FAMOUS MOORESVILLIANS
Click the names below to learn more about these famous Mooresvillians. Also visit Mooresville Public Library's website.
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Monday, December 3, 2018
Amos Rusie (Famous Mooresvillian)
Mooresville native Amos Wilson Rusie (1871-1942), “the Hoosier Thunderbolt,” pitched for the New York Giants between 1890-1900 and the Cincinnati Reds in 1901. He held many major league pitching records and was considered the fastest pitcher in professional baseball. For more about Rusie, watch the videos below; read this article from Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History (1989); take a look at our “flash from your past” flashcard; or visit the MPL Indiana Room, to learn more about this all-star pitcher.
Amos Rusie N.Y. Giants Baseball Card (1890’s)
Amos Wilson Rusie: The Hoosier Thunderbolt
(Mooresville Moments #20)
by Mooresville Public Library
(Mooresville Moments #20)
by Mooresville Public Library
Amos Rusie: The Hoosier Thunderbolt, by Pete Cava
(MPL Program Video, April 2, 2016)
Monday, April 4, 2016
Amos Rusie Program on Video
In case you missed last Saturday's library program by baseball expert Pete Cava about Mooresville native Amos Rusie, "the Hoosier Thunderbolt," a hall of fame pitcher who played during the 1890s for the New York Giants, we've got it on video.
Amos Rusie: The Hoosier Thunderbolt, by Pete Cava
(Saturday, April 2, 2016) (MPL Program Video)
Q & A session by Pete Cava & David Reddick
about Amos Rusie, "the Hoosier Thunderbolt"
(Saturday, April 2, 2016) (MPL Program Video)
Teresa Harris, MPL adult program coordinator & youth services librarian,
plays "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" before the Amos Rusie program
(Saturday, April 2, 2016) (MPL Program Video)
Amos Wilson Rusie: The Hoosier Thunderbolt
(Mooresville Moments #20)
by Mooresville Public Library
(Mooresville Moments #20)
by Mooresville Public Library
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