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Tony LaRussa
Anthony LaRussa Jr.
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 4, 1944 in Tampa, FL
High School: Jefferson (Tampa, FL)
Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 10, 1963
Final Game: April 6, 1973
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1963 18 KCA AL 34 53 44 4 11 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 12 .250 .346 .318 .664 84 14 0 0 1 1 0 6/4
1968 23 OAK AL 5 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 109 1 0 0 0 0 0
1969 24 OAK AL 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 25 OAK AL 52 123 106 6 21 4 1 0 6 0 0 15 19 .198 .301 .255 .556 57 27 0 1 0 1 1 4
1971 26 TOT MLB 32 16 15 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .133 .188 .133 .321 -8 2 2 0 0 0 0 4/65
1971 26 OAK AL 23 8 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /465
1971 26 ATL NL 9 8 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 .375 .286 .661 86 2 2 0 0 0 0 /4
1973 28 CHC NL 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 132 203 176 15 35 5 2 0 7 0 0 23 37 .199 .292 .250 .542 53 44 2 1 1 2 1
162 Game Avg. 162 249 216 18 43 6 2 0 9 0 0 28 45 .199 .292 .250 .542 53 54 2 1 1 2 1
OAK (5 yrs) 122 195 169 13 33 5 2 0 7 0 0 22 36 .195 .289 .249 .537 52 42 0 1 1 2 1
ATL (1 yr) 9 8 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 .375 .286 .661 86 2 2 0 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 122 195 169 13 33 5 2 0 7 0 0 22 36 .195 .289 .249 .537 52 42 0 1 1 2 1
NL (2 yrs) 10 8 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 .375 .286 .661 86 2 2 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1963 KCA AL 18 SS 14 10 106.0 47 23 22 2 7 .957 -0.6 -6.8 -0.6 -0.7 0.1 0 3.82 3.21 .966 4.78 4.56
1963 KCA AL 18 2B 3 1 16.0 9 6 3 0 1 1.000 -0.9 -67.5 -0.9 -0.6 -0.3 0 5.06 3.00 .978 5.06 4.67
1970 OAK AL 25 2B 44 28 260.1 161 67 89 5 21 .969 0.3 1.4 -0.7 -0.2 -0.4 1 5.39 3.55 .980 5.35 4.64
1971 TOT MLB 26 2B 16 1 39.0 21 12 7 2 4 .905 -1.5 -46.2 -1.5 -0.9 -0.6 0 4.38 1.19 .981 5.42 4.81
1971 OAK AL 26 2B 7 0 12.0 6 4 1 1 1 .833 -1.7 -170.0 -1.7 -1.1 -0.6 0 3.75 0.71 .983 5.32 4.76
1971 OAK AL 26 SS 4 0 8.0 9 4 5 0 1 1.000 0.6 90.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 0 10.12 2.25 .967 4.95 4.32
1971 OAK AL 26 3B 2 0 7.0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0.1 17.1 0.1 -0.2 0.3 0 1.29 0.50 1.000 3.09 2.75
1971 ATL NL 26 2B 9 1 27.0 15 8 6 1 3 .933 0.2 8.9 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 4.67 1.56 .980 5.47 4.86
3 Seasons 2B 63 30 315.1 191 85 99 7 26 .963 -2.1 -8.0 -3.1 -1.7 -1.3 1 5.25 2.92 .980 5.34 4.69
2 Seasons SS 18 10 114.0 56 27 27 2 8 .964 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.7 0.7 0 4.26 3.00 .966 4.79 4.51
1 Season 3B 2 0 7.0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0.1 17.1 0.1 -0.2 0.3 0 1.29 0.50 1.000 3.09 2.75
6 Seasons TOT 83 40 436.1 249 112 127 10 34 .960 -2.0 -5.5 -3.0 -2.6 -0.3 1 4.93 2.88 .937 5.16 4.60

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1983-AL-Mgr of the year
1988-AL-Mgr of the year
1992-AL-Mgr of the year
2002-NL-Mgr of the year

Youngest s c a p y
1963 AL--born 1944-10-04--3rd

                           

Transactions

June 6, 1962: Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent.

August 14, 1971: Purchased by the Atlanta Braves from the Oakland Athletics.

October 20, 1972: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Chicago Cubs for Tom Phoebus.

Before 1974 Season: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Chicago Cubs.

April 4, 1975: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

April 7, 1975: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

December 15, 1976: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for Randy Wiles.

September 29, 1977: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

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