What years did Amos Rusie play?

Amos Rusie played in Major League Baseball from 1889 to 1901.

Was Amos Rusie a pitcher?

Yes. Amos Rusie pitched in the major leagues, recording 246 wins and 1950 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Amos Rusie hit?

Amos Rusie hit 8 career home runs with 429 hits.

Is Amos Rusie in the Hall of Fame?

Yes. Amos Rusie was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977.

Amos Rusie

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1889-1901)

⭐ Hall of Fame 1977

W–L 246–174

ERA 3.07

WHIP 1.35

SO 1,950

Pitcher PIV 43707.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 200 lb
Born: 5/30/1871 in Mooresville, IN, USA
Died: 12/6/1942 in Seattle, WA, USA
MLB Debut: 1889-05-09
Last Game: 1901-06-09
Hall of Fame: Inducted 1977 (Veterans)
Awards: Pitching Triple Crown

Full name: Amos Wilson Rusie

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
246	174	463	427	393	30	5	3778.7	3,389	1,288	75	1,707	1,950	3.07	43707.0

Career ERA 3.07 vs. league average 4.00 across their career seasons — 23.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1889	IN3	NL	12	10	33	22	19	1	0	225.0	246	133	116	109	5.32	3.93 (-35%)	-2610.9
1890	NY1	NL	29	34	67	62	56	4	1	548.7	436	156	289	341	2.56	3.88 (+34%)	6465.2
1891	NY1	NL	33	20	61	57	52	6	1	500.3	391	142	262	337	2.55	3.52 (+27%)	7139.1
1892	NY1	NL	32	31	65	62	59	2	0	541.0	410	171	270	304	2.84	3.28 (+13%)	3684.4
1893	NY1	NL	33	21	56	52	50	4	1	482.0	451	173	218	208	3.23	4.66 (+31%)	5625.7
1894	NY1	NL	36	13	54	50	45	3	1	444.0	426	137	200	195	2.78	5.33 (+48%)	8737.5
1895	NY1	NL	23	23	49	47	42	4	0	393.3	384	163	159	201	3.73	4.77 (+22%)	6986.8
1897	NY1	NL	28	10	38	37	35	2	0	322.3	314	91	87	135	2.54	4.30 (+41%)	5901.3
1898	NY1	NL	20	11	37	36	33	4	1	300.0	288	101	103	114	3.03	3.59 (+16%)	1719.2
1901	CIN	NL	0	1	3	2	2	0	0	22.0	43	21	3	6	8.59	3.49 (-146%)	58.6
Career · 10 seasons			246	174	463	427	393	30	5	3,778.2	3,389	1,288	1,707	1,950	3.07	—	43,707

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
487	1,730	209	429	42	29	8	176	25	27	186	.248	.262	.320	.582	-5,484

Career AVG .248 vs. league average .272 across their career seasons — 8.8% below league average.

Career OBP .262 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — 23.2% below league average.

Career SLG .320 vs. league average .365 across their career seasons — 12.5% below league average.

Career OPS .582 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 17.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1889	IN3	NL	33	103	15	18	3	1	0	4	3	2	19	.175	.263 (-34%)	.334 (-41%)	.357 (-38%)	.691 (-39%)	-642.6
1890	NY1	NL	73	284	31	79	13	6	0	28	6	7	26	.278	.260 (+7%)	.336 (-12%)	.351 (+4%)	.687 (-3%)	-283.3
1891	NY1	NL	62	220	30	54	5	2	0	15	2	3	25	.245	.254 (-3%)	.331 (-23%)	.343 (-17%)	.675 (-20%)	-723.6
1892	NY1	NL	70	256	19	55	7	4	1	26	4	3	29	.215	.244 (-12%)	.316 (-29%)	.327 (-13%)	.644 (-21%)	-885.0
1893	NY1	NL	56	212	32	57	3	4	3	27	0	3	19	.269	.279 (-4%)	.356 (-21%)	.379 (-4%)	.735 (-12%)	-502.9
1894	NY1	NL	56	186	20	52	5	4	3	26	5	5	24	.280	.309 (-10%)	.379 (-20%)	.435 (-9%)	.814 (-14%)	-513.5
1895	NY1	NL	53	179	14	44	3	1	1	19	2	0	28	.246	.296 (-17%)	.361 (-32%)	.399 (-27%)	.761 (-30%)	-913.0
1897	NY1	NL	40	144	25	40	1	3	0	22	1	3	8	.278	.291 (-5%)	.354 (-16%)	.387 (-16%)	.741 (-16%)	-398.2
1898	NY1	NL	41	138	23	29	2	4	0	8	2	1	8	.210	.270 (-22%)	.333 (-35%)	.347 (-19%)	.680 (-27%)	-621.9
1901	CIN	NL	3	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			487	1,730	209	429	42	29	8	176	25	27	186	.248	—	—	—	—	-5,484

