Ed Busch

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: November 16, 1917 in Lebanon, IL us

Died: January 17, 1987 in St. Clair County, IL

Buried: O'Fallon City Cemetery, O'Fallon, IL

Debut: September 30, 1943 (Age 25-318d, 9,545th in major league history)
vs. DET 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1945 (Age 27-315d)
vs. NYY 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1944 season

Full Name: Edgar John Busch

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.1

917

240

.262

RBI

OBP

.311

SLG

.298

OPS

.608

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1944 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1944 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	PHA	@	WSH	W,3-2	GS	45	12.0	4	1	0	5	0
2	2	Apr 20	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-5	CG	0	8.0	3	3	0	6	1
3	3	Apr 22	PHA		BOS	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	2	1	1	4	0
4	4	Apr 25	PHA	@	NYY	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
5	5	Apr 26	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	33	8.0	2	3	0	5	1
6	6	Apr 28	PHA	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	63	16.0	4	4	0	8	1
7	7	Apr 29	PHA	@	BOS	L,0-7	CG	36	8.0	1	6	0	7	0
8	8	Apr 30 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS	0		1	1	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	11 (2)	May 3	PHA		NYY	L,1-3	GS	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	17 (5)	May 11	PHA		CHW	L,2-4	GF	0		3	2	0	5	0
11	20 (2)	May 14 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,4-3	GF	16	4.0	2	2	0	4	1
12	23 (2)	May 16	PHA		DET	W,4-3	GF	0		0	0	0	0	0
13	25 (1)	May 18	PHA		DET	L,0-1	CG	0	9.0	0	4	0	4	1
14	26	May 19	PHA		CLE	L,1-9	CG	0	9.0	2	6	0	8	1
15	27	May 20	PHA		CLE	L,0-5	GS	40	9.0	1	2	1	4	0
16	28	May 21 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,4-5	CG	49	11.0	1	2	0	3	1
17	29	May 21 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,3-2	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
18	30	May 24	PHA	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	0	9.0	5	3	1	9	0
19	31	May 25	PHA	@	DET	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
20	32	May 26	PHA	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	2	2	0	4	1
21	33	May 27	PHA	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	0	9.2	4	2	1	7	0
22	34	May 28 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	35	May 28 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	4	4	1	9	2
24	36	May 29	PHA	@	CLE	W,9-4	CG	0	9.0	0	2	1	3	0
25	37	May 30 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	0	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
26	38	May 30 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	2	2	0	4	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	39	Jun 2	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-3	CG	0	8.0	0	3	1	4	1
28	40	Jun 3	PHA	@	SLB	L,8-18	CG	46	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
29	41	Jun 4 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
30	42	Jun 4 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	45	9.2	2	5	0	7	1
31	43	Jun 8	PHA		WSH	L,5-7	CG	0	11.0	7	3	0	10	2
32	44	Jun 9	PHA		WSH	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	3	4	1	8	0
33	46 (1)	Jun 11 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
34	47	Jun 13	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	0	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
35	48	Jun 14 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	3	2	0	5	0
36	49	Jun 14 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
37	51 (1)	Jun 16	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-6	GF	8	2.0	1	1	0	2	0
38	52	Jun 17 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	1
39	53	Jun 17 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
40	54	Jun 18 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
41	55	Jun 18 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	1	7	0	8	1
42	56	Jun 20 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,5-4	CG	0	11.0	3	2	0	5	0
43	57	Jun 20 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
44	58	Jun 21	PHA		BOS	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
45	59	Jun 22 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,4-5	CG	49	12.0	3	3	0	6	0
46	60	Jun 22 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
47	61	Jun 23	PHA		NYY	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
48	62	Jun 25 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	3	5	0	8	1
49	63	Jun 25 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	3	6	0	9	0
50	64	Jun 28	PHA		CLE	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	1	3	1
51	65	Jun 29	PHA		CLE	L,0-6	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
52	66	Jun 30	PHA		CLE	L,4-5	CG	48	12.0	1	0	1	2	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	67	Jul 1	PHA		DET	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	2	3	1	6	1
54	68	Jul 2 (1)	PHA		DET	L,0-8	CG	41	9.0	2	4	1	7	2
55	69	Jul 2 (2)	PHA		DET	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
56	70	Jul 4 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
57	71	Jul 4 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
58	72	Jul 5	PHA		SLB	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
59	73	Jul 6	PHA		SLB	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	1
60	74	Jul 7	PHA		CHW	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	1
61	75	Jul 8	PHA		CHW	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	4	3	0	7	1
62	76	Jul 9 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	0	1	1	2	0
63	77	Jul 9 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
64	78	Jul 14 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
65	79	Jul 14 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
66	80	Jul 15	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	0	8.0	3	0	4	7	0
67	81	Jul 16 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,4-8	CG	0	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
