Rusty Staub

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Daniel Joseph "Rusty" Staub (April 1, 1944 – March 29, 2018) was an American professional baseball player and television color commentator.

He spent 23 years in Major League Baseball as a right fielder, designated hitter, and first baseman.

Staub, a six-time All-Star best known for his striking prowess, has hit 2,716 runs over his playing career, just 284 behind the 3,000 hit plateau.

He was an original member of the Montreal Expos and the team's first star, and although the Expos cut him after only three years, the Expos decided not to trade him after only three years, but the Expos decided to ban him in 1993.

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Playing career

Staub joined the Houston Colt.45s corporation in 1961 for his first professional role. He played in the Class B Carolina League for the 1962 season, and he was named one of the league's all-stars at season's end. Staub was released under the Bonus Rule at a US$100,000 Major League contract following the 2009 season.

He played regularly in his first season, splitting time between first base and the outfield, but only.220. He was only the second big league rookie to play 150 games as a child; the first was Bob Kennedy, who was 19 years old and with the Chicago White Sox in 1940. He went down to the minor leagues at one point in the following season, hitting only.216 for the Colts and being sent down to the minor leagues at one point. His numbers gradually increased in the 1965 season for his team, which had been renamed the Astros, and he had a breakout 1967 season in doubles with 44, including his selection to the All-Star team. In 1968, he played for the Astros as an All-Star.

Staub did not get along with Harry Walker, who was hired by the Astros on June 17, 1968, to change from hitting coach to boss. Walker and general manager H.B Richardson (who felt he was not getting the most out of his service) decided to trade Staub to the Montreal Expos before the 1969 season, as part of a Donn Clendenon and Jess Alou contract. Clendenon (who felt Walker was a racist from his playing days with him in Pittsburgh) declined to report to the Astros and wanted to retire, but Clendenon was to remain with the Expos until they were decided by Commissioner of Baseball Bowie Kuhn. Montreal got Jack Billingham, Skip Guinn, and $100,000 as compensation.

Staub was embraced as the expansion team's first celebrity and became one of the most popular players in the company's history. He was named "Le Grand Orange" for his red hair after being embraced by French Canadians because he learned their language (his more popular nickname, "Rusty" has the same origin).

He played in 158 games, 89 runs, 29 home runs, and 79 RBIs on a.302 OBP and a.952 OPS in his first year with the Expos. He walked 110 times while knocking out 61 times. He played 156 games (with 152 complete games, a career high) in right field for 1,355.1 innings, with 265 putouts, 16 assists, ten errors, and two double plays totaling percentages, as well as two double plays. He was named in the All-Star Game for the third year in a row, but he did not participate. He finished in the top ten for the National League in several categories, including 10th in batting average, 4th in OBP, total bases (289, 10th), walks (3rd), but also right field categories putouts (2nd), assists, and mistakes (1st).

He played 160 games in the previous year, including 156 hits, 98 runs, 30 home runs (a career high), while batting.274 with a.394 OBP and a.891 OPS. He had 112 walks and 93 strikeouts, both career highs. He played 160 games in right field, including 145 complete games in 156 games (a career high) starting with 1,374.2 innings. He had 308 putouts, 14 assists, five mistakes, four double plays, and a.985 fielding percentage. He was selected to the All-Star Game for the fourth straight year, with a pinch hit in the third inning and going 0-for-1.

He appeared in all 162 games for 1971. With a 3.291 OBP, 19 home runs, and 97 RBIs, he had 186 hits, 94 runs, 19 home runs, and a 97 RBI with a.311 OBP, a.874 OPS. He had 74 walks and 42 strikeouts. He appeared in 160 games in right field, beginning 156, while having 145 total games for a total of 1,374.2 inning. He had 308 putouts, 14 assists, five mistakes, and four double plays for a.985 fielding percentage. For the fifth straight time, he was invited to the All-Star Game, but he didn't participate.

Staub's #10 during his first stint in Montreal was the first number retired by the Montreal Expos group. He is also the franchise's highest on-base percentage (.402), which is also among players with 2,000 or more plate appearances with the franchise. He is also the first person to have been named as the Expos Player of the Year award winner.

Staub played in 480 total games, hitting 508 hits and achieving an on-base percentage of.402, the former of which is a franchise record.

