Russell Paul Kemmerer (November 1, 1930 – December 8, 2014) was an American

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player. He was a right-handed

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who played for the

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(–), the Washington Senators (–), the

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(–), and the

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(–) to finish his career.

Baseball career

The -tall, Kemmerer attended the

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. Kemmerer debuted for the Sox on June 27, 1954. Kemmerer switched off between

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and starting in his early years, starting eleven games for the Red Sox, while appearing in twenty-seven for the team, before being traded to Washington. By the latter part of his career, he was strictly used out of the

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. On June 22, 1962, he was traded to Houston for left-handed pitcher

Dean Stone Darrah Dean Stone (September 1, 1930 – August 21, 2018) was an American professional baseball baseball player, player, a pitcher who appeared in 166 games pitched, games over all or parts of eight Major League Baseball seasons. The well-traveled ...

; ironically, Stone was one of the players obtained by Boston on April 29, 1957, when they traded Kemmerer to the Senators. Kemmerer ended his MLB career with Houston on June 23, 1963, although he pitched in the Triple-A

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through the following season. Kemmerer finished with 43

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and 59 losses, good for a .422

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in a nine-year career. He pitched in 302 games (starting 109) and completed 24 of them (2 of those shutouts). He finished with 1066

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, 505

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s, and a 4.46

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. He allowed a total of 1144

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, 588 runs, and 389 walks. As a batter, Kemmerer finished with a .128

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Post-baseball

Following his MLB career, Kemmerer entered the pastoral ministry and coached youth sports. He died December 8, 2014.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kemmerer, Russ 1930 births 2014 deaths Baseball players from Pittsburgh Boston Red Sox players Chicago White Sox players Glenville State Pioneers baseball players Houston Colt .45s players Louisville Colonels (minor league) players Major League Baseball pitchers Oklahoma City 89ers players Pittsburgh Panthers baseball players Roanoke Ro-Sox players San Francisco Seals (baseball) players Scranton Red Sox players Washington Senators (1901–1960) players

Baseball career

Post-baseball

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