Rusty Staub Positions: Rightfielder and First Baseman Bats: Left • Throws: Right 6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg) Born: April 1, 1944 in New Orleans, LA us Died: March 29, 2018 in West Palm Beach, FL High School: Jesuit HS (New Orleans, LA) Debut: April 9, 1963 (12,072nd in major league history) vs. SFG 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: October 6, 1985 vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR,…
At Shea Stadium, the Mets’ Rusty Staub homers to become the second player to homer as a teenager and also at the age of 40. Ty Cobb is the only other, and Gary Sheffield will match the feat in 2009. Staub’s blast, a two-run pinch homer, climaxes a four-run 9th inning as the Mets beat Philly, 6 – 4.
On June 26, 1983, At Shea Stadium, Rusty Staub of the New York Mets ties a major league record by delivering his eighth consecutive pinch-hit. Staub’s pinch-hit, which comes in the ninth inning of an 8-4 loss, vs Ron Reed. The hit matches the single-season mark set by the Phillies Dave Philley on September 28,…
1980 – The Montreal Expos trade 1B/OF Rusty Staub to the Texas Rangers in exchange for infielders Chris Smith and LaRue Washington.
The Tigers trade pitcher Mickey Lolich and outfielder Billy Baldwin to the Mets in exchange for outfielder Rusty Staub and pitcher Bill Laxton. New York’s new southpaw will post a 8-13 record, spending just one year in the Big Apple, while Detroit will enjoy a solid performance from their recently acquired flycatcher and DH, who will bat .275 during his three-plus seasons in the Motor City.
Rusty Staub becomes the first Mets player in the 14-year history of the franchise to drive in one hundred runs in a season. A two-run blast accounts for ‘Le Grand Orange’s’ 100th RBI, which comes in a 7-5 victory over Chicago at Shea Stadium.
1975 – Jerry Koosman steals second base and pitches a complete game in a 3 – 1 New York Mets victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
1973 – Reggie Jackson of the Oakland Athletics has RBI doubles in the 1st and 3rd innings to lead Oakland to a 3 – 1 victory over the New York Mets in Game 6 of the World Series.
1973 – The Mets hold Oakland to four hits in the World Series opener, but three of those hits come in the two-run 3rd inning as Oakland wins, 2 – 1.
On October 8, 1973, at Shea Stadium the New York Mets defeat the Cincinnati Reds, 9-2, behind 2 homeruns from Rusty Staub to give the Mets a 2-1 series advantage. The Mets scored early and often in Game 3, racing out to a 6–0 lead after just two innings. Rusty Staub hit his second homer…
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