Russ Nixon
| Russ Nixon | |||
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| Catcher / Manager | |||
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Born: February 19, 1935 Cleves, Ohio |
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Died: November 8, 2016 (aged 81) Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 20, 1957, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 16, 1968, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .268 | ||
| Home runs | 27 | ||
| Runs batted in | 166 | ||
| Managerial record | 231–347 | ||
| Winning percentage | .400 | ||
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Russell Eugene Nixon (February 19, 1935 – November 8, 2016) was an American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. A veteran of 55 years in professional baseball, Nixon managed at virtually every level of the sport, from the lowest minor league to MLB assignments with the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves. He was born in Cleves, Ohio, near Cincinnati.
Nixon graduated from Western Hills High School in Cincinnati, and also attended the University of Cincinnati. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed, and stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg) in his playing days (1953–68). Nixon and his twin brother, Roy, an infielder, each signed with the Cleveland Indians in 1953. Although Roy never played Major League Baseball, retiring after five minor league seasons, Russ Nixon fashioned a 12-year MLB career with the Indians (1957–60), Boston Red Sox (1960–65; 1968) and Minnesota Twins (1966–67). In his best season, 1958, Nixon caught 101 games for Cleveland and batted .301.
Overall, he appeared in 906 games over all or parts of 12 seasons, and batted .268. He holds the record for most games played without ever stealing a base. In addition, Nixon was actually traded twice to the Red Sox in 1960. Cleveland initially dealt him to Boston on March 16 for catcher Sammy White and first baseman Jim Marshall. White chose to retire and the trade was cancelled but not before Nixon played five exhibition games for the Red Sox. Nixon returned to the Indians and started the regular season with them, appearing in 25 games, 21 as the starting catcher; then, almost three months after the original swap, on June 13, he was traded to the Red Sox a second time, with outfielder Carroll Hardy for pitcher Ted Bowsfield and outfielder Marty Keough.
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