Russ Derry

Outfielder

Born: October 7, 1916
Princeton, Missouri

Died: October 26, 2004 (aged 88)
Kansas City, Missouri

Batted: Left

Threw: Right

MLB debut

July 4, 1944, for the New York Yankees

Last MLB appearance

September 30, 1949, for the St. Louis Cardinals

MLB statistics

Batting average

.224

Home runs

Runs batted in

Teams

Alva Russell Derry (October 7, 1916 – October 26, 2004) was an American professional baseball player from Princeton, Missouri.^[1] He appeared in 187 Major League Baseball games as an outfielder for New York Yankees in 1944 and 1945, the Philadelphia Athletics in 1946, and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1949. He batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).

Derry had 124 career hits in 553 Major League at bats.^[2] In 1949, Derry led the International League with 42 home runs, and is a member of the IL Hall of Fame.

He died on October 26, 2004, in Kansas City, Missouri.^[1]

References

1 2 "Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
↑ "Russ Derry Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.

External links

Baseball-Reference

Russ Derry at Find a Grave

2007–09 International League Hall of Fame inductees

Harold Cooper (2007)
George Sisler, Jr. (2007)
Tommie Aaron (2008)
Dale Alexander (2008)
Joe Altobelli (2008)
Don Buford (2008)
Gene Cook (2008)
Russ Derry (2008)
Luke Easter (2008)
Ralph Garr (2008)
Frank Gilhooley (2008)
Lefty Grove (2008)
Joe Hauser (2008)
Pancho Herrera (2008)
Tommy Lasorda (2008)
Ben Mondor (2008)
Joe Morgan (2008)
George Puccinelli (2008)
George Quellich (2008)
Jim Rice (2008)
Dave Rosenfield (2008)
Hank Sauer (2008)
Morrie Silver (2008)
Tex Simone (2008)
Bobby Tiefenauer (2008)
Ollie Tucker (2008)
Frank Verdi (2008)
Rabbit Whitman (2008)
Archie Wilson (2008)
Buzz Arlett (2009)
Red Barrett (2009)
Walter Cazen (2009)
Steve Demeter (2009)
Clay Hopper (2009)
Rube Kisinger (2009)
Joe Knight (2009)
Dutch Mele (2009)
Stump Merrill (2009)
Roberto Petagine (2009)
Bill Short (2009)
Ed Stevens (2009)
Harry Walker (2009)

Complete list
(1947–55)
(1956–63)
(2007–09)
(2010–present)

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