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	30-9 / in Starts: 23-7
Longest Hitting Streak	10 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 104 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	73 (34-22-17)
Avg. MLBer w/ 104 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	69 (34-22-13)

Most Driven In
A Ward	4
E Scott	3
B Meusel	2
W Schang	1
F Hofmann	1
W Pipp	1

Most Driven In By
B Ruth	3
M McNally	2
A Ward	2
B Meusel	2
C Fewster	1
N McMillan	1
W Witt	1
J Dugan	1

1922 Batting Game Log

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1922 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	319	4 (3)	Apr 18	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-8	GS-8	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9	1.27	0.230	3.45	0.38%	1.46	P
2	320	9 (4)	Apr 22	NYY		WSH	W,4-2	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	1.85	-0.078	6.47	-0.16%	-0.93	P
3	321	14 (4)	Apr 28	NYY		BOS	W,10-3	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.429	.500	.429	.929	9	.25	0.011	.97	0.03%	0.29	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
4	322	36 (21)	May 22	NYY		SLB	W,4-3	10-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.444	.375	.819	9	2.36	-0.068	13.59	-0.23%	-0.25	P
5	323	41 (4)	May 27	NYY	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.385	.333	.718	9	1.29	-0.054	6.20	-0.16%	-1.01	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
6	324	46 (4)	Jun 1	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.412	.438	.849	9	1.28	-0.046	5.95	-0.13%	-0.14	P
7	325	50 (3)	Jun 7	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-7	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.364	.381	.745	9	.69	-0.010	3.40	-0.03%	-0.42	P
8	326	52 (1)	Jun 9	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-10	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.364	.381	.745	9						P
9	327	55 (2)	Jun 12	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.400	.458	.858	9	.72	0.034	5.17	0.15%	0.32	P
10	328	60 (4)	Jun 17	NYY	@	DET	L,8-9	GS-3	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.385	.407	.462	.869	9	.96	0.035	5.26	0.12%	0.21	P
11	329	63 (2)	Jun 20	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-5	GS-8	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.379	.400	.483	.883	9	.87	0.077	3.93	0.21%	0.23	P
12	330	66 (2)	Jun 23	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.379	.400	.483	.883	9						P
13	331	68 (1)	Jun 24 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	1	.375	.394	.469	.863	9	1.49	-0.030	6.27	-0.07%	-0.07	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
14	332	72 (3)	Jul 1 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.361	.378	.444	.823	9	.57	0.000	2.47	0.00%	-0.22	P
15	333	78 (5)	Jul 6 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,10-3	CG	4	4	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.415	.525	.940	9	.60	0.033	3.03	0.10%	1.08	P
16	334	83 (4)	Jul 11	NYY		SLB	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.405	.419	.524	.942	9	1.24	0.049	10.26	0.24%	0.27	P
17	335	87 (3)	Jul 16	NYY		CHW	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.386	.400	.500	.900	9	.90	-0.046	5.68	-0.18%	-0.43	P
18	336	92 (4)	Jul 21	NYY		DET	W,7-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.386	.400	.500	.900	9						P
19	337	94 (1)	Jul 23	NYY		BOS	W,11-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.370	.383	.478	.861	9	.80	-0.044	3.58	-0.12%	-0.42	P
20	338	96 (1)	Jul 26	NYY	@	SLB	W,11-6	7-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.383	.396	.489	.885	9	.83	0.043	6.20	0.19%	0.72	P
21	339	97	Jul 27	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-5	10-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.383	.396	.489	.885	9						P
22	340	99 (1)	Jul 29	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.353	.365	.451	.816	9	1.20	-0.136	9.18	-0.63%	-1.64	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
23	341	102 (2)	Aug 2	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.345	.357	.436	.794	9	.59	0.080	3.44	0.28%	-0.13	P
24	342	106 (3)	Aug 6	NYY	@	DET	W,11-6	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.350	.361	.450	.811	9	.25	0.004	1.83	0.02%	0.23	P
25	343	109 (2)	Aug 9	NYY	@	DET	W,8-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.350	.361	.450	.811	9						P
26	344	110	Aug 11	NYY		PHA	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.359	.369	.484	.854	9	1.74	0.341	11.32	1.33%	1.98	P
27	345	114 (3)	Aug 17	NYY		DET	W,7-1	GS-8	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.373	.382	.507	.890	9	.76	0.118	5.42	0.51%	1.75	P
28	346	115	Aug 18	NYY		CHW	W,8-7	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.368	.377	.500	.877	9	3.15	-0.078	21.40	-0.32%	-0.38	P
29	347	118 (2)	Aug 22	NYY		CLE	L,2-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.362	.371	.493	.864	9	1.07	-0.028	7.95	-0.12%	-0.25	P
30	348	122 (3)	Aug 25 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,6-5	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.356	.365	.479	.844	9	.29	-0.003	3.75	-0.02%	-0.28	P
31	349	127 (4)	Aug 31	NYY		WSH	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.347	.364	.467	.830	9	.64	-0.038	5.61	-0.20%	-0.56	P
Sept		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
32	350	131 (3)	Sep 5 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.338	.354	.455	.809	9	1.26	-0.069	11.38	-0.38%	-0.63	P
33	351	135 (3)	Sep 10 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,10-3	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.350	.373	.463	.836	9	.72	0.057	7.01	0.33%	1.32	P
34	352	140 (4)	Sep 14	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.345	.368	.452	.820	9	.46	-0.041	5.03	-0.27%	-0.47	P
35	353	144 (3)	Sep 18	NYY	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.330	.352	.432	.783	9	2.15	-0.276	61.03	-4.69%	-1.52	P
36	354	146 (1)	Sep 20	NYY	@	DET	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.330	.352	.432	.783	9						P
37	355	148 (1)	Sep 22	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.333	.354	.441	.795	9	.83	-0.020	4.01	-0.06%	1.33	P
38	356	151 (2)	Sep 28	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.323	.343	.427	.771	9	1.43	-0.114	1.54	-0.07%	-0.87	P
39	357	153 (1)	Sep 30	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.323	.343	.427	.771	9						P
							30-9		104	96	15	31	6	2	0	12	3	0	11	0	3		2		0	1	.323	.343	.427	.771		.98	-0.067	7.38	-3.96%	0.57

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