Johnny Lush Notable

b. October 8, 1885 · Philadelphia Phillies 1904–1907, St. Louis Cardinals 1907–1910

Johnny Lush divided seven seasons between two clubs as a first baseman: the Philadelphia Phillies from 1904, then the St. Louis Cardinals through 1910.

Across 377 games he batted .254, with 252 hits and 107 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 40 doubles and 28 stolen bases. He went 66 and 85 with a 2.68 earned run average, pitching 1,239.3 innings in 182 games. He struck out 490, completed 105 of his 155 starts and threw 16 shutouts.

He has a page for his starting pitcher in 1906.

He was born in Williamsport, PA, USA on October 8, 1885, and died on November 18, 1946. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1904	PHI	106	369	39	102	22	3	2	42	27	46	12	.276
1905	PHI	6	16	3	5	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	.313
1906	PHI	76	212	28	56	7	1	0	15	14	35	6	.264
1907	PHI/STL	52	122	11	31	3	4	0	10	6	12	5	.254
1908	STL	45	89	7	15	2	0	0	2	7	10	1	.169
1909	STL	45	92	11	22	5	0	0	14	6	11	2	.239
1910	STL	47	93	8	21	1	3	0	10	8	11	2	.226
Career	—	377	993	107	252	40	11	2	94	69	127	28	.254

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1904	PHI	0	6	7	6	0	42.2	52	17	27	27	3.59
1905	PHI	2	0	2	2	0	17.0	12	3	8	8	1.59
1906	PHI	18	15	37	35	0	281.0	254	74	119	151	2.37
1907	PHI/STL	10	15	28	27	0	201.1	180	59	63	91	2.64
1908	STL	11	18	38	32	1	250.2	221	59	57	93	2.12
1909	STL	11	18	34	28	0	221.1	215	77	69	66	3.13
1910	STL	14	13	36	25	1	225.1	235	80	70	54	3.20
Career	—	66	85	182	155	2	1239.1	1169	369	413	490	2.68

On this day & linked events

1885

Born October 8, 1885

Williamsport, PA, USA

1946

Died November 18, 1946

1906

Johnny Lush's No-Hitter

Johnny Lush started as the Philadelphia Phillies held the Brooklyn Superbas without a hit on May 1, 1906, winning 6–0.