Bob Rush

Position: 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: Riley HS (South Bend, IN)

Debut: April 22, 1948 (Age 22-123d, 8,060th in MLB history)
vs. PIT 7.0 IP, 9 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, L

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

W

127

L

152

ERA

3.65

G

417

GS

321

SV

IP

2410.2

SO

1244

WHIP

1.293

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1947	21	CHC-min	AA,A	15	8	.652	2.85	31			4	4		183.0	179	73	58		53		93	5	0	1				1.268	8.8		2.6	4.6	1.75	NVL,DMO SOUA,WL
1948	22	CHC	NL	5	11	.313	3.92	36	16	9	4	0	0	133.1	153	70	58	8	37	3	72	1	0	3	579	99	3.21	1.425	10.3	0.5	2.5	4.9	1.95
1949	23	CHC	NL	10	18	.357	4.07	35	27	6	9	1	4	201.0	197	104	91	9	79	7	80	0	0	6	861	98	3.48	1.373	8.8	0.4	3.5	3.6	1.01
1950	24	CHC	NL	13	20	.394	3.71	39	34	2	19	1	1	254.2	261	124	105	11	93	6	93	6	0	2	1094	113	3.58	1.390	9.2	*0.4*	3.3	3.3	1.00	AS
1951	25	CHC	NL	11	12	.478	3.83	37	29	6	12	2	2	211.1	212	108	90	16	68	9	129	3	0	7	918	108	3.25	1.325	9.0	0.7	2.9	5.5	1.90
1952	26	CHC	NL	17	13	.567	2.70	34	32	1	17	4	0	250.1	205	99	75	14	81	9	157	6	0	7	1044	143	2.91	1.142	7.4	0.5	2.9	5.6	1.94	AS
1953	27	CHC	NL	9	14	.391	4.54	29	28	0	8	1	0	166.2	177	97	84	17	66	3	84	5	1	1	732	98	4.19	1.458	9.6	0.9	3.6	4.5	1.27
1954	28	CHC	NL	13	15	.464	3.77	33	32	0	11	0	0	236.1	213	102	99	12	103	11	124	5	0	8	1007	111	3.38	1.337	8.1	0.5	3.9	4.7	1.20
1955	29	CHC	NL	13	11	.542	3.50	33	33	0	14	3	0	234.0	204	95	91	19	73	4	130	2	0	4	959	118	3.27	1.184	7.8	0.7	2.8	5.0	1.78
1956	30	CHC	NL	13	10	.565	3.19	32	32	0	13	1	0	239.2	210	101	85	30	59	8	104	2	0	6	977	120	3.89	1.122	7.9	1.1	2.2	3.9	1.76
1957	31	CHC	NL	6	16	.273	4.38	31	29	0	5	0	0	205.1	211	111	100	16	66	6	103	2	0	4	887	89	3.46	1.349	9.2	0.7	2.9	4.5	1.56
1958	32	MLN	NL	10	6	.625	3.42	28	20	1	5	2	0	147.1	142	59	56	13	31	7	84	1	0	0	600	104	3.13	1.174	8.7	0.8	1.9	5.1	2.71
1959	33	MLN	NL	5	6	.455	2.40	31	9	6	1	1	0	101.1	102	39	27	5	23	2	64	1	0	2	427	147	2.63	1.234	9.1	0.4	2.0	5.7	2.78
1960	34	TOT	MLB	2	0	1.000	4.91	19	0	13	0	0	1	29.1	40	19	16	6	10	4	20	0	0	0	134	76	4.85	1.705	12.3	1.8	3.1	6.1	2.00
1960	34	MLN	NL	2	0	1.000	4.20	10	0	7	0	0	1	15.0	24	9	7	2	5	2	8	0	0	0	73	84	4.19	1.933	14.4	1.2	3.0	4.8	1.60
1960	34	CHW	AL	0	0		5.65	9	0	6	0	0	0	14.1	16	10	9	4	5	2	12	0	0	0	61	70	5.53	1.465	10.0	2.5	3.1	7.5	2.40
13 Yrs				127	152	.455	3.65	417	321	44	118	16	8	2410.2	2327	1128	977	176	789	79	1244	34	1	50	10219	110	3.41	1.293	8.7	0.7	2.9	4.6	1.58
162 Game Avg.				12	14	.455	3.65	38	30	4	11	1	1	222	214	104	90	16	73	7	115	3	0	5	942	110	3.41	1.293	8.7	0.7	2.9	4.6	1.58

CHC (10 yrs)				110	140	.440	3.71	339	292	24	112	13	7	2132.2	2043	1011	878	152	725	66	1076	32	1	48	9058	109	3.45	1.298	8.6	0.6	3.1	4.5	1.48
MLN (3 yrs)				17	12	.586	3.07	69	29	14	6	3	1	263.2	268	107	90	20	59	11	156	2	0	2	1100	116	3.00	1.240	9.1	0.7	2.0	5.3	2.64
CHW (1 yr)				0	0		5.65	9	0	6	0	0	0	14.1	16	10	9	4	5	2	12	0	0	0	61	70	5.53	1.465	10.0	2.5	3.1	7.5	2.40

NL (13 yrs)				127	152	.455	3.64	408	321	38	118	16	8	2396.1	2311	1118	968	172	784	77	1232	34	1	50	10158	110	3.40	1.292	8.7	0.6	2.9	4.6	1.57
AL (1 yr)				0	0		5.65	9	0	6	0	0	0	14.1	16	10	9	4	5	2	12	0	0	0	61	70	5.53	1.465	10.0	2.5	3.1	7.5	2.40