Russ McQueen

{{short description|American baseball pitcher (born 1953)}}

{{Infobox MLB player

| name = Russ McQueen

| position = Pitcher

| team =

| number =

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1953}}

|highlights=

• College World Series Most Outstanding Player (1972)

}}

Russell Leroy McQueen (born 1953) is an American baseball pitcher. In the 1972 College World Series, he had a string of 14 consecutive scoreless innings.{{fact|date=May 2024}}

On March 30, 1974, he pitched a no-hitter. That was the first game ever played at Dedeaux Field.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

Following his collegiate career, he was drafted by the California Angels in the 14th round of the 1974 amateur draft.{{cite web|title=Russ McQueen|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mcquee001rus|publisher=Sports Reference|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=2023-07-25}} He played two seasons in their minor league system, 1975 and 1976, never reaching the majors. In 1975, he played for the Salinas Packers, going 6–5 with a 3.16 ERA in 54 relief appearances. In 1976, he played for the Packers and El Paso Diablos, going 3–2 with a 2.54 ERA in 26 games with the Packers and 0–2 in 15 games with a 4.62 ERA with the Diablos.

He graduated from the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business in 1974.{{cn|date=May 2024}}