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Amos Rusie
Amos Wilson Rusie (The Hoosier Thunderbolt)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 200 lb.

Debut May 9, 1889
Final Game June 9, 1901
Born May 30, 1871 in Mooresville, IN
Died December 6, 1942 in Seattle, WA

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1977.

Signed as a Free Agent with the Indianapolis Hoosiers in 1889. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1889 18 IND NL  12  10  33  22  19   1  11  0  225.0  246  181  133  12  116  109   9   9   953       0  5.32  4.18   79 1.609
 1890 19 NYG NL  29  34  67  63  56   4   5  1  548.7  436  300  156   3  289  341   0  36     0       0  2.56  3.38  132 1.321
 1891 20 NYG NL  33  20  61  57  52   6   4  1  500.3  391  244  142   7  262  337   0  17     0       1  2.55  3.21  126 1.305
 1892 21 NYG NL  31  31  64  61  58   2   3  0  532.0  405  288  170   7  267  288   0  24     0       0  2.88  3.22  112 1.263
 1893 22 NYG NL  33  21  56  52  50   4   4  1  482.0  451  260  173  15  218  208   0  26     0       0  3.23  4.66  144 1.388
 1894 23 NYG NL  36  13  54  50  45   3   4  1  444.0  426  228  137  10  200  195   0  10     0       0  2.78  5.26  189 1.410
 1895 24 NYG NL  23  23  49  47  42   4   2  0  393.3  384  248  163   9  159  201   0  10     0       0  3.73  4.63  124 1.381
 1897 26 NYG NL  28  10  38  37  35   2   1  0  322.3  314  143   91   6   87  135  11   6     0       0  2.54  4.14  163 1.244
 1898 27 NYG NL  20  11  37  36  33   4   1  1  300.0  288  149  101   6  103  114   9  13     0       0  3.03  3.46  114 1.303
 1901 30 CIN NL   0   1   3   2   2   0   0  0   22.0   43   25   21   1    3    6   0   2   107       0  8.59  3.19   37 2.091
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .585 245 174 462 427 392  30  35  5 3769.7 3384 2066 1287  76 1704 1934  29 153  1060       1  3.07  3.97  129 1.350
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    18  13  35  32  29   2   2  0  288.3  258  158   98   5  130  147   2  11    81   0   0  3.07  3.97  129 1.350
 Career High     36  34  67  63  58   6  11  1  548.7  451  300  173  15  289  341  11  36   953   0   1  2.54  5.26  189 1.244

