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Billy Lush
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Birthdate: 11/10/1873 Died: 8/28/1951
Height / Weight: 5' 7" / 165 lbs. Place of Birth: Bridgeport, CT, USA
Bats / Throws: B / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Billy Lush, a switch-hitting outfielder, broke into the majors with Washington of the National Association, 1895-97. A fast runner he stole 28 bases in 97 games in his second season, while batting .247, with 11 triples. He played two seasons with the Boston Braves in the same league, then signed in 1903 with the Detroit Tigers. Traded to Cleveland Bill Lush played one season there, hitting .258 in 138 games, scored 76 runs in 1904, then retired. Baseball History


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
7 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1895 WHS (NL) 5 18 2 6 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .400 SLG
1896 WHS (NL) 97 352 74 87 9 11 4 45 66 49 28 0 0 2 5 0 .247 .369 SLG
1897 WHS (NL) 3 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .143 SLG
1901 BSN (NL) 7 27 2 5 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .267 SLG
1902 BSN (NL) 120 413 68 92 8 1 2 19 76 0 30 0 0 2 11 0 .223 .346 SLG
1903 DET (AL) 119 423 71 116 18 14 1 33 70 0 14 0 0 1 34 0 .274 .379 SLG
1904 CLE (AL) 138 477 76 123 13 8 1 50 72 0 12 0 0 3 25 0 .258 .359 SLG
7 years   489 1722 294 429 49 35 8 152 291 50 84 0 0 8 75 0 .249 .360 .SLG



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