:Lefty Russell

{{short description|American baseball player (1890-1962)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Lefty Russell

|image=

|position=Pitcher

|birth_date={{Birth date|1890|7|8}}

|birth_place=Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1962|1|22|1890|7|8}}

|death_place=Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=October 1

|debutyear={{Baseball year|1910}}

|debutteam=Philadelphia Athletics

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=May 28

|finalyear={{Baseball year|1912}}

|finalteam=Philadelphia Athletics

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=1-5

|stat2label=Strikeouts

|stat2value=21

|stat3label=Earned run average

|stat3value=6.36

|teams=

• Philadelphia Athletics ({{Baseball year|1910}}–{{Baseball year|1912}})

|highlights=

• 2x World Series Champion: 1910, 1911

}}

Clarence Dickson "Lefty" Russell (July 8, 1890 – January 22, 1962) was an American professional baseball player who played three seasons for the Philadelphia Athletics from {{Baseball year|1910}} through {{Baseball year|1912}}. He was on Athletics teams that won two World Series in 1910 and 1911, although according to the 1912 Reach guide he was "no use at all, owing to a bad arm" in 1911.{{cite book|title=1912 Reach Guide|chapter=The 1911 American League Teams|year=1912}} He was born in Baltimore, Maryland and died there at the age of 71. His brother Allen Russell also played Major League Baseball.