Russ Meyer (baseball player)
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Russell Charles Meyer was a Major League Baseball
right-handed pitcher. His nickname was "Rowdy Russ."
Signed by the Chicago White Sox
as an amateur free agent in 1942, Meyer would make his Major League Baseball
debut with the Chicago Cubs
on September 13, 1946, and appear in his final game on June 28, 1959.
Meyer is one of only three pitchers in Major League history have gone at least 23-straight road starts without a loss: Allie Reynolds
set the record with 25 consecutive road starts without a loss spanning the 1948 and 1949 seasons, a feat current San Diego Padres
pitcher Chris Young fell one short of, at 24. Meyer went 24 consecutive road starts without a loss during the 1953 and 1954 seasons.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
right-handed pitcher. His nickname was "Rowdy Russ."
Signed by the Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
as an amateur free agent in 1942, Meyer would make his Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
debut with the Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
on September 13, 1946, and appear in his final game on June 28, 1959.
Meyer is one of only three pitchers in Major League history have gone at least 23-straight road starts without a loss: Allie Reynolds
Allie Reynolds
Allie Pierce Reynolds was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.-Biography:...
set the record with 25 consecutive road starts without a loss spanning the 1948 and 1949 seasons, a feat current San Diego Padres
San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...
pitcher Chris Young fell one short of, at 24. Meyer went 24 consecutive road starts without a loss during the 1953 and 1954 seasons.
External links
- Russ Meyer at Find a GraveFind A GraveFind a Grave is a commercial website providing free access and input to an online database of cemetery records. It was founded in 1998 as a DBA and incorporated in 2000.-History:...