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Name Team Age
Rusty Laforza Retired (1999, Age 37) Died (2028, Age 66)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 11
(1984)		 SS B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Fred Lynn League 0 13 years (133 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B  B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ C  C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A  A- C 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 1/20/1962
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 2 3
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (RF)
A  (85.4 %) C  (40.5 %) D+ (21.9 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1985 LHP 22 40 7 2 0 1 4 0 6 .475 .175 .300 .175
1985 RHP 85 272 65 9 0 7 38 17 61 .633 .283 .349 .239
1986 LHP 31 35 8 0 0 2 8 3 6 .682 .282 .400 .229
1986 RHP 112 350 80 14 2 11 44 25 80 .654 .280 .374 .229
1987 AHP 63 222 49 7 3 6 26 19 45 .648 .288 .360 .221
1987 HHP 55 196 55 7 0 11 39 6 40 .785 .300 .485 .281
1987 LHP 23 35 6 0 1 0 4 0 6 .400 .171 .229 .171
1987 RHP 115 383 98 14 2 17 61 25 79 .740 .304 .436 .256
1988 AHP 45 154 37 5 0 4 14 4 31 .609 .258 .351 .240
1988 HHP 38 110 27 6 0 6 19 2 17 .720 .257 .464 .245
1988 LHP 21 50 12 2 0 1 6 0 12 .580 .240 .340 .240
1988 RHP 77 214 52 9 0 9 27 6 36 .672 .261 .411 .243
1989 AHP 29 75 18 1 1 3 9 2 16 .660 .260 .400 .240
1989 HHP 31 81 14 4 0 2 8 6 19 .526 .230 .296 .173
1989 LHP 23 37 10 2 1 1 4 2 7 .767 .308 .459 .270
1989 RHP 96 119 22 3 0 4 13 6 28 .535 .224 .311 .185
1990 AHP 30 69 12 2 0 0 3 5 22 .430 .227 .203 .174
1990 HHP 31 87 27 5 0 3 11 9 18 .846 .375 .471 .310
1990 LHP 18 26 6 0 0 0 1 1 8 .481 .250 .231 .231
1990 RHP 53 130 33 7 0 3 13 13 32 .699 .322 .377 .254
1991 AHP 66 259 58 4 1 14 39 14 51 .672 .263 .409 .224
1991 HHP 64 225 59 12 0 12 35 21 50 .799 .324 .476 .262
1991 LHP 73 180 46 4 0 11 29 17 42 .781 .320 .461 .256
1991 RHP 102 304 71 12 1 15 45 18 59 .702 .275 .428 .234
1992 AHP 61 198 55 10 2 6 29 15 50 .773 .333 .439 .278
1992 HHP 65 212 45 7 0 9 32 17 45 .641 .268 .373 .212
1992 LHP 65 163 35 7 1 4 21 14 37 .623 .279 .344 .215
1992 RHP 99 247 65 10 1 11 40 18 58 .759 .313 .445 .263
1993 AHP 61 119 32 8 0 1 10 7 29 .668 .307 .361 .269
1993 HHP 54 75 26 3 1 2 14 8 13 .905 .412 .493 .347
1993 LHP 39 91 22 5 0 1 4 6 21 .626 .296 .330 .242
1993 RHP 81 103 36 6 1 2 20 9 21 .880 .395 .485 .350
1994 AHP 63 91 25 3 0 2 7 1 17 .653 .280 .374 .275
1994 HHP 66 93 29 5 0 7 25 4 23 .932 .340 .591 .312
1994 LHP 48 81 25 4 0 3 13 2 18 .794 .325 .469 .309
1994 RHP 81 103 29 4 0 6 19 3 22 .794 .299 .495 .282
1995 AHP 40 63 15 1 0 3 9 5 16 .691 .294 .397 .238
1995 HHP 36 48 10 0 1 2 4 4 6 .644 .269 .375 .208
1995 LHP 31 42 6 1 0 2 4 4 14 .527 .217 .310 .143
1995 RHP 46 69 19 0 1 3 9 5 8 .759 .324 .435 .275
1996 AHP 49 73 23 9 0 3 13 5 16 .916 .354 .562 .315
1996 HHP 45 70 25 5 0 3 8 4 8 .949 .392 .557 .357
1996 LHP 27 48 16 4 0 2 10 2 8 .895 .353 .542 .333
1996 RHP 77 95 32 10 0 4 11 7 16 .951 .382 .568 .337
1997 AHP 45 134 28 3 0 9 17 9 37 .697 .264 .433 .209
1997 HHP 49 144 42 10 0 7 30 7 39 .834 .327 .507 .292
1997 LHP 32 56 12 3 0 1 10 0 14 .536 .214 .321 .214
1997 RHP 79 222 58 10 0 15 37 16 62 .824 .315 .509 .261
1998 AHP 35 110 27 7 1 7 25 11 29 .832 .314 .518 .245
1998 HHP 27 74 21 5 0 5 17 7 11 .903 .349 .554 .284
