Tony La Russa

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: October 4, 1944 in Tampa, FL us

High School: Thomas Jefferson HS (Tampa, FL)

Schools: Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL), University of South Florida (Tampa, FL)

Debut: May 10, 1963 (Age 18-218d, 12,107th in major league history)
vs. MIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 6, 1973 (Age 28-184d)
vs. MON 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Manager in 2014. (Voted by Expansion Era Committee)
View Tony La Russa's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Agents: Jack Sands

Full Name: Anthony La Russa

Twitter: @TonyLaRussa

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

176

.199

RBI

OBP

.292

SLG

.250

OPS

.542

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	39 (38)	May 22	OAK	@	CHW	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
2	40	May 23	OAK	@	CHW	W,12-2	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
3	41	May 24 (1)	OAK	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
4	42	May 24 (2)	OAK	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
5	43	May 26	OAK	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
6	44	May 27	OAK	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
7	45	May 28	OAK	@	CAL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
8	46	May 29	OAK		CLE	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
9	47	May 30	OAK		CLE	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
10	48	May 31	OAK		CLE	L,2-3	GF	5	1.0	2	0	0	2	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	49	Jun 2	OAK		BAL	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
12	50	Jun 3	OAK		BAL	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
13	51	Jun 4	OAK		BAL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
14	53 (1)	Jun 6	OAK		DET	L,4-6	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
15	57 (3)	Jun 11	OAK	@	CLE	L,5-6	GF	3	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	PR 2B
16	58	Jun 12	OAK	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	41	11.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
17	63 (4)	Jun 17	OAK	@	DET	L,7-9	GS	31	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	86 (22)	Jul 12 (1)	OAK		MIL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	2	1	5	1	2B
19	87	Jul 12 (2)	OAK		MIL	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	4	6	1	11	2	2B
20	88	Jul 16 (1)	OAK	@	NYY	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
21	89	Jul 16 (2)	OAK	@	NYY	L,1-4	GS	22	6.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
22	90	Jul 17	OAK	@	NYY	L,1-7	GS	32	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
23	91	Jul 18	OAK	@	NYY	L,2-7	GS	26	6.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
24	100 (8)	Jul 29	OAK		BOS	L,1-4	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	104 (3)	Aug 2 (1)	OAK		WSA	L,2-6	GF	5	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 2B
26	114 (9)	Aug 10	OAK	@	MIN	W,7-3	GS	30	7.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
27	115	Aug 11	OAK		CLE	W,6-5	GS	36	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
28	116	Aug 12	OAK		CLE	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	3	8	0	11	1	2B
29	117	Aug 13	OAK		CLE	L,3-4	GS	30	7.0	2	3	1	6	2	2B
30	120 (2)	Aug 16	OAK		BAL	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
31	124 (3)	Aug 21	OAK	@	CLE	L,3-6	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
32	126 (1)	Aug 23	OAK	@	CLE	L,6-8	GF	13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR 2B
33	128 (1)	Aug 26	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-5	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
34	129	Aug 27	OAK	@	BAL	L,4-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
35	132 (2)	Aug 30	OAK	@	DET	L,5-6	GF	6	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	133	Sep 1	OAK		CHW	W,6-5	GF	12	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	PR 2B
37	134	Sep 2	OAK		CHW	W,2-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	1	1	0	2B
38	140 (5)	Sep 7 (2)	OAK	@	CHW	W,7-5	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
39	141	Sep 9	OAK	@	MIN	L,1-3	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
40	149 (7)	Sep 15 (2)	OAK	@	MIL	W,6-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
41	159 (9)	Sep 27	OAK	@	CAL	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
42	160	Sep 29	OAK		MIL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
43	161	Sep 30	OAK		MIL	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
44	162	Oct 1	OAK		MIL	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
							44gm		260.1	67	89	5	161	21