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Tony LaRussa

Anthony LaRussa (twitter: @TonyLaRussa)

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 4, 1944 in Tampa, Florida, US
High School: Jefferson HS (Tampa, FL)

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1962	17	2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-A	KCA	76	331	268	40	66	7	0	1	36	13		47	56	.246	.365	.284	.648	76	7	2	7	0
1962	17	Daytona Beach	FLOR	D	KCA	64	283	225	37	58	7	0	1	32	11		42	47	.258	.381	.302	.683	68	7	2	7	0
1962	17	Binghamton	EL	A	KCA	12	48	43	3	8	0	0	0	4	2		5	9	.186	.271	.186	.457	8	0	0	0	0

1964	19	Lewiston	NORW	A	KCA	90		329		77	22	1	1						.234		.316		104
1965	20	Birmingham	SOUL	AA	KCA	75	285	259	24	50	11	2	1	18	5	0	26	37	.193	.267	.263	.529	68
1966	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	KCA	132		486	20	142	29	5	11	26	4	2	23	24	.292		.440		214
1966	21	Modesto	CALL	A	KCA	81		316		92	20	1	7						.291		.427		135
1966	21	Mobile	SOUL	AA	KCA	51	193	170	20	50	9	4	4	26	4	2	23	24	.294	.378	.465	.843	79
1967	22	Birmingham	SOUL	AA	KCA	41	149	139	12	32	6	1	5	22	3	0	10	11	.230	.282	.396	.678	55
1968	23	Vancouver	PCL	AAA	OAK	122	514	455	55	109	16	8	5	29	4	5	52	58	.240	.320	.343	.663	156	3	2	2
1969	24	Iowa	AA	AAA	OAK	67	283	235	37	72	11	1	4	27	5	3	42	30	.306	.418	.413	.831	97	3	3	0
1970	25	Iowa	AA	AAA	OAK	22	99	88	13	22	5	0	2	5	0	0	9	14	.250	.333	.375	.708	33	2	0	0
1971	26	Iowa	AA	AAA	OAK	28	119	107	21	31	5	1	2	11	0	1	10	11	.290	.353	.411	.764	44	1	0	1
1972	27	Richmond	IL	AAA	ATL	122	474	389	68	120	13	2	10	42	15	4	72	41	.308	.430	.429	.859	167	11	2	0
1973	28	Wichita	AA	AAA	CHC	106	467	392	82	123	16	0	5	75	10	4	60	46	.314	.403	.393	.796	154	4	3	8
1974	29	Charleston	IL	AAA	PIT	139	516	457	50	119	17	1	8	35	4	5	51	50	.260	.339	.354	.694	162	5	0	3
1975	30	Denver	AA	AAA	CHW	118	435	354	87	99	23	2	7	46	13	5	70	46	.280	.400	.415	.816	147	4	3	4
1976	31	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHW	107	380	332	53	86	11	0	4	34	10	6	40	43	.259	.340	.328	.669	109	3	1	4
1977	32	New Orleans	AA	AAA	STL	50	148	128	17	24	2	2	3	6	0	2	20	21	.188	.297	.305	.602	39	0	0	0
15 Seasons						1295	5038	4418	579	1172	194	26	69	412	86	37	532	488	.265	.348	.368	.716	1625	43	16	29	0
AAA (10 seasons)				AAA		881	3435	2937	483	805	119	17	50	310	61	35	426	360	.274	.370	.377	.748	1108	36	14	22
A (3 seasons)				A		183	693	688	3	177	42	2	8	4	2		5	9	.257	.263	.359	.622	247	0	0	0	0
AA (3 seasons)				AA		167	627	568	56	132	26	7	10	66	12	2	59	72	.232	.305	.356	.660	202
D (1 season)				D		64	283	225	37	58	7	0	1	32	11		42	47	.258	.381	.302	.683	68	7	2	7	0

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1976	31	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHW	0	0		3.00	3	0		0	0	0	3.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1 Season						0	0		3.00	3	0		0	0	0	3.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1962	17	Daytona Beach	FLOR	D	KCA	SS	64	346	135	173	38	22	.890	4.81

