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Rusty Staub
Inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame, 1986
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 9 of 1252 players

Daniel Joseph Staub
Born: April 1, 1944 at New Orleans, La.
Died: March 29, 2018 at Palm Beach, Fla. Obituary
Throws: Right Bats: Left
Height: 6.02 Weight: 215

Rusty Staub has been the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup 131 times, most recently on September 4, 2024.

Non-playing roles with Mets

Coach 1982
Broadcaster: Television 1986 - 1995

First Mets game: April 15, 1972
Last Mets game: October 6, 1985

Winner of National League Player of the Week award, June 19, 1983. (New York Mets)

Uniform Numbers:

Uniform Number	Start Date	End Date
4	April 15, 1972	October 2, 1974
10	April 8, 1975	September 28, 1975
10	April 9, 1981	October 6, 1985

Rusty Staub also played for the following teams:

Houston Astros 1963 - 1968; Montreal Expos 1969 - 1971; Detroit Tigers 1976 - 1979; Montreal Expos 1979; Texas Rangers 1980

Traded by the Montreal Expos to the New York Mets in exchange for Tim Foli, Mike Jorgensen and Ken Singleton on April 6, 1972.

Traded by the New York Mets to the Detroit Tigers with Bill Laxton in exchange for Mickey Lolich and Billy Baldwin on December 12, 1975.

Signed with New York Mets as a free agent on December 16, 1980.

Granted free agency on November 12, 1985.

On disabled list:

from July 21, 1972 to September 1, 1972 (fractured right hand)

Established a Mets season record for Runs Batted In in 1975 with 105. Tied by Gary Carter in 1986. Broken by Darryl Strawberry in 1990 with 108.
Established a Mets season record for Doubles in 1973 with 36. Broken by Felix Millan in 1975 with 37.
Established a Mets season record for Sacrifice Flies in 1975 with 9. Tied by Willie Montanez in 1978 and by Joel Youngblood in 1980 and by Keith Hernandez in 1984. Broken by Keith Hernandez in 1985 with 10.

Click the icon to see a graph of Rusty Staub's batting, slugging, and on base percentages

Batting Record with New York Mets

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1972 66 239 32 70 11 0 9 38 31 7 13 2 0 1 1 5 108 .293 .452 .372

1973 152 585 77 163 36 1 15 76 74 10 52 3 1 1 1 3 246 .279 .421 .361

1974 151 561 65 145 22 2 19 78 77 12 39 3 2 1 1 7 228 .258 .406 .347

1975 155 574 93 162 30 4 19 105 77 14 55 9 2 0 1 9 257 .282 .448 .371

1981 70 161 9 51 9 0 5 21 22 3 12 1 1 0 0 2 75 .317 .466 .398

1982 112 219 11 53 9 0 3 27 24 1 10 0 0 0 1 6 71 .242 .324 .309

1983 104 115 5 34 6 0 3 28 14 3 10 1 0 0 0 2 49 .296 .426 .371

1984 78 72 2 19 4 0 1 18 4 3 9 0 0 0 0 3 26 .264 .361 .291

1985 54 45 2 12 3 0 1 8 10 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 18 .267 .400 .400

9 years 942 2571 296 709 130 7 75 399 333 56 204 19 6 3 5 37 1078 .276 .419 .358

League Championship Series Record

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1973 4 15 4 3 0 0 3 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 .200 .800 .333

1 year 4 15 4 3 0 0 3 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 .200 .800 .333

World Series Record

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1973 7 26 1 11 2 0 1 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 .423 .615 .464

1 year 7 26 1 11 2 0 1 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 .423 .615 .464

Tied for Mets lead in games with 151 in 1974.
Led Mets in at bats with 561 in 1974.
Led Mets in runs with 93 in 1975.
Led Mets in hits with 145 in 1974.
Led Mets in doubles with 36 in 1973.
Led Mets in runs batted in with 76 in 1973, with 78 in 1974 and with 105 in 1975.
Led Mets in on base percentage with .361 in 1973, with .347 in 1974 and with .371 in 1975.
Led Mets in on base plus slugging with .782 in 1973 and with .819 in 1975.
Led Mets in walks with 74 in 1973 and with 77 in 1975.
Led Mets in intentional walks with 10 in 1973, with 12 in 1974 and with 14 in 1975.
Led Mets in total bases with 246 in 1973, with 228 in 1974 and with 257 in 1975.
Led Mets in sacrifice flies with 5 in 1972, with 7 in 1974 and with 9 in 1975.
Led Mets in grounded into double play with 21 in 1974.

Games where Rusty Staub had 2 or more Home Runs
At Houston (NL) 04/25/73. At Atlanta (NL) 07/18/73. At Philadelphia (NL) 09/11/73. vs. Cincinnati (NL) 10/08/73.
vs. Chicago (NL) 10/01/81.

Games where Rusty Staub had 4 or more Hits
At Chicago (NL) 05/23/72. vs. Philadelphia (NL) 05/30/72. At Los Angeles (NL) 05/24/73. vs. Cincinnati (NL) 08/20/73.
At Chicago (NL) 10/01/73. vs. Oakland (AL) 10/17/73. At Montreal (NL) 04/18/74. vs. Philadelphia (NL) 09/20/75.
At San Diego (NL) 07/23/82.

Games played by position
1972: Outfield 65, Right Field 65
1973: Outfield 152, Right Field 152
1974: Outfield 147, Right Field 147
1975: Outfield 153, Right Field 153
1981: First Base 41
1982: Outfield 27, First Base 18, Right Field 15, Left Field 12
1983: First Base 5, Outfield 5, Left Field 3, Right Field 2
1984: First Base 3
1985: Right Field 1, Left Field 1, Outfield 1

Lineup Analysis
Number of games in each batting order position in games in which Rusty Staub was in the starting lineup.

Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

1972 0 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 0
1973 0 0 76 70 4 0 0 0 0
1974 0 0 58 83 5 0 0 0 0
1975 0 0 13 115 22 3 0 0 0
1981 0 0 4 3 25 8 0 0 0
1982 0 5 29 6 5 0 0 0 0
1983 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 0
1984 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 5 182 346 66 11 0 0 0

1972 Rusty Staub

1985 Rusty Staub

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Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
1972	0	0	0	65	0	0	0	0	0
1973	0	0	76	70	4	0	0	0	0
1974	0	0	58	83	5	0	0	0	0
1975	0	0	13	115	22	3	0	0	0
1981	0	0	4	3	25	8	0	0	0
1982	0	5	29	6	5	0	0	0	0
1983	0	0	2	3	5	0	0	0	0
1984	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	0	5	182	346	66	11	0	0	0