He is the only player in Major League history to amass 500 or more hits with four different teams and is one of three players to hit a home run before turning 20 and after turning 40 with Ty Cobb and Gary Sheffield. With Detroit, he became the first player to play an entire season as a designated hitter in 1978. He played two stints with the Mets (1972-1975, 1981-1985), and also played for the Detroit Tigers (1976-1979) and the Texas Rangers (1980). In 1975, he became the first Mets player to top the 100 RBI-mark as he drove in 105, a mark that would be matched by Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter and first surpassed by Darryl Strawberry in 1990 with 108. Rusty was traded to the New York Mets in 1972 where he became one of the team’s leaders alongside All-Stars Tommy Agee and Jim Fregosi and the aging Hall of Famer Willie Mays. While north of the border, Staub endeared himself to the French-speaking Montreal fan base by learning the language and becoming the franchise’s first real star.
He also earned his first of six All-Star Game selections and was considered for the National League’s Most Valuable Player for the second of seven times. 333 with 182 hits including a league leading 44 doubles, 71 runs scored and 74 runs batted in. His best year in the Majors came in Houston in 1967 as he batted. In his first year with the Colts, he became only the second teenager since 1900 to play 150 games. 45s in 1963 where he spent six seasons (1963-1968) and was then traded to the Montreal Expos in their inaugural season (1969-1971, 1979). Rusty began his career playing right field with the expansion Houston Colt. Daniel Joseph “Rusty” Staub (ApMarch 28, 2018) enjoyed a 23-year Major League Baseball career during which he recorded numerous firsts and earned top honors at more than one of the five teams he represented from 1963 to 1985.
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