1964	19	Lewiston	NORW	A	KCA	2B	82	420	187	215	18		.957	4.90
1965	20	Birmingham	SOUL	AA	KCA	2B	71	384	202	161	21	49	.945	5.11
1966	21	Mobile	SOUL	AA	KCA	2B	51	260	117	133	10	34	.962	4.90
1967	22	Birmingham	SOUL	AA	KCA	2B	39	213	88	120	5	32	.977	5.33
1968	23	Vancouver	PCL	AAA	OAK	2B	120	584	249	321	14	66	.976	4.75
1969	24	Iowa	AA	AAA	OAK	2B	67	414	177	222	15	58	.964	5.96
1970	25	Iowa	AA	AAA	OAK	2B	22	114	52	59	3	11	.974	5.05
1971	26	Iowa	AA	AAA	OAK	OF	3	4	3	1	0	0	1.000	1.33
1971	26	Iowa	AA	AAA	OAK	SS	4	28	13	14	1	2	.964	6.75
1971	26	Iowa	AA	AAA	OAK	3B	5	15	5	10	0	0	1.000	3.00
1971	26	Iowa	AA	AAA	OAK	2B	17	108	49	58	1	10	.991	6.29
1972	27	Richmond	IL	AAA	ATL	2B	115	614	305	289	20	79	.967	5.17
1973	28	Wichita	AA	AAA	CHC	3B	22	68	14	45	9	2	.868	2.68
1973	28	Wichita	AA	AAA	CHC	2B	52	286	126	149	11	42	.962	5.29
1973	28	Wichita	AA	AAA	CHC	1B	33	308	283	19	6	31	.981	9.15
1974	29	Charleston	IL	AAA	PIT	2B	139	657	262	378	17	61	.974	4.60
1975	30	Denver	AA	AAA	CHW	OF	28	30	29	1	0	0	1.000	1.07
1975	30	Denver	AA	AAA	CHW	SS	17	41	15	23	3	10	.927	2.24
1975	30	Denver	AA	AAA	CHW	3B	29	56	19	32	5	2	.911	1.76
1975	30	Denver	AA	AAA	CHW	2B	14	65	29	34	2	6	.969	4.50
1975	30	Denver	AA	AAA	CHW	1B	1	4	3	1	0	0	1.000	4.00
1976	31	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHW	OF	13	18	17	0	1	0	.944	1.31
1976	31	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHW	SS	7	27	8	14	5	3	.815	3.14
1976	31	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHW	3B	56	156	45	97	14	9	.910	2.54
1976	31	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHW	2B	18	85	38	45	2	13	.976	4.61
1976	31	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHW	1B	6	27	24	3	0	2	1.000	4.50
1976	31	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHW	P	3	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.33
1977	32	New Orleans	AA	AAA	STL	3B	6	17	7	6	4	1	.765	2.17
1977	32	New Orleans	AA	AAA	STL	2B	31	143	59	81	3	18	.979	4.52
15 Seasons							1135	5493	2560	2705	228	563	.958	4.64
2B (14 seasons)						2B	838	4347	1940	2265	142	479	.967	5.02
3B (5 seasons)						3B	118	312	90	190	32	14	.897	2.37
SS (4 seasons)						SS	92	442	171	224	47	37	.894	4.29
1B (3 seasons)						1B	40	339	310	23	6	33	.982	8.33
OF (3 seasons)						OF	44	52	49	2	1	0	.981	1.16
P (1 season)						P	3	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.33

