Doc Bushong

Doc Bushong
Catcher
Born: September 15, 1856(1856-09-15) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: August 19, 1908(1908-08-19) (aged 51) Brooklyn, New York
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 19, 1875 for the Brooklyn Atlantics
Last MLB appearance
September 9, 1890 for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms
Career statistics
Batting average	.214
Home runs	13
Runs batted in	184
Teams
Brooklyn Atlantics (1875) Philadelphia Athletics (1876) Worcester Ruby Legs (1880-1882) Cleveland Blues (1883-1884) St. Louis Browns (1885-1887) Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888-1890)
Career highlights and awards
American Association championships (1885-1887, 1889) National League championship (1890)

Albert John "Doc" Bushong (September 15, 1856 – August 19, 1908) was a catcher in Major League Baseball.

Bushong bounced around various professional leagues from 1875 to 1891. His greatest success came with the 1885-1886 St. Louis Browns, for which he was the starting catcher for two league champions.

In the latter part of his career, he played on five pennant winners and was in post-season play five times, perhaps most notably when his 1886 St. Louis Browns of the American Association beat the Chicago White Stockings of the National League. Prior to the 1888 season, Bushong was involved in a notable transaction, as Brooklyn owner Charlie Byrne purchased him, pitcher "Parisian Bob" Caruthers, and first baseman/outfielder/pitcher Dave Foutz from the St. Louis Browns for the then-enormous sum of $19,000.^[1]

Bushong was the first player from the University of Pennsylvania to play in the major leagues. He did not play baseball at the university but did earn a degree in dentistry; after his baseball career ended, he was a practicing dentist.^[1] At the time of his death, he was residing in Brooklyn, New York, at 442 Ninth Street.^[1]

The town of Bushong, Kansas was named in his honor.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Baseball Almanac

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Noted Ball Player Dead", The New York Times, August 21, 1908.

Persondata
Name	Bushong, Doc
Alternative names	Bushong, Albert John
Short description	Major League Baseball player
Date of birth	September 15, 1856
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of death	August 19, 1908
Place of death	Brooklyn, New York