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Harold Baines League 4-1-2053 |
| Topper Ruskin |  First BaseRetired (1987, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .293 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .771 | Status | Deceased (2021) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 34 | Age at Death | 68 | Date of Birth | 06-08-1953 | |
| HR | 1 | Drafted | Round 3, Pick 48 (1975) |
Majors Svc Time | 2 years (94 games) |
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| RBI | 21 | |||||
| SB | 2 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (100%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 3B | (3.3%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
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FPCT | GG |
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| 1979 | 1B | BOS | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.33 | 1.000 | |
| 3B | BOS | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | ||
| 1980 | 3B | BOS | 9 | 9 | 83.1 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | -4 | 2.16 | .800 | |
| 1B | BOS | 10 | 4 | 47.0 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9.96 | 1.000 | ||
| 2B | BOS | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1984 | 1B | BOS-TEX | 6 | 6 | 47.0 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 | |
| Pos Total | 1B | 19 | 13 | 121.0 | 124 | 122 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9.22 | 1.000 | ||
| 3B | 11 | 11 | 101.1 | 34 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 1 | -4 | 2.58 | .853 | |||
| 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Total | 31 | 25 | 231.1 | 162 | 128 | 29 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 6.11 | .969 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1987-11-01 | Topper Ruskin has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1987-07-20 | The Colorado Crush have waived Topper Ruskin. |
| 1986-04-15 | The Colorado Crush have acquired Topper Ruskin from the waiver wire. |
| 1986-04-08 | The Texas Spurs have waived Topper Ruskin. |
| 1985-04-08 | The Texas Spurs have acquired Topper Ruskin from the waiver wire. |
| 1985-04-01 | The Texas Spurs have waived Topper Ruskin. |
| 1985-03-25 | The Texas Spurs have designated Topper Ruskin for assignment. |
| 1984-06-03 | The Texas Spurs have acquired Topper Ruskin from the waiver wire. |
| 1984-05-27 | The Boston Rustlers have designated Topper Ruskin for assignment. |
| 1984-04-10 | The Boston Rustlers have promoted Topper Ruskin to the major league team. The Boston Rustlers have designated Bert Sanford for assignment. |
| 1980-08-03 | The Boston Red Sox have sent Topper Ruskin to the minors. |
| 1979-04-01 | The Boston Red Sox have promoted Topper Ruskin to the major league team. |
| 1975-03-25 | A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Jesuits and the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox receive Hal Manuel, Draft Pick 1975 Round 3 PHI (Topper Ruskin) from the Philadelphia Jesuits in exchange for Dave Siefert. Protest This Trade. |