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

Debut: April 22, 1948 (Age 22-123d, 10,482nd in major league 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

127

152

ERA

3.65

417

321

2410.2

1244

WHIP

1.293

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-14 / in Starts: 19-14
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 91 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	59 (26-26-7) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 91 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	58 (30-18-8)

Most Driven In
R Jackson	2
E Miksis	2
Self	1
J Bolger	0
C McCullough	0

Most Driven In By
Self	1
F Baumholtz	1
G Baker	1
E Banks	1
D Fondy	1
J King	0

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 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	247	1	Apr 11	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-5	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.57	-0.008	1.47	-0.01%	0.02	P
2	248	3 (1)	Apr 14	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.05	-0.085	3.11	-0.15%	-1.04	P
3	249	8 (4)	Apr 19	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.24	-0.024	3.43	-0.04%	-0.08	P
4	250	14 (5)	Apr 28	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.455	.636	9	1.03	0.196	3.00	0.34%	1.26	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
5	251	19 (4)	May 3	CHC	@	NYG	W,6-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.357	.500	9	.23	-0.018	.61	-0.03%	-0.38	P
6	252	25 (5)	May 8 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.375	.563	9	.90	-0.040	1.84	-0.05%	-0.34	P
7	253	29 (3)	May 14	CHC		NYG	W,8-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.316	.474	9	.25	-0.026	.48	-0.03%	-1.06	P
8	254	34 (4)	May 20	CHC	@	MLN	W,4-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	9	.78	-0.039	1.93	-0.06%	-0.46	P
9	255	38 (3)	May 25 (2)	CHC		STL	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.120	.240	.360	9	.52	-0.053	1.41	-0.09%	-1.21	P
10	256	42 (3)	May 29	CHC		MLN	W,9-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9	.69	-0.035	2.06	-0.06%	-0.68	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
11	257	47 (4)	Jun 3	CHC	@	NYG	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.097	.194	.290	9	.79	-0.075	2.35	-0.14%	-1.15	P
12	258	52 (4)	Jun 8	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.088	.176	.265	9	1.68	-0.141	4.60	-0.23%	-1.11	P
13	259	57 (4)	Jun 12 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.167	.250	9	2.08	-0.107	8.91	-0.28%	-1.04	P
14	260	61 (3)	Jun 17	CHC		PHI	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.077	.077	.154	.231	9	1.49	0.019	2.78	0.02%	-0.02	P
15	261	66 (4)	Jun 22	CHC		BRO	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.073	.073	.146	.220	9	1.13	-0.063	2.52	-0.09%	-0.43	P
16	262	71 (4)	Jun 26 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.068	.068	.136	.205	9	.48	-0.037	.32	-0.02%	-0.58	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	263	75 (3)	Jul 1	CHC		STL	W,11-7	GS-3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.068	.089	.136	.225	9	1.57	0.060	1.04	0.02%	0.84	P
18	264	81 (5)	Jul 6	CHC		MLN	L,1-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.087	.133	.220	9	.91	-0.024	.86	-0.01%	-0.24	P
19	265	86 (4)	Jul 14	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.064	.083	.128	.211	9	.51	-0.026	.25	-0.01%	-0.27	P
20	266	93 (6)	Jul 20 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	W,5-3	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.082	.100	.143	.243	9	1.15	0.009	.08	0.00%	0.14	P
21	267	97 (3)	Jul 24 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-12	GS-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.100	.118	.160	.278	9						P
22	268	102 (4)	Jul 28	CHC		NYG	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.096	.113	.154	.267	9	.40	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.27	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	269	108 (5)	Aug 2	CHC		PIT	W,12-4	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.155	.164	.319	9	.75	0.192	.00	0.00%	1.83	P
24	270	113 (4)	Aug 7	CHC		BRO	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.164	.172	.336	9	.85	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
25	271	119 (5)	Aug 12	CHC		MLN	W,7-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.169	.164	.333	9	.39	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-1.00	P
26	272	123 (3)	Aug 17	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.162	.156	.318	9	1.05	-0.133	.00	0.00%	-1.40	P
27	273	128 (4)	Aug 23	CHC	@	BRO	L,4-6	GS-7	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.104	.155	.149	.304	9	1.60	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.30	P
28	274	133 (4)	Aug 28	CHC	@	NYG	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	.099	.147	.141	.288	9						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
29	275	138 (4)	Sep 3	CHC		STL	L,2-3	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.099	.147	.141	.288	9						P
30	276	143 (4)	Sep 9 (1)	CHC		BRO	W,11-4	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.165	.162	.327	9	.14	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
31	277	148 (4)	Sep 17	CHC		CIN	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.169	.179	.348	9	.52	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.59	P
32	278	152 (3)	Sep 21	CHC	@	STL	W,7-5	GS-11	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.110	.161	.171	.332	9	1.07	-0.107	.00	0.00%	-0.59	P
33	279	154 (1)	Sep 25	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-13	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.110	.170	.171	.341	9	.85	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.39	P
							19-14		91	82	6	9	2	0	1	5	6	0	40	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	.110	.170	.171	.341		.84	-0.665	1.31	-0.89%	-9.61

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