Donie Bush
[edit] Biography
Donie Bush (Owen Joseph Bush) was born on October 8, 1887 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He made his Major League debut on September 18, 1908 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1909, his rookie year, he hit .273 with 0 home runs and 33 RBI. Bush played for the Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators over the course of his 16 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Donie Bush's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1911, when he stole 40 bases. However, others believe that it was 1909, when he stole 53 bases.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1908
| DET
| A
| 20
| 68
| 13
| 20
| 0
| 4
| .294
| .360
| .338
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| DET
| A
| 157
| 532
| 114
| 145
| 0
| 33
| .273
| .380
| .314
| 18
| 2
| 88
| 0
| 4
| 52
| 53
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| DET
| A
| 142
| 496
| 90
| 130
| 3
| 34
| .262
| .365
| .323
| 13
| 4
| 78
| 0
| 2
| 30
| 49
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| DET
| A
| 150
| 561
| 126
| 130
| 1
| 36
| .232
| .349
| .287
| 18
| 5
| 98
| 0
| 3
| 30
| 40
| 0
| 0
|
| 1912
| DET
| A
| 144
| 511
| 107
| 118
| 2
| 38
| .231
| .377
| .301
| 14
| 8
| 117
| 0
| 3
| 12
| 35
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| DET
| A
| 153
| 597
| 98
| 150
| 1
| 40
| .251
| .344
| .322
| 19
| 10
| 80
| 32
| 4
| 13
| 44
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| DET
| A
| 157
| 596
| 97
| 150
| 0
| 32
| .252
| .373
| .295
| 18
| 4
| 112
| 54
| 3
| 10
| 35
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| DET
| A
| 155
| 561
| 99
| 128
| 1
| 44
| .228
| .364
| .283
| 12
| 8
| 118
| 44
| 2
| 22
| 35
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| DET
| A
| 145
| 550
| 73
| 124
| 0
| 34
| .225
| .319
| .267
| 5
| 9
| 75
| 42
| 1
| 27
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| DET
| A
| 147
| 581
| 112
| 163
| 0
| 24
| .281
| .370
| .322
| 18
| 3
| 80
| 40
| 2
| 10
| 34
| 0
| 0
|
| 1918
| DET
| A
| 128
| 500
| 74
| 117
| 0
| 22
| .234
| .340
| .266
| 10
| 3
| 79
| 31
| 1
| 13
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1919
| DET
| A
| 129
| 509
| 82
| 124
| 0
| 26
| .244
| .343
| .289
| 11
| 6
| 75
| 36
| 2
| 16
| 22
| 0
| 0
|
| 1920
| DET
| A
| 141
| 506
| 85
| 133
| 1
| 33
| .263
| .357
| .324
| 18
| 5
| 73
| 32
| 1
| 48
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1921
| WAS
| A
| 23
| 84
| 15
| 18
| 0
| 2
| .214
| .313
| .226
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1921
| DET
| A
| 104
| 402
| 72
| 113
| 0
| 27
| .281
| .355
| .321
| 6
| 5
| 45
| 23
| 1
| 40
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1921
| TOT
| A
| 127
| 486
| 87
| 131
| 0
| 29
| .270
| .347
| .305
| 7
| 5
| 57
| 27
| 1
| 41
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| WAS
| A
| 41
| 134
| 17
| 32
| 0
| 7
| .239
| .342
| .284
| 4
| 1
| 21
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1923
| WAS
| A
| 10
| 22
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 0
| .409
| .409
| .409
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1946
| 7210
| 1280
| 1804
| 9
| 436
| .250
| .356
| .300
| 186
| 74
| 1158
| 346
| 29
| 337
| 403
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1908
| DET
| A
| SS
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 42
| 63
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1909
| DET
| A
| SS
| 157
| 0
| 0
| 308
| 567
| 71
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .925
|
| 1910
| DET
| A
| SS
| 141
| 0
| 0
| 310
| 487
| 51
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1910
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1911
| DET
| A
| SS
| 150
| 0
| 0
| 372
| 556
| 75
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .925
|
| 1912
| DET
| A
| SS
| 144
| 0
| 0
| 317
| 547
| 66
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1913
| DET
| A
| SS
| 153
| 0
| 0
| 331
| 510
| 56
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1914
| DET
| A
| SS
| 157
| 0
| 0
| 425
| 544
| 58
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1915
| DET
| A
| SS
| 155
| 0
| 0
| 340
| 504
| 57
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
| 1916
| DET
| A
| SS
| 144
| 0
| 0
| 278
| 435
| 34
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1917
| DET
| A
| SS
| 147
| 0
| 0
| 281
| 423
| 51
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1918
| DET
| A
| SS
| 128
| 0
| 0
| 280
| 364
| 48
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1919
| DET
| A
| SS
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 290
| 376
| 40
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1920
| DET
| A
| SS
| 140
| 0
| 0
| 258
| 421
| 45
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1921
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 62
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1921
| DET
| A
| SS
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 172
| 260
| 23
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1921
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 45
| 69
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1921
| TOT
| A
| SS
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 206
| 322
| 30
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1922
| WAS
| A
| 3B
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 79
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1922
| WAS
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1923
| WAS
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .813
|
| 1923
| WAS
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 90
| 8
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1867
| 0
| 0
| 4038
| 6119
| 689
| 585
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 46
| 77
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
[edit] Transactions
- Claimed on waivers by Washington Senators from Detroit Tigers (August 20, 1921).
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