RF Lou Rush #17
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
03/03/1975
RF LOU RUSH #17 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/05/1948
Born in:Cicero, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 13 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 13 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 5th Pick in Round 16
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1972 Kansas City - FABL 24 34 123 39 4 0 1 10 9 9 0 0 20 0 0 .317 .364 .374 .738 122 125 0.6
1973 Kansas City - FABL 25 160 562 140 18 0 22 92 63 49 1 4 94 0 0 .249 .308 .399 .707 101 101 1.9
1974 Kansas City - FABL 26 160 586 144 22 1 12 58 56 45 1 2 88 0 0 .246 .300 .348 .648 89 88 1.1
Total FABL 354 1271 323 44 1 35 160 128 103 2 6 202 0 0 .254 .310 .373 .683 97 97 3.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Savannah - A 22 30 101 28 4 2 2 17 13 23 1 5 13 0 0 .277 .400 .416 .816 140 143 1.5
1970 Wilmington - A 22 37 125 38 8 1 2 27 12 23 2 5 17 0 0 .304 .406 .432 .838 137 144 1.4
1970 Youngstown - AA 22 4 14 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .214 .267 .214 .481 23 25 -0.1
1971 Wilmington - A 23 54 194 54 13 1 3 24 25 48 2 1 29 0 0 .278 .424 .402 .827 135 152 2.9
1971 Youngstown - AA 23 48 155 43 7 1 4 21 21 33 2 0 20 0 0 .277 .411 .413 .823 115 117 0.9
1971 Rochester - AAA 23 22 67 15 2 0 3 12 8 6 0 1 15 0 0 .224 .284 .388 .672 85 84 0.1
1972 Des Moines - AAA 24 75 243 62 7 0 12 34 25 34 3 3 32 0 0 .255 .350 .432 .782 130 124 2.2
Total EA 52 169 46 7 1 4 22 22 34 2 0 23 0 0 .272 .400 .396 .796 108 111
Total UL 22 67 15 2 0 3 12 8 6 0 1 15 0 0 .224 .284 .388 .672 85 84
Total MAL 91 319 92 21 2 5 51 37 71 4 6 46 0 0 .288 .417 .414 .831 136 149
Total SEL 30 101 28 4 2 2 17 13 23 1 5 13 0 0 .277 .400 .416 .816 140 143
Total CL 75 243 62 7 0 12 34 25 34 3 3 32 0 0 .255 .350 .432 .782 130 124
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Wilmington - A C 3 3 25 2 0 27 0 1.000 28.0 8.68 +0.2 1.047 0 2 1 50.0
1970 Savannah - A C 2 2 14 1 0 15 0 1.000 18.0 7.50 +0.2 .000 0 1 1 100.0
1970 Wilmington - A CF 6 6 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 42.0 1.71 -0.0 1.030
1970 Youngstown - AA RF 4 4 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 32.0 2.81 +0.5 1.040
1970 Wilmington - A RF 31 27 45 0 0 46 1 .978 240.0 1.69 +1.6 1.024
1970 Savannah - A RF 27 27 57 0 0 58 1 .983 237.0 2.16 +3.8 1.069
1971 Rochester - AAA C 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 4.1 6.23 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1971 Youngstown - AA C 4 4 26 2 0 28 0 1.000 36.0 7.00 -0.2 1.119 1 3 1 33.3
1971 Wilmington - A C 5 4 24 4 1 28 0 1.000 38.0 6.63 +0.1 1.086 0 5 2 40.0
1971 Rochester - AAA CF 10 10 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 80.0 1.24 -0.7 1.011
1971 Wilmington - A CF 6 6 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 53.0 1.53 -0.2 1.024
1971 Rochester - AAA RF 13 8 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 86.1 1.25 +0.6 1.063
1971 Youngstown - AA RF 37 37 62 0 0 62 0 1.000 324.1 1.72 +1.4 1.054
1971 Wilmington - A RF 43 43 79 0 0 79 0 1.000 382.2 1.86 +6.9 1.071
1972 Des Moines - AAA C 12 12 73 11 1 85 1 .988 106.0 7.13 +0.1 .989 1 8 3 37.5
1972 Des Moines - AAA CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.3 .998
1972 Kansas City - MLB RF 33 33 53 2 0 58 3 .948 283.0 1.75 -0.6 1.001
1972 Des Moines - AAA RF 59 57 115 5 0 121 1 .992 489.2 2.21 +4.6 1.043
1973 Kansas City - MLB RF 153 153 245 19 1 269 5 .981 1346.2 1.76 +3.7 1.031
1974 Kansas City - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Kansas City - MLB RF 157 156 310 21 1 341 10 .971 1362.0 2.19 +1.7 1.014
TOTAL C 27 25 165 20 2 186 1 .995 230.1 7.23 +0.4 1.025 2 19 8 42.1
TOTAL CF 23 23 30 0 0 30 0 1.000 183.0 1.48 -0.6 1.019
TOTAL RF 557 545 988 47 2 1056 21 .980 4783.2 1.95 +24.1 1.032
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1969 Was not drafted and returned to college.
06/18/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft out of college (Grange College; Louisville, KY) by the Cleveland Foresters. (Round 16, Pick 5, 365th overall pick).
05/10/1971 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
11/19/1971 Was traded by the Cleveland Foresters to the Kansas City Mavericks in exchange for RP Jim Elliott.
06/09/1972 Injured (bruised calf),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/17/1972 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
07/23/1972 Injured (strained oblique),out for 4-5 weeks.
07/03/1974 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1974 156 3
Year RBI Rank
1973 92 8
Year SH Rank
1974 22 4
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