Amos Rusie

Amos Wilson Rusie (May 30, 1871 – December 6, 1942), nicknamed "The Hoosier Thunderbolt", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball during the late 19th century. He had a 10-season career in the National League (NL), which consisted of one season with the Indianapolis Hoosiers in 1889, eight with the New York Giants from 1890 to 1898, and one with the Cincinnati Reds in 1901.

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Major League pitching statistics for Amos Rusie.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1889	IND	12-10	5.32	33	22	19	1	0	225	246	181	133	116	109
1890	NYG	29-34	2.56	67	62	56	4	1	548	436	300	156	289	341
1891	NYG	33-20	2.55	61	57	52	6	1	500	391	244	142	262	337
1892	NYG	32-31	2.84	65	62	59	2	0	541	410	290	171	270	304
1893	NYG	33-21	3.23	56	52	50	4	1	482	451	260	173	218	208
1894	NYG	36-13	2.78	54	50	45	3	1	444	426	228	137	200	195
1895	NYG	23-23	3.73	49	47	42	4	0	393	384	248	163	159	201
1897	NYG	28-10	2.54	38	37	35	2	0	322	314	143	91	87	135
1898	NYG	20-11	3.03	37	36	33	4	1	300	288	149	101	103	114
1901	CIN	0-1	8.59	3	2	2	0	0	22	43	25	21	3	6
Career		246-174	-	463	427	393	30	5	-	3389	2068	1288	1707	1950

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Major League fielding statistics for Amos Rusie.

Year	Team	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1889	IND	33	-	8	32	6	2	0.870
1890	NYG	73	-	39	131	23	5	0.881
1891	NYG	62	-	10	106	14	4	0.892
1892	NYG	70	-	30	135	23	5	0.878
1893	NYG	56	-	23	114	15	5	0.901
1894	NYG	56	-	28	113	14	4	0.910
1895	NYG	53	-	22	93	11	4	0.913
1897	NYG	40	-	19	77	8	3	0.923
1898	NYG	41	-	20	68	12	3	0.880
1901	CIN	3	-	1	8	1	0	0.900
Career		487	-	200	877	127	35	-

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Major League batting statistics for Amos Rusie.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1889	IND	33	103	15	18	3	1	0	4	3	2	19	0.175	0.198	0.223
1890	NYG	73	284	31	79	13	6	0	28	6	7	26	0.278	0.298	0.366
1891	NYG	62	220	30	54	5	2	0	15	2	3	25	0.245	0.256	0.286
1892	NYG	70	256	19	55	7	4	1	26	4	3	29	0.215	0.224	0.285
1893	NYG	56	212	32	57	3	4	3	27	0	3	19	0.269	0.282	0.363
1894	NYG	56	186	20	52	5	4	3	26	5	5	24	0.280	0.302	0.398
1895	NYG	53	179	14	44	3	1	1	19	2	0	28	0.246	0.246	0.291
1897	NYG	40	144	25	40	1	3	0	22	1	3		0.278	0.297	0.326
1898	NYG	41	138	23	29	2	4	0	8	2	1		0.210	0.216	0.283
1901	CIN	3	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		0.125	0.222	0.125
Career		487	1730	209	429	42	29	8	176	25	27	170	-	-	-

First Name	Amos
Middle Name	Wilson
Last Name	Rusie
Full Name at Birth	Amos Wilson Rusie
Other Names	The Hoosier Thunderbolt
Age	71 (age at death)
Date of Birth	May 30, 1871
Birthplace	Mooresville, IN
Date of Death	December 6, 1942
Location of Death	Seattle, WA
Buried	Acacia Memorial Park, Seattle, WA
Height	6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight	200 lbs (90.7 kg)
Star Sign	Gemini
Nationality	American
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher, Outfielder
Bats	Right
Throws	Right
MLB Debut	9 May 1889
Last MLB Game	9 June 1901
Hall of Fame	Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1977.