Posted on 12/25/2025 5:14:23 PM PST by kawhill
Amos Wilson Rusie was born on May 30, 1871, in Mooresville, Morgan County, Indiana, a village about 20 miles southwest of Indianapolis.
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I had no idea.
A fantastic story line for an early baseball player.
Sad. An early professional athlete who could not manage money.
Traded for Christy Mathewson. Rusie won 0 games for Reds, Mathewson won 372 for Giants (and 1 for Reds at the end of his career.) Almost as lopsided as 100,000 for Babe Ruth.
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