Russ Nixon Baseball player

Russell Eugene Nixon (born February 19, 1935) is a retired American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. A veteran of 55 years in professional baseball, Nixon managed at virtually every level of the sport, from the lowest minor league to MLB assignments with the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves. In the spring of 2008, Nixon, 73, was named a roving instructor in the Texas Rangers' farm system by its new club president, Nolan Ryan.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Nixon Russell Eugene; Nixon Russell E.
Birth dateFebruary 19, 1935

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Baseball player

Career startApril 20, 1957
Career endSeptember 16, 1968
batting sideLeft
former teams
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
position
Catcher
teams
Atlanta Braves
Boston Red Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland Indians
Minnesota Twins
throwing sideRight

Russ Nixon on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=nixonru01
  2. http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Russ_Nixon_1935