Russ Rothermel
Russell Herbert Rothermel
Born: March 21, 1948
Pottsville, PA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 170
Career: 1967-1979
Russ Rothermel compiled a career record of 59 wins and 63 losses, with 37 saves, and a 3.21 ERA in his 412-game pitching career with the Covington Astros, Cocoa Astros, Williamsport Astros, Peninsula Astros, Raleigh-Durham Triangles, Columbus Astros, Denver Bears, Iowa Oaks, Memphis Blues and Charleston Charlies. He began playing during the 1967 season and last took the field during the 1979 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | R | APPY | Covington Astros | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.89 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19.0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | A | FLOR | Cocoa Astros | 2 | 9 | .182 | 2.69 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 77.0 | 70 | 38 | 23 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 1968 | Short Season A | NYPL | Williamsport Astros | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.00 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 63.0 | 53 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Cocoa Astros | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1969 | A | CARL | Peninsula Astros | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.57 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53.0 | 57 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1969 | Short Season A | NYPL | Williamsport Astros | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.80 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25.0 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1970 | A | CARL | Raleigh-Durham Triangles | 8 | 10 | .444 | 2.58 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 150.0 | 129 | 58 | 43 | 7 | 55 | 3 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.25 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 108.0 | 104 | 46 | 39 | 4 | 48 | 3 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1972 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 1 | 4 | .200 | 2.35 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 65.0 | 52 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1973 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 9 | 9 | .500 | 1.81 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 159.0 | 140 | 43 | 32 | 6 | 45 | 4 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 4 | 5 | .444 | 6.33 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 91.0 | 115 | 70 | 64 | 10 | 37 | 11 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.66 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 64.0 | 57 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 30 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1976 | AAA | IL | Memphis Blues | 7 | 1 | .875 | 3.19 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 62.0 | 66 | 26 | 22 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.81 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 48.0 | 65 | 38 | 31 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.09 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32.0 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.08 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38.0 | 36 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Totals | 59 | 63 | .484 | 3.21 | 412 | 94 | 0 | 37 | 12 | 37 | 1064.0 | 1019 | 481 | 379 | 67 | 447 | 55 | 738 | 13 | 4 | 57 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | A | FLOR | Cocoa Astros | 21 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .105 | .150 | .158 | .308 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | R | APPY | Covington Astros | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Cocoa Astros | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | Short Season A | NYPL | Williamsport Astros | 10 | 28 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | A | CARL | Peninsula Astros | 19 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .000 | .133 | .000 | .133 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | Short Season A | NYPL | Williamsport Astros | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .286 | .000 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | A | CARL | Raleigh-Durham Triangles | 22 | 54 | 45 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .200 | .217 | .200 | .417 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 18 | 40 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .118 | .189 | .118 | .307 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 29 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .067 | .176 | .067 | .243 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 182 | 192 | 159 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 62 | .119 | .186 | .126 | .312 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | R | APPY | Covington Astros | P | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1967 | A | FLOR | Cocoa Astros | P | 21 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.048 |
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Cocoa Astros | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1968 | Short Season A | NYPL | Williamsport Astros | P | 10 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.300 |
| 1969 | Short Season A | NYPL | Williamsport Astros | P | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 2.000 |
| 1969 | A | CARL | Peninsula Astros | P | 19 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .421 |
| 1970 | A | CARL | Raleigh-Durham Triangles | P | 21 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 2 | .933 | 1.333 |
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | P | 18 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.167 |
| 1972 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | P | 29 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 3 | .905 | .655 |
| 1973 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | P | 25 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.520 |
| 1974 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 51 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .392 |
| 1975 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | P | 48 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | .950 | .396 |
| 1976 | AAA | IL | Memphis Blues | P | 44 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | .941 | .364 |
| 1977 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | P | 47 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .532 |
| 1978 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | P | 35 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .229 |
| 1979 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | P | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .241 |
| Totals | 412 | 57 | 198 | 8 | 22 | .970 | .619 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | R | Appalachian League | Covington Astros | HOU | ||
| 1967 | A | Florida State League | Cocoa Astros | HOU | ||
| 1968 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Williamsport Astros | |||
| 1968 | A | Florida State League | Cocoa Astros | HOU | ||
| 1969 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Williamsport Astros | HOU | ||
| 1969 | A | Carolina League | Peninsula Astros | HOU | ||
| 1970 | A | Carolina League | Raleigh-Durham Triangles | |||
| 1971 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Astros | HOU | ||
| 1972 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Astros | HOU | ||
| 1973 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Astros | HOU | ||
| 1974 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | HOU | ||
| 1975 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Oaks | HOU | ||
| 1976 | AAA | International League | Memphis Blues | HOU | ||
| 1977 | AAA | International League | Charleston Charlies | HOU | ||
| 1978 | AAA | International League | Charleston Charlies | HOU | ||
| 1979 | AAA | International League | Charleston Charlies | HOU |
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