Leslie Ambrose (Bullet Joe) Bush (November 27, 1892 - November 1, 1974) born in Brainerd, Minnesota was a Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics (1912-17 and 1928), Boston Red Sox (1918-21), New York Yankees (1922-24), St. Louis Browns (1925), Washington Senators (1926), Pittsburgh Pirates (1926-27) and New York Giants (1927). He is credited with having developed the forkball pitch.^[1] November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Brainerd is a city located in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. ... There have been three professional baseball teams based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania known as the Philadelphia Athletics: 1. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1 • 4 • 8 • 9 • 27 • 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1907–present) See Nicknames before Red Sox for disputed nicknames Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds (1901-1911) Major league titles World... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as Americans... (For the 1901-02 American League team known as the Baltimore Orioles, see New York Yankees. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Name Minnesota Twins (1961–present) Washington Nationals/Senators (1901-1960) Ballpark Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 1982-???? Metropolitan Stadium (1961-1981) Griffith Stadium (1903-1960) A.K.A Clark Griffith Park (1922) A.K.A National Park (III... Major league affiliations National League (1887–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1,4,8,9,20,21,33,40 Name Pittsburgh Pirates (1891–present) Pittsburgh Innocents (1890) (Also referred to as Infants in 1890) Pittsburg Alleghenies (1882-1889) Ballpark PNC Park (2001–present) Three Rivers Stadium... San Francisco Giants AAA Fresno Grizzlies AA Norwich Navigators A San Jose Giants Augusta GreenJackets Salem-Keizer Volcanoes R Arizona Giants Edit this box The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California. ... The forkball is a type of pitch in baseball. ...

Bush helped the Athletics win the 1913 World Series and the 1914 American League Pennant, the Red Sox win the 1918 World Series, the Yankees win the 1922 AL Pennant and 1923 World Series and the Pirates win the 1927 National League Pennant. Bush also pitched a no-hitter in 1916. In the 1913 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Giants in 5 games. ... The 1918 World Series featured the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to two. ... The New York Yankees beat the New York Giants in 6 games. ... In baseball and softball, a no-hit game (more commonly known as a no-hitter) refers to a contest in which one of the teams has prevented the other from getting an official hit during the entire length of the game, which must be at least 9 innings by the... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...

Bush finished 4th in voting for the 1922 American League MVP for leading the League in Won-Loss % (.788) by having a 26-7 Win-Loss record, 39 Games, 30 Games Started, 20 Complete Games, 8 Games Finished, 3 Saves, 255 ⅓ Innings Pitched, 240 Hits Allowed, 109 Runs Allowed, 94 Earned Runs Allowed, 16 Home Runs Allowed, 85 Walks Allowed, 92 Strikeouts, 1 Hit Batsmen, 5 Wild Pitches, 1,062 Batters Faced and a 3.31 ERA.

He led the American League in Walks Allowed (109) in 1924, Losses (24) in 1916 and Wild Pitches in 1916 (15), 1923 (12) and 1924 (7). American League The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ...

Bush currently ranks 71st on the Major League Baseball Career Shutouts List (35), 38th on the MLB Career Walks Allowed List (1,263), 62nd on the MLB Career Losses List (183) and 92nd on the MLB Career Batters Faced List (13,185).

In 17 years he had a 195-183 Win-Loss record, 489 Games, 366 Games Started, 225 Complete Games, 35 Shutouts, 93 Games Finished, 20 Saves, 3,087 ⅓ Innings Pitched, 2,992 Hits Allowed, 1,443 Runs Allowed, 1,205 Earned Runs Allowed, 96 Home Runs Allowed, 1,263 Walks Allowed, 1,319 Strikeouts, 62 Hit Batsmen, 90 Wild Pitches, 13,185 Batters Faced, 1 Balk and a 3.51 ERA.

Bush died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the age of 81. Nickname: Venice of America Location of Fort Lauderdale in Broward County, Florida. ...

See also

• Boston Red Sox all-time roster

The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared at least in one game for the Boston Red Sox franchise, and also include players under protection on the 2005 40-man roster as listed on MLB.com. ...

Notes

1. ^ Wood, Allan (2000). Babe Ruth and the 1918 Red Sox. San Jose: Writers Club Press, 372. ISBN 0595148263. 

External links

• Baseball Library
• Baseball Reference
• The Deadball Era
• Retrosheet