1948
Born September 30, 1948
Aguadilla, , P.R.
Rusty Torres Notable
b. September 30, 1948 · New York Yankees 1971–1972, Cleveland Indians 1973–1974, California Angels 1976–1977, Chicago White Sox 1978–1979, Kansas City Royals 1980
Rusty Torres played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the New York Yankees in 1971 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 1980.
Across 654 games he batted .212, with 279 hits and 159 runs. He finished with 35 home runs, 45 doubles and 13 stolen bases.
He played 573 games in the outfield, with 866 putouts and 21 errors.
He was born in Aguadilla, P.R. on September 30, 1948. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NYY | 9 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .385 |
| 1972 | NYY | 80 | 199 | 15 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 44 | 0 | .211 |
| 1973 | CLE | 122 | 312 | 31 | 64 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 50 | 62 | 6 | .205 |
| 1974 | CLE | 108 | 150 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 2 | .187 |
| 1976 | CAL | 120 | 264 | 37 | 54 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 36 | 39 | 4 | .205 |
| 1977 | CAL | 58 | 77 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 0 | .156 |
| 1978 | CHW | 16 | 44 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .318 |
| 1979 | CHW | 90 | 170 | 26 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 37 | 0 | .253 |
| 1980 | KCR | 51 | 72 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | .167 |
| Career | — | 654 | 1314 | 159 | 279 | 45 | 5 | 35 | 126 | 164 | 246 | 13 | .212 |
On this day & linked events
1971
Major-league debut: Rusty Torres
Rusty Torres made a major-league debut on September 20, 1971.
1980
Final major-league game: Rusty Torres
Rusty Torres played a final major-league game on August 25, 1980.
Image: Cleveland Indians / Axel Studio, public domain