1998 LHP 24 46 13 2 1 3 10 4 9 .905 .340 .565 .283
1998 RHP 52 138 35 10 0 9 32 14 31 .846 .325 .522 .254
1999 AHP 63 216 44 11 0 3 24 18 57 .558 .262 .296 .204
1999 HHP 61 216 54 6 1 9 32 10 50 .700 .288 .412 .250
1999 LHP 66 159 29 4 1 3 16 11 36 .516 .240 .277 .182
1999 RHP 97 273 69 13 0 9 40 17 71 .694 .295 .399 .253
Total AHP 650 1783 423 71 8 61 225 115 416 .673 .284 .389 .237
Total HHP 622 1631 434 75 3 78 274 105 339 .770 .311 .459 .266
Total LHP 543 1089 253 40 5 35 144 66 244 .652 .277 .375 .232
Total RHP 1252 3022 764 131 8 125 449 199 664 .724 .299 .426 .253
Total 1542 4111 1017 171 13 160 593 265 908 .705 .293 .412 .247
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1999-11-01Rusty Laforza has retired from the Cincinnati Roses
1998-05-31The Cincinnati Roses have promoted Rusty Laforza to the major league team.
1998-05-31The Cincinnati Roses have acquired Rusty Laforza from the waiver wire.
1998-05-12The Milwaukee Mildoggies have waived Rusty Laforza.
1998-05-08The Milwaukee Mildoggies have promoted Stickarm Claussen to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mildoggies have designated Rusty Laforza for assignment.
1997-09-27Rusty Laforza of the Milwaukee Mildoggies is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1997-07-20The Milwaukee Mildoggies have placed Rusty Laforza on the trade block.
1997-04-05The Milwaukee Mildoggies have acquired Rusty Laforza from the waiver wire.
1997-04-01The San Francisco Chimaeras have promoted Armando Bailey to the major league team. The San Francisco Chimaeras have designated Rusty Laforza for assignment.
1996-04-27Rusty Laforza of the San Francisco Chimaeras is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1995-08-29Rusty Laforza of the San Francisco Chimaeras is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1995-07-22Rusty Laforza of the San Francisco Chimaeras is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1993-04-01Rusty Laforza of the San Francisco Chimaeras is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1992-10-23The San Francisco Chimaeras have removed Rusty Laforza from the trade block.
1992-10-11The San Francisco Chimaeras have placed Rusty Laforza on the trade block.
1992-06-30Rusty Laforza of the San Francisco Chimaeras is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1990-10-22A trade has been completed between the Boston Eponyms and the San Francisco Chimaeras. The San Francisco Chimaeras receive Rusty Laforza from the Boston Eponyms in exchange for Frankie Madero.
1990-07-05The Boston Eponyms have promoted Rusty Laforza to the major league team. The Boston Eponyms have sent Matt Koskie to the minors.
1989-10-03The Boston Eponyms have sent Rusty Laforza to the minors.
1988-08-25Rusty Laforza of the Boston Eponyms is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1988-06-25Rusty Laforza of the Boston Eponyms is injured and is expected to be out 46 days.
1985-09-06The Boston Tunes have promoted Rusty Laforza to the major league team.
1985-07-29The Boston Tunes have promoted Jeff Valentine to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have sent Rusty Laforza to the minors.
1985-03-07The Boston Tunes have promoted Rusty Laforza to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have sent Jeff Valentine to the minors.
1984-04-01The Boston Tunes have renamed Rusty Jethroe to Rusty Laforza.