Rusty Staub

Rusty Staub
Staub with the Colt .45s in 1963
Right fielder / Designated hitter / First baseman
Born: (1944-04-01)April 1, 1944
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died: March 29, 2018(2018-03-29) (aged 73)
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 9, 1963, for the Houston Colt .45s
Last MLB appearance
October 6, 1985, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Batting average.279
Hits2,716
Home runs292
Runs batted in1,466
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Member of the Canadian
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction2012

Daniel Joseph "Rusty" Staub (April 1, 1944 – March 29, 2018) was an American professional baseball player and television color commentator. He played in Major League Baseball for 23 seasons as a right fielder, designated hitter, and first baseman. He was nicknamed le Grand Orange.

A six-time All-Star known for his hitting prowess, Staub produced 2,716 hits over his playing career, just 284 hits shy of the 3,000 hit plateau. He was an original member of the Montreal Expos and the team's first star. Although he played just 518 of his 2,951 games as an Expo, his enduring popularity led them to retire his number in 1993, while the Mets inducted him into their team Hall of Fame in 1986.