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	26	79	12	17	0	3	.215
Away	18	68	11	13	0	6	.191

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	22	169.0	189	76	41	67	4.05
Away	18	152.2	142	61	64	54	3.60

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
1901-06-09	CIN	NY1	L	3	0	1	1	0
1901-06-05	CIN	BRO	L	3	0	0	0	0
1901-05-08	CIN	STL	L	2	0	0	0	0
1898-10-13	NY1	WSN	W	4	0	0	0	0
1898-10-10	NY1	BLN	L	4	1	0	0	0
1898-10-07	NY1	BLN	L	3	0	0	0	1
1898-10-04	NY1	PHI	L	4	1	1	0	0
1898-09-30	NY1	WSN	L	4	1	0	0	0
1898-09-26	NY1	PHI	W	2	0	0	0	0
1898-09-26	NY1	PHI	W	3	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1901-06-09	CIN	NY1	—	5.0	15	10	8	1	0	0
1901-06-05	CIN	BRO	—	8.0	9	1	1	1	5	0
1901-05-08	CIN	STL	L	9.0	19	14	12	1	1	1
1898-10-13	NY1	WSN	W	8.0	5	3	3	1	3	0
1898-10-10	NY1	BLN	—	9.0	7	4	2	4	2	0
1898-10-04	NY1	PHI	L	8.2	10	4	4	4	4	0
1898-09-30	NY1	WSN	—	9.0	12	5	5	1	4	0
1898-09-26	NY1	PHI	W	6.0	4	1	1	2	7	0
1898-09-21	NY1	LS3	L	9.0	18	14	13	3	4	1
1898-09-17	NY1	STL	W	9.0	6	2	2	1	6	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	4	0	1	0
OF	21	20	3	4	0
P	463	176	874	122	35

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1889	IN3	P	33	8	32	6	2
1890	NY1	OF	14	14	2	3	0
1890	NY1	P	67	25	129	20	5
1891	NY1	OF	1	0	0	0	0
1891	NY1	P	61	10	106	14	4
1892	NY1	OF	4	3	1	1	0
1892	NY1	P	65	27	134	22	5
1893	NY1	P	56	23	114	15	5
1894	NY1	P	54	28	113	14	4
1895	NY1	OF	1	3	0	0	0
1895	NY1	P	49	19	93	11	4
1897	NY1	P	38	19	77	8	3
1898	NY1	1B	1	4	0	1	0
1898	NY1	OF	1	0	0	0	0
1898	NY1	P	37	16	68	11	3
1901	CIN	P	3	1	8	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	463
First Base	1
Left Field	6
Center Field	1
Right Field	14

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1894	Pitching Triple Crown

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Frequently Asked Questions about Amos Rusie

What years did Amos Rusie play?: Amos Rusie played in Major League Baseball from 1889 to 1901.
Was Amos Rusie a pitcher?: Yes. Amos Rusie pitched in the major leagues, recording 246 wins and 1950 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Amos Rusie hit?: Amos Rusie hit 8 career home runs with 429 hits.
Is Amos Rusie in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Amos Rusie was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977.