Rusty Torres
[edit] Biography
Rusty Torres (Rosendo (Hernandez) Torres) was born on September 30, 1948 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on September 20, 1971 for the New York Yankees. In 1972, his rookie year, he hit .211 with 3 home runs and 13 RBI. Torres played for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, California Angels, Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 9 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1971
| NY
| A
| 9
| 26
| 5
| 10
| 2
| 3
| .385
| .385
| .731
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| NY
| A
| 80
| 199
| 15
| 42
| 3
| 13
| .211
| .280
| .291
| 7
| 0
| 18
| 44
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| 122
| 312
| 31
| 64
| 7
| 28
| .205
| .317
| .304
| 8
| 1
| 50
| 62
| 3
| 7
| 6
| 5
| 7
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| 108
| 150
| 19
| 28
| 3
| 12
| .187
| .248
| .260
| 2
| 0
| 13
| 24
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| 120
| 264
| 37
| 54
| 6
| 27
| .205
| .299
| .356
| 16
| 3
| 36
| 39
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 3
| 4
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| 58
| 77
| 9
| 12
| 3
| 10
| .156
| .250
| .312
| 1
| 1
| 10
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| 16
| 44
| 7
| 14
| 3
| 6
| .318
| .400
| .591
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| 90
| 170
| 26
| 43
| 8
| 24
| .253
| .349
| .424
| 5
| 0
| 23
| 37
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| 51
| 72
| 10
| 12
| 0
| 3
| .167
| .250
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 654
| 1314
| 159
| 279
| 35
| 126
| .212
| .301
| .334
| 45
| 5
| 164
| 246
| 6
| 30
| 13
| 13
| 22
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1971
| NY
| A
| OF
| 5
| 5
| 43
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| NY
| A
| RF
| 4
| 4
| 34
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| NY
| A
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| NY
| A
| OF
| 62
| 44
| 436
| 86
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1972
| NY
| A
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| NY
| A
| RF
| 60
| 43
| 425
| 88
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1972
| NY
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 38
| 35
| 330.2
| 98
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 114
| 86
| 843
| 191
| 9
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 75
| 51
| 509.2
| 92
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 35
| 5
| 100
| 27
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 95
| 27
| 415
| 110
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 24
| 3
| 88
| 18
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 38
| 19
| 227
| 65
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 105
| 68
| 697.2
| 195
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| CF
| 104
| 68
| 696.2
| 193
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| CF
| 39
| 19
| 202.2
| 54
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 10
| 0
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 54
| 20
| 234.2
| 60
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 5
| 1
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 5
| 3
| 33
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 14
| 11
| 105
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 4
| 3
| 23
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 8
| 5
| 49
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 85
| 37
| 457.1
| 117
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 18
| 11
| 118.2
| 32
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 37
| 3
| 111.1
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 34
| 23
| 227.1
| 50
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| LF
| 15
| 5
| 67.1
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| OF
| 40
| 17
| 201
| 67
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| CF
| 7
| 2
| 22.2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| RF
| 22
| 10
| 111
| 40
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 238
| 139
| 1461
| 315
| 14
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 98
| 17
| 323.1
| 90
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 251
| 159
| 1648.1
| 464
| 20
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 574
| 315
| 3432.2
| 866
| 35
| 21
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Yankees in the 54th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1966).
- Traded by New York Yankees with John Ellis, Jerry Kenney and Charlie Spikes to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Graig Nettles and Jerry Moses (November 27, 1972).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Ken Suarez and cash to California Angels in exchange for Frank Robinson (September 12, 1974).
- Granted free agency (October 25, 1977).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (March 1, 1978).
- Traded by Texas Rangers with Claudell Washington to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Bobby Bonds (May 16, 1978).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1979).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (February 19, 1980).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (April 1, 1980).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (May 5, 1980).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (August 29, 1980).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (January 20, 1981).
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