Tony La Russa Stats

Tony La Russa was born on Wednesday, October 4, 1944, in Tampa, Florida. La Russa was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 10, 1963, with the Kansas City Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Tony La Russa baseball stats page.

"When I first became a manager I asked Chuck (Tanner) for advice. He told me, 'Always rent.'" - Tony La Russa

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Tony La Russa

Tony La Russa Autograph on a 1987 Topps (#68)

Tony La Russa Autograph on a 1987 Topps (#68)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Anthony La Russa, Jr.
Nickname:   Tony
Born On:   10-04-1944
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Tampa, Florida
Zodiac:   Libra
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   South Florida (DNP) & Florida State (DNP)
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   05-10-1963 (Age 18)
Last Game:   04-06-1973
Draft:   Not Applicable
Tony La Russa

Tony La Russa Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Tony La Russa

Tony La Russa Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1963 Athletics 34 44 4 11 1 1 0 0 1 7 0 12 1 1 0 0 .250 .346 .318
1968 Athletics 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333
1969 Athletics 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1970 Athletics 52 106 6 21 4 1 0 0 6 15 1 19 0 1 1 0 .198 .301 .255
1971 Athletics 23 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1971 Braves 9 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 .375 .286
1973 Cubs 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 132 176 15 35 5 2 0 0 7 23 1 37 1 2 1 2 .199 .292 .250
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Tony La Russa Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1963 Athletics 2B 3 - - 9 3.0 9 6 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1963 Athletics SS 14 - - 47 3.4 45 23 22 2 7 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00 -
1970 Athletics 2B 44 - - 161 3.7 156 67 89 5 21 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1971 Athletics 2B 7 - - 6 0.9 5 4 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .833 0.00 -
1971 Athletics 3B 2 - - 2 1.0 1 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00 -
1971 Athletics SS 4 - - 9 2.3 9 4 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1971 Braves 2B 9 - - 15 1.7 14 8 6 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .933 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
2B Totals 63 0 0 191 3.0 184 85 99 7 26 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 --
SS Totals 18 0 0 56 3.1 54 27 27 2 8 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 --
3B Totals 2 0 0 2 1.0 1 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00 --
3 Years 83 - - 249 3.0 239 112 127 10 34 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 --
Tony La Russa

Tony La Russa Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1963 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.7 44.0 - - -
1968 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1969 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 8.0 0.0 - - -
1970 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.6 17.7 - - -
1971 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 - - -
1971 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 7.0 0.0 - - -
1973 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.8 25.1 - - -
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Tony La Russa Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1963 Kansas City Athletics 29 Undetermined - -
1968 Oakland Athletics 10 Undetermined - -
1969 Oakland Athletics 11 Undetermined - -
1970 Oakland Athletics 22 Undetermined - -
1971 Oakland Athletics 42 Undetermined - -
1971 Atlanta Braves 6 Undetermined - -
1973 Chicago Cubs 42 Undetermined - -


Did you know that Tony La Russa passed the bar exam in December 1979, making him one of only five lawyer / managers in major league history? The other four were: Monte Ward (New York Giants, Brooklyn and Providence, late 1800s), Hughie Jennings (Detroit, 1907-20, New York Giants, 1924), Miller Huggins (St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees, 1913-29) and Branch Rickey (St. Louis Browns, 1913-15, St. Louis Cardinals, 1919-25) — all of which are in the Hall of Fame.

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