Andy Bush
Anderson Pierce Bush
Born: January 22, 1919
Winchester, KY US
Deceased: September 5, 2011
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170
Career: 1939-1956
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Andy Bush compiled a career record of 167 wins and 104 losses and a 3.41 ERA in his 422-game pitching career with the Greeneville Burley Cubs, Bristol Twins, Hagerstown Owls, Buffalo Bisons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Williamsport Tigers, Shreveport Sports, Nashville Vols, Hagerstown Braves, Wilmington Blue Rocks, Lincoln Chiefs, Amarillo Gold Sox and Columbus Foxes. He began playing during the 1939 season and last took the field during the 1956 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | D | APPY1 | Greeneville Burley Cubs | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.14 | 17 | 13 | 126.0 | 103 | 47 | 30 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | D | APPY1 | Bristol Twins | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3.48 | 31 | 207.0 | 192 | 97 | 80 | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | B | INSL6 | Hagerstown Owls | 20 | 4 | .833 | 1.61 | 28 | 201.0 | 153 | 53 | 36 | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 1946 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 3 | 3 | .500 | 6.75 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 36.0 | 39 | 32 | 27 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 2 | 7 | .222 | 5.69 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 68.0 | 70 | 54 | 43 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1947 | A | EL | Williamsport Tigers | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.49 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 80.0 | 77 | 43 | 31 | 30 | 49 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.05 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 | 77 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.50 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 118.0 | 129 | 68 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 1949 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.07 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 126.0 | 50 | 107 | 43 | 53 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 1950 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 2 | 9 | .182 | 4.89 | 46 | 5 | 105.0 | 118 | 69 | 57 | 42 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | INSL6 | Hagerstown Braves | 22 | 3 | .880 | 1.70 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 223.0 | 195 | 48 | 42 | 39 | 118 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1952 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 16 | 9 | .640 | 3.07 | 27 | 26 | 229.0 | 242 | 97 | 78 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | 11 | 10 | .524 | 3.99 | 26 | 19 | 167.0 | 178 | 90 | 74 | 15 | 35 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3.24 | 30 | 30 | 242.0 | 244 | 107 | 87 | 15 | 56 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | B | WTNM | Amarillo Gold Sox | 17 | 12 | .586 | 4.61 | 35 | 29 | 238.0 | 253 | 157 | 122 | 40 | 55 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Amarillo Gold Sox | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2.57 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 56.0 | 57 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1956 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Foxes | 4 | 5 | .444 | 5.03 | 17 | 8 | 77.0 | 72 | 45 | 43 | 10 | 32 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 167 | 104 | .616 | 3.41 | 422 | 200 | 7 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 2359.0 | 2249 | 1169 | 895 | 85 | 689 | 0 | 425 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | D | APPY1 | Greeneville Burley Cubs | 17 | 45 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | D | APPY1 | Bristol Twins | 31 | 75 | 75 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .160 | .160 | .160 | .320 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | B | INSL6 | Hagerstown Owls | 29 | 76 | 76 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .145 | .145 | .145 | .289 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1946 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 13 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 19 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | A | EL | Williamsport Tigers | 12 | 34 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .154 | .214 | .192 | .407 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 14 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .056 | .105 | .056 | .161 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 32 | 40 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .212 | .316 | .242 | .558 | 8 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1949 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 42 | 41 | 37 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .162 | .225 | .216 | .441 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1950 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 49 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .227 | .409 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | INSL6 | Hagerstown Braves | 28 | 101 | 88 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 21 | .148 | .219 | .170 | .389 | 15 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1952 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 29 | 84 | 84 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .190 | .226 | .417 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | 29 | 63 | 63 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .238 | .238 | .333 | .571 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | 41 | 102 | 102 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .265 | .294 | .559 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | B | WTNM | Amarillo Gold Sox | 48 | 120 | 120 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .242 | .242 | .333 | .575 | 40 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Amarillo Gold Sox | 8 | 24 | 24 | 3 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1956 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Foxes | 17 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .115 | .115 | .269 | .385 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 458 | 906 | 868 | 26 | 161 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 74 | .185 | .207 | .225 | .431 | 195 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | D | APPY1 | Greeneville Burley Cubs | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | D | APPY1 | Bristol Twins | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | B | INSL6 | Hagerstown Owls | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 19 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .950 | 1.000 |
| 1946 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .769 | .769 |
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .786 |
| 1947 | A | EL | Williamsport Tigers | P | 12 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .938 | 1.250 |
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 32 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 2 | .957 | .688 |
| 1949 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | P | 40 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | .926 | .625 |
| 1950 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | P | 46 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | B | INSL6 | Hagerstown Braves | P | 27 | 12 | 29 | 2 | 4 | .953 | 1.519 |
| 1952 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | B | WTNM | Amarillo Gold Sox | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Amarillo Gold Sox | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Foxes | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 422 | 30 | 113 | 10 | 10 | .935 | .339 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | D | Appalachian League | Greeneville Burley Cubs | CLE | ||
| 1940 | D | Appalachian League | Bristol Twins | |||
| 1941 | B | Inter-State League | Hagerstown Owls | DET | ||
| 1946 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | DET | ||
| 1946 | AA | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 | ||
| 1947 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | DET | ||
| 1947 | A | Eastern League | Williamsport Tigers | DET | ||
| 1948 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | DET | ||
| 1949 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1949 | AA | Southern Association | Nashville Vols | CHN | ||
| 1950 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1951 | B | Inter-State League | Hagerstown Braves | BSN | ||
| 1952 | B | Inter-State League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | PHI | ||
| 1953 | A | Western League | Lincoln Chiefs | ML1 | ||
| 1954 | A | Western League | Lincoln Chiefs | ML1 | ||
| 1955 | B | West Texas-New Mexico League | Amarillo Gold Sox | |||
| 1956 | A | Western League | Amarillo Gold Sox | |||
| 1956 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbus Foxes | BAL |
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