Amos Rusie

Full Name: Amos Wilson Rusie	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/200	First Game: May 9, 1889
Birthdate: May 30, 1871	Final Game: June 9, 1901
Birthplace: Mooresville, Indiana	MLB Experience: 10 years
Died: December 6, 1942
Deathplace: Seattle, Washington
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977

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Born on May 30, 1871 in Mooresville, Indiana, Amos Rusie (Amos Wilson Rusie) played for the Indianapolis Hoosiers, New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 10 year career. Rusie broke into the bigs on May 9, 1889 with the Indianapolis Hoosiers, and put up a 5.32 ERA in 225 innings pitched in 1889, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Amos Rusie's best season was 1891, when he posted a 2.55 ERA, won 33 games and struck out 337 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	WP	HBP
1889	IND	N	33	22	12	10	5.32	109	181	133	19	1	0	225	246	12	116	9	9
1890	NY	N	67	62	29	34	2.56	341	300	156	56	4	1	548.2	436	3	289	36	0
1891	NY	N	61	57	33	20	2.55	337	244	142	52	6	1	500.1	391	7	262	17	0
1892	NY	N	65	62	32	31	2.83	304	290	170	59	2	0	541	410	7	270	24	0
1893	NY	N	56	52	33	21	3.23	208	260	173	50	4	1	482	451	15	218	26	0
1894	NY	N	54	50	36	13	2.78	195	228	137	45	3	1	444	426	10	200	10	0
1895	NY	N	49	47	23	23	3.73	201	248	163	42	4	0	393.1	384	9	159	10	0
1897	NY	N	38	37	28	10	2.54	135	143	91	35	2	0	322.1	314	6	87	6	11
1898	NY	N	37	36	20	11	3.03	114	149	101	33	4	1	300	288	6	103	13	9
1901	CIN	N	3	2	0	1	8.59	6	25	21	2	0	0	22	43	1	3	2	0
Total			463	427	246	174	3.07	1950	2068	1287	393	30	5	3778.2	3389	76	1707	153	29

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1889	IND	N	P	33	8	32	6	2	.870
1890	NY	N	P	67	25	129	20	5	.885
1890	NY	N	OF	14	14	2	3	0	.842
1891	NY	N	OF	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1891	NY	N	P	61	10	106	14	4	.892
1892	NY	N	OF	4	3	1	1	0	.800
1892	NY	N	P	65	27	138	22	5	.882
1893	NY	N	P	56	23	114	15	5	.901
1894	NY	N	P	54	28	113	14	4	.910
1895	NY	N	P	49	19	93	11	4	.911
1895	NY	N	OF	1	3	0	0	0	1.000
1897	NY	N	P	38	19	77	8	3	.923
1898	NY	N	P	37	16	68	11	3	.884
1898	NY	N	1B	1	4	0	1	0	.800
1898	NY	N	OF	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1901	CIN	N	P	3	1	8	1	0	.900
Total			P	463	176	878	122	35	.896
Total			1B	1	4	0	1	0	.800
Total			OF	21	20	3	4	0	.852

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB
1889	IND	N	33	103	15	18	0	4	.175	.198	.223	3	1	2	19	1	0	3
1890	NY	N	73	284	31	79	0	28	.278	.298	.366	13	6	7	26	1	0	6
1891	NY	N	62	220	30	54	0	15	.245	.256	.286	5	2	3	25	0	0	2
1892	NY	N	69	256	19	54	1	26	.211	.220	.281	7	4	3	29	0	0	4
1893	NY	N	56	212	32	57	3	27	.269	.282	.363	3	4	3	19	1	0	0
1894	NY	N	56	186	20	52	3	26	.280	.302	.398	5	4	5	24	1	2	5
1895	NY	N	53	179	14	44	1	19	.246	.246	.291	3	1	0	28	0	0	2
1897	NY	N	40	144	25	40	0	22	.278	.297	.326	1	3	3	0	1	0	1
1898	NY	N	41	138	23	29	0	8	.210	.216	.283	2	4	1	0	0	0	2
1901	CIN	N	3	8	0	1	0	1	.125	.222	.125	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total			486	1730	209	428	8	176	.247	.261	.319	42	29	27	170	6	2	25

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Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Indianapolis Hoosiers (1889).
Granted to league by Indianapolis Hoosiers with Charley Bassett, Henry Boyle, Dick Buckley, Jesse Burkett, Jerry Denny, Ed Eiteljorge, Pretzels Getzien, Jack Glasscock, Paul Hines and Pete Sommers (March 22, 1890).
Obtained from league by New York Giants with Charley Bassett, Henry Boyle, Dick Buckley, Jesse Burkett, Jerry Denny, Jack Glasscock and Pete Sommers (March 22, 1890).
Traded by New York Giants to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Christy Mathewson (December 15, 1900).

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