Donie Bush
1908–1923 · bats B / throws R · Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,949G
.250AVG
.356OBP
.300SLG
More career statistics
1,804H
9HR
436RBI
404SB
20Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 1,949 | 1,948 |
| Batting · At bats | 7,210 | 7,209 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 75 | 243 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,804 | 1,801 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 346 | 625 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 8,734 | 8,768 |
| Batting · Runs | 1,282 | 1,280 |
| Batting · RBI | 436 | 435 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 404 | 416 |
| Batting · Triples | 74 | 75 |
| Batting · Walks | 1,158 | 1,183 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,949 | 8,734 | 7,210 | 1,282 | 1,804 | 186 | 74 | 9 | 436 | 1,158 | 346 | 404 | 75 | 29 | 0 | 2,165 | .250 | .356 | .300 | .656 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1921-05-01 to 1921-05-12
38longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1910-05-01 | 1 in 927 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1909-07-16 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1918-08-04 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 976 | 4324 | 924 | 2 | 237 | 595 | 261 | .261 | .351 | .310 |
| Away | 972 | 4444 | 877 | 7 | 198 | 588 | 364 | .239 | .330 | .291 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 167 | 751 | 123 | 1 | 31 | 112 | 51 | .204 | .313 | .242 |
| May | 347 | 1590 | 364 | 1 | 99 | 196 | 117 | .273 | .352 | .333 |
| June | 337 | 1498 | 297 | 2 | 70 | 213 | 119 | .241 | .340 | .303 |
| July | 406 | 1832 | 379 | 1 | 84 | 242 | 111 | .252 | .339 | .290 |
| August | 345 | 1560 | 310 | 4 | 85 | 226 | 116 | .245 | .344 | .306 |
| September | 317 | 1418 | 300 | 0 | 63 | 181 | 100 | .256 | .339 | .297 |
| October | 29 | 119 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | .267 | .345 | .305 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 280 | 1242 | 267 | 2 | 58 | 134 | 80 | .254 | .323 | .303 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 280 | 1301 | 250 | 0 | 62 | 215 | 99 | .245 | .357 | .289 |
| new-york-yankees | 279 | 1262 | 248 | 4 | 59 | 177 | 87 | .241 | .337 | .301 |
| chicago-white-sox | 279 | 1242 | 250 | 0 | 54 | 140 | 112 | .240 | .314 | .286 |
| cleveland-guardians | 276 | 1224 | 251 | 0 | 61 | 174 | 80 | .250 | .347 | .287 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 272 | 1224 | 253 | 2 | 70 | 175 | 95 | .252 | .350 | .311 |
| st-louis-browns | 270 | 1230 | 267 | 1 | 67 | 165 | 72 | .263 | .351 | .319 |
| detroit-tigers | 12 | 43 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .385 | .419 | .436 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 |  Detroit Tigers | 20 | 68 | 20 | – | 4 | 2 | .294 | – | – |
| 1909 | Detroit Tigers | 157 | 531 | 145 | – | 37 | 53 | .273 | – | – |
| 1910 | Detroit Tigers | 142 | 490 | 130 | 3 | 32 | 48 | .265 | – | – |
| 1911 | Detroit Tigers | 150 | 558 | 130 | 1 | 35 | 42 | .233 | – | – |
| 1912 | Detroit Tigers | 144 | 511 | 118 | 2 | 35 | 36 | .231 | – | – |
| 1913 | Detroit Tigers | 152 | 593 | 149 | 1 | 36 | 46 | .251 | – | – |
| 1914 | Detroit Tigers | 157 | 595 | 147 | – | 24 | 37 | .247 | – | – |
| 1915 | Detroit Tigers | 155 | 563 | 126 | 1 | 47 | 37 | .224 | – | – |
| 1916 | Detroit Tigers | 145 | 550 | 125 | – | 31 | 19 | .227 | – | – |
| 1917 | Detroit Tigers | 147 | 582 | 163 | – | 24 | 33 | .280 | – | – |
| 1918 | Detroit Tigers | 128 | 502 | 117 | – | 26 | 12 | .233 | – | – |
| 1919 | Detroit Tigers | 129 | 508 | 124 | – | 34 | 23 | .244 | – | – |
| 1920 | Detroit Tigers | 141 | 507 | 133 | 1 | 33 | 15 | .262 | – | – |
| 1921 | Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 128 | 490 | 132 | – | 28 | 11 | .269 | – | – |
| 1922 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 41 | 134 | 32 | – | 8 | 1 | .239 | – | – |
| 1923 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 12 | 27 | 10 | – | 1 | 1 | .370 | – | – |