Donie Bush - Indiana's "Mr. Baseball"

Indiana's "Mr. Baseball"

Bush was elected to the Indiana Baseball hall of fame and was known as "Mr. Baseball" in Indianapolis. At baseball's 1963 winter meetings, major league executives named him "King of Baseball."

Career statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG TB SH HBP
1946 7210 1280 1804 186 74 9 436 404 75 1158 346 .250 .356 .300 2165 337 29

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