Guy Bush
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Born: August 23, 1901 Aberdeen, Mississippi |
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Died: July 2, 1985 (aged 83) Shannon, Mississippi |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 17, 1923, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
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| May 26, 1945, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 176–136 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.86 | ||
| Strikeouts | 850 | ||
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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.
Bush played in the major leagues from 1923 to 1938 and again in 1945. The 6-foot-tall (1.8 m) pitcher played for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Bees, St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds in his seventeen-year professional baseball career.
Bush was originally drafted and signed by the Chicago Cubs in 1919 for $1,000. After attending the now defunct Tupelo Military Institute in Mississippi, Bush made his major league debut for the team that year on September 17, 1923. In his only game of the season, Bush came in the ninth inning and gave up one hit while striking out two. He returned with the Cubs the following season as a dual-duty starter and reliever. Bush pitched to a 2–5 record in sixteen games, half of which he started. He threw four complete games and finished four others. In 80-2/3 innings of work, he gave up 91 hits and 36 earned runs, and struck out 36 batters. In the following few seasons, Bush started to take a larger role as a reliever. Bush led the league in saves in 1925, with four, and again in 1929 when he had eight. He also led the league in relief wins that season and the following season.
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