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1889 18 IND NL  33  103   15   18   3  1   0    4   3      2  19  .175  .198  .223   17   23               1    
 1890 19 NYG NL  73  284   31   79  13  6   0   28   6      7  26  .278  .298  .366   97  104               1    
 1891 20 NYG NL  62  220   30   54   5  2   0   15   2      3  25  .245  .256  .286   60   63               0    
 1892 21 NYG NL  70  256   19   54   7  4   1   26   4      3  29  .211  .220  .281   52   72               0    
 1893 22 NYG NL  56  212   32   57   3  4   3   27   0      3  19  .269  .282  .363   70   77               1    
 1894 23 NYG NL  56  186   20   52   5  4   3   26   5      5  24  .280  .302  .398   68   74               1    
 1895 24 NYG NL  53  179   14   44   3  1   1   19   2      0  28  .246  .246  .291   39   52   0           0    
 1897 26 NYG NL  40  144   25   40   1  3   0   22   1      3      .278  .297  .326   66   47   0           1    
 1898 27 NYG NL  41  138   23   29   2  4   0    8   2      1      .210  .216  .283   44   39   0           0    
 1901 30 CIN NL   3    8    0    1   0  0   0    1   0      0      .125  .222  .125    5    1   0           1    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     487 1730  209  428  42 29   8  176  25  0  27 170  .247  .261  .319   61  552   0   0   0   6   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        575   70  142  14 10   3   59   8  0   9  57  .247  .261  .319   61  184   0   0   0   2   0
 Career High     73  284   32   79  13  6   3   28   6  0   7  29  .278  .298  .366   97  104   0   0   0   1   0
Special Batting  Glossary 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1889 18 IND NL  106   85    4   1.2    97| .175  .275| .198  .346| .223  .376| .421  .722|  17  .093 -12.1  -1.2     
 1890 19 NYG NL  292  205   31   4.0    84| .278  .253| .298  .329| .366  .343| .664  .672|  97  .505  -3.0  -0.3     
 1891 20 NYG NL  223  166   16   2.6    85| .245  .255| .256  .328| .286  .347| .542  .676|  60  .311 -12.1  -1.3     
 1892 21 NYG NL  259  202   16   2.1    80| .211  .250| .220  .324| .281  .335| .501  .659|  52  .264 -16.6  -1.9     
 1893 22 NYG NL  216  155   21   3.6   107| .269  .287| .282  .366| .363  .391| .645  .756|  70  .361 -11.3  -1.1     
 1894 23 NYG NL  192  134   22   4.3   126| .280  .314| .302  .385| .398  .443| .700  .828|  68  .350 -11.2  -1.0     
 1895 24 NYG NL  179  135   13   2.5   110| .246  .300| .246  .366| .291  .405| .537  .770|  39  .209 -17.1  -1.6     
 1897 26 NYG NL  148  104   14   3.5   105| .278  .295| .297  .358| .326  .392| .623  .750|  66  .359  -7.8  -0.7     
 1898 27 NYG NL  139  109    8   1.9    89| .210  .274| .216  .338| .283  .352| .499  .690|  44  .210 -11.1  -1.2     
 1901 30 CIN NL    9    7    0   0.0    84| .125  .268| .222  .323| .125  .350| .347  .673|   5  .000  -0.9  -0.1     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     1763 1302  145   2.9    97| .247  .275| .261  .347| .319  .372| .580  .719|  61  .315 -103.1 -10.4     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1889 18 IND NL   P   33      8   32    6    2  .870  .905  1.21  1.93  1.60  2.22   22  225.0
 1890 19 NYG NL   P   67     25  129   20    5  .885  .898  2.30  2.01  2.53  2.24   63  548.7
                 OF   14     14    2    3    0  .842  .914  1.14  1.89                            5    0    9
 1891 20 NYG NL   P   61     10  106   14    4  .892  .915  1.90  1.96  2.09  2.29   57  500.3
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90                            1    0    0
 1892 21 NYG NL   P   65     27  138   22    5  .882  .901  2.54  2.17  2.79  2.49   61  532.0
                 OF    4      3    1    1    0  .800  .909  1.00  1.85                            0    0    4
 1893 22 NYG NL   P   56     23  114   15    5  .901  .913  2.45  2.07  2.56  2.50   52  482.0
 1894 23 NYG NL   P   54     28  113   14    4  .910  .912  2.61  1.74  2.86  2.18   50  444.0
 1895 24 NYG NL   P   49     19   93   11    4  .911  .917  2.29  2.01  2.56  2.52   47  393.3
                 OF    1      3    0    0    0 1.000  .909  3.00  2.10                            0    1    0
 1897 26 NYG NL   P   38     19   77    8    3  .923  .920  2.53  2.10  2.68  2.55   37  322.3
 1898 27 NYG NL   P   37     16   68   11    3  .884  .918  2.27  2.25  2.52  2.65   36  300.0
                 1B    1      4    0    1    0  .800  .976  4.00 10.10                        
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.00                            0    0    1
 1901 30 CIN NL   P    3      1    8    1    0  .900  .938  3.00  2.40  3.68  2.74    2   22.0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1898 27 NYG NL  1B    1      4    0    1    0  .800  .976  4.00 10.10                        

 1890 19 NYG NL  OF   14     14    2    3    0  .842  .914  1.14  1.89                            5    0    9
 1891 20 NYG NL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90                            1    0    0
 1892 21 NYG NL  OF    4      3    1    1    0  .800  .909  1.00  1.85                            0    0    4
 1895 24 NYG NL  OF    1      3    0    0    0 1.000  .909  3.00  2.10                            0    1    0
 1898 27 NYG NL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.00                            0    0    1

 1889 18 IND NL   P   33      8   32    6    2  .870  .905  1.21  1.93  1.60  2.22   22  225.0
 1890 19 NYG NL   P   67     25  129   20    5  .885  .898  2.30  2.01  2.53  2.24   63  548.7
 1891 20 NYG NL   P   61     10  106   14    4  .892  .915  1.90  1.96  2.09  2.29   57  500.3
 1892 21 NYG NL   P   65     27  138   22    5  .882  .901  2.54  2.17  2.79  2.49   61  532.0
 1893 22 NYG NL   P   56     23  114   15    5  .901  .913  2.45  2.07  2.56  2.50   52  482.0
 1894 23 NYG NL   P   54     28  113   14    4  .910  .912  2.61  1.74  2.86  2.18   50  444.0
 1895 24 NYG NL   P   49     19   93   11    4  .911  .917  2.29  2.01  2.56  2.52   47  393.3
 1897 26 NYG NL   P   38     19   77    8    3  .923  .920  2.53  2.10  2.68  2.55   37  322.3
 1898 27 NYG NL   P   37     16   68   11    3  .884  .918  2.27  2.25  2.52  2.65   36  300.0
 1901 30 CIN NL   P    3      1    8    1    0  .900  .938  3.00  2.40  3.68  2.74    2   22.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total   P* 463    176  878  122   35  .896  .910  2.28  2.03              427 3769.7
                 OF   21     20    3    4    0  .852  .913  1.10  1.90                            6    1   14
                 1B    1      4    0    1    0  .800  .976  4.00 10.10                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       485    200  881  127   35  .895  .911  2.23  2.04
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Awards
1894-NL-Triple Crown

