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John Henry Russell (February 24, 1898 – December 4, 1972), nicknamed "Pistol", was an American Negro league second baseman in the 1920s and 1930s.

John Henry Russell
Second baseman
Born: (1898-02-24)February 24, 1898 Dolcito, Alabama
Died: December 4, 1972(1972-12-04) (aged 74) Cleveland, Ohio
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1923, for the Memphis Red Sox
Last appearance
1934, for the Homestead Grays
Teams
Memphis Red Sox (1923–1925) St. Louis Stars (1926–1930) Indianapolis ABCs (1931) Pittsburgh Crawfords (1931–1933) Cleveland Red Sox (1934) Homestead Grays (1934)

A native of Dolcito, Alabama, Russell made his Negro leagues debut in 1923 with the Memphis Red Sox.[1][2] After three years with Memphis, he spent the following five seasons with the St. Louis Stars, and contributed six hits and two RBIs in the Stars' 1928 Negro National League championship series victory over the Chicago American Giants.[3] While representing the Pittsburgh Crawfords, Russell laid down a successful suicide squeeze bunt in the 1933 East–West All-Star Game.[4] He died in Cleveland, Ohio in 1972 at age 74.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
• John Henry Russell at Baseball-Reference Bullpen

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