september december american right handed pitcher major_league_baseball played seven seasons american_league cleveland_indians career games christopher pitched innings posted win loss record complete games earned run average era player richmond california played minor league baseball new_york_yankees organization acquired athletics rule draft christopher joined athletics major league roster played seasons star appearance traded indians season played year baseball season ended retired health concerns worked aircraft plant death early life minor leagues christopher born richmond california brother went major league outfielder interested professional baseball player sign contract signed child christopher case fever damaged heart taste professional baseball signed pitched games pioneers posting record innings pitched era following year christopher joined rookie level minor league team new_york_yankees farm system games posted record pitched innings era promoted finished year record era games end season promoted newark bears international league seven minor league players lone season bears christopher pitched games games hit shutout international_league playoffs bears games championship series christopher pitched seven solid innings victory bears injured play game season finished season record era complete games conclusion season christopher considered prospect rule draft selected pick draft pitching athletics spring training manager placed christopher major league roster debut april christopher appearance starting pitcher detroit_tigers athletics won game got major league win win days later began long losing streak games pitch relief including game june cleveland_indians allowed hit innings got win season months second august victory finished season record era total games strikeouts walks following season christopher signed athletics remaining pitchers previous year team rest having called serve world war began season starting rotation winning start season boston_red_sox shutout course season converted pitching delivery led victories row july loss tigers brought record christopher pitch august spent rest season pitching relief finished season record era christopher began season member starting rotation split time half year starting rotation bullpen appearances inning match chicago_white_sox christopher pitched final innings losing stole home plate july pitched victory senators helping team defeat hall_of_fame pitcher early time years starting season record july christopher went seven game winning streak culminated complete game victory white finished season record strikeouts era season ended christopher went tour united_states ending washington following season christopher optimistic athletics team coach felt christopher black best quartet starting pitchers league spent spring training holding new contract eventually agreed middle march missed couple weeks season injury won season debut april inning shutout senators followed victory boston_red_sox allowing earned run innings season mid june christopher won games led league seven rest athletics pitching staff combined july christopher inning game tigers ended tie went innings game pitched christopher strong start season struggled second half lost seven straight games month period winning august tigers finished year record selected team game canceled result world war season began christopher subject possible trade athletics tried obtain yankees wanted christopher return refused result trade began season starting rotation opening day starting pitcher loss yankees season christopher split time rotation bullpen loss indians july christopher second inning allowing earned runs pitch month spent rest season occasional finished season wins seven losses era season ended christopher began contemplating retirement baseball lost pounds final months season light begin decided retire gain weight winter christopher gained weight rejoined athletics season talk keeping rotation ended time team despite christopher able contribute bat drove winning run game course season christopher evolved athletics closer finishing games team pitchers distance finished season having played games finishing getting saves process wins seven losses era end season christopher holding contract wanting starting role rotation money remain sides agreed deal end february looked starting pitcher season cleveland indians christopher holding new deal athletics trying gain weight went behalf offseason despite eating habits remained pounds gaining apparently reaching agreement athletics christopher purchased cleveland_indians april deal indians owner said christopher expect happen indians manager reacted positively trade felt missing piece pennant run said trade christopher staff definitely contenders christopher hoping start indians felt like athletics better relief pitcher early season christopher told final year wife joined doctors wanting retire noting playing borrowed time spent season indians chief relief pitcher alongside considered best league season christopher finished season games played record era saves led league world series pitched game facing allowed singles hitters allowed runs score relieved ending playoff appearance world series ended christopher retirement january official start february signed contract indians deciding play year month later spring training began decided retire good ending career baseball later life retiring christopher moved san_diego lived wife children december christopher underwent heart surgery afterward felt optimistic possibility pitching indians joined san_diego_padres salary year spent weeks training team eventually released end april ending comeback attempt final attempt comeback failed christopher went work aircraft plant san_diego died hometown richmond california age december interred oakland california youngest daughter born august lives months months arizona
Russ Christopher