Affectionately dubbed “ LE GRANDE ORANGE ”, RUSTY STAUB was
a six-time All-Star and only player ever in Major League Baseball
history to have at least 500 hits with four different teams.
HIS NUMBERS :
792 – Houston Colt .45s / Houston Astros
531 – Montreal Expos
709 – New York Mets
582 – Detroit Tigers
He became a huge hit with fans in both the U.S. and especially Canada, being most adored in New York and Montreal. A savvy, reliable slugger with left-handed power, a discerning eye, Staub played from 1963 to 1985 and finished 284 hits shy of 3,000. He had 3½ great seasons with the Detroit Tigers and batted .300 for the Texas Rangers in 1980.
CUSTOM MADE BASEBALL CARD
( FROM RAY BOTEL PHOTOGRAPH)
RUSTY STAUB AT JARRY PARK / PARC JARRY ON OPENING DAY ON MONDAY 14 APRIL 1969
TWO OF THE BEST MEN EVER TO
BE
INVOLVED IN CANADIAN BASEBALL
RUSTY STAUB AT HIS INDUCTION INTO
THE CANADIAN BASEBALL HALL OF FAME
