What a grand farewell for Le Grand Orange. What a fittingly elaborate tribute to the man who enjoyed fine wine, fine food and fine living. Somewhere, Rusty Staub had to be smiling. The Mets icon, w… ...

Expos’ Rusty Staub, left, and Marv Staehle before the team’s home opener against the St. Louis Cardinals at Jarry Park on April 8, ... Staub was never married or had children, ...

Outside, the day-long rain was falling as hundreds of mourners began filing into St. Patrick’s Cathedral to pay their final respects to Rusty Staub, son of four cities but especially New York… ...

FILE - This is a March 1975 file photo showing New York Mets baseball player Rusty Staub in St. Petersburg, Fla. Staub, who became a huge hit with baseball fans in two countries during an All-Star ...

Rusty Staub, 73, the New Orleans-born Catholic baseball star who was a fan favorite in a well-traveled, 23-season career, died March 29 in West Palm Beach following a heart attack.

Rusty Staub, a longtime Mets hitter, has died at age 73. Through a benefit fund he founded, Staub raised millions for the families of first responders killed in the line of duty.

Le Grand Orange has left us. Rusty Staub, the first big star in Expos history, died Thursday when several of his organs failed. He would have turned 74 on April 1. Staub and Montreal was, first ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Rusty Staub, the orange-haired outfielder who became a huge hit with baseball fans in two countries during an All-Star career that spanned 23 major league seasons, died Thursday ...

Rusty Staub, the red-haired, clutch-hitting “Le Grand Orange,” who became Montreal’s first Major League Baseball hero and who was a star player with the New York Mets and other teams during ...

35. Rusty Staub, OF (1963-1968).273/.346/.396 batting line with 57 HRs, 370 RBIs, 297 Rs, 8 SBs and 13.1 Wins Above Replacement in 833 games.Unfortunately for Astros, he had 1,924 of his hits, 235 ...

Longtime New York Mets hitter Rusty Staub, who tallied 2,716 hits during a 23-year baseball career, died Thursday at the age of 73. Skip to main content Skip to navigation Menu ...