Bob Rush was born on Monday, December 21, 1925, in Battle Creek, Michigan. Rush was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 22, 1948, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bob Rush baseball stats page.
"Bob (Rush) doesn't go in for fancy deliveries such as the sinker, slider, or any trick stuff... he rears back and lets go a fast ball that has the admiration of every scout that sees it." - Bloodgood, Clifford. Sports Writer. Baseball Magazine. 4 November 1949. Page 28.
Bob RushBob Rush Autograph on a 1961 Lake to Lake |
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Bob RushBob Rush Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1948 | 23 | Cubs | 36 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 3.92 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 133.1 | 579 | 153 | 58 | 70 | 8 | 37 | 3 | 72 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
1949 | 24 | Cubs | 35 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 18 | .357 | 4.07 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 201.0 | 861 | 197 | 91 | 104 | 10 | 79 | 7 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - |
1950 | 25 | Cubs | 39 | 34 | 2 | 13 | 20 | .394 | 3.71 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 254.2 | 1,094 | 261 | 105 | 124 | 11 | 93 | 6 | 93 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
1951 | 26 | Cubs | 37 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 3.83 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 211.1 | 918 | 212 | 90 | 108 | 16 | 68 | 9 | 129 | 7 | 3 | 0 | - |
1952 | 27 | Cubs | 34 | 32 | 1 | 17 | 13 | .567 | 2.70 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 250.1 | 1,044 | 205 | 75 | 99 | 14 | 81 | 9 | 157 | 7 | 6 | 0 | - |
1953 | 28 | Cubs | 29 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 4.54 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 166.2 | 732 | 177 | 84 | 97 | 17 | 66 | 3 | 84 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
1954 | 29 | Cubs | 33 | 32 | 0 | 13 | 15 | .464 | 3.77 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 236.1 | 1,007 | 213 | 99 | 102 | 12 | 103 | 11 | 124 | 8 | 5 | 0 | - |
1955 | 30 | Cubs | 33 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 3.50 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 234.0 | 959 | 204 | 91 | 95 | 19 | 73 | 4 | 130 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1956 | 31 | Cubs | 32 | 32 | 0 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 3.19 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 239.2 | 977 | 210 | 85 | 101 | 30 | 59 | 8 | 104 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1957 | 32 | Cubs | 31 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 16 | .273 | 4.38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 205.1 | 887 | 211 | 100 | 111 | 16 | 66 | 6 | 103 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
1958 | 33 | Braves | 28 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 3.42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 147.1 | 600 | 142 | 56 | 59 | 13 | 31 | 7 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1959 | 34 | Braves | 31 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 101.1 | 427 | 102 | 27 | 39 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1960 | 35 | Braves | 10 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.0 | 73 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1960 | 35 | White Sox | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5.65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 61 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
13 Years | 417 | 321 | 44 | 127 | 152 | .455 | 3.65 | 118 | 16 | 8 | 2,410.2 | 10,219 | 2,327 | 977 | 1,128 | 177 | 789 | 79 | 1,244 | 50 | 34 | 1 | 0 |
Bob RushBob Rush Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1948 | 23 | Cubs | 38 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .128 | .128 | .154 |
1949 | 24 | Cubs | 35 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .032 | .047 | .032 |
1950 | 25 | Cubs | 40 | 90 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .194 | .222 |
1951 | 26 | Cubs | 37 | 68 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .191 | .203 | .221 |
1952 | 27 | Cubs | 34 | 96 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 | .299 | .365 |
1953 | 28 | Cubs | 29 | 54 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .158 | .148 |
1954 | 29 | Cubs | 33 | 83 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .277 | .302 | .422 |
1955 | 30 | Cubs | 33 | 82 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .110 | .170 | .171 |
1956 | 31 | Cubs | 32 | 82 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .098 | .159 | .110 |
1957 | 32 | Cubs | 31 | 69 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .203 | .236 | .246 |
1958 | 33 | Braves | 28 | 45 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .245 | .222 |
1959 | 34 | Braves | 31 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 | .188 | .188 |
1960 | 35 | Braves | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
1960 | 35 | White Sox | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 420 | 807 | 50 | 140 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 31 | 0 | 298 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .173 | .204 | .222 |
Bob RushBob Rush Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1948 Cubs | P | 36 | 16 | 400 | 37 | 1.0 | 34 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .919 | 2.30 |
1949 Cubs | P | 35 | 27 | 603 | 56 | 1.6 | 54 | 17 | 37 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 2.42 |
1950 Cubs | P | 39 | 34 | 764 | 76 | 1.9 | 75 | 24 | 51 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.65 |
1951 Cubs | P | 37 | 29 | 634 | 62 | 1.7 | 57 | 18 | 39 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .919 | 2.43 |
1952 Cubs | P | 34 | 32 | 751 | 71 | 2.1 | 67 | 13 | 54 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.41 |
1953 Cubs | P | 29 | 28 | 500 | 41 | 1.4 | 41 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.21 |
1954 Cubs | P | 33 | 32 | 709 | 72 | 2.2 | 69 | 15 | 54 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 2.63 |
