485 | ||
| Win–loss record | 186–299 | ||
| Winning % | .384 | ||
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John William Russell (born January 5, 1961) is a former catcher and outfielder in Major League Baseball, and former manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played 10 seasons from 1984 to 1993 with the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers, mostly as a platoon or reserve player. He is currently the bench coach for the Baltimore Orioles.
Born in Oklahoma City, Russell grew up in Oklahoma, and played college baseball for the University of Oklahoma after being selected by the Montreal Expos in the 4th round of the 1979 MLB Draft. In 1982 he was selected by the Phillies as the 13th overall pick in the draft. He made his major league debut with the Phillies on June 22, 1984, and stayed with the team through the 1988 season. After spending most of his first two seasons as a backup left fielder, he was the team's principal catcher in 1986 due to Darren Daulton suffering a year-ending injury, and batted .241 with 13 home runs and 60 runs batted in. It was the Phillies' only winning season in his five years with the team, but they finished a distant second place in the division behind division rival and eventual champion New York Mets. He saw very little playing time in the next two years. He spent 1989 with the Braves, who purchased his contract in spring training. When the Braves released him at the beginning of the 1990 season he moved on to the Rangers, for whom he played until his retirement in 1993. While with the Rangers he caught Nolan Ryan's 6th career no-hitter on June 11, 1990. He ended his career with a .225 batting average, 34 home runs and 129 RBI in 448 games.
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