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Russ Wrightstone

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Batting average
  
.297

Role
  
Baseball player

Name
  
Russ Wrightstone

Runs batted in
  
425

Home runs
  
60


Died
  
February 25, 1969, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Russell Guy Wrightstone (March 18, 1893 in Bowmansdale, Pennsylvania – February 25, 1969 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) was a professional baseball player. He played nine seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1920–28, for the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Giants. He played six different positions, most often as a third baseman or first baseman. He hit .300 or better 5 times. In 1925 with the Phillies, he hit .346 and hit 14 home runs, both career highs. He drove in 75 runs and scored 62 runs in 1927, also career highs. He finished his career with the NY Giants in 1928.

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