Russ Snyder
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Russell Henry Snyder was an outfielder
Outfielder
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 for the Kansas City Athletics (1959–60), Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
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 (1961–67), Chicago White Sox
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 (1968), Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
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 (1968–69) and Milwaukee Brewers
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 (1970).

He helped the Orioles win the 1966 World Series
1966 World Series
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He finished 3rd in voting for 1959 American League Rookie of the Year for playing in 73 Games and having 243 At Bats, 41 Runs, 76 Hits, 13 Doubles, 2 Triples, 3 Home Runs, 21 RBI, 6 Stolen Bases, 19 Walks, .313 Batting Average, .367 On-base percentage, .420 Slugging Percentage, 102 Total Bases and 3 Sacrifice Hits.

In 12 seasons he played in 1,365 Games and had 3,631 At Bats, 488 Runs, 984 Hits, 150 Doubles, 29 Triples, 42 Home Runs, 319 RBI, 58 Stolen Bases, 294 Walks, .271 Batting Average, .325 On-base percentage, .363 Slugging Percentage, 1,318 Total Bases, 57 Sacrifice Hits, 23 Sacrifice Flies and 10 Intentional Walks.

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