Thank you /7W93iqf9pF- CDN Baseball HOF March 29, 2018 Statement by 1984 Hall of Famer and former Expos owner Charles Bronfman about the legendary Rusty Staub. So beloved was Staub in Montreal that when he was re-acquired by the Expos during the 1979 season, fans welcomed him back to Olympic Stadium with a five-minute standing ovation before his first at-bat. "There's not a question that my making that effort (to speak French) is part of the reason that whatever Le Grand Orange represented to Montreal and all those fans, they knew I cared and I tried." I felt like I was not doing my job - not being able to respond to the media at least in some basic form. "I was in Quebec - I couldn't talk to a child," Staub told Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette during an interview six years ago. An All-Star during each of his first three seasons with the Expos, he became beloved in the city after making an effort to learn French, and the redheaded Staub was affectionately dubbed "Le Grand Orange" by the Expos faithful, a second nickname (after "Rusty") that would stick for life. The New Orleans native was dealt from the Astros to the expansion Expos in 1969 and quickly became Montreal's first baseball star. 45s/Astros and four as a designated hitter with the Detroit Tigers, it's in Queens and Quebec where Staub remains a unique baseball icon. Though he also spent six seasons with the Houston Colt. 279/.362/.431 career slash line with 2,716 hits, 499 doubles, and 292 home runs over his 23-year career with five teams. He had struggled with health problems in recent years, including a heart attack during a 2015 flight.Ī six-time All-Star, Staub compiled a. Staub, who would have turned 74 on Sunday, had been hospitalized earlier this month due to kidney failure.
"Rusty will be missed but the legacy of his humanity and compassion will live on," MLB Players Association executive director Tony Clark added.
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