Bullet Joe Bush

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 173lb (175cm, 78kg)

Born: November 27, 1892 in Ehime, MN us

Died: November 1, 1974 in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Buried: Cremated

High School: Brainerd HS (Brainerd, MN)

Debut: September 30, 1912 (Age 19-308d, 3,842nd in major league history)
vs. NYY 8.0 IP, 14 H, 3 SO, 4 BB, 7 ER

Last Game: September 30, 1928 (Age 35-308d)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1913 season

Full Name: Leslie Ambrose Bush

Nicknames: Bullet Joe

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

37.0

196

184

ERA

3.51

488

370

3085.1

1318

WHIP

1.378

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	20-16 / in Starts: 12-11
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	24 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 80 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	43 (18-16-9) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 80 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	48 (22-16-9)

Most Driven In
J Barry	3
W Schang	2
S McInnis	1
B Orr	1
Self	1
L Kopf	0
J Lapp	0

Most Driven In By
J Walsh	1
E Collins	1
R Oldring	1
T Daley	1
Self	1
E Murphy	1

1914 Batting Game Log

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1914 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	41	1	Apr 14	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-8	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						9						P
2	42	8 (6)	Apr 23	PHA		NYY	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.750	.750	1.250	2.000	9	1.31	0.143	3.08	0.20%	2.30	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	43	13 (4)	May 1	PHA		WSH	W,7-6	5-9	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.667	.667	1.000	1.667	9	1.00	-0.017	2.63	-0.03%	-0.08	P
4	44	16 (2)	May 6	PHA		BOS	W,7-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9	.32	0.019	.85	0.03%	1.44	P
5	45	18 (1)	May 8	PHA	@	WSH	T,9-9	0-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.455	.455	.909	1.364	9						P
6	46	21 (2)	May 12	PHA		CLE	L,4-12	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.385	.385	.769	1.154	9	.96	-0.049	3.06	-0.09%	-0.40	P
7	47	23 (1)	May 15	PHA		CLE	W,6-3	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	.32	-0.017	.94	-0.03%	-0.47	P
8	48	27 (3)	May 20	PHA		CHW	L,2-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.313	.313	.625	.938	9	.42	-0.010	1.42	-0.02%	-0.08	P
9	49	30 (2)	May 23	PHA		DET	W,8-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.294	.294	.588	.882	8	.17	-0.004	.67	-0.01%	-0.19	P
10	50	35 (4)	May 29 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	W,6-2	0-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.250	.250	.500	.750	9						P
11	51	38 (2)	May 30 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,5-10	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.250	.250	.500	.750	8						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	52	41 (2)	Jun 2 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	3	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.318	.348	.591	.939	9	.94	0.114	4.26	0.31%	0.70	P
13	53	46 (4)	Jun 7	PHA	@	DET	L,1-4	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.318	.348	.591	.939	9						P
14	54	49 (2)	Jun 10	PHA	@	CLE	W,8-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.280	.308	.520	.828	9	.92	0.073	4.08	0.19%	-0.28	P
15	55	60 (10)	Jun 21	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.259	.286	.481	.767	9						P
16	56	62 (1)	Jun 24 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-4	0-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.286	.310	.500	.810	9						P
17	57	67 (4)	Jun 29 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,1-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.276	.300	.483	.783	9	1.31	-0.034	8.16	-0.13%	-0.28	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	58	75 (7)	Jul 4 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,6-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.281	.303	.469	.772	9	.21	-0.016	1.12	-0.05%	-0.04	P
19	59	79 (3)	Jul 9 (2)	PHA		DET	L,3-5	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.265	.286	.441	.727	9	1.78	-0.181	12.56	-0.77%	-1.11	P
20	60	83 (3)	Jul 16	PHA		CHW	W,10-6	4-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.265	.306	.441	.747	9	1.07	0.045	7.24	0.18%	0.36	P
21	61	87 (3)	Jul 21 (1)	PHA		CLE	W,2-1	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.237	.275	.395	.670	9	2.19	-0.251	13.39	-0.92%	-1.06	P
22	62	92 (4)	Jul 26	PHA	@	DET	W,8-6	0-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.237	.275	.395	.670	9						P
23	63	94 (1)	Jul 28	PHA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.220	.256	.366	.622	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	64	98 (3)	Aug 1	PHA	@	SLB	W,9-5	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.209	.244	.349	.593	9						P
25	65	100 (1)	Aug 3	PHA	@	CHW	L,8-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.209	.244	.349	.593	9						P
26	66	102 (1)	Aug 5	PHA	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.196	.229	.326	.555	9	2.62	-0.191	8.64	-0.38%	-1.72	P
27	67	106 (3)	Aug 10	PHA	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.200	.231	.320	.551	9	.87	-0.127	1.48	-0.13%	-1.86	P
28	68	110 (3)	Aug 17	PHA		CLE	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.189	.218	.302	.520	9						P
29	69	113 (2)	Aug 19	PHA		DET	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.189	.218	.302	.520	9						P
30	70	118 (4)	Aug 24 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,6-3	CG(7)	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.196	.224	.304	.528	9	1.37	-0.057	1.03	-0.03%	-0.58	P
31	71	124 (5)	Aug 29	PHA		CLE	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	1				0		.190	.217	.293	.510	9						P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	72	129 (4)	Sep 4	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-4	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.186	.213	.288	.501	9						P
33	73	133 (3)	Sep 8 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.194	.219	.290	.509	9						P
34	74	137 (3)	Sep 11	PHA		BOS	T,8-8	2-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.185	.209	.277	.486	9	1.34	-0.121	1.21	-0.07%	-1.21	P
35	75	146 (8)	Sep 22	PHA	@	CLE	W,14-3	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.200	.222	.300	.522	9	.56	0.000	.55	0.00%	2.63	P
36	76	151 (4)	Sep 28	PHA	@	SLB	L,1-7	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.194	.216	.292	.508	9						P
37	77	156 (4)	Oct 5	PHA		NYY	W,2-0	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.192	.213	.288	.501	9						P
38	78	158 (1)	Oct 7	PHA		NYY	W,10-0	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.189	.211	.284	.494	9	.04	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.19	P
							20-16		80	74	6	14	4	0	1	8	2	0	25	0	4		0		0		.189	.211	.284	.494		1.06	-0.682	3.79	-1.73%	-2.13

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