Longtime New York Mets hitter Rusty Staub, who tallied 2,716 hits in a 23-year baseball career, died Thursday at the age of 73.
Staub played for five major league teams from 1963 to 1985, including a pair of stints in New York. He also made All-Star appearances for the Houston Astros, Montreal Expos and Detroit Tigers and played one season with the Texas Rangers.
The #Mets family suffered a loss earlier today when Daniel "Rusty" Staub passed away. The entire organization sends its deepest sympathy to his family.