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Russ Van Atta

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 184lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: June 21, 1906 in Augusta, NJ us

Died: October 10, 1986 in Andover, NJ

Buried: Frankford Plains Cemetery, Newton, NJ

High School: Augusta HS (Augusta, NJ)

School: Pennsylvania State University (State College, PA)

Debut: April 25, 1933 (Age 26-308d, 7,590th in major league history)
vs. WSH 9.0 IP, 5 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: May 11, 1939 (Age 32-324d)
vs. NYY 4.0 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 7 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1933 season

Full Name: Russell Van Atta

Nicknames: Sheriff

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

ERA

5.60

207

712.1

339

WHIP

1.693

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-9 / in Starts: 16-6
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 67 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	50 (26-19-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 67 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	43 (22-13-7)

Most Driven In
F Crosetti	3
B Chapman	2
B Dickey	1
J Glenn	1

Most Driven In By
B Ruth	2
J Sewell	2
D Walker	1
S Byrd	1
E Combs	1

1933 Batting Game Log

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1933 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	10 (9)	Apr 25	NYY	@	WSH	W,16-0	CG	5	4	3	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.24	0.050	.88	0.11%	1.96	P
2	2	14 (3)	Apr 30 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,11-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.625	.625	.750	1.375	9	.44	-0.027	1.54	-0.06%	-0.64	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	3	19 (4)	May 7 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-7	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.600	.600	.700	1.300	9	.84	0.016	3.65	0.04%	0.01	P
4	4	24 (4)	May 14 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,9-5	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.462	.462	.538	1.000	9	.30	-0.025	1.05	-0.05%	-0.66	P
5	5	29 (4)	May 21	NYY		SLB	L,4-8	GS-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0	0	.462	.500	.538	1.038	9						P
6	6	36 (6)	May 30	NYY	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.375	.412	.438	.849	9	2.02	-0.155	11.68	-0.54%	-1.43	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	7	41 (4)	Jun 4 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.333	.350	.683	9	1.12	-0.119	6.66	-0.42%	-1.56	P
8	8	47 (5)	Jun 10 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-9	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.333	.348	.681	9	1.06	-0.017	6.43	-0.06%	-0.18	P
9	9	51 (3)	Jun 13	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.333	.348	.681	9						P
10	10	53 (1)	Jun 15	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.333	.348	.681	9						P
11	11	59 (5)	Jun 21	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.296	.308	.604	9	1.75	-0.138	8.95	-0.43%	-1.29	P
12	12	65 (5)	Jun 25 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,3-0	CG(6)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0	0	.259	.286	.296	.582	9						P
13	13	69 (3)	Jun 30	NYY	@	CLE	L,12-13	GS-6	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.313	.323	.635	9	.55	0.095	2.93	0.30%	0.91	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	14	73 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.303	.324	.333	.657	9	1.17	0.082	10.98	0.46%	0.56	P
15	15	77 (3)	Jul 9 (2)	NYY		DET	W,7-6	GS-0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0	0	.270	.289	.297	.587	9						P
16	16	82 (4)	Jul 14	NYY		SLB	W,11-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.282	.289	.572	9	.43	-0.011	2.26	-0.04%	-0.11	P
17	17	87 (4)	Jul 21	NYY		CLE	W,10-2	GS-7	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.293	.310	.317	.627	9	.75	-0.051	4.06	-0.17%	-0.44	P
18	18	95 (7)	Jul 30	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.289	.304	.311	.615	9	1.13	0.049	11.67	0.30%	-0.28	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	19	99 (3)	Aug 5	NYY		PHA	L,3-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.289	.304	.311	.615	9						P
20	20	101 (1)	Aug 7 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,6-5	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.298	.313	.319	.632	9	1.76	0.025	19.52	0.16%	0.08	P
21	21	107 (5)	Aug 13	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.294	.300	.594	9	1.48	-0.049	14.03	-0.28%	-0.17	P
22	22	111 (3)	Aug 18	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.291	.296	.587	9	.65	0.018	1.45	0.02%	-0.13	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	23	132 (20)	Sep 8	NYY		SLB	W,5-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.268	.293	.286	.579	9	.60	-0.051	.22	-0.01%	-0.77	P
24	24	138 (5)	Sep 17 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.271	.295	.288	.583	9	1.28	0.044	.00	0.00%	0.48	P
25	25	145 (6)	Sep 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,16-12	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.295	.288	.583	9						P
26	26	149 (3)	Sep 28	NYY		WSH	W,11-9	GS-3	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.283	.306	.317	.623	9	1.95	0.154	.00	0.00%	2.54	P
							17-9		67	60	8	17	2	0	0	7	2	0	8	0	5		1		0	0	.283	.306	.317	.623		.97	-0.110	5.63	-0.64%	-1.13

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