Russ Van Atta Stats

Russ Van Atta was born on Thursday, June 21, 1906, in Augusta, New Jersey. Van Atta was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 25, 1933, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Russ Van Atta baseball stats page.

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Russ Van Atta

Russ Van Atta Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#16)

Russ Van Atta Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#16)

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Birth Name:   Russell Van Atta
Nickname:   Russ or Sheriff
Born On:   06-21-1906  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Augusta, New Jersey
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-10-1986 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Andover, New Jersey
Cemetery:   Frankford Plains Cemetery, Newton, New Jersey
High School:   Augusta High School (Augusta, NJ)
College:   Pennsylvania State College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   184
First Game:   04-25-1933 (Age 26)
Last Game:   05-11-1939
Draft:   Not Applicable

Russ Van Atta

Russ Van Atta Pitching Stats

1933 27 Yankees 26 22 3 12 4 .750 4.18 10 2 1 157.0 687 160 73 81 8 63 - 76 3 1 0 -
1934 28 Yankees 28 9 9 3 5 .375 6.34 0 0 0 88.0 403 107 62 69 3 46 - 39 1 2 1 -
1935 29 Yankees 5 0 2 0 0 .000 3.86 0 0 0 4.2 23 5 2 5 0 4 - 3 0 0 0 -
1935 29 Browns 53 17 23 9 16 .360 5.34 1 0 3 170.1 788 201 101 116 10 87 - 87 4 3 0 -
1936 30 Browns 52 9 20 4 7 .364 6.60 2 0 2 122.2 591 164 90 101 9 68 - 59 3 2 0 -
1937 31 Browns 16 6 4 1 2 .333 5.52 1 0 0 58.2 280 74 36 41 2 32 - 34 2 0 0 -
1938 32 Browns 25 12 5 4 7 .364 6.06 3 1 0 104.0 481 118 70 75 7 61 - 35 3 1 0 -
1939 33 Browns 2 1 0 0 0 .000 11.57 0 0 0 7.0 38 9 9 10 0 7 - 6 0 1 1 -
7 Years 207 76 66 33 41 .446 5.60 17 3 6 712.1 3,291 838 443 498 39 368 - 339 16 10 2 -

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Russ Van Atta Hitting Stats

1933 27 Yankees 26 60 8 17 2 0 0 0 7 2 - 8 5 - 0 - .283 .306 .317
1934 28 Yankees 28 29 5 6 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 4 1 - 0 - .207 .207 .379
1935 29 Yankees 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - .000 .000 .000
1935 29 Browns 53 42 5 9 2 0 0 0 4 1 - 4 6 - 0 - .214 .233 .262
1936 30 Browns 53 29 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 - 0 - .172 .172 .241
1937 31 Browns 16 13 3 6 0 0 1 0 1 2 - 2 0 - 0 - .462 .533 .692
1938 32 Browns 25 30 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 3 - 0 - .133 .133 .200
1939 33 Browns 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
7 Years 208 206 24 47 8 1 2 0 17 5 0 34 15 0 0 0 .228 .246 .306

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Russ Van Atta Fielding Stats

1933 Yankees P 26 22 471 40 1.5 39 7 32 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 2.24
1934 Yankees P 28 9 264 17 0.6 16 3 13 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .941 1.64
1935 Yankees P 5 0 14 1 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1935 Browns P 53 17 511 34 0.6 30 2 28 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .882 1.59
1936 Browns P 52 9 368 32 0.6 31 3 28 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .969 2.27
1937 Browns P 16 6 176 18 1.1 16 2 14 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 2.45
1938 Browns P 25 12 312 26 1.0 24 3 21 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .923 2.08
1939 Browns P 2 1 21 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
P Totals 207 76 2,137 168 0.8 156 20 136 12 5 n/a n/a n/a .929 1.97
7 Years 207 76 2,137 168 0.8 156 20 136 12 5 n/a n/a n/a .929 1.97

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Russ Van Atta Miscellaneous Stats

1933 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 7.5 8.6 1.21 4.36 3.61
1934 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 29.0 7.3 9.7 0.85 3.99 4.70
1935 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.75 5.79 7.71
1935 Browns 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 10.5 10.5 1.00 4.60 4.60
1936 Browns 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 3.6 29.0 0.87 4.33 4.99
1937 Browns 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 13.0 6.5 13.0 1.06 5.22 4.91
1938 Browns 1 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.3 30.0 0.57 3.03 5.28
1939 Browns 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.86 7.71 9.00
7 Years 1 0 1.000 0 1 n/a 103.0 6.1 12.1 0.92 4.28 4.65

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Russ Van Atta Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1933 New York Yankees 14 $3,500.00 - -
1934 New York Yankees 14 Undetermined - -
1935 New York Yankees 14 Undetermined - -
1935 St. Louis Browns 19 Undetermined - -
1936 St. Louis Browns 21 $6,000.00 - -
1937 St. Louis Browns 21 $6,000.00 - -
1938 St. Louis Browns 21 $5,000.00 - -
1939 St. Louis Browns 21 $5,500.00 - -

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