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Donie Bush

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b. October 8, 1887 · Detroit Tigers 1908–1921, Washington Senators 1921–1923

He walked 117 times in 1912 and 112 in 1914, leading the league both years and three other times besides, for a total of five. He was a shortstop who batted at the top of Detroit's order in front of Ty Cobb for thirteen seasons, which meant getting on base was the whole job.

Sixteen seasons gave him 1,804 hits, 1,281 runs, 1,158 walks, 404 stolen bases and a .250 average, with 1,867 games at shortstop. He was 5 feet 6 and the smallest regular in the league for most of his career, and he led American League shortstops in putouts and assists repeatedly.

He managed Washington, Pittsburgh, Chicago and Cincinnati across parts of eight seasons, took the 1927 Pirates to the World Series, and scouted for decades after. Ten ballots have listed him. He died in 1972, at eighty-four.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
Baseball Magazine All-Star 4 1909, 1911, 1915, 1916

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1908 DET 20681320 110 47112 .294
1909 DET 157532115145 1820 33887453 .273
1910 DET 14249690130 1343 34788249 .262
1911 DET 150561126130 1851 36986440 .232
1912 DET 144511107118 1482 381175335 .231
1913 DET 15359798150 19101 40803244 .251
1914 DET 15759697150 1840 321125435 .252
1915 DET 15556199128 1281 441184435 .228
1916 DET 14555073124 590 34754219 .225
1917 DET 147581112163 1830 24804034 .281
1918 DET 12850074117 1030 2279319 .234
1919 DET 12950982124 1160 26753622 .244
1920 DET 14150685133 1851 33733215 .263
1921 DET/WSH 12748687131 750 29572710 .270
1922 WSH 411341732 410 72171 .239
1923 WSH 102269 000 0011 .409
Career 1946721012811804 186749 4361158630404 .250

On this day & linked events

1887

Born October 8, 1887

Indianapolis, IN, USA

1972

Died March 28, 1972

1908

Major-league debut: Donie Bush

Donie Bush made a major-league debut on September 18, 1908.

1923

Final major-league game: Donie Bush

Donie Bush played a final major-league game on September 15, 1923.

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