Player
Bullet Joe Bush
Player Info
- Full Name
- Leslie Ambrose
- Born
-
November 27, 1892
Gull River, MN, USA - Died
- November 1, 1974
- Size
- 5'9" / 173 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- September 30, 1912
- Final Game
- September 30, 1928
- Career
- 17 years
Teams
- Philadelphia Athletics 1912-1928
- Boston Red Sox 1918-1921
- New York Yankees 1922-1924
- St. Louis Browns 1925-1925
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1926-1927
- Washington Senators 1926-1926
- New York Giants 1927-1927
Honors
1922 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
1922 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
Career Batting
581
G
.253
AVG
313
H
7
HR
137
RBI
.628
OPS
Career Pitching
195-183
W-L
3.51
ERA
489
G
1,319
SO
20
SV
1.38
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 |
| 1927 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 |
| 1927 | New York Giants | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1926 | Washington Senators | 17 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| 1926 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 28 | 49 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .265 |
| 1925 | St. Louis Browns | 57 | 102 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .255 |
| 1924 | New York Yankees | 60 | 124 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 | .339 |
| 1923 | New York Yankees | 38 | 113 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .274 |
| 1922 | New York Yankees | 39 | 95 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | .326 |
| 1921 | Boston Red Sox | 50 | 120 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | .325 |
| 1920 | Boston Red Sox | 45 | 102 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .245 |
| 1919 | Boston Red Sox | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| 1918 | Boston Red Sox | 36 | 98 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .276 |
| 1917 | Philadelphia Athletics | 37 | 80 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .200 |
| 1916 | Philadelphia Athletics | 41 | 100 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .140 |
| 1915 | Philadelphia Athletics | 25 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 |
| 1914 | Philadelphia Athletics | 38 | 74 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .189 |
| 1913 | Philadelphia Athletics | 39 | 70 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .157 |
| 1912 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics | 2 | 1 | 5.09 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 35.1 | 15 | 18 |
| 1927 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 2 | 13.50 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6.2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1927 | New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 7.50 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | 6 | 5 |
| 1926 | Washington Senators | 1 | 8 | 6.69 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 71.0 | 27 | 35 |
| 1926 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 6 | 3.01 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 110.2 | 38 | 35 |
| 1925 | St. Louis Browns | 14 | 14 | 5.09 | 33 | 28 | 0 | 208.1 | 63 | 91 |
| 1924 | New York Yankees | 17 | 16 | 3.57 | 39 | 31 | 1 | 252.0 | 80 | 109 |
| 1923 | New York Yankees | 19 | 15 | 3.43 | 37 | 30 | 0 | 275.2 | 125 | 117 |
| 1922 | New York Yankees | 26 | 7 | 3.31 | 39 | 30 | 3 | 255.1 | 92 | 85 |
| 1921 | Boston Red Sox | 16 | 9 | 3.50 | 37 | 32 | 1 | 254.1 | 96 | 93 |
| 1920 | Boston Red Sox | 15 | 15 | 4.25 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 243.1 | 88 | 94 |
| 1919 | Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1918 | Boston Red Sox | 15 | 15 | 2.11 | 36 | 31 | 2 | 272.2 | 125 | 91 |
| 1917 | Philadelphia Athletics | 11 | 17 | 2.47 | 37 | 31 | 2 | 233.1 | 121 | 111 |
| 1916 | Philadelphia Athletics | 15 | 24 | 2.57 | 40 | 33 | 0 | 286.2 | 157 | 130 |
| 1915 | Philadelphia Athletics | 5 | 15 | 4.14 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 145.1 | 89 | 89 |
| 1914 | Philadelphia Athletics | 16 | 12 | 3.06 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 206.0 | 109 | 81 |
| 1913 | Philadelphia Athletics | 15 | 6 | 3.82 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 200.1 | 81 | 66 |
| 1912 | Philadelphia Athletics | 0 | 0 | 7.88 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 4 |