Rusty Staub dead at age 73 (uniform, games, records, MLB)

[Jonathan Ashbeck]

Former Mets player, police officer, and firefighter Rusty Staub has died at age 73. RIP Rusty

Longtime New York Mets hitter Rusty Staub dies at 73

[TroutDude]

"Le Grand Orange" was a first-year Expo and became an instant fan favourite in Montreal. He was well-liked and admired wherever he played and will be missed.

[Grandstander]

I'm uncertain, but I think I recall that there was a time when Staub held the hits records for two different clubs..or some sort of record.

Everyone seemed to love the guy, he always got very positive press.

[BucFan]

mostly knew him as a Tiger when I grew up watching baseball....loved his swing

[BucFan]

Originally Posted by Grandstander

I'm uncertain, but I think I recall that there was a time when Staub held the hits records for two different clubs..or some sort of record.

Everyone seemed to love the guy, he always got very positive press.

wiki says something about him playing all 162 games as a DH in a single season being a record

[Grandstander]

Originally Posted by BucFan

wiki says something about him playing all 162 games as a DH in a single season being a record

The distinction I'm remembering is that he was, at one time, the all time something leader for two different clubs.

[TroutDude]

Originally Posted by Grandstander

The distinction I'm remembering is that he was, at one time, the all time something leader for two different clubs.

I believe he's the only MLB player to record 500 hits with four different teams.

[jfre81]

Originally Posted by TroutDude

I believe he's the only MLB player to record 500 hits with four different teams.

This and being the first 162-game DH are two of Staub's distinctions.

If you had an all-time non-HoF team, Staub is an easy pick.

[Grandstander]

Staub joined Houston in their second year of existence and had 792 hits for them before being traded to the Expos. Montreal was in its first season when Staub arrived, and over the next three years Staub had 531 hits for them in three seasons.

I think that at the time he was traded to the Mets, Staub was the all time hits leader for both Houston and Montreal.

[DOUBLE H]

Originally Posted by TroutDude

"Le Grand Orange" was a first-year Expo and became an instant fan favourite in Montreal. He was well-liked and admired wherever he played and will be missed.

He was! And here are a few examples.

When he was traded by the Astros to the Montreal Expos he immediately went to work on learning the French language so he could converse with the Montreal media in French. Later in his career his #10 uniform was retired by the Expos organization.

During his time with the New York Mets he got involved with charities and founded the New York Police And Fire Widows and Childrens Benefit Fund. This was when he first joined the Mets in 1986.


He also founded the Rusty Staub Foundation to provide educational scholarships for youth and to fight hunger.

He gave back-and then some. Class defines Rusty Staub.