Pythias Russ (April 7, 1904 – August 9, 1930) was an American catcher, shortstop, and right-handed batter in the Negro leagues whose career and life were cut short by illness.

Russ was a star college athlete in baseball, basketball, and track and field.

Candy Jim Taylor signed him to play for the Memphis Red Sox for the 1925 season, where he split catching duties with Larry Brown and hit .327.

He fell ill with tuberculosis early in 1930 and died in August of that year.

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