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Randy Bush

Birthdate:

10/5/1958

Height / Weight:

6' 1" / 186 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Dover, DE, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

Autographed TOPPS Baseball Card

Randy Bush, a fleet-footed outfielder, had 12 solid seasons with the Minnesota Twins, 1982-1993. A dangerous clutch-hitter and an aggressive fielder, he was in high demand as a left-handed pinch-hitter during his tenure with the Twins. In 1987 he compiled an on-base-percentage of .349 and helped Minnesota win the AL West, and in the AL Championship Series against the Tigers, Randy Bush lined 3 hits in 12 at-bats, including a three-base hit, and stole 3 bases. During the World Series he got a key hit to help the Twins win the Championship.

During 1988 Randy Bush, a fans favorite, lined 20 doubles, 3 triples, 14 homers, 51 runs and had 51 RBI. On May 22 1988 he scored 4 runs in a game vs Texas and had 5 RBIs on July 23 against Baltimore. That season he batted .316 in pinch-hitting at bats. The next season, on May 20 1989, Randy Bush tied a Twins record with 8 RBIs. In 1991 he hit two pinch-hit homers off closer Jeff Reardon in less than a week, July 14 and July 19. And, in a Toronto Star Newspaper poll of American League managers Randy Bush was chosen as the top Pinch-hitter in the AL.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
12 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1982	MIN (AL)	55	119	13	29	6	1	4	13	8	28	0	0	0	3	0	1	.244	.305	SLG
1983	MIN (AL)	124	373	43	93	24	3	11	56	34	51	0	1	8	7	0	1	.249	.323	SLG
1984	MIN (AL)	113	311	46	69	17	1	11	43	31	60	1	2	6	4	0	10	.222	.292	SLG
1985	MIN (AL)	97	234	26	56	13	3	10	35	24	30	3	0	1	5	0	2	.239	.321	SLG
1986	MIN (AL)	130	357	50	96	19	7	7	45	39	63	5	3	2	4	1	1	.269	.347	SLG
1987	MIN (AL)	122	293	46	74	10	2	11	46	43	49	10	3	5	3	5	5	.253	.349	SLG
1988	MIN (AL)	136	394	51	103	20	3	14	51	58	49	8	6	14	9	0	5	.261	.365	SLG
1989	MIN (AL)	141	391	60	103	17	4	14	54	48	73	5	8	6	3	0	2	.263	.347	SLG
1990	MIN (AL)	73	181	17	44	8	0	6	18	21	27	0	3	2	6	0	2	.243	.338	SLG
1991	MIN (AL)	93	165	21	50	10	1	6	23	24	25	0	2	3	3	0	0	.303	.401	SLG
1992	MIN (AL)	100	182	14	39	8	1	2	22	11	37	1	1	3	2	0	3	.214	.263	SLG
1993	MIN (AL)	35	45	1	7	2	0	0	3	7	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	.156	.269	SLG
12 years		1219	3045	388	763	154	26	96	409	348	505	33	29	51	49	6	32	.251	.334	.SLG

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