Donie Bush
Owen Joseph Bush
Born: October 8, 1887
Indianapolis, IN USA
Deceased: 1972
Indianapolis, IN USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 140
Career: 1908-1923
Minor League Statistics
Donie Bush compiled a career batting average of .250 with 9 home runs and 436 RBI in his 1948-game career with the Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators. He began playing during the 1908 season and last took the field during the 1923 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 20 | 79 | 68 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | .294 | .360 | .338 | .698 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 157 | 676 | 532 | 115 | 145 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 53 | 0 | 88 | 74 | .273 | .380 | .314 | .694 | 167 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 142 | 606 | 496 | 90 | 130 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 49 | 0 | 78 | 82 | .262 | .365 | .323 | .687 | 160 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 150 | 692 | 561 | 126 | 130 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 40 | 0 | 98 | 0 | .232 | .349 | .287 | .636 | 161 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 1912 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 144 | 643 | 511 | 107 | 118 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 35 | 0 | 117 | 0 | .231 | .377 | .301 | .679 | 154 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 153 | 694 | 597 | 98 | 150 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 40 | 44 | 0 | 80 | 32 | .251 | .344 | .322 | .665 | 192 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 157 | 721 | 596 | 97 | 150 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 35 | 26 | 112 | 54 | .252 | .373 | .295 | .668 | 176 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 155 | 703 | 561 | 99 | 128 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 44 | 35 | 27 | 118 | 44 | .228 | .364 | .283 | .648 | 159 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 145 | 653 | 550 | 73 | 124 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 19 | 0 | 75 | 42 | .225 | .319 | .267 | .587 | 147 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 147 | 673 | 581 | 112 | 163 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 34 | 0 | 80 | 40 | .281 | .370 | .322 | .691 | 187 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 128 | 593 | 500 | 74 | 117 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 79 | 31 | .234 | .340 | .266 | .606 | 133 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 129 | 602 | 509 | 82 | 124 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 75 | 36 | .244 | .343 | .289 | .632 | 147 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 141 | 628 | 506 | 85 | 133 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 73 | 32 | .263 | .357 | .324 | .681 | 164 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 104 | 488 | 402 | 72 | 113 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 23 | .281 | .355 | .321 | .676 | 129 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | AL | Washington Senators | 23 | 97 | 84 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | .214 | .313 | .226 | .539 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | AL | Washington Senators | 41 | 159 | 134 | 17 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | .239 | .342 | .284 | .626 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | AL | Washington Senators | 10 | 27 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .409 | .409 | .409 | .818 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1946 | 8734 | 7210 | 1281 | 1804 | 186 | 74 | 9 | 436 | 404 | 75 | 1158 | 513 | .250 | .356 | .300 | .656 | 2165 | 0 | 29 | 337 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 20 | 19 | 177.0 | 42 | 63 | 7 | 9 | .938 | 5.339 | 5.250 |
| 1909 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 157 | 157 | 1390.0 | 308 | 567 | 71 | 38 | .925 | 5.665 | 5.573 |
| 1910 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 141 | 141 | 1242.0 | 310 | 487 | 51 | 31 | .940 | 5.775 | 5.652 |
| 1910 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
| 1911 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 372 | 556 | 75 | 42 | .925 | 6.187 | |
| 1912 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 144 | 0 | 0.0 | 317 | 547 | 66 | 45 | .929 | 6.000 | |
| 1913 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 331 | 510 | 56 | 61 | .938 | 5.497 | |
| 1914 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 157 | 0 | 0.0 | 425 | 544 | 58 | 64 | .944 | 6.172 | |
| 1915 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 155 | 0 | 0.0 | 340 | 504 | 57 | 61 | .937 | 5.445 | |
| 1916 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 144 | 0 | 0.0 | 278 | 435 | 34 | 41 | .954 | 4.951 | |
| 1917 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 147 | 0 | 0.0 | 281 | 423 | 51 | 41 | .932 | 4.789 | |
| 1918 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 128 | 0 | 0.0 | 280 | 364 | 48 | 29 | .931 | 5.031 | |
| 1919 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 129 | 0 | 0.0 | 290 | 376 | 40 | 38 | .943 | 5.163 | |
| 1920 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 140 | 0 | 0.0 | 258 | 421 | 45 | 39 | .938 | 4.850 | |
| 1921 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 45 | 69 | 7 | 0 | .942 | 4.957 | |
| 1921 | AL | Washington Senators | SS | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 62 | 7 | 11 | .932 | 4.571 | |
| 1921 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 81 | 0 | 0.0 | 172 | 260 | 23 | 35 | .949 | 5.333 | |
| 1922 | AL | Washington Senators | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1922 | AL | Washington Senators | 3B | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 79 | 5 | 12 | .957 | 2.973 | |
| 1923 | AL | Washington Senators | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.500 | |
| 1923 | AL | Washington Senators | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 2.600 | |
| Totals | 1936 | 318 | 2818.0 | 4119 | 6286 | 704 | 597 | .937 | 33.231 | 5.374 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 7 | 32 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .318 | .483 | .364 | .846 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 32 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .318 | .483 | .364 | .846 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | SS | 7 | 7 | 61.0 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 3 | .844 | 3.984 | 3.857 |
| Totals | 7 | 7 | 61.0 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 3 | .844 | 3.984 | 3.857 |
Awards
1909 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
1911 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
1915 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
1916 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
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