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Donie Bush

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Donie Bush

Full name Owen Joseph Bush
Born October 8, 1887, Indianapolis, Indiana
Died March 28, 1972, Indianapolis, Indiana
Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana
First Game: September 18, 1908; Final Game: September 15, 1923
Managed First Game: April 18, 1923; Managed Final Game: October 1, 1933
Bat: Both Throw: Right Height: 5' 6" Weight: 140
Ejections as player: 1910 (1), 1911 (1), 1912 (4), 1913 (3), 1914 (1), 1915 (1), 1916 (1), 1917 (1), 1918 (1), 1919 (3), 1921 (4). Total: 21
Ejections as manager: 1923 (5), 1927 (2), 1928 (4), 1929 (4), 1930 (4), 1931 (3), 1933 (1). Total: 23
SABR Biography
Top Performances 
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1908 DET A    Daily Splits   20    68   13   20   1   1   0    4    7       11   0   4   0            2      .294  .360  .338   0.1 1908 DET A
1909 DET A    Daily Splits  157   532  115  145  18   2   0   33   88       74   4  52   0           53      .273  .380  .314   2.3 1909 DET A
1910 DET A    Daily Splits  142   496   90  130  13   4   3   34   78       82   2  30   0           49      .262  .365  .323   2.6 1910 DET A
1911 DET A    Daily Splits  150   561  126  130  18   5   1   36   98       64   3  30   0           40      .232  .349  .287   0.8 1911 DET A
1912 DET A    Daily Splits  144   511  107  118  14   8   2   38  117       53   3  12   0           37      .231  .377  .301   4.0 1912 DET A
1913 DET A    Daily Splits  152   597   98  150  19  10   1   40   80   0i  32   4  13   0  12i  1i  44  18i .251  .344  .322   1.2 1913 DET A
1914 DET A    Daily Splits  157   596   97  150  18   4   0   32  112   0i  54   3  10   0   7i  1i  35  26  .252  .373  .295   5.0 1914 DET A
1915 DET A    Daily Splits  155   561   99  128  12   8   1   44  118   0i  44   2  22   0   8i  3i  35  27  .228  .364  .283   1.5 1915 DET A
1916 DET A    Daily Splits  145   550   73  124   5   9   0   33   75   0i  42   1  27   0i  9i  2i  19   0  .225  .319  .267  -2.3 1916 DET A
1917 DET A    Daily Splits  147   581  112  163  18   3   0   23   80   0i  40   2  10   0i  5i  0i  34  13i .281  .370  .322   0.5 1917 DET A
1918 DET A    Daily Splits  128   500   74  117  10   3   0   26   79   0i  31   1  13   0i  8i  2i   9  10i .234  .340  .266  -1.7 1918 DET A
1919 DET A    Daily Splits  129   509   82  124  11   6   0   33   75   0   36   2  16   0  13   1   22   8  .244  .343  .289  -1.2 1919 DET A
1920 DET A    Daily Splits  141   506   85  133  18   5   1   33   73   0   32   1  48   0  13   9   15   7  .263  .357  .324  -1.3 1920 DET A
1921 DET A    Daily Splits  104   402   72  113   6   5   0   27   45   0   23   1  40   0  11   0    8  11  .281  .355  .321  -1.0 1921 DET A
1921 WAS A    Daily Splits   23    84   15   18   1   0   0    2   12   0    4   0   1   0   4   0    2   2  .214  .313  .226  -0.8 1921 WAS A
1921 TOT A                  127   486   87  131   7   5   0   29   57   0   27   1  41   0  15   0   10  13  .270  .347  .305  -1.8 1921 TOT A
1922 WAS A    Daily Splits   41   134   17   32   4   1   0    7   21   0    7   0   4   0   2   3    1   1  .239  .342  .284  -0.4 1922 WAS A
1923 WAS A    Daily Splits   10    22    6    9   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   5   0   2   0    1   1  .409  .409  .409  -0.2 1923 WAS A
Total    (16 Years) Splits 1945  7210 1281 1804 186  74   9  445 1158   0i 630  29 337   0i 94i 22i 406 142i .250  .356  .300   9.1 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1909 DET A    Daily Splits    7    22    5    7   1   0   0    3    5   0    3   2   3   0   0   0   0    1   2  .318  .483  .364 1909 DET A

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1908 DET A Daily Splits  SS   20   19   19   171  i   42   63    7    9   0  .938
1909 DET A Daily Splits  SS  157  157  154  1379  i  308  567   71   38   0  .925
1910 DET A Daily Splits  SS  141  141  133  1214.2i  310  487   51   31   2  .940
1910 DET A               3B    1    1    1     9       0    2    0    0   0 1.000
1911 DET A Daily Splits  SS  150  150  148  1337  i  372  556   75   42   4  .925
1912 DET A Daily Splits  SS  144  144  140  1235  i  317  547   66   45   1  .929
1913 DET A Daily Splits  SS  152  152  146  1323.2   331  510   56   61   0  .938
1914 DET A Daily Splits  SS  157  157  153  1373.2i  425  544   58   64   0  .944
1915 DET A Daily Splits  SS  155  155  152  1382.2i  340  504   57   61   0  .937
1916 DET A Daily Splits  SS  144  144  138  1267.2i  278  435   34   41   0  .954
1917 DET A Daily Splits  SS  147  147  140  1284.1i  281  423   51   41   1  .932
1918 DET A Daily Splits  SS  128  128  126  1147.1i  280  364   48   32   0  .931
1919 DET A Daily Splits  SS  129  129  124  1155.1   290  376   40   45   1  .943
1920 DET A Daily Splits  SS  140  140  134  1227     258  421   45   43   0  .938
1921 DET A Daily Splits  SS   81   79   74   707     172  260   23   31   1  .949
1921 DET A               2B   23   23   21   198.1    45   69    7    3   0  .942
1921 WAS A Daily Splits  SS   22   22   21   188      34   62    7   15   1  .932
1921 TOT A               SS  103  101   95   895     206  322   30   46   2  .946
1922 WAS A Daily Splits  3B   35   35   32   295.2    31   79    5   12   0  .957
1922 WAS A               2B    2    0    0    10       0    2    0    0   0 1.000
1923 WAS A Daily Splits  3B    6    6    4    45       4    9    3    0   0  .813
1923 WAS A               2B    3    1    1    17.1     1    6    0    0   0 1.000
Total (14 Years) Splits  SS 1867 1864 1802 16393.1i 4038 6119  689  599  11  .936
Total ( 3 Years)         3B   42   42   37   349.2    35   90    8   12   0  .940
Total ( 3 Years)         2B   28   24   22   225.2    46   77    7    3   0  .946
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
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              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1909 DET A Daily Splits  SS    7    7    7    61       9   18    5    3   0  .844

