RF Lou Rush #17
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/06/1975
RF LOU RUSH #17 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
152 503 106 16 0 11 65 37 73 .211 .265 .308 0 -0.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/1975 @ LAS Win, 5-0 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/27/1975 @ LAS Win, 3-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/26/1975 @ LAS Loss, 1-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/24/1975 DAL Loss, 0-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/23/1975 DAL Loss, 8-9 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/22/1975 DAL Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1975 LAS Loss, 3-5 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/20/1975 LAS Loss, 3-5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/19/1975 LAS Win, 8-4 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 0
09/17/1975 @ DAL Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
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:3 Years, 13 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:3 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
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 152 503 106 16 0 11 65 45 37 73 .211 .265 .308 .573 .261 .097 62
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 143 564 2 0 0 16 16 6 155 27 0 0 0.0 40.4 2.51 -0.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   109 31 6 0 1 16 13 11 11 0 4 1 .284 .355 .367 .722
Versus Right   394 75 10 0 10 49 32 26 62 6 12 1 .190 .239 .292 .531
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   54 14 2 0 2 8 8 4 6 1 1 1 .259 .317 .407 .724
May   84 18 2 0 1 6 3 5 20 0 4 0 .214 .258 .274 .532
June   91 21 3 0 2 11 6 10 12 0 4 0 .231 .307 .330 .637
July   93 15 3 0 3 13 7 1 11 1 2 1 .161 .177 .290 .467
August   98 26 6 0 1 18 11 7 8 1 3 0 .265 .311 .357 .668
September   83 12 0 0 2 9 10 10 16 3 2 0 .145 .229 .217 .446
Spring Training   26 4 0 0 2 2 3 4 3 0 1 0 .154 .267 .385 .651
Last Year   586 144 22 1 12 58 56 45 88 2 22 1 .246 .300 .348 .648
2 Years Ago   562 140 18 0 22 92 63 49 94 4 10 1 .249 .308 .399 .707
Career   1774 429 60 1 46 225 173 140 275 12 50 4 .242 .297 .355 .651
Home   253 62 8 0 5 33 27 18 38 3 6 1 .245 .295 .336 .631
Road   250 44 8 0 6 32 18 19 35 3 10 1 .176 .234 .280 .514
Grass   192 35 6 0 4 24 14 14 28 2 7 0 .182 .236 .276 .512
Turf   311 71 10 0 7 41 31 23 45 4 9 2 .228 .282 .328 .610
Day   92 18 0 0 2 12 7 11 14 0 2 0 .196 .282 .261 .542
Night   411 88 16 0 9 53 38 26 59 6 14 2 .214 .261 .319 .579
As Starter   493 103 16 0 11 64 44 36 71 5 16 2 .209 .263 .308 .571
As Reliever / Substitution   10 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 .300 .333 .300 .633
Pinch Hitting   6 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .571 .500 1.071
Close/Late   110 26 7 0 2 13 10 7 13 2 4 1 .236 .283 .355 .638
Inning 1-3   139 28 5 0 2 17 12 12 19 2 9 0 .201 .261 .281 .542
Inning 4-6   190 37 2 0 4 22 16 10 32 2 3 1 .195 .236 .268 .505
Inning 7-9   167 38 8 0 5 25 16 15 22 2 2 1 .228 .292 .365 .657
Extra Innings   7 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
0 Outs   159 29 3 0 2 8 20 13 23 1 10 0 .182 .243 .239 .482
1 Outs   165 43 8 0 8 37 18 11 19 5 6 1 .261 .302 .455 .757
2 Outs   179 34 5 0 1 20 7 13 31 0 0 1 .190 .249 .235 .483
Scoring Position   154 37 6 0 6 55 20 13 22 6 16 2 .240 .297 .396 .693
Bases Empty   238 48 7 0 3 3 13 20 33 0 0 0 .202 .264 .269 .532
Runner on 1st   111 21 3 0 2 7 12 4 18 0 0 0 .189 .217 .270 .488
Runner on 2nd   48 10 2 0 2 10 6 3 3 0 13 0 .208 .255 .375 .630
Runner on 3rd   18 6 2 0 1 11 2 0 2 2 0 1 .333 .333 .611 .944
Runner on 1st & 2nd   40 14 0 0 3 17 9 5 10 0 3 1 .350 .435 .575 1.010
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 2 1 0 0 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 .125 .158 .188 .345
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   19 5 1 0 0 8 3 3 3 0 0 0 .263 .364 .316 .679
Bases Loaded   13 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 2 0 0 .000 .062 .000 .062
Two Strikes   199 27 7 0 3 18 18 19 73 1 0 0 .136 .210 .216 .426
First Pitch   87 27 3 0 4 21 10 0 0 1 5 0 .310 .307 .483 .790
Count 0-1   38 12 2 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 .316 .316 .447 .763
Count 0-2   38 6 1 0 1 5 3 0 17 0 0 0 .158 .158 .263 .421
Count 1-0   51 11 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 .216 .208 .235 .443
Count 1-1   56 9 0 0 2 9 4 0 0 0 4 1 .161 .175 .268 .443
Count 1-2   63 5 2 0 1 3 1 0 27 0 0 0 .079 .079 .159 .238
Count 2-0   21 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 .143 .182 .143 .325
Count 2-1   37 14 3 0 1 4 2 0 0 2 3 0 .378 .359 .541 .900
Count 2-2   57 10 2 0 1 6 4 0 18 1 0 0 .175 .172 .263 .436
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 0 0 0 0 .000 .889 .000 .889
Count 3-1   13 3 0 0 0 2 2 10 0 0 0 0 .231 .565 .231 .796
Full Count   41 6 2 0 0 4 10 19 11 0 0 0 .146 .417 .195 .612
Behind in Count   139 23 5 0 3 12 6 0 44 0 2 0 .165 .165 .266 .432
Ahead in Count   123 31 4 0 1 13 11 18 0 4 5 1 .252 .342 .309 .651
Batting 6th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Batting 7th   481 101 16 0 11 64 43 33 68 5 15 1 .210 .260 .312 .571
Batting 8th   8 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 .125 .333 .125 .458
Batting 9th   9 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Low Leverage   179 35 3 0 3 15 10 19 26 1 0 0 .196 .271 .263 .534
Medium Leverage   210 46 8 0 5 25 20 10 24 2 12 1 .219 .256 .329 .584
High Leverage   113 25 5 0 3 25 15 7 22 3 4 1 .221 .266 .345 .611
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
1975 Kansas City - FABL 27 152 503 106 16 0 11 65 45 37 2 6 73 0 0 .211 .265 .308 .573 56 62 -0.7
Total FABL 506 1774 429 60 1 46 225 173 140 4 12 275 0 0 .242 .297 .355 .651 85 87 2.8
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
1975 Kansas City - MLB C 2 0 3 2 0 6 1 .833 6.0 7.50 +0.1 1.023 0 2 1 50.0
1975 Kansas City - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.1 1.016
1975 Kansas City - MLB RF 143 143 297 8 0 312 7 .978 1211.2 2.27 +7.7 1.024
TOTAL C 29 25 168 22 2 192 2 .990 236.1 7.24 +0.5 1.025 2 21 9 42.9
TOTAL CF 24 23 31 0 0 31 0 1.000 186.0 1.50 -0.5 1.019
TOTAL RF 700 688 1285 55 2 1368 28 .980 5995.1 2.01 +31.8 1.030
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
1975 16 9
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