68	82	Jul 16 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	3	1	1	5	0
69	83	Jul 18	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	2	5	0	7	1
70	84	Jul 19	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	0	8.0	2	2	0	4	1
71	85	Jul 20	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	2	6	0	8	0
72	86	Jul 21	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
73	87	Jul 22	PHA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	3	0	4	0
74	88	Jul 23 (1)	PHA	@	DET	W,13-3	CG	39	9.0	3	9	0	12	2
75	89	Jul 23 (2)	PHA	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	1	1	6	0
76	90	Jul 24	PHA	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	3	3	0	6	0
77	91	Jul 25	PHA	@	SLB	L,1-9	CG	0	8.0	3	1	0	4	1
78	92	Jul 26	PHA	@	SLB	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	2	3	0	5	0
79	93	Jul 27	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	2	10	1	13	2
80	94	Jul 28	PHA	@	SLB	L,5-8	CG	0	8.0	3	4	1	8	2
81	95	Jul 29	PHA	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
82	96	Jul 30 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-6	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
83	97	Jul 30 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
84	98	Jul 31	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	2	6	1	9	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	99	Aug 1	PHA	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	0	12.0	3	4	0	7	0
86	100	Aug 2 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,9-3	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
87	101	Aug 2 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	0	8.0	3	3	0	6	1
88	102	Aug 4	PHA		NYY	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	4	2	0	6	1
89	103	Aug 5 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	3	0	5	1
90	104	Aug 5 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
91	105	Aug 6 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	5	1	1	7	0
92	106	Aug 6 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	1	5	0	6	0
93	107	Aug 9	PHA		CLE	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	1
94	108	Aug 10	PHA		CLE	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
95	109	Aug 11	PHA		CLE	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	3	6	0	9	2
96	110	Aug 12	PHA		CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	1
97	111	Aug 13 (1)	PHA		DET	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	4	1	6	0
98	112	Aug 13 (2)	PHA		DET	L,0-6	CG	42	9.0	3	3	0	6	2
99	113	Aug 14	PHA		DET	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
100	114	Aug 15	PHA		DET	L,2-3	CG	0	11.0	1	2	0	3	0
101	115	Aug 16	PHA		SLB	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
102	116	Aug 17	PHA		SLB	L,5-10	CG	47	9.0	3	4	0	7	0
103	117	Aug 18	PHA		SLB	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	6	0	7	0
104	118	Aug 19	PHA		SLB	W,4-3	CG	48	12.0	1	7	0	8	0
105	119	Aug 20 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	2	3	1	6	1
106	120	Aug 20 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
107	121	Aug 21	PHA		CHW	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	5	3	1	9	1
108	122	Aug 22	PHA		CHW	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
109	123	Aug 25 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	4	6	0	10	2
110	124	Aug 25 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	3	4	1	8	1
111	125	Aug 26	PHA		BOS	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	1	5	0
112	126	Aug 27 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
113	127	Aug 27 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	1	3	1	5	1
114	128	Aug 29 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
115	129	Aug 29 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,11-4	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
116	130	Aug 30	PHA		WSH	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
117	131	Sep 1	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
118	132	Sep 2	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	43	8.1	1	3	0	4	1
119	133	Sep 3	PHA	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
120	134	Sep 4 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-10	CG	44	8.0	1	4	0	5	0
121	135	Sep 4 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-14	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
122	136	Sep 8	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-4	CG	0	8.0	2	4	0	6	1
123	137	Sep 9	PHA	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
124	138	Sep 10 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	3	0	5	0
125	139	Sep 10 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	3	3	1	7	1
126	140	Sep 16	PHA	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
127	141	Sep 17 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
128	142	Sep 17 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	1	3	1
129	143	Sep 19	PHA	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	2	4	0	6	1
130	144	Sep 20	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	0	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
131	145	Sep 22	PHA	@	SLB	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
132	146	Sep 23	PHA	@	SLB	L,1-3	CG	0	8.0	4	5	2	11	0
133	147	Sep 24	PHA	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	35	8.2	4	3	1	8	2
134	148	Sep 25	PHA	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	5	2	8	0
135	149	Sep 26	PHA	@	DET	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	1
136	150	Sep 27	PHA	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	39	8.0	3	2	0	5	0
137	152 (1)	Sep 29 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	T,1-1	GF	0		1	0	0	1	0
138	154 (1)	Oct 1 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	W,5-2	GF	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	1
139	155	Oct 1 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	0	10.0	0	4	1	5	0
							142gm		1203.0	257	393	41	691	62