Rusty Staub

Rusty Staub
Staub with the Houston Colt .45s in 1963
Right fielder / Designated hitter / First baseman
Born: (1944-04-01)April 1, 1944 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died: March 29, 2018(2018-03-29) (aged 73) West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 9, 1963, for the Houston Colt .45s
Last MLB appearance
October 6, 1985, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Batting average	.279
Hits	2,716
Home runs	292
Runs batted in	1,466
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Houston Colt .45s / Astros (1963–1968) Montreal Expos (1969–1971) New York Mets (1972–1975) Detroit Tigers (1976–1979) Montreal Expos (1979) Texas Rangers (1980) New York Mets (1981–1985)
Career highlights and awards
6× All-Star (1967–1971, 1976) Montreal Expos No. 10 retired Montreal Expos Hall of Fame New York Mets Hall of Fame
Member of the Canadian
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2012

Daniel Joseph "Rusty" Staub (April 1, 1944 – March 29, 2018) was an American professional baseball player and television color commentator. He played in Major League Baseball for 23 seasons as a right fielder, designated hitter, and first baseman. He was nicknamed "le Grand Orange" by Expos fans.

A six-time All-Star known for his hitting prowess, Staub produced 2,716 hits over his playing career, just 284 hits shy of the 3,000 hit plateau. He was an original member of the Montreal Expos and the team's first star. Although he played just 518 of his 2,951 games as an Expo, his enduring popularity led them to retire his number in 1993, while the Mets inducted him into their team Hall of Fame in 1986.

Staub was also known for his charitable work through the Rusty Staub Foundation, supporting emergency food pantries in New York; and for establishing the New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund.