RF Lou Rush #17
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
08/11/1975
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
110 358 78 12 0 9 46 21 51 .218 .263 .327 0 -0.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/10/1975 NYI Win, 6-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/1975 NYI Loss, 4-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/08/1975 NYI Win, 10-9 5 2 4 4 1 1 0 0
08/07/1975 NYI Win, 9-4 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/06/1975 @ SFS Loss, 4-5 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/05/1975 @ SFS Loss, 4-10 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
08/04/1975 @ SFS Loss, 3-7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/03/1975 @ SEA Loss, 4-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/02/1975 @ SEA Loss, 5-6 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/01/1975 @ SEA Loss, 1-14 3 0 0 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:1975 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 139 Days
Service This Yr:126 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 139 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 110 358 78 12 0 9 46 27 21 51 .218 .263 .327 .590 .266 .109 65
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 102 395 2 0 0 8 11 3 117 21 0 0 0.0 30.7 2.74 -0.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   67 20 3 0 1 9 6 6 6 0 3 1 .299 .365 .388 .753
Versus Right   291 58 9 0 8 37 21 15 45 3 8 1 .199 .239 .313 .551
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   25 8 1 0 1 7 2 1 1 1 0 0 .320 .333 .480 .813
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   36 10 2 0 1 8 3 1 2 1 0 0 .278 .289 .417 .706
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   1629 401 56 1 44 206 155 124 253 9 45 4 .246 .300 .363 .662
Home   180 45 5 0 4 23 14 9 24 2 3 1 .250 .286 .344 .631
Road   178 33 7 0 5 23 13 12 27 1 8 1 .185 .240 .309 .549
Grass   127 24 5 0 3 15 9 7 20 0 5 0 .189 .231 .299 .531
Turf   231 54 7 0 6 31 18 14 31 3 6 2 .234 .280 .342 .622
Day   61 13 0 0 2 8 4 8 10 0 2 0 .213 .304 .311 .616
Night   297 65 12 0 7 38 23 13 41 3 9 2 .219 .254 .330 .584
As Starter   349 75 12 0 9 45 27 21 49 2 11 2 .215 .262 .327 .589
As Reliever / Substitution   9 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .333 .300 .333 .633
Pinch Hitting   5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200
Close/Late   77 20 7 0 1 11 7 6 8 1 3 1 .260 .318 .390 .707
Inning 1-3   101 18 1 0 2 9 8 8 14 1 5 0 .178 .236 .248 .484
Inning 4-6   137 29 2 0 4 17 9 4 23 1 3 1 .212 .238 .314 .552
Inning 7-9   113 28 8 0 3 19 9 9 14 1 2 1 .248 .306 .398 .705
Extra Innings   7 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
0 Outs   104 21 2 0 2 4 9 7 16 0 7 0 .202 .252 .279 .531
1 Outs   117 30 5 0 6 27 11 6 14 3 4 1 .256 .291 .453 .744
2 Outs   137 27 5 0 1 15 7 8 21 0 0 1 .197 .247 .255 .502
Scoring Position   96 28 4 0 6 40 12 8 14 3 11 2 .292 .349 .521 .869
Bases Empty   182 34 6 0 2 2 9 11 24 0 0 0 .187 .233 .253 .486
Runner on 1st   80 16 2 0 1 4 6 2 13 0 0 0 .200 .220 .263 .482
Runner on 2nd   31 8 1 0 2 8 4 1 2 0 10 0 .258 .281 .484 .765
Runner on 3rd   9 5 2 0 1 8 2 0 0 1 0 1 .556 .545 1.111 1.657
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 9 0 0 3 13 5 4 9 0 1 1 .310 .412 .621 1.032
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .125 .111 .125 .236
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 5 1 0 0 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 .417 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   7 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111
Two Strikes   141 21 5 0 3 14 10 11 51 1 0 0 .149 .209 .248 .457
First Pitch   67 23 3 0 4 16 7 0 0 0 2 0 .343 .343 .567 .910
Count 0-1   24 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .292 .292 .375 .667
Count 0-2   29 4 0 0 1 3 2 0 14 0 0 0 .138 .138 .241 .379
Count 1-0   41 9 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .220 .214 .244 .458
Count 1-1   42 7 0 0 1 6 3 0 0 0 2 1 .167 .186 .238 .424
Count 1-2   40 5 2 0 1 3 1 0 16 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375
Count 2-0   12 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .231 .167 .397
Count 2-1   22 8 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 .364 .348 .545 .893
Count 2-2   39 7 1 0 1 4 3 0 12 1 0 0 .179 .175 .282 .457
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .833 .000 .833
Count 3-1   8 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 .125 .462 .125 .587
Full Count   33 5 2 0 0 4 4 11 9 0 0 0 .152 .364 .212 .576
Behind in Count   93 16 4 0 2 9 3 0 30 0 2 0 .172 .172 .280 .452
Ahead in Count   84 20 2 0 1 7 7 10 0 2 5 1 .238 .320 .298 .617
Batting 6th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Batting 7th   339 73 12 0 9 46 27 20 47 3 10 1 .215 .259 .330 .589
Batting 8th   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .167 .286 .167 .452
Batting 9th   8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Low Leverage   137 25 2 0 2 8 5 10 18 0 0 0 .182 .238 .241 .479
Medium Leverage   149 33 5 0 4 18 13 7 18 1 8 1 .221 .259 .336 .595
High Leverage   71 20 5 0 3 20 9 4 14 2 3 1 .282 .321 .479 .799
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 27 110 358 78 12 0 9 46 27 21 2 3 51 0 0 .218 .263 .327 .590 60 65 -0.5
Total FABL 464 1629 401 56 1 44 206 155 124 4 9 253 0 0 .246 .300 .363 .662 89 90 3.1
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 1.010 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 1.018
1975 Kansas City - MLB RF 102 102 224 6 0 236 6 .975 859.2 2.41 +4.8 1.015
TOTAL C 29 25 168 22 2 192 2 .990 236.1 7.24 +0.5 1.023 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 659 647 1212 53 2 1292 27 .979 5643.1 2.02 +28.9 1.029
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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