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Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Bill Russell. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com.
William Ellis Russell (born October 21, 1948) is an American former shortstop, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. Russell played his entire 18-year, 2,181-game career with the Los Angeles Dodgers as the starting shortstop for four National League pennant winners and one World Series championship team.
Jul 15, 2021 · Bill Russell played shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1972 to 1983, replacing legend Maury Wills early in the 1972 season; he had made his debut at the start of the 1969 season but played mostly as an outfielder his first three seasons.
Bill Russell. Position: Manager. Born: October 21, 1948 in Pittsburg, KS us. High School: Pittsburg HS (Pittsburg, KS) School: Pittsburg State University (Pittsburg, KS) Full Name: William Ellis Russell Nicknames: Ropes. View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen. More bio, uniform, draft, salary info
Complete career MLB stats for the Los Angeles Dodgers Shortstop Bill Russell on ESPN. Includes games played, hits and home runs per MLB season.
William Ellis Russell. Nickname: Ropes. Born: 10/21/1948 in Pittsburg, KS. Draft: 1966, Los Angeles Dodgers, Round: 9, Overall Pick: 179. High School: Pittsburg, Pittsburg, KS. Debut: 4/07/1969.
Bill Russell baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats and biographical data presented by Baseball Almanac.
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Bill Russell hit 32 solo homers, 10 with a single runner on base, 4 with two men on base, and 0 grand slams. Russell homered off 38 different pitchers during his career, connected most often while batting second in the lineup, and drove in 64 total runs when he went deep!
As a shortstop with the Dodgers from 1969-86, Russell was part of one of the longest-running infields in baseball history with Steve Garvey (1st base), Davey Lopes (2nd) and Ron Cey (3rd). He posted a .263 career batting average and finished with 1,926 hits, 627 runs batted in and 167 stolen bases.