1955 Cubs | P | 33 | 33 | 702 | 60 | 1.8 | 59 | 16 | 43 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.27 |
1956 Cubs | P | 32 | 32 | 719 | 50 | 1.6 | 48 | 14 | 34 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 1.80 |
1957 Cubs | P | 31 | 29 | 616 | 43 | 1.4 | 40 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .930 | 1.75 |
1958 Braves | P | 28 | 20 | 442 | 27 | 1.0 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 1.59 |
1959 Braves | P | 31 | 9 | 304 | 25 | 0.8 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .880 | 1.95 |
1960 Braves | P | 10 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
1960 White Sox | P | 9 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.51 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 417 | 321 | 7,232 | 627 | 1.5 | 599 | 171 | 428 | 28 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 2.24 | |
13 Years | 417 | 321 | 7,232 | 627 | 1.5 | 599 | 171 | 428 | 28 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 2.24 |
Bob RushBob Rush Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1948 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 1.95 | 4.86 | 2.50 |
1949 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.3 | 31.5 | 1.01 | 3.58 | 3.54 |
1950 Cubs | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 90.0 | 2.5 | 18.0 | 1.00 | 3.29 | 3.29 |
1951 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.4 | 34.0 | 1.90 | 5.49 | 2.90 |
1952 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 1.94 | 5.64 | 2.91 |
1953 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 10.8 | 1.27 | 4.54 | 3.56 |
1954 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 41.5 | 3.6 | 9.2 | 1.20 | 4.72 | 3.92 |
1955 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 82.0 | 2.1 | 16.4 | 1.78 | 5.00 | 2.81 |
1956 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.2 | 41.0 | 1.76 | 3.91 | 2.22 |
1957 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 23.0 | 1.56 | 4.51 | 2.89 |
1958 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.2 | 45.0 | 2.71 | 5.13 | 1.89 |
1959 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2.78 | 5.68 | 2.04 |
1960 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.60 | 4.80 | 3.00 |
1960 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.40 | 7.54 | 3.14 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 2 | n/a | 201.8 | 2.7 | 16.5 | 1.58 | 4.64 | 2.95 |
Bob RushBob Rush Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1948 Chicago Cubs | 30 | Undetermined | - | - |
1949 Chicago Cubs | 30, 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
1950 Chicago Cubs | 17 | $10,000.00 | Stats | - |
1951 Chicago Cubs | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
1952 Chicago Cubs | 17 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1953 Chicago Cubs | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
1954 Chicago Cubs | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
1955 Chicago Cubs | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
1956 Chicago Cubs | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
1957 Chicago Cubs | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
1958 Milwaukee Braves | 17 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1959 Milwaukee Braves | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 Milwaukee Braves | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 Chicago White Sox | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
Bob Rush Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Robert Ransom Rush was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Chicago Cubs (1948-1957), Milwaukee Braves (1958-1960), and Chicago White Sox (1960). After graduating from Riley High School (South Bend, IN), Bob served in the United States Army during World War II, a member of General George S. Patton's Third Army. He returned to the States in '47, pitched with the Double-A Nashville Volunteers, and after an impressive season (15-8, 2.85 ERA, 4 shutouts) in the minors, he made the parent-team the following season.
Bob Rush Rookie Card | 1950 Bowman Baseball Card (#16| Checklist)
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Bob Rush was the mainstay of the Chicago Cubs pitching rotation during the entire decade of the 1950s. During that timeframe (1950-1959), Big Bob led the entire franchise in innings pitched (1,798.1), strikeouts (924), games pitched (268), games started (249), losses (111), complete games (99), wins (95), and shutouts (12)!
Gale Wade played nineteen games in the majors, nine with the 1955 Cubs, and ten with the 1956 Cubs, a teammate with Bob Rush who shared a career-changing moment in the majors:
"Opening Day in '55 was my most memorable day in the big leagues. I was in old Crosley Field in Cincinnati. The wind was blowing. We had an overflow crowd. At Crosley Field you have a bank right before the fence in the outfield. Fans were standing on the bank, inside the playing field. The wind was blowing out. Bob Rush was pitching against Johnny Klippstein. We had them 1-0 going into the seventh. (Bob) Bob Thurman came up to pinch hit. He hit a ball in center field nine country mile high into short center. I kept easing in, slowly, because I know the wind has to bring the ball out. The cockeyed ball was coming down, so I move in a little quicker on it. I certainly couldn't let it drop in front of me. When that ball got about thirty feet above my head a gust of wind caught it. I stepped back a step and then fell back. The ball was in the webbing of my glove. And when I hit the ground on my back it went out. The guy winds up with a triple. That's how high the ball was in the air.
They gave me an error. Had the ball stayed in my glove, I might have stayed in the big leagues a while. But it shattered my confidence. Gus Bell came up and doubled off the top of the wall. I made one hell of a try for that one. I went through people and up against the wall and came within a hair of getting that one. Bob Rush got beat 2 to 1.
Did you know that when Bob Rush lost a league leading twenty-games in 1950, it was the first time since 1917 a right-handed Cubs pitcher lost twenty-or-more games during the same season? Do you know who that twirler was? Clue: His nickname was Shufflin' Phil.