RF Lou Rush #17
Kansas City Mavericks FABL
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF LOU RUSH #17 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
160 586 144 22 1 12 58 45 88 .246 .300 .348 0 0.8
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/1974 LAS Win, 9-6 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/01/1974 LAS Win, 3-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/30/1974 LAS Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/29/1974 @ CHC Loss, 3-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/28/1974 @ CHC Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/26/1974 @ DAL Loss, 2-6 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 0
09/25/1974 @ DAL Loss, 0-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1974 @ DAL Loss, 1-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/1974 CHC Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1974 CHC Win, 4-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 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:1974 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 13 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 13 Days
Pro Service:4 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 160 586 144 22 1 12 58 56 45 88 .246 .300 .348 .648 .292 .102 86
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 156 656 1 0 0 19 22 2 204 35 0 0 0.0 59.5 3.32 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   136 31 7 0 1 12 8 16 17 0 3 1 .228 .314 .301 .615
Versus Right   450 113 15 1 11 46 48 29 71 2 19 0 .251 .295 .362 .657
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   82 20 4 0 0 3 2 8 13 0 1 0 .244 .311 .293 .604
May   101 31 8 1 1 17 13 7 14 0 4 0 .307 .352 .436 .787
June   103 20 1 0 1 4 10 7 17 1 2 1 .194 .250 .233 .483
July   97 28 5 0 4 17 17 13 12 1 4 0 .289 .369 .464 .833
August   95 25 4 0 3 9 6 3 19 0 8 0 .263 .286 .400 .686
September   99 18 0 0 3 7 7 7 12 0 3 0 .182 .236 .273 .509
October   9 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Spring Training   28 10 0 0 1 3 1 3 5 0 0 0 .357 .419 .464 .884
Last Year   562 140 18 0 22 92 63 49 94 4 10 1 .249 .308 .399 .707
2 Years Ago   123 39 4 0 1 10 9 9 20 0 2 0 .317 .364 .374 .738
Career   1271 323 44 1 35 160 128 103 202 6 34 2 .254 .310 .373 .683
Home   302 71 9 0 6 29 28 20 50 2 12 0 .235 .281 .325 .605
Road   284 73 13 1 6 29 28 25 38 0 10 1 .257 .319 .373 .693
Grass   586 144 22 1 12 58 56 45 88 2 22 1 .246 .300 .348 .648
Day   125 32 6 0 3 12 9 11 11 0 4 1 .256 .321 .376 .697
Night   461 112 16 1 9 46 47 34 77 2 18 0 .243 .294 .341 .634
As Starter   581 143 22 1 12 57 56 45 87 2 22 1 .246 .300 .349 .650
As Reliever / Substitution   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Close/Late   136 38 8 0 4 17 16 15 16 0 3 1 .279 .355 .426 .782
Inning 1-3   207 42 4 1 4 15 15 17 35 1 13 0 .203 .262 .290 .552
Inning 4-6   193 49 8 0 4 24 21 12 27 0 6 0 .254 .298 .358 .655
Inning 7-9   171 49 10 0 4 19 20 15 25 1 3 1 .287 .346 .415 .761
Extra Innings   15 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .267 .312 .267 .579
0 Outs   160 41 6 0 2 11 17 19 26 1 17 0 .256 .333 .331 .665
1 Outs   245 56 8 0 6 18 22 14 35 1 5 0 .229 .269 .335 .604
2 Outs   181 47 8 1 4 29 17 12 27 0 0 1 .260 .309 .381 .690
Scoring Position   127 31 5 0 3 45 7 11 18 2 22 0 .244 .300 .354 .654
Bases Empty   367 93 16 0 7 7 36 28 59 0 0 0 .253 .306 .354 .661
Runner on 1st   92 20 1 1 2 6 13 6 11 0 0 1 .217 .273 .315 .588
Runner on 2nd   52 12 2 0 1 11 2 4 9 0 19 0 .231 .286 .327 .613
Runner on 3rd   10 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 1st & 2nd   33 9 2 0 1 12 4 3 3 0 1 0 .273 .333 .424 .758
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 4 1 0 0 6 0 2 3 1 0 0 .286 .353 .357 .710
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
Bases Loaded   6 3 0 0 1 10 1 2 0 1 0 0 .500 .556 1.000 1.556
Two Strikes   256 44 7 1 5 20 17 16 88 1 0 0 .172 .220 .266 .485
First Pitch   87 25 3 0 1 5 12 0 0 1 12 0 .287 .284 .356 .640
Count 0-1   55 20 2 0 2 9 6 0 0 0 2 0 .364 .364 .509 .873
Count 0-2   39 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 0 0 0 .128 .128 .154 .282
Count 1-0   55 14 3 0 2 8 4 0 0 0 3 0 .255 .255 .418 .673
Count 1-1   52 19 1 0 1 8 4 0 0 0 5 1 .365 .377 .442 .820
Count 1-2   76 14 2 1 1 8 4 0 26 0 0 0 .184 .184 .276 .461
Count 2-0   18 7 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .389 .556 .944
Count 2-1   42 11 2 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .262 .381 .643
Count 2-2   84 10 2 0 0 2 2 0 27 1 0 0 .119 .118 .143 .261
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   21 4 1 0 0 1 3 16 0 0 0 0 .190 .541 .238 .779
Full Count   57 15 2 0 4 9 10 16 16 0 0 0 .263 .425 .509 .933
Behind in Count   170 39 5 1 3 18 11 0 45 0 2 0 .229 .229 .324 .553
Ahead in Count   136 36 9 0 3 16 17 29 0 0 3 0 .265 .394 .397 .791
Batting 2nd   374 89 9 0 11 37 40 29 55 2 17 1 .238 .293 .350 .643
Batting 5th   87 20 4 0 0 2 5 8 15 0 2 0 .230 .295 .276 .571
Batting 6th   91 27 6 0 1 13 6 6 12 0 3 0 .297 .340 .396 .736
Batting 7th   29 7 3 1 0 5 5 2 5 0 0 0 .241 .290 .414 .704
Batting 9th   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Low Leverage   256 74 10 1 7 15 24 11 44 0 0 0 .289 .318 .418 .736
Medium Leverage   219 42 7 0 3 14 20 21 32 0 19 0 .192 .263 .265 .527
High Leverage   108 28 5 0 2 29 12 13 10 2 3 1 .259 .339 .361 .700
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 82 86 0.8
Total FABL 354 1271 323 44 1 35 160 128 103 2 6 202 0 0 .254 .310 .373 .683 94 96 3.4
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 RF 157 156 310 21 1 341 10 .971 1362.0 2.19 +1.7 1.014
1974 Kansas City - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
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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