                           Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1923 WAS A        155   75   78  .490   720   747                  4
1927 PIT N        156   94   60  .610   817   659                  1
1928 PIT N        152   85   67  .559   837   704                  4
1929 PIT N        119   67   51  .568   697   622          8-27    2  2
1930 CHI A        154   62   92  .403   729   884                  7
1931 CHI A        156   56   97  .366   704   939                  8
1933 CIN N        153   58   94  .382   496   643                  8
Total ( 7 Years) 1045  497  539  .480  5000  5198
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
              World Series Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1927 PIT N          4    0    4  .000    10    23

Ejection Information

As player:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 5-17-1910     BOX  DET A  Jack Egan           Call at HP
 8-26-1911     BOX  DET A  Bill Dinneen        Bench jockeying
 5-25-1912     BOX  DET A  Silk O'Loughlin     Call at HP
 8-13-1912     BOX  DET A  Jack Egan           Call at 2B
 8-23-1912(2)  BOX  DET A  Billy Evans         Call at HP
 9-11-1912     BOX  DET A  Bob Hart            Call at 1B
 5-16-1913     BOX  DET A  Eugene McGreevy     Call at 1B
 6- 4-1913     BOX  DET A  Bill Dinneen        Called third strike
 8- 4-1913     BOX  DET A  Silk O'Loughlin     Called third strike
 5-25-1914     BOX  DET A  Silk O'Loughlin     Call at 1B
 8-22-1915(2)  BOX  DET A  Tommy Connolly      Called third strike
 7-22-1916(2)  BOX  DET A  Tommy Connolly      Call at HP
 9-12-1917(2)  BOX  DET A  Brick Owens         Call at 2B
 6-26-1918     BOX  DET A  Dick Nallin         Balls and strikes
 6- 6-1919     BOX  DET A  Ollie Chill         Call at HP
 6-18-1919     BOX  DET A  Dick Nallin         Call at HP
 7-31-1919     BOX  DET A  George Moriarty     Call at 1B
 4-27-1921     BOX  DET A  George Hildebrand   Call at 2B
 6-12-1921     BOX  DET A  Bill Dinneen        Call at 2B
 7- 4-1921(2)  BOX  DET A  Frank Wilson        Call at 3B
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 7-28-1921(2)  BOX  DET A  Dick Nallin         Check swing

As manager:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 4-27-1923     BOX  WAS A  Ducky Holmes        Balls and strikes
 5-20-1923     BOX  WAS A  Ducky Holmes        Batting out of order non-call
 6-16-1923     BOX  WAS A  Dick Nallin         Call at 1B
 6-20-1923     BOX  WAS A  Dick Nallin         Call at 1B
 7-16-1923     BOX  WAS A  Ducky Holmes        Call at HP
 5-20-1927     BOX  PIT N  Barry McCormick     Call at 1B
 8-16-1927     BOX  PIT N  Ernie Quigley       Call at 3B
 5-21-1928(2)  BOX  PIT N  Sherry Magee        Call at 2B
 8-15-1928     BOX  PIT N  Barry McCormick     Call at HP
 8-31-1928(2)  BOX  PIT N  Bob Hart            Call at HP
 9-20-1928     BOX  PIT N  Charlie Moran       Call at 2B
 5-31-1929     BOX  PIT N  Charlie Moran       Call at 2B
 6-15-1929     BOX  PIT N  Bob Hart            Call at 3B
 8-21-1929     BOX  PIT N  Barry McCormick     Non-ejection of opponent (Threw bat)
 8-24-1929(2)  BOX  PIT N  George Magerkurth   Call at 3B
 5- 8-1930     BOX  CHI A  Roy Van Graflan     Balls and strikes
 6-10-1930     BOX  CHI A  Roy Van Graflan     Balls and strikes
 7-20-1930(2)  BOX  CHI A  George Hildebrand   Infield fly not called
 8-18-1930     BOX  CHI A  George Moriarty     Fair/foul call
 5-25-1931     BOX  CHI A  Bill McGowan        Balk non-call
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 7- 5-1931(2)  BOX  CHI A  George Moriarty     Balls and strikes
 9-21-1931     BOX  CHI A  Red Ormsby          Balls and strikes
 8-18-1933     BOX  CIN N  George Magerkurth   Balk non-call

Transaction Information

Selected by Detroit Tigers from South Bend (Central) in the major league draft (September 1, 1907).

Selected by Indianapolis (American Association) from Detroit Tigers in the major league draft (August, 1908).

Sold by Indianapolis (American Association) to Detroit Tigers for $6000 (September,
1908).

Claimed on waivers by Washington Senators from Detroit Tigers (August 20, 1921).
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