1933 Goudey Gum Co. Baseball

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Russell's SABR biography: With a lifetime record of 85-141 and a career earned-run average of 4.46, Russell was never in great demand – witness that three times he was signed by a team as a free agent, decades before free agency was the norm and could typically be achieved only by being unconditionally released by a ballclub. . . .

(Although he led the league in appearances in 1934 and was selected to the American League All-Star squad (in just the second All-Star Game ever played), 1933 was Russell's only excellent season out of 15 spent in MLB. His career record was 85-141 with a 4.46 ERA. But it turns out baseball may not have been his best sport.)

. . . In the (1935-36) offseason Russell played some golf in Florida and on February 1 led the field in the Florida State baseball players’ tournament, with a first-round 74. Wes Ferrell ultimately claimed the lead and Russell finished fifth. It was Ferrell first and Russell second in the 1940 tournament. Finally, years later, in the 1950 tournament, Russell won the whole thing, though he had to play an extra nine holes – “extra innings” – to beat Ferrell. It was the first of several wins. Russell later became president of the Florida State Golf Association. In 1961 he won the American Seniors Championship.

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