He was a spitball pitcher who was allowed to throw the pitch after it was banned following the 1920 season. He was one of 17 pitchers exempt from the rule change.
allen, russell, giant, sequoia, tree, footballer, allan, russell, allan, rubberarm, russell, july, 1893, october, 1972, professional, baseball, player, right, handed, pitcher, over, parts, seasons, 1915, 1925, with, york, yankees, boston, washington, senators,. For the giant sequoia see Allen Russell tree For the footballer see Allan Russell Allan E Rubberarm Russell July 31 1893 October 20 1972 was a professional baseball player He was a right handed pitcher over parts of 11 seasons 1915 1925 with the New York Yankees Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators For his career he compiled a 71 76 record in 345 appearances with a 3 52 earned run average and 603 strikeouts Russell played on the 1924 World Series champion Senators making one appearance in the World Series giving up one run over three innings of work Allan E RussellRussell in 1924PitcherBorn 1893 07 31 July 31 1893Baltimore Maryland U S Died October 20 1972 1972 10 20 aged 79 Baltimore Maryland U S Batted BothThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 13 1915 for the New York YankeesLast MLB appearanceSeptember 19 1925 for the Washington SenatorsMLB statisticsWin loss record71 76 483 Earned run average3 52Strikeouts603TeamsNew York Yankees 1915 1919 Boston Red Sox 1919 1922 Washington Senators 1923 1925 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 1924 American League pennant 1925He was a spitball pitcher who was allowed to throw the pitch after it was banned following the 1920 season He was one of 17 pitchers exempt from the rule change He was born and later died in Baltimore Maryland at the age of 79 His brother Lefty Russell also played Major League Baseball See also EditList of Major League Baseball annual saves leadersExternal links Edit Media related to Allen Russell at Wikimedia Commons Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Allan E Russell at Find a Grave This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1890s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Allen Russell amp oldid 1113456794, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
