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	25-26 / in Starts: 22-13
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	44 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 130 PAs	19
Actual Runners on Base	86 (43-27-16) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 130 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	86 (42-27-16)

Most Driven In
S McInnis	5
E Scott	5
S Collins	4
M Ruel	2
C Pittenger	2
R Walters	1

Most Driven In By
N Leibold	5
E Foster	3
M Menosky	3
S Collins	3
D Pratt	2
S McInnis	1
E Scott	1
T Hendryx	1

1921 Batting Game Log

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1921 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	268	3 (2)	Apr 15	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-7	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.81	0.008	2.11	0.01%	-0.11	P
2	269	10 (6)	Apr 28	BOS		PHA	W,6-2	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						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	270	16 (5)	May 10	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-4	GS-8	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	9	.89	0.069	2.30	0.11%	0.55	P
4	271	20 (3)	May 15	BOS	@	SLB	W,11-7	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	9						P
5	272	21	May 16	BOS	@	SLB	W,10-5	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.571	.625	.571	1.196	9	.93	0.044	2.86	0.08%	-0.11	P
6	273	22	May 17	BOS	@	SLB	L,2-4	7-7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.571	.625	.571	1.196	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
7	274	24 (1)	May 19	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.556	.500	1.056	9	2.89	-0.085	10.41	-0.18%	-0.26	PH
8	275	25	May 20	BOS	@	DET	L,2-12	2-6	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.545	.700	1.245	9	.76	0.060	2.55	0.12%	0.74	P
9	276	27 (1)	May 22	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.545	.700	1.245	9						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
10	277	37 (9)	Jun 1 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.462	.500	.615	1.115	9	.78	0.028	1.41	0.03%	0.48	P
11	278	42 (4)	Jun 7	BOS		SLB	W,7-6	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.467	.500	.600	1.100	9	.97	0.105	2.00	0.13%	0.79	P
12	279	47 (4)	Jun 13	BOS		CHW	L,4-6	3-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.412	.444	.529	.974	9	.34	-0.018	.70	-0.02%	-0.36	P
13	280	51 (3)	Jun 17 (2)	BOS		DET	W,6-4	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.450	.476	.550	1.026	9	.48	0.027	.82	0.03%	0.35	P
14	281	55 (3)	Jun 21 (2)	BOS		NYY	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.458	.480	.542	1.022	9	.50	0.050	1.36	0.08%	0.53	P
15	282	61 (5)	Jun 25 (2)	BOS		PHA	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.448	.500	.948	9	2.60	-0.299	3.36	-0.23%	-1.62	P
16	283	65 (3)	Jun 29 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.394	.438	.831	9	1.58	-0.177	2.22	-0.15%	-1.12	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
17	284	69 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,3-7	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.353	.371	.412	.783	9	1.91	0.018	1.07	0.01%	0.23	P
18	285	74 (4)	Jul 8	BOS	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		1	0	.316	.333	.368	.702	9	.45	0.010	.07	0.00%	-0.22	P
19	286	77 (2)	Jul 12 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.325	.359	.684	9	1.03	-0.028	.46	-0.01%	-0.27	P
20	287	82 (4)	Jul 16	BOS	@	CHW	W,10-0	CG	5	5	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.341	.356	.386	.742	9	.73	0.075	.09	0.01%	1.00	P
21	288	86 (3)	Jul 19	BOS	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.319	.333	.362	.695	9	1.02	-0.076	.06	0.00%	-0.75	P
22	289	87	Jul 20	BOS	@	SLB	L,9-10	11-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.327	.354	.681	7	2.44	-0.066	.11	0.00%	-0.28	PH
23	290	89 (1)	Jul 23	BOS	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG(10)	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.321	.346	.667	9	.49	-0.014	.02	0.00%	-0.35	P
24	291	92 (2)	Jul 27	BOS		CLE	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.316	.339	.655	9	1.29	-0.049	.02	0.00%	-1.16	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
25	292	95 (2)	Aug 1	BOS		SLB	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.305	.317	.339	.656	9	.35	-0.011	.00	0.00%	0.10	P
26	293	99 (3)	Aug 4	BOS		CHW	L,4-5	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.305	.328	.339	.667	9	3.57	0.145	.01	0.00%	0.62	PH
