Bob Rush

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 205lb (193cm, 92kg)

Born: December 21, 1925 in Battle Creek, MI us

Died: March 19, 2011 in Mesa, AZ

Buried: National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ

High School: James W. Riley HS (South Bend, IN)

Last Game: August 7, 1960 (Age 34-230d)
vs. WSH 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Robert Ransom Rush

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

36.0

127

152

ERA

3.65

417

321

2410.2

1244

WHIP

1.293

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1947	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A	CHC	15	8	.652	2.85	3.59	31			4	4		183.0	179	73	58		53		93	5	0	1		1.268	8.8		2.6	4.6	1.75
1947	21	-6.6	Nashville	SOUA	AA	CHC	9	7	.563	3.40	3.90	23				2		127.0	140	55	48		37		49	2	0	1		1.394	9.9		2.6	3.5	1.32
1947	21	-2.9	Des Moines	WL	A	CHC	6	1	.857	1.61	2.89	8			4	2		56.0	39	18	10		16		44	3		0		0.982	6.3		2.6	7.1	2.75
1948	22	-6.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	5	11	.313	3.92	4.73	36	16	9	4	0	0	133.1	153	70	58	8	37	3	72	1	0	3	579	1.425	10.3	0.5	2.5	4.9	1.95
1949	23	-5.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	10	18	.357	4.07	4.66	35	27	6	9	1	4	201.0	197	104	91	9	79	7	80	0	0	6	861	1.373	8.8	0.4	3.5	3.6	1.01
1950	24	-4.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	13	20	.394	3.71	4.38	39	34	2	19	1	1	254.2	261	124	105	11	93	6	93	6	0	2	1094	1.390	9.2	0.4	3.3	3.3	1.00
1951	25	-3.6	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	11	12	.478	3.83	4.60	37	29	6	12	2	2	211.1	212	108	90	16	68	9	129	3	0	7	918	1.325	9.0	0.7	2.9	5.5	1.90
1952	26	-2.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	17	13	.567	2.70	3.56	34	32	1	17	4	0	250.1	205	99	75	14	81	9	157	6	0	7	1044	1.142	7.4	0.5	2.9	5.6	1.94
1953	27	-1.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	9	14	.391	4.54	5.24	29	28	0	8	1	0	166.2	177	97	84	17	66	3	84	5	1	1	732	1.458	9.6	0.9	3.6	4.5	1.27
1954	28	-0.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	13	15	.464	3.77	3.88	33	32	0	11	0	0	236.1	213	102	99	12	103	11	124	5	0	8	1007	1.337	8.1	0.5	3.9	4.7	1.20
1955	29	1.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	13	11	.542	3.50	3.65	33	33	0	14	3	0	234.0	204	95	91	19	73	4	130	2	0	4	959	1.184	7.8	0.7	2.8	5.0	1.78
1956	30	1.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	13	10	.565	3.19	3.79	32	32	0	13	1	0	239.2	210	101	85	30	59	8	104	2	0	6	977	1.122	7.9	1.1	2.2	3.9	1.76
1957	31	3.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	6	16	.273	4.38	4.87	31	29	0	5	0	0	205.1	211	111	100	16	66	6	103	2	0	4	887	1.349	9.2	0.7	2.9	4.5	1.56
1958	32	4.3	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	10	6	.625	3.42	3.60	28	20	1	5	2	0	147.1	142	59	56	13	31	7	84	1	0	0	600	1.174	8.7	0.8	1.9	5.1	2.71
1959	33	5.3	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	5	6	.455	2.40	3.46	31	9	6	1	1	0	101.1	102	39	27	5	23	2	64	1	0	2	427	1.234	9.1	0.4	2.0	5.7	2.78
1960	34		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	MLN	2	0	1.000	4.91	5.83	19	0	13	0	0	1	29.1	40	19	16	6	10	4	20	0	0	0	134	1.705	12.3	1.8	3.1	6.1	2.00
1960	34	6.6	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	2	0	1.000	4.20	5.40	10	0	7	0	0	1	15.0	24	9	7	2	5	2	8	0	0	0	73	1.933	14.4	1.2	3.0	4.8	1.60
1960	34	6.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	0	0		5.65	6.28	9	0	6	0	0	0	14.1	16	10	9	4	5	2	12	0	0	0	61	1.465	10.0	2.5	3.1	7.5	2.40
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		127	152	.455	3.65	4.21	417	321	44	118	16	8	2410.2	2327	1128	977	176	789	79	1244	34	1	50	10219	1.293	8.7	0.7	2.9	4.6	1.58
Minors (1 season)					Minors		15	8	.652	2.85	3.59	31			4	4		183.0	179	73	58		53		93	5	0	1		1.268	8.8		2.6	4.6	1.75
All Levels (14 Seasons)							142	160	.470	3.59	4.17	448	321	44	122	20	8	2593.2	2506	1201	1035	176	842	79	1337	39	1	51	10219	1.291	8.7		2.9	4.6	1.59