In other years, he has been a minor league instructor in those organizations. He drew more than the average number of walks and stuck around largely because he was a very good defensive outfielder who could also pinch-hit against lefthanders.Īfter retiring as a player, he was first base coach for the Seattle Mariners from 1989 to 1992, and first base coach for four seasons with the Florida Marlins ( 1995- 19- 2000), and first base coach with the Pittsburgh Pirates ( 2003- 2004). He played in 7 seasons in the majors, with an average of. On the first pitch, he hit a pop-up to short right field which 2B Alan Wiggins caught with his back to the plate, but, smartly, Kirk Gibson tagged up at third base and scored the go-ahead run, giving Rusty a sacrifice fly and the game-winning RBI as the Tigers never relinquished the lead. He came up as a pinch-hitter for Johnny Grubb with the bases loaded in the 5th inning of Game 5 of the World Series, facing Craig Lefferts of the San Diego Padres with the score tied 3-3. 286 with 12 doubles, 2 homers and 22 RBIs in 84 games.
#RUSTY KUNTZ SERIES#
In 1984, he was on the World Series champion Detroit Tigers, and appeared in two games in the Series.
He hit his first major league homer with the Twins in his second game with them on June 23rd, leading off the game against former teammate Floyd Bannister. Rusty Kuntz was on the division-winning 1983 Chicago White Sox, but was traded away in mid-season to the Minnesota Twins.
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