Russ Nixon
Russell Eugene Nixon
Born: February 19, 1935
Cleves, OH USA
Deceased: 2016
Las Vegas, NV USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, PH
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
Career: 1957-1968
Minor League Statistics
Russ Nixon compiled a career batting average of .268 with 27 home runs and 266 RBI in his 906-game career with the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins. He began playing during the 1957 season and last took the field during the 1968 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 62 | 199 | 185 | 15 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | .281 | .323 | .362 | .685 | 67 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 1958 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 113 | 395 | 376 | 42 | 113 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 38 | .301 | .322 | .439 | .761 | 165 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 1959 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 82 | 280 | 258 | 23 | 62 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 28 | .240 | .277 | .314 | .591 | 81 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 1960 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 25 | 92 | 82 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | .244 | .308 | .341 | .649 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1960 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 80 | 290 | 272 | 24 | 81 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 23 | .298 | .329 | .438 | .766 | 119 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 1961 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 87 | 262 | 242 | 24 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 19 | .289 | .327 | .368 | .695 | 89 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1962 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 65 | 160 | 151 | 11 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | .278 | .313 | .371 | .683 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1963 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 98 | 316 | 287 | 27 | 77 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 32 | .268 | .327 | .390 | .717 | 112 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1964 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 81 | 182 | 163 | 10 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 29 | .233 | .297 | .294 | .591 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1965 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 59 | 147 | 137 | 11 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | .270 | .295 | .321 | .616 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1966 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 51 | 106 | 96 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | .260 | .314 | .302 | .616 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1967 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 74 | 193 | 170 | 16 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 29 | .235 | .304 | .300 | .604 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 1968 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 29 | 92 | 85 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | .153 | .217 | .176 | .394 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 906 | 2714 | 2504 | 215 | 670 | 115 | 19 | 27 | 266 | 0 | 7 | 154 | 279 | .268 | .310 | .361 | .671 | 904 | 83 | 11 | 19 | 26 | 38 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 57 | 45 | 418.7 | 268 | 31 | 5 | 5 | .984 | 6.428 | 5.246 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 14 | 37.8 |
| 1958 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 101 | 93 | 813.7 | 499 | 31 | 5 | 4 | .991 | 5.862 | 5.248 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 17 | 40.5 |
| 1959 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 74 | 68 | 597.7 | 374 | 31 | 6 | 8 | .985 | 6.099 | 5.473 | 4 | 19 | 32 | 10 | 23.8 |
| 1960 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 74 | 67 | 603.7 | 354 | 26 | 5 | 3 | .987 | 5.665 | 5.135 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 28.6 |
| 1960 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 25 | 21 | 196.7 | 134 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .993 | 6.498 | 5.680 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 |
| 1961 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 66 | 59 | 513.7 | 330 | 24 | 9 | 2 | .975 | 6.202 | 5.364 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 20.0 |
| 1962 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 38 | 33 | 286.0 | 201 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.545 | 5.474 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1963 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 76 | 72 | 645.0 | 483 | 22 | 4 | 1 | .992 | 7.047 | 6.645 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 32.1 |
| 1964 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 45 | 41 | 338.0 | 273 | 11 | 3 | 3 | .990 | 7.562 | 6.311 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 27.8 |
| 1965 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 38 | 30 | 272.7 | 200 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .981 | 6.932 | 5.526 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 6 | 16.7 |
| 1966 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 32 | 18 | 195.7 | 137 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .986 | 6.532 | 4.438 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 27.8 |
| 1967 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 69 | 41 | 417.0 | 308 | 26 | 2 | 1 | .994 | 7.209 | 4.841 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 36.7 |
| 1968 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 27 | 23 | 208.0 | 147 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .994 | 6.620 | 5.667 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 33.3 |
| Totals | 722 | 611 | 5506.3 | 3708 | 238 | 47 | 31 | .988 | 6.450 | 5.465 | 66 | 160 | 262 | 107 | 29.0 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
