Guy Bush
American baseball player (1901-1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Guy Terrell Bush (August 23, 1901 – July 2, 1985) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, nicknamed "the Mississippi Mudcat".[1]
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Guy Bush | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1901-08-23)August 23, 1901 Aberdeen, Mississippi, U.S. | |
Died: July 2, 1985(1985-07-02) (aged 83) Shannon, Mississippi, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 17, 1923, for the Chicago Cubs | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 26, 1945, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 176–136 |
Earned run average | 3.86 |
Strikeouts | 850 |
Teams | |
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Bush played in the major leagues from 1923 to 1938 and again in 1945. The 6-foot-tall (1.83 m) pitcher played for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Bees, St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds in his 17-year professional baseball career. He is best known for being the pitcher who allowed Babe Ruth's final two career home runs.