DATE SHOT: 1980s SUBJECT: John W Russell PHOTOGRAPHER: Jack Wallin APPROXIMATE SIZE: 35mm in standard 2"x2" slide mount COMMENTS / CONDITION: See scans for further details including condition. John William Russell was born in 1961 in Oklahoma City, OK and went to college at the University of Oklahoma. He played major league baseball from 1984 to 1993 as catcher, outfielder and 1st baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves and the Texas Rangers. Russell was the All-Star DH in the 1981 Intercontinental Cup, as the US stunned Cuba, 6-5, in the Gold Medal game. It was the only time that the Cuban national team lost a major world event in the 1980s. Russell was the third base coach and catching instructor for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2003 through 2005. He was let go after 2005, when Lloyd McClendon was fired as manager. Russell then became a minor league manager once more before returning to Pittsburgh in 2008 as the team's manager. After three unsuccessful season, during which the Pirates never escaped last place in the NL Central, he was fired. He became a coach for the Baltimore Orioles in 2011. SKU: TC3374, TC3375, TC3376, TC1588, TC3377, TC3378, TC1587, TC1600, TC1601
Item: TC4413
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