#28 Bob Rush, Starting Pitcher, 30 yrs, Chicago (F) American Giants
Saturday, 10/11/1956 |
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| Bob Rush
12/21/1925
30
USA,MI,BATTLE CREEK
6"4
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Starting Pitcher
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 8,000,000
1958
8 Year(s), 106 Days (1482 total Days)
172 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 4 | 7 | 8 | 89-92 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
| Versus RHB | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
| Talent | 3 | 6 | 8 | |
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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P : 5 (Range), .957 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 35 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4.28 | 271.0 | 289 | 146 | 129 | 96 | 88 | 14 | 40.0 | 3 | 18 | 51.4 |
| Projected | 35 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4.28 | 271.0 | 289 | 146 | 129 | 96 | 88 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 12.8 | 9.6 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.79 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 443 | 131 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 59 | 64 | 42 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .350 | .384 | .734 |
| vs. RHB | 603 | 158 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 76 | 82 | 54 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .314 | .358 | .672 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 17 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4.10 | 140.1 | 151 | 71 | 64 | 45 | 46 |
| Road | 18 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4.48 | 130.2 | 138 | 75 | 65 | 51 | 42 |
| Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.51 | 47.0 | 56 | 41 | 34 | 24 | 17 |
| May | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5.29 | 64.2 | 65 | 38 | 38 | 27 | 24 |
| June | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.24 | 34.1 | 39 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 9 |
| July | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.78 | 50.2 | 43 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 10 |
| August | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.51 | 41.0 | 48 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 14 |
| Sept./Oct. | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.97 | 33.1 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 14 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1948 | 38 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4.40 | 286.2 | 345 | 155 | 140 | 17 | 90 | 88 | 14 | 1 | 1.52 | .318 | HOL |
| 1949 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 4.27 | 206.1 | 233 | 105 | 98 | 12 | 60 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 1.42 | .296 | HOL |
| 1950 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.05 | 26.1 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.44 | .312 | HOL CHA |
| 1951 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4.98 | 94.0 | 107 | 59 | 52 | 4 | 41 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1.57 | .296 | CHA |
| 1952 | 40 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3.71 | 242.2 | 260 | 109 | 100 | 23 | 73 | 75 | 11 | 1 | 1.37 | .283 | CHA |
| 1953 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 3.78 | 311.2 | 315 | 149 | 131 | 16 | 113 | 88 | 12 | 2 | 1.37 | .274 | CHA |
| 1954 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 4.74 | 283.0 | 338 | 169 | 149 | 16 | 97 | 91 | 14 | 0 | 1.54 | .311 | CHA |
| 1955 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 3.46 | 317.0 | 317 | 144 | 122 | 10 | 93 | 87 | 18 | 4 | 1.29 | .273 | CHA,FL |
| 1956 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4.28 | 271.0 | 289 | 146 | 129 | 12 | 96 | 88 | 14 | 3 | 1.42 | .293 | CHA |
| Total | 317 | 255 | 119 | 104 | 1 | 4.09 | 2038.2 | 2234 | 1045 | 927 | 111 | 671 | 597 | 94 | 11 | 1.42 | .293 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 1950, AAA | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.77 | 66.0 | 59 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1.12 | .267 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 1948 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36.00 | 1.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23.14 | 2.1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1948 | 38 | 107 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .093 | .118 | .103 | .221 | HOL |
| 1949 | 29 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .068 | .105 | .068 | .174 | HOL |
| 1950 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | HOL CHA |
| 1951 | 37 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .043 | .043 | .043 | .087 | CHA |
| 1952 | 40 | 92 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .087 | .097 | .141 | .238 | CHA |
| 1953 | 41 | 119 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | .101 | .123 | .126 | .249 | CHA |
| 1954 | 38 | 98 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | .082 | .089 | .122 | .212 | CHA |
| 1955 | 39 | 110 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 0 | .127 | .172 | .209 | .382 | CHA,FL |
| 1956 | 35 | 102 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 1 | .088 | .105 | .118 | .222 | CHA |
| Total | 317 | 726 | 67 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 29 | 19 | 231 | 0 | 2 | .092 | .115 | .127 | .242 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 35 | 35 | 17 | 60 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 1.000 | 271.0 | 2.56 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 17th overall pick, by Hollywood in 1948...
Had first career hit on 4/3/1948, off Bob Savage (LA)...
Earned first career win on 4/3/1948...
Won Rookie of the Year in 1948, going 17-17, 4.40 ERA...
Traded from Hollywood to Chicago (F) on 7/11/1950 (Going to HOL: LF Ralph Kiner, C EVERETT MARCELLE. Going to CHA: P Bob Rush)...
1/31/1952: Gets a new one-year contract worth $914,286 through salary arbitration...
Hit first career homerun on 8/9/1952, off LEON DAY (WSH)...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1952, going 4-0, 1.91...
1/31/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,371,429 through salary arbitration...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1953, going 6-2, 2.00...
1/31/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,071,429 through salary arbitration...
5/21/1954: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (F), $8,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1955, going 6-0, 1.90...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1956, winning 2 games with a 1.08 ERA...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1956, going 5-0, 1.78...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA
1952 - 3.71 - 8th
1955 - 3.46 - 7th
| WHIP
1955 - 1.29 - 9th
| Wins
1948 - 17 - 10th
1952 - 18 - 6th
1953 - 20 - 4th
1955 - 23 - 4th
| Losses
1948 - 17 - 7th
1953 - 15 - 10th
1954 - 19 - 3rd
| IP
1953 - 311.2 - 4th
1954 - 283.0 - 9th
1955 - 317.0 - 5th
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BB
1953 - 113 - 8th
| CG
1948 - 14 - 6th
1952 - 11 - 7th
1954 - 14 - 7th
1955 - 18 - 3rd
| SHO
1955 - 4 - 3rd
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