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| Name | Team | Age |
| Topper Ruskin | Retired (1987, Age 34) | Died (2021, Age 68) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 3, Pick 48 (1975) |
1B | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Harold Baines League | 0 | 2 years (94 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 6/8/1953 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (3.3 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
|
FPCT |
| 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 | 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 | |
| 3B | BOS | 9 | 9 | 83.33 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | -4 | 2.16 | .800 | |
| 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 | |
| 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 3B | 11 | 11 | 101.33 | 34 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 1 | -4 | 2.58 | .853 | ||
| Total | 31 | 25 | 231.33 | 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. |