Rusty Staub passed away

[skinzfan]

Today, he loved the game.

 

[Rock Strongo]

top 60 in RBI all time.

more than eddie mathews, jim rice, yogi berra, robin yount, etc

didnt realize he had over 2700 hits too.

 

[Cyder]

Class act, incredibly charitable, especially with the widows and kids of police and fire fighters who fell in the line of duty. He did that stuff long before it became fashionable and gave freely at a time when players don't get paid like they do now.

Only player with 500 hits on 4 different teams. Also big with players rights. Ron Darling told a story today where the Mets actually told him he couldn't live in Manhattan. Rusty was on the team. He marched into the GM's office and told him Darling could live where ever the hell he wanted. He also said he'd take responsibility for him to make sure nothing happened. He had just made Darling.

During the press conference Kieth Hernandez could barely get words out without breaking down. Darling held it together somewhat better but you could tell he was feeling it.

 

[Omar 382]

Ty Cobb, Alex Rodriguez, Gary Sheffield, and Rusty Staub are the only 4 players in MLB history to hit a home run before turning 20 years old, and after turning 40 years old. RIP

 

[Voltaire26]

RIP Rusty

 

[dougplayer]

Ol carrot top.

 

[Montalban]

Remember seeing him in right field at Candlestick playing for the old Houston Colt 45s

 

[mrwallace2ku]

hellava ballplaya.

 

[dougplayer]

He used to jog around old tiger stadium. Around the outside of the playing field. Hugging close to the fences. He told reporters he was so slow. But it was good exercise

 

[Rex Racer]

Would not have guessed the Rusty was 73 years old. Sad news for sure.

 

[handicappers]

one of his best seasons late in his career was for the Rangers. RIP Rusty

 

[Montalban]

hellava ballplaya.

Remember the '71 World Series when he played with a cast on his arm?

 

[dougplayer]

Wow. He got shipped to that shit hole Arlington?? Rangers? Sad. Rusty didn't deserve that