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Tony LaRussa

Anthony LaRussa (twitter: @TonyLaRussa)

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 4, 1944 in Tampa, FL
High School: Jefferson HS (Tampa, FL)
Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 10, 1963 (Age 18)
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Braves/Cubs 1963-1973
Agents: Jack Sands [*]
Final Game: April 6, 1973 (Age 28)
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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 Yrs 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

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1963 18 KCA AL 34 53 -1 -0 0 -2 1 -2 -0.2 2 -1 -0.1 .493 .499 0.1 -0.1 1 6/4
1968 23 OAK AL 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .515 .500 0.1 0.0 1
1969 24 OAK AL 8 8 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .472 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2
1970 25 OAK AL 52 123 -7 -0 0 0 1 -5 -0.6 4 -1 -0.2 .488 .496 -0.2 0.1 -2 4
1971 26 OAK AL 23 8 -2 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.3 0 -2 -0.3 .487 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /465
1971 26 ATL NL 9 8 -0 0 -0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .497 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 /4
1973 28 CHC NL 1 0 0 -0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .477 .500 0.0 0.0 -0
6 Seasons 132 203 -11 -1 0 -2 2 -12 -1.4 6 -6 -0.7 .490 .499 -0.3 -0.0 -3
OAK (5 yrs) 122 195 -11 -0 1 -2 2 -11 -1.3 6 -5 -0.7 .490 .498 -0.3 -0.1 -3
ATL (1 yr) 9 8 -0 0 -0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .497 .500 0.0 0.0 -0
CHC (1 yr) 1 0 0 -0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .477 .500 0.0 0.0 -0

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1963 KCA AL 18 SS 14 10 10 106.0 47 23 22 2 7 .957 -1 -7 3.82 3.21 .965 4.78 4.78
1963 KCA AL 18 2B 3 1 1 16.0 9 6 3 0 1 1.000 -1 -67 5.06 3.00 .980 5.06 5.10
1970 OAK AL 25 2B 44 28 21 260.1 161 67 89 5 21 .969 0 1 5.39 3.55 .979 5.35 5.32
1971 TOT MLB 26 2B 16 1 1 39.0 21 12 7 2 4 .905 -2 -46 4.38 1.19 .979 5.42 5.38
1971 OAK AL 26 2B 7 0 0 12.0 6 4 1 1 1 .833 -2 -170 3.75 0.71 .980 5.32 5.29
1971 OAK AL 26 SS 4 0 0 8.0 9 4 5 0 1 1.000 1 90 10.12 2.25 .964 4.95 4.88
1971 OAK AL 26 3B 2 0 0 7.0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0 17 1.29 0.50 .955 3.09 3.05
1971 ATL NL 26 2B 9 1 1 27.0 15 8 6 1 3 .933 0 9 4.67 1.56 .978 5.47 5.46
3 Seasons 2B 63 30 23 315.1 191 85 99 7 26 .963 -2 -8 5.25 2.92 .979 5.34 5.33
2 Seasons SS 18 10 10 114.0 56 27 27 2 8 .964 0 0 4.26 3.00 .965 4.79 4.80
1 Season 3B 2 0 0 7.0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0 17 1.29 0.50 .955 3.09 3.05
6 Seasons TOT 83 40 33 436.1 249 112 127 10 34 .960 -2 -6 4.93 2.88 .976 5.16 5.16
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

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)

                           

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