Bullet Joe Bush
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Bush in 1914
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Born: November 27, 1892 Brainerd, Minnesota |
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Died: November 1, 1974 (aged 81) Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 30, 1912, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 22, 1928, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 195–183 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.51 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,319 | ||
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Leslie Ambrose "Bullet Joe" Bush (November 27, 1892 – November 1, 1974) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants between 1912 and 1928. Bush batted and threw right-handed. He is credited with having developed the forkball pitch.
Bush helped the Athletics win the 1913 World Series and the 1914 American League pennant, the Red Sox win the 1918 World Series, the Yankees win the 1922 AL pennant and 1923 World Series and the Pirates win the 1927 National League pennant.
He led the American League in losses (24) in 1916, walks allowed (109) in 1924, and wild pitches in 1916 (15), 1923 (12) and 1924 (7). While with the Athletics in 1916, when he led the league in losses, he won 15 games; the entire team won only 36 during what was then a Major League-worst 36-117 (.235 won-loss percentage) season. This was 41.7% of the team's total wins. On August 26 of that season, Bush no-hit the Cleveland Indians 5-0 at Shibe Park; a first inning, leadoff walk to Jack Graney was the only thing that kept him from a perfect game.
Bush finished fourth in voting for the 1922 American League MVP, as he led the league in winning percentage (.788). He also had a 26–7 win-loss record, 255 ⅓ innings pitched, 85 walks allowed, 92 strikeouts, and a 3.31 earned run average.
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