ERA
1890 NL-2.56-4
1891 NL-2.55-3
1893 NL-3.23-2
1894 NL-2.78-1
1895 NL-3.73-9
1897 NL-2.54-1

Wins
1890 NL-29-4
1891 NL-33-2
1892 NL-31-6
1893 NL-33-4
1894 NL-36-1
1895 NL-23-9
1897 NL-28-2
Car-245-49

Won-Loss %
1891 NL-.623-6
1893 NL-.611-8
1894 NL-.735-3
1897 NL-.737-5

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1891 NL-1.305-7
1893 NL-1.388-6
1894 NL-1.410-2
1895 NL-1.381-7
1897 NL-1.244-2

Hits Allowed/9IP
1890 NL-7.15-1
1891 NL-7.03-1
1892 NL-6.85-2
1893 NL-8.42-1
1894 NL-8.64-1
1895 NL-8.79-3
1897 NL-8.77-2

Strikeouts/9IP
1889 NL-4.36-3
1890 NL-5.59-1
1891 NL-6.06-1
1892 NL-4.87-2
1893 NL-3.88-1
1894 NL-3.95-1
1895 NL-4.60-1
1897 NL-3.77-4
1898 NL-3.42-8

Games
1890 NL-67-2
1891 NL-61-2
1892 NL-64-2
1893 NL-56-1
1894 NL-54-2
1895 NL-49-3

Saves
1890 NL-1-4
1891 NL-1-5
1893 NL-1-6
1894 NL-1-9
1898 NL-1-6

Innings
1890 NL-548.7-2
1891 NL-500.3-2
1892 NL-532.0-2
1893 NL-482.0-1
1894 NL-444.0-2
1895 NL-393.3-3
1897 NL-322.3-9
Car-3769.7-51

Strikeouts
1890 NL-341-1
1891 NL-337-1
1892 NL-288-2
1893 NL-208-1
1894 NL-195-1
1895 NL-201-1
1897 NL-135-4
1898 NL-114-6
Car-1934-71

Games Started
1890 NL-63-2
1891 NL-57-2
1892 NL-61-2
1893 NL-52-1
1894 NL-50-1
1895 NL-47-3
Car-427-90

Comp. Games
1890 NL-56-2
1891 NL-52-2
1892 NL-58-2
1893 NL-50-1
1894 NL-45-2
1895 NL-42-3
1897 NL-35-6
Car-392-18

Shutouts
1890 NL-4-5
1891 NL-6-1
1893 NL-4-1
1894 NL-3-1
1895 NL-4-1
1897 NL-2-3
1898 NL-4-6

Home Runs Allow.
1893 NL-15-6

Bases On Balls Allow.
1890 NL-289-1
1891 NL-262-1
1892 NL-267-1
1893 NL-218-1
1894 NL-200-1
1895 NL-159-2
Car-1704-7

Hits Allowed
1890 NL-436-4
1891 NL-391-7
1892 NL-405-7
1893 NL-451-1
1894 NL-426-10
1895 NL-384-8
Car-3384-74

SO to Walk
1890 NL-1.18-9
1891 NL-1.29-5
1893 NL-.95-2
1894 NL-.98-2
1895 NL-1.26-3
1897 NL-1.55-4
1898 NL-1.11-10

Losses
1890 NL-34-1
1891 NL-20-8
1892 NL-31-3
1893 NL-21-7
1895 NL-23-2
Car-174-83

Earned Runs Allow.
1889 NL-133-10
1890 NL-156-3
1891 NL-142-7
1892 NL-170-3
1893 NL-173-9
1895 NL-163-5
Car-1287-78

Wild Pitches
1890 NL-36-1
1891 NL-17-9
1892 NL-24-2
1893 NL-26-2
1895 NL-10-6
1898 NL-13-4
Car-153-25

Games Finished
1889 NL-11-1
1890 NL-5-3

Adjusted ERA+
1890 NL-132-6
1891 NL-126-5
1893 NL-144-3
1894 NL-189-1
1895 NL-124-10
1897 NL-163-2
Car-129-39

Youngest Player
1889 NL-18-2
1890 NL-19-5
1891 NL-20-6

Black Ink: Pitching - 52 (23) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 179 (58) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 42.0 (61) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 174.5 (30) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

Before 1889 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Indianapolis Hoosiers.

March 22, 1890: Returned to league control by the Indianapolis Hoosiers.

March 22, 1890: Under league control and obtained by the New York Giants.

December 15, 1900: Traded by the New York Giants to the Cincinnati Reds for Christy Mathewson.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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Name and misspellings: The Amos Hoosier Amos Thunderbolt Wilson Rusie

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