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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   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1985 BOS 90 312 27 72 11 0 8 42 17 67 3 1 13 .613 .270 .343 .231
1986 BOS 127 385 41 88 14 2 13 52 28 86 4 1 12 .657 .280 .377 .229
1987 BOS 118 418 55 104 14 3 17 65 25 85 7 6 6 .712 .294 .419 .249
1988 BOS 83 264 32 64 11 0 10 33 6 48 4 1 8 .655 .257 .398 .242
1989 BOS 113 156 17 32 5 1 5 17 8 35 0 0 2 .590 .244 .346 .205
1990 BOS-SF 61 156 13 39 7 0 3 14 14 40 1 3 7 .663 .310 .353 .250
1991 SF 130 484 69 117 16 1 26 74 35 101 0 0 21 .732 .292 .440 .242
1992 SF 126 410 58 100 17 2 15 61 32 95 11 4 7 .705 .300 .405 .244
1993 SF 115 194 22 58 11 1 3 24 15 42 8 2 3 .761 .349 .412 .299
1994 SF 129 184 21 54 8 0 9 32 5 40 4 5 7 .794 .311 .484 .293
1995 SF 76 111 11 25 1 1 5 13 9 22 1 1 0 .671 .283 .387 .225
1996 SF 94 143 22 48 14 0 6 21 9 24 2 3 1 .932 .373 .559 .336
1997 MIL 94 278 41 70 13 0 16 47 16 76 2 0 6 .768 .296 .471 .252
1998 MIL-CIN 62 184 23 48 12 1 12 42 18 40 2 5 2 .861 .328 .533 .261
1999 CIN 124 432 45 98 17 1 12 56 28 107 7 4 2 .629 .275 .354 .227
Total 1542 4111 497 1017 171 13 160 593 265 908 56 36 97 .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.