Rusty Kuntz

Full Name: Russell Jay Kuntz	Primary Position: OF,CF,LF,RF
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/190	First Game: September 1, 1979
Birthdate: February 4, 1955	Final Game: April 24, 1985
Birthplace: Orange, California	MLB Experience: 7 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Rusty Kuntz (Russell Jay Kuntz) was born on February 4, 1955 in Orange, California. He made his Major League debut on September 1, 1979 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1983, his rookie year, he hit .211 with 3 home runs and 6 RBI. Kuntz played for the Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 7 year career.

Most people believe that Rusty Kuntz's best season was 1984, when he hit for a .286 average.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1979	CHI	A	5	11	0	1	0	0	.091	.231	.091	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	1
1980	CHI	A	36	62	5	14	0	3	.226	.284	.290	4	5	13	0	0	1	0	2
1981	CHI	A	67	55	15	14	0	4	.255	.339	.291	2	6	8	1	1	1	0	1
1982	CHI	A	21	26	4	5	0	3	.192	.250	.231	1	2	8	0	0	0	0	1
1983	MIN	A	31	100	13	19	3	5	.190	.274	.310	3	12	28	0	0	0	0	4
1983	CHI	A	28	42	6	11	0	1	.262	.354	.286	1	6	13	0	0	1	0	1
1983	TOT	A	59	142	19	30	3	6	.211	.298	.303	4	18	41	0	0	1	0	5
1984	DET	A	84	140	32	40	2	22	.286	.393	.414	12	25	28	1	0	2	1	2
1985	DET	A	5	5	0	0	0	0	.000	.286	.000	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Total			277	441	75	104	5	38	.236	.328	.322	23	60	106	2	1	5	1	12

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1979	CHI	A	RF	3	3	18	8	1	0	1	1.000
1979	CHI	A	LF	1	1	5	0	0	0	0	.000
1979	CHI	A	OF	5	4	26	12	1	0	1	1.000
1979	CHI	A	CF	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000
1980	CHI	A	OF	34	16	162.2	45	2	1	1	.979
1980	CHI	A	RF	6	4	27	5	0	0	0	1.000
1980	CHI	A	LF	20	7	83.2	21	2	1	1	.958
1980	CHI	A	CF	10	5	52	18	0	0	0	1.000
1981	CHI	A	DH	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1981	CHI	A	CF	13	3	60	21	0	0	0	1.000
1981	CHI	A	OF	51	8	187.2	54	0	0	0	1.000
1981	CHI	A	RF	13	3	35.2	8	0	0	0	1.000
1981	CHI	A	LF	28	2	92	25	0	0	0	1.000
1982	CHI	A	RF	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	.000
1982	CHI	A	OF	21	6	83.1	21	0	0	0	1.000
1982	CHI	A	CF	21	6	76.1	20	0	0	0	1.000
1983	MIN	A	CF	27	24	210	59	2	1	1	.984
1983	MIN	A	RF	3	3	26	7	1	0	0	1.000
1983	MIN	A	OF	30	27	236	66	3	1	1	.986
1983	CHI	A	LF	2	0	4	1	0	0	0	1.000
1983	CHI	A	OF	27	14	127	40	0	1	0	.976
1983	CHI	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1983	CHI	A	CF	25	14	123	40	0	1	0	.976
1983	TOT	A	CF	52	38	333	99	2	2	1	.981
1983	TOT	A	OF	57	41	363	106	3	2	1	.982
1984	DET	A	RF	37	28	222.1	42	0	1	0	.977
1984	DET	A	DH	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1984	DET	A	CF	22	7	94.1	22	2	0	1	1.000
1984	DET	A	OF	67	35	342.2	74	2	1	1	.987
1984	DET	A	LF	12	0	26	7	0	0	0	1.000
1985	DET	A	DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1985	DET	A	1B	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	.000
Total			1B	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	.000
Total			LF	63	10	210.2	54	2	1	1	.982
Total			CF	119	59	618.2	183	4	2	2	.989
Total			OF	235	110	1165.1	312	8	4	4	.988
Total			DH	26	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	63	41	336	70	2	1	1	.986

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Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 11th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1977).
Traded by Chicago White Sox to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Mike Sodders (June 21, 1983).
Traded by Minnesota Twins to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Larry Pashnick (December 8, 1983).
Released by Detroit Tigers (October 9, 1985).
Signed by Oakland Athletics (December 8, 1985).

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