Homer Bush
[edit] Biography
Homer Bush (Homer Giles Bush) was born on November 12, 1972 in East St. Louis, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on August 16, 1997 for the New York Yankees. In 1999, his rookie year, he hit .320 with 5 home runs and 55 RBI. Bush played for the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Florida Marlins over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that Homer Bush's best season was 1999, when he stole 32 bases, hit for a .320 average and knocked in 55 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1997
| NY
| A
| 10
| 11
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 3
| .364
| .364
| .364
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| NY
| A
| 45
| 71
| 17
| 27
| 1
| 5
| .380
| .421
| .465
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
|
| 1999
| TOR
| A
| 128
| 485
| 69
| 155
| 5
| 55
| .320
| .353
| .421
| 26
| 4
| 21
| 82
| 6
| 8
| 32
| 0
| 9
|
| 2000
| TOR
| A
| 76
| 297
| 38
| 64
| 1
| 18
| .215
| .271
| .253
| 8
| 0
| 18
| 60
| 5
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 10
|
| 2001
| TOR
| A
| 78
| 271
| 32
| 83
| 3
| 27
| .306
| .336
| .387
| 11
| 1
| 8
| 50
| 6
| 2
| 13
| 1
| 2
|
| 2002
| TOR
| A
| 23
| 78
| 9
| 18
| 1
| 2
| .231
| .268
| .295
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 2002
| FLA
| N
| 40
| 54
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 5
| .222
| .263
| .222
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| Total
|
| 63
| 132
| 16
| 30
| 1
| 7
| .227
| .266
| .265
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 25
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
|
| 2004
| NY
| A
| 9
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .125
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 40
| 54
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 5
| .222
| .263
| .222
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 369
| 1220
| 169
| 351
| 11
| 110
| .288
| .326
| .364
| 50
| 5
| 54
| 225
| 20
| 17
| 63
| 1
| 25
|
| Total
|
|
| 409
| 1274
| 176
| 363
| 11
| 115
| .285
| .324
| .358
| 50
| 5
| 57
| 238
| 20
| 18
| 65
| 1
| 25
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1997
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 8
| 1
| 30.2
| 8
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1997
| NY
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1998
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 24
| 10
| 126
| 37
| 29
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1998
| NY
| A
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| NY
| A
| DH
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1998
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 2
| 19
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| TOR
| A
| 2B
| 109
| 107
| 951.2
| 220
| 350
| 9
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1999
| TOR
| A
| SS
| 18
| 18
| 159
| 26
| 54
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| 2000
| TOR
| A
| 2B
| 75
| 73
| 653
| 165
| 245
| 6
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 2001
| TOR
| A
| 2B
| 78
| 76
| 660.2
| 153
| 254
| 4
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 2002
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2002
| TOR
| A
| 2B
| 22
| 21
| 182
| 38
| 58
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 2002
| FLA
| N
| 2B
| 12
| 6
| 67.2
| 11
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 2002
| FLA
| N
| SS
| 4
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2002
| Total
|
| 2B
| 34
| 27
| 249.2
| 49
| 72
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 2004
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 4
| 2
| 23
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| NY
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 3
| 2
| 19
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 332
| 296
| 2694.2
| 639
| 967
| 25
| 240
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 24
| 19
| 184
| 26
| 57
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .922
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by San Diego Padres in the 7th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1991 - signed June 7, 1991).
- Traded by San Diego Padres with Gordon Amerson and 2 players to be named later to New York Yankees in exchange for Rafael Medina, Ruben Rivera and $3 million (April 22, 1997); New York Yankees received Hideki Irabu (May 29, 1997) and Vernon Maxwell (June 9, 1997).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Graeme Lloyd and David Wells to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Roger Clemens (February 18, 1999).
- Released by Toronto Blue Jays (May 10, 2002).
- Signed by Florida Marlins (May 20, 2002).
- Released by Florida Marlins (September 1, 2002).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (December 13, 2002).
- Released by San Diego Padres (February 24, 2003).
- Signed by New York Yankees (December 20, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2004).
- Signed by New York Yankees (October 26, 2004).
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