Frederick C. Bush
Frederick C. (Rick) Bush joined SABR in March 2014. Since that time he wrote articles for over two dozen SABR books as well as the Biography and Games Project websites. Together with Bill Nowlin, he has co-edited five SABR books about the Negro Leagues: Bittersweet Goodbye: The Black Barons, the Grays, and the 1948 Negro League World Series (2018); The Newark Eagles Take Flight: The Story of the 1946 Negro League Champions (2019); Pride of Smoketown: The 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords (2020); When the Monarchs Reigned: Kansas City’s 1942 Negro League Champions (2021); The First Negro League Champion: The 1920 Chicago American Giants (2022), and The Stars Shone on Philadelphia, on the 1934 Philadelphia Stars. Before his passing in 2023, Rick lived with his wife, Michelle, their three sons — Michael, Andrew, and Daniel — and their Border Collie-mix, Bailey, in the greater Houston area, where he taught English at Wharton County Junior College’s satellite campus in Sugar Land.
SABR BioProject biographies written by Frederick C. Bush
SABR Games Project stories written by Frederick C. Bush
- June 28, 1980: Legend of ‘Super Joe’ Charboneau launches at Yankee Stadium
- April 10, 1980: Astros’ J.R. Richard flirts with perfection on Opening Day
- October 17, 1979: ‘Pops’ Stargell named MVP as Pirates complete World Series comeback
- October 16, 1979: ‘Candy Man,’ Tekulve find World Series redemption in Game 6 shutout
- October 14, 1979: Pirates’ ‘Family’ unites to extend World Series back to Baltimore
- October 13, 1979: Bucs pushed to brink after 8th-inning implosion in Game 4
- October 12, 1979: Pirates succumb to Orioles’ McGregor after rain delay
- October 11, 1979: Sanguillen comes through again in Game Two
- October 10, 1979: For one night, Pirates’ theme song changed to ‘Slip Slidin’ Away’
- May 9, 1979: Wham, bam, grand slam: Bucs conquer Braves with substitute umpires
- September 17, 1978: Parker, Tekulve continue Pirates’ home winning streak
- July 5, 1978: Braves blast Dodgers for 6 runs in ninth for epic comeback
- May 11, 1977: Braves owner Ted Turner takes reins as manager
- September 6, 1976: Dodgers’ Steve Yeager suffers near-fatal on-field accident
- May 20, 1976: Spaceman brawls with Yankees’ Graig Nettles
SABR Journal Articles written by Frederick C. Bush
SABR Research Topics written by Frederick C. Bush
SABR Research Articles written by Frederick C. Bush
SABR Ballparks written by Frederick C. Bush