27	294	100	Aug 5	BOS		CHW	W,10-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.317	.338	.349	.688	9	.44	0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.85	P
28	295	103 (2)	Aug 9 (1)	BOS		DET	W,8-7	GS-8	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.333	.343	.677	9	.83	0.061	.00	0.00%	0.42	P
29	296	105 (1)	Aug 10	BOS		DET	L,4-8	9-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.324	.343	.368	.711	9	.24	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.43	PH
30	297	108 (2)	Aug 18 (1)	BOS	@	DET	W,6-5	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.324	.343	.368	.711	9						P
31	298	110 (1)	Aug 19 (1)	BOS	@	DET	W,12-8	GS-4	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.329	.347	.400	.747	9	.65	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.43	P
32	299	112 (1)	Aug 20	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.324	.342	.394	.737	3	.86	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.50	PH
33	300	115 (2)	Aug 23	BOS	@	SLB	W,15-2	GS-8	5	5	2	3	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.342	.359	.447	.806	9	.51	0.177	.00	0.00%	3.78	P
34	301	117 (1)	Aug 25	BOS	@	SLB	L,2-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.338	.354	.442	.796	1	.18	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.49	PH
35	302	118	Aug 26	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.338	.354	.442	.796	9						P
36	303	120 (1)	Aug 28	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-5	GS-8	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.346	.361	.444	.806	9	1.36	0.083	.00	0.00%	1.47	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
37	304	121	Sep 1	BOS		PHA	L,2-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.341	.357	.439	.796	3	1.24	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.18	PH
38	305	122	Sep 2	BOS		PHA	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.341	.364	.435	.799	9	.70	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.23	P
39	306	126 (3)	Sep 6	BOS		NYY	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.330	.352	.420	.772	9	1.61	-0.131	.00	0.00%	-1.06	P
40	307	127	Sep 7 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.326	.348	.416	.764	9	.41	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.27	PH
41	308	131 (3)	Sep 11 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.315	.337	.402	.739	9	.52	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.58	P
42	309	133 (1)	Sep 13	BOS		DET	L,2-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.312	.333	.398	.731	3	.77	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.18	PH
43	310	136 (2)	Sep 16	BOS		CHW	W,10-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.299	.320	.381	.701	9	.57	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-1.26	P
44	311	138 (1)	Sep 19 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.317	.337	.406	.742	9	.73	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.18	P
45	312	143 (4)	Sep 23 (1)	BOS		SLB	L,2-10	GS-7	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.311	.330	.398	.728	9	.81	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.44	P
46	313	148 (4)	Sep 27 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	W,8-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				1	0	.308	.327	.393	.720	9						P
47	314	150 (1)	Sep 29	BOS		WSH	W,5-2	6-7	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.315	.333	.407	.741	6	1.39	0.075	.00	0.00%	0.65	PH
48	315	151	Sep 30	BOS		WSH	L,4-6	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.321	.339	.420	.759	9	1.50	0.065	.00	0.00%	1.40	P
49	316	152	Oct 1 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,2-7	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.328	.345	.422	.767	6	.51	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.05	LF
50	317	153	Oct 1 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,1-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.328	.344	.420	.764	6	.78	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.23	LF
51	318	154	Oct 2	BOS	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	5	5	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.331	.346	.435	.782	6	1.34	0.083	.00	0.00%	0.89	LF CF
							25-26		130	124	20	41	5	4	0	19	3	0	15	0	1		3		2	1	.331	.346	.435	.782		.95	0.045	.65	0.00%	2.69

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