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Rusty Staub was an outfielder, and first baseman who played 22 Major League seasons, and he is the only player in history to have at least 500 hits for four different teams. Displayed is a varied collection of Rusty Staub items (14).  Daniel "Rusty" Staub is called by his nickname because of his bright orange/red hair. Primarily a right fielder and first baseman, later in his career Staub became mainly a designated hitter and pinch hitter. He played 23 Major League seasons: Houston Colt .45s (1963-68), Montreal Expos (1969-71 & '79), New York Mets (1972-75 & 1981-85), Detroit Tigers (1976-79), Texas Rangers (1980). As the only Major Leaguer in history to have had 500 hits for four different teams, he accumulated this unusual record with Houston, Montreal, the New York Mets, and Detroit. The 6'2" left-handed batting slugger was a 6-time All-Star with a .292 lifetime batting average and had 292 home runs. Staub was affectionately nicknamed by French speaking Montreal fans as "Le Grand Orange" (The Big Orange). Staub, who passed away in 2016, was very involved in charity work for the sake of the families of New York City's first responders. 

The eclectic Rusty Staub collection: 1) A Colt .45s cap, presumably Staub's, signed on the bill by him. The Navy-blue cap has an orange ".45s" on the front and an orange button on top. On the rear inside hatband is a McAuliffe manufacturer's tag. Also, on the rear hatband is a stamped "KM Pro Cap" and "7 1/8", for size. Handwritten by an unknown hand is "10", Staub's number, on the underside of the bill. Staub, using a silver marker, signed the bill. The signature is very faded. 2) A 7.5x9.5" (visible) color photo of Staub taking batting practice as a New York Met. 3) A coffee cup, with a 3" diameter and a color photo of Staub posing with a bat as a member of the Colt .45s. 4) A coffee cup with a 3" diameter and a height of 3.75", with a photo on the cup of Staub at first base for the Texas Rangers. 5) A color, 5x7" photo of Staub, as a New York Met, just after swinging and watching the flight of the ball. Staub signed a big and bold signature on the photo in blue marker. The photo is in a plastic, desktop frame. 6) A "Stadia Tin" of Shea Stadium. The colorful tin has a diameter of 5" and a height of 2.25". Included with the tin is a right-handed thrower's miniature fielder's glove, in leather or with a leather appearance. The little glove, about 2" in length, has amazing detail, even with laces, and it seems to show wear. Also, placed within the stadium tin is a 'Mets vs. Colorado Rockies Inaugural Series pin, measuring approx. 1.25x1.5". 7) Two Rusty Staub signed photos. A color photo measuring approx. 3.5x10.6" of Staub as a Montreal Expo, and an approx. 3.5x5.1", roughly cut black & white photo of Staub as a New York Mets. The photos are roughly attached to a cardboard backing measuring approx. 8.25x11.5". Staub signed each photo in blue ballpoint ink. 8)  An approx. 3.3x4.8" color photo of Staub at first base for the Mets. The photo is in a plastic desk frame. 9) An opened, empty can, measuring 2.5x4.8", of RC soda. Staub's black & white photo and some of his statistics are on the can. The can shows some light wear.10). An amateur photo of a Leroy Nieman image of Staub batting for the New York Mets. The photo is shot at an angle so that the Nieman image is not centered. The photo is in a plastic, desktop frame. 11) A small plate, with a diameter of 5", and a color image of Staub as a Houston  Colt .45. 12) A light plastic soda cup, with a diameter of 3.5" and a height of 4.8", and a black & white Detroit Tigers' Staub image with some of his statistics. _______NOT COMPLETED . (ES) Do NOT USE, but save.