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Name	Team	Age
Mike Husta	Retired (1986, Age 37)	Died (2025, Age 76)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 10 (1970)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Dom DiMaggio League	0	14 years (105 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B+	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B+	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	B	B
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	4/8/1949
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	4	6
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (2.4 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
1975	NL	All Star Reserve (C)
1976	AL	All Star Starter (C)
1981	AL	All Star Starter (C)
1982	AL	All Star Starter (C)
1983	AL	MVP; All Star Starter (C); Gold Glove (C)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1986-11-01	Mike Husta has retired from the St. Louis Red Birds
1986-04-06	The St. Louis Red Birds have acquired Mike Husta from the waiver wire.
1986-04-02	The Baltimore Bozos have promoted Jack Van Cleave to the major league team. The Baltimore Bozos have promoted Lon Mercedes to the major league team. The Baltimore Bozos have promoted Doc Purnell to the major league team. The Baltimore Bozos have designated Gus Less for assignment. The Baltimore Bozos have designated Mike Husta for assignment. The Baltimore Bozos have designated Monte Thomas for assignment.
1976-08-06	A trade has been completed between the Baltimore GirlyMen and the St. Louis Red Birds. The St. Louis Red Birds receive Chet Lazar, Dewey Summers, Bruce Lee, Carl Yastrzemski, Steve Donovan, Scipio Quisenberry, Draft Pick - 1977 Round 2 (BAL) from the Baltimore GirlyMen in exchange for Fred Meacham, Mike Husta.
1973-04-01	The St. Louis Red Birds have promoted Larry Dott to the major league team. The St. Louis Red Birds have promoted Kris Clarke to the major league team. The St. Louis Red Birds have promoted Mike Husta to the major league team.
1971-04-26	The St. Louis Red Birds have sent Mike Husta down to the minors.
1970-09-22	The St. Louis Red Birds have promoted Mike Husta to the major league team.