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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 | Type
|
Chances
|
Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
| 1975 | Minors | 76.00 | 7 / 9 | 8 / 10 | 8 / 15 | 8 / 12 | 6 / 6 | 14 / 14 | 10 / 10 | 61 / 76 | |||
| 1976 | Minors | 69.00 | 7 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 6 / 13 | 1 / 11 | 10 / 11 | 4 / 6 | 9 / 14 | 38 / 69 | |||
| 1977 | Minors | 57.00 | 5 / 9 | 2 / 8 | 2 / 12 | 2 / 5 | 4 / 6 | 6 / 9 | 4 / 8 | 25 / 57 | |||
| 1978 | Minors | 57.00 | 4 / 13 | 1 / 6 | 2 / 8 | 2 / 12 | 1 / 5 | 3 / 6 | 4 / 7 | 17 / 57 | |||
| 1979 | Majors | 22.95 | 162 | 5 | 0 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 5 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 3 / 6 | 9 / 22 |
| 1980 | Minors | 6.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 6 | |||
| 1980 | Majors | 19.99 | 108 | 14 | 0 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 4 | 5 / 19 |
| 1981 | Minors | 32.00 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 4 | 4 / 5 | 10 / 32 | |||
| 1982 | Minors | 24.00 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 4 / 24 | |||
| 1983 | Minors | 43.00 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 3 / 43 | |||
| 1984 | Minors | 3.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | |||
| 1984 | Majors | 16.23 | 148 | 6 | 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 16 |
| 1985 | Minors | 21.00 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 21 | |||
| 1986 | Minors | 40.00 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 10 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 40 | |||
| 1987 | Minors | 35.00 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 35 | |||
| 1987 | Majors | 8.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 8 | |||
| Total | 418 | 25 | 0 | 27 / 76 | 17 / 75 | 21 / 88 | 17 / 69 | 27 / 65 | 32 / 76 | 37 / 79 | 178 / 528 |
| 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. |