Tony LaRussa
[edit] Biography
Tony LaRussa (Anthony LaRussa) was born on October 4, 1944 in Tampa, Florida. He made his Major League debut on May 10, 1963 for the Kansas City Athletics. LaRussa played for the Kansas City Athletics, Oakland Athletics and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 3 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1963
| KC
| A
| 34
| 44
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .346
| .318
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| OAK
| A
| 52
| 106
| 6
| 21
| 0
| 6
| .198
| .301
| .255
| 4
| 1
| 15
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| 23
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| ATL
| N
| 9
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .286
| .375
| .286
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1971
| Total
|
| 32
| 15
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .133
| .188
| .133
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 10
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .286
| .375
| .286
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 122
| 169
| 13
| 33
| 0
| 7
| .195
| .289
| .249
| 5
| 2
| 22
| 36
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 132
| 176
| 15
| 35
| 0
| 7
| .199
| .292
| .250
| 5
| 2
| 23
| 37
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1963
| KC
| A
| SS
| 14
| 10
| 106
| 23
| 22
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1963
| KC
| A
| 2B
| 3
| 1
| 16
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| OAK
| A
| 2B
| 44
| 28
| 260.1
| 67
| 89
| 5
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| 2B
| 7
| 0
| 12
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| SS
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1971
| ATL
| N
| 2B
| 9
| 1
| 27
| 8
| 6
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1971
| Total
|
| 2B
| 16
| 1
| 39
| 12
| 7
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 18
| 10
| 114
| 27
| 27
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 63
| 30
| 315.1
| 85
| 99
| 7
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Kansas City Athletics (June 6, 1962).
- Sold by Oakland Athletics to Atlanta Braves (August 14, 1971).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Tom Phoebus (October 20, 1972).
- Sold by Chicago Cubs to Pittsburgh Pirates (1974).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (April 4, 1975).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (April 7, 1975).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Randy Wiles (December 15, 1976).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (September 29, 1977).
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