The New York Mets made a blockbuster trade for Staub in 1972 in exchange for first baseman Mike Jorgensen, shortstop Tim Foli, and outfielder Ken Singleton. He was batting.313 for the Mets before being struck by a pitch from future teammate George Stone of the Atlanta Braves, fracturing his right wrist. The bone had been suffering for several weeks before X-rays revealed it. Surgery was needed, but as a result, he was on the injured list and didn't return to the line-up until September 18, 1972.

To make it worse, Ramón Hernández of the Pittsburgh Pirates struck him this time on May 12, 1973. Despite playing with pain as a result of the injury, he also led the team in RBIs. Staub had three home runs and five runs batted in in the National League Championship Series against the Cincinnati Reds. He had 2 catches in Game 4 of the NLCS, in which the latter collided into the wall. He made an outstanding play defensively, robbed Dan Driessen of an extra-base hit in the 11th inning. However, when making the catch in the right field, he crashed into the fence and separated his right shoulder. At all ball parks, the cause was the impossibility of padding to the outfield walls. He was forced to miss Game 5 due to his injury. In five games, the Mets defeated the heavily favored Reds to win the National League Pennant Championship. The shoulder injury kept him out of Game 1, but he was used as a decoy, waiting for a pinch hit. He returned to the team for Game 2, but he was still struggling with underhanded and weakly for the remainder of the World Series. Despite the injury, he batted.423 against the Oakland Athletics, including a home run and six runs batted in. He batted.341 with 4 home runs and 11 runs batted in a batting field in 1973.

He had an injury-free season in 1974 and led the Mets in hits, runs batted in, and at bats. He played in 151 games, totaling 145 hits, 65 runs, 19 home runs, and 78 RBIs with a.258 OBP, a.347 OBP, and a.754 OPS. He had 77 walks and 39 strikeouts. He had 1,292.1 innings in 147 games in the right field (with 138 complete games), with 192 putouts, 19 assists, five errors, and double plays each for a.993 fielding percentage.

He set a Mets record of 105 runs batted in in 1975, becoming the first Mets player to reach 100 RBIs before 1986, when Gary Carter tied it, but Darryl Strawberry set 108 in 1990.

On December 12, 1975, Mickey Lolich and Billy Baldwin were traded with Bill Laxton to the Detroit Tigers for Mickey Lolich and Billy Baldwin. Lolich, who had exercised his right to veto for at least ten years with the last five on the same ballclub, was a year away from qualifying, but Staub was able to move forward.

Staub was batting.277 with 70 home runs and 358 runs batted in during his three-plus seasons with the Tigers. He was selected to play in the 1976 All-Star Game, where he went 2-for-2.

Staub was the first player to play in all 162 regular-season games solely as a designated hitter in 1978. Staub finished second in the American League with 121 RBI and ranked fifth in Most Valuable Player voting, despite not being on the track at all. He was selected as the designated hitter by the Sporting News American League All-Star team at the end of the season.

Staub did not get off to a good start in 1979. He appeared in 68 games, totaling 246 at-bats, 9 home runs, and 40 RBIs on a.236 batting average before being traded to the Montreal Expos on July 20 for a player to be named later and cash, with Randall Schafer being sent to complete the deal. He appeared in 38 games with the Expos, with 23 hits, three home runs, and 14 RBIs on a.267 batting average. He was traded to the Texas Rangers for Chris Smith and La Rue Washington on March 31, 1980.

Staub played 109 games with the Rangers, batting average of 388 plate appearances and nine home runs and 55 RBIs for a.300 batting average (first since 1971). On October 23, he was granted a free agency and signed with the New York Mets on December 16. He was instantly cut from a part-time player and mentor, and the Mets never permitted him to play again as an everyday athlete. Despite being a good hitter and well on his way to reaching the 3000 hit milestone, he spent the majority of his career on the bench. With his ability to be a hero and receiving 3000 hits, he was done. In 1983, he set a national League record with eight straight pinch-hits and tied the Major League record of 25 RBIs by a pinch hitter. He appeared in a total of 418 games (with 112 in 1982 being his most), winning 722 plate appearances and a.276 average in his five seasons with the Mets, winning 13 home runs and 102 RBIs with a.276 batting average. Ronn Reynolds was pinch hitting for the Expos in the bottom of the ninth inning, which was fittingly. He grounded out in his last plate appearance, putting the game to an end.

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