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Managing

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	W	L	W-L%
1978	33	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	CHW	1 of 2	144	88	56	.611
1979	34	Chicago	AL	MLB	CHW	1 of 2	160	73	87	.456
1979	34	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHW	1 of 2	136	69	67	.507
1980	35	Chicago	AL	MLB	CHW	1 of 1	162	70	90	.438
1981	36	Chicago	AL	MLB	CHW	1 of 1	106	54	52	.509
1982	37	Chicago	AL	MLB	CHW	1 of 1	162	87	75	.537
1983	38	Chicago	AL	MLB	CHW	1 of 1	162	99	63	.611
1984	39	Chicago	AL	MLB	CHW	1 of 1	162	74	88	.457
1985	40	Chicago	AL	MLB	CHW	1 of 1	163	85	77	.525
1986	41	Chicago	AL	MLB	CHW	1 of 3	162	72	90	.444
1986	41	Oakland	AL	MLB	OAK	1 of 3	162	76	86	.469
1987	42	Oakland	AL	MLB	OAK	1 of 1	162	81	81	.500
1988	43	Oakland	AL	MLB	OAK	1 of 1	162	104	58	.642
1989	44	Oakland	AL	MLB	OAK	1 of 1	162	99	63	.611
1990	45	Oakland	AL	MLB	OAK	1 of 1	162	103	59	.636
1991	46	Oakland	AL	MLB	OAK	1 of 1	162	84	78	.519
1992	47	Oakland	AL	MLB	OAK	1 of 1	162	96	66	.593
1993	48	Oakland	AL	MLB	OAK	1 of 1	162	68	94	.420
1994	49	Oakland	AL	MLB	OAK	1 of 1	114	51	63	.447
1995	50	Oakland	AL	MLB	OAK	1 of 1	144	67	77	.465
1996	51	St. Louis	NL	MLB	STL	1 of 1	162	88	74	.543
1997	52	St. Louis	NL	MLB	STL	1 of 1	162	73	89	.451
1998	53	St. Louis	NL	MLB	STL	1 of 1	163	83	79	.512
1999	54	St. Louis	NL	MLB	STL	1 of 2	161	75	86	.466
2000	55	St. Louis	NL	MLB	STL	1 of 1	162	95	67	.586
2001	56	St. Louis	NL	MLB	STL	1 of 1	162	93	69	.574
2002	57	St. Louis	NL	MLB	STL	1 of 1	162	97	65	.599
2003	58	St. Louis	NL	MLB	STL	1 of 1	162	85	77	.525
2004	59	St. Louis	NL	MLB	STL	1 of 1	162	105	57	.648
2005	60	St. Louis	NL	MLB	STL	1 of 1	162	100	62	.617
2006	61	St. Louis	NL	MLB	STL	1 of 1	161	83	78	.516
2007	62	St. Louis	NL	MLB	STL	1 of 1	162	78	84	.481
2008	63	St. Louis	NL	MLB	STL	1 of 1	162	86	76	.531
2009	64	St. Louis	NL	MLB	STL	1 of 1	162	91	71	.562
2010	65	St. Louis	NL	MLB	STL	1 of 1	162	86	76	.531
2011	66	St. Louis	NL	MLB	STL	1 of 1	162	90	72	.556
34 Seasons							5664	3008	2652	.531
MLB (33 seasons)							5384	2851	2529	.530
AA (1 season)							144	88	56	.611
AAA (1 season)							136	69	67	.507

W-L Totals are for the entire season even if they managed only part of the season.
Sequence may not be in order actually managed. Rank or Pennants Won may not be given for some seasons.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1962	17	Binghamton Triplets	Eastern League	A	KCA
1962	17	Daytona Beach Islanders	Florida State League	D	KCA
1963	18	Kansas City Athletics	American League	MLB	KCA	1	1963-05-10	1963-09-29
1964	19	Lewiston Broncs	Northwest League	A	KCA
1965	20	Birmingham Barons	Southern League	AA	KCA
1966	21	Mobile A's	Southern League	AA	KCA
1966	21	Modesto Reds	California League	A	KCA
1967	22	Birmingham A's	Southern League	AA	KCA
1968	23	Vancouver Mounties	Pacific Coast League	AAA	OAK
1968	23	Oakland Athletics	American League	MLB	OAK	1	1968-04-17	1968-05-07
1969	24	Iowa Oaks	American Association	AAA	OAK
1969	24	Oakland Athletics	American League	MLB	OAK	1	1969-07-01	1969-09-06
1970	25	Iowa Oaks	American Association	AAA	OAK
1970	25	Oakland Athletics	American League	MLB	OAK	1	1970-05-22	1970-10-01
1971	26	Iowa Oaks	American Association	AAA	OAK
1971	26	Oakland Athletics	American League	MLB	OAK	1	1971-04-07	1971-08-08
1971	26	Atlanta Braves	National League	MLB	ATL	2	1971-08-14	1971-09-30
1972	27	Richmond Braves	International League	AAA	ATL
1973	28	Wichita Aeros	American Association	AAA	CHC
1973	28	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1973-04-06	1973-04-06
1974	29	Charleston Charlies	International League	AAA	PIT
1975	30	Denver Bears	American Association	AAA	CHW
1976	31	Iowa Oaks	American Association	AAA	CHW
1977	32	New Orleans Pelicans	American Association	AAA	STL

Sabr ID: 6dbc8b54

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