About Bill Russell Memorabilia & Collectibles
Born October 21, 1948, in Pittsburg, Kansas, William Ellis Russell a veteran shortstop, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. He uses his right for both batting and throwing during his entire career; he played with Los Angeles Dodgers for four National League and one World Series champion.
William Ellis Russell spent his first two MBL seasons in the outfield afterwards he became a second baseman then to short stop and in 1972 becomes officially regular.
His MLB debut was April 7, 1969 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and his Last MLB appearance was October 1, 1986. He also had Batting average of .263, total of 1,926 Hits and 627 Runs. This shortstop wore number 18 during his entire play.
Mid 1980’s when Russell decided to mange’s Tommy Lasorda's staff in 1987, Dodgers and tradded Mike Piazza with Todd Zeile to Florida Marlins. He also coached the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the farm teams for Tampa Bay and the San Francisco Giants.
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