Rusty Kuntz

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: February 4, 1955 in Orange, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 11th round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Stanislaus (Turlock, CA).

Schools: Cuesta College (San Luis Obispo, CA), California State University, Stanislaus (Turlock, CA)

Debut: September 1, 1979 (Age 24-209d, 14,223rd in major league history)
vs. MIL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 24, 1985 (Age 30-079d)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Full Name: Russell Jay Kuntz

Nicknames: Player

Pronunciation: \KOONTS\

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1984 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

441

104

.236

RBI

OBP

.328

SLG

.322

OPS

.650

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	21-15 / in Starts: 7-9
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 67 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	36 (15-15-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 67 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	40 (19-13-7)

Most Driven In
L Johnson	1
J Morrison	1
G Pryor	1
F Mullins	0
L Sutherland	0
T Bosley	0

Most Driven In By
M Squires	1
H Chappas	1
J Morrison	1
C Lemon	1
C Washington	1
L Johnson	0

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	6	1	Apr 10	CHW		BAL	L,3-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					5						CF
2	7	2	Apr 11	CHW		BAL	W,8-4	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	.67	0.074	.75	0.05%	-0.09	LF
3	8	5 (2)	Apr 15	CHW		NYY	W,4-3	GS-11	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9	1.52	-0.114	2.02	-0.09%	-1.01	RF LF
4	9	7 (1)	Apr 17	CHW		NYY	W,8-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	3						LF
5	10	9 (1)	Apr 19	CHW	@	BAL	W,5-4	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	1	4.62	-0.104	5.67	-0.08%	-0.47	PH
6	11	11 (1)	Apr 21	CHW	@	BOS	L,8-9	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	1	.87	-0.023	1.29	-0.02%	-0.25	RF
7	12	13 (1)	Apr 24	CHW	@	BOS	W,9-3	7-GF	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.455	.788	7	.72	0.010	1.10	0.01%	0.80	PH RF
8	13	14	Apr 25	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-0	7-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.500	.885	7	.34	0.013	.56	0.01%	0.38	PH RF
9	14	15	Apr 26	CHW	@	NYY	W,8-7	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.429	.804	1	1.06	-0.021	1.80	-0.02%	-0.08	RF
10	15	16	Apr 27	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.333	.633	1	1.19	-0.124	2.17	-0.14%	-0.87	CF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	16	19 (2)	May 1	CHW		BOS	L,3-4	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.304	.333	.638	1	1.33	0.036	2.31	0.04%	0.28	RF
12	17	20	May 2	CHW		MIL	L,0-8	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.346	.375	.721	6	.76	0.079	1.24	0.08%	0.45	LF
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	18	130 (109)	Sep 1	CHW	@	DET	W,11-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.346	.375	.721	1						CF
14	19	133 (2)	Sep 3	CHW	@	DET	L,4-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.333	.360	.693	4	.21	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.33	LF
15	20	135 (1)	Sep 5	CHW	@	TOR	W,3-0	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.333	.360	.693	3						LF
16	21	136	Sep 7 (1)	CHW	@	TOR	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.333	.360	.693	7						PR
17	22	139 (2)	Sep 9	CHW		SEA	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286	.355	.357	.712	2	1.01	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.28	CF
18	23	140	Sep 10	CHW		SEA	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.355	.357	.712	3						LF
19	24	141	Sep 12	CHW		MIN	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.314	.313	.627	7	.74	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-1.07	LF
20	25	142	Sep 13	CHW		MIN	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.316	.343	.659	7	.75	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.20	LF
21	26	143	Sep 14	CHW		MIN	L,2-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.316	.343	.659	3						LF
22	27	145 (1)	Sep 16	CHW	@	SEA	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.316	.343	.659	5						LF
23	28	146	Sep 17	CHW	@	SEA	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	2	.98	-0.099	.00	0.00%	-0.99	CF
24	29	147	Sep 18	CHW	@	SEA	W,5-4	9-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.302	.350	.652	2	3.05	0.217	.00	0.00%	0.88	PH LF
25	30	148	Sep 19	CHW	@	MIN	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.227	.277	.318	.595	2	1.51	-0.211	.00	0.00%	-1.87	CF
26	31	149	Sep 21 (1)	CHW	@	MIN	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.260	.298	.558	2	1.09	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.84	LF
27	32	150	Sep 21 (2)	CHW	@	MIN	L,4-6	5-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.269	.292	.561	1	1.47	0.041	.00	0.00%	0.14	CF
28	33	153 (2)	Sep 25	CHW	@	OAK	W,6-4	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.283	.306	.589	5	.17	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.25	LF
29	34	154	Sep 26	CHW	@	CAL	W,5-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.283	.306	.589	5						LF
30	35	155	Sep 27	CHW	@	CAL	W,6-3	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.293	.315	.608	6	.81	0.088	.00	0.00%	0.69	LF
31	36	156	Sep 28	CHW	@	CAL	W,8-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.288	.309	.597	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.10	LF
32	37	158 (1)	Oct 1	CHW		OAK	L,3-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.283	.304	.587	1	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.58	CF
33	38	159	Oct 2	CHW		OAK	W,9-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.232	.283	.304	.587	5						LF
34	39	160	Oct 3	CHW		CAL	W,4-1	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.295	.304	.599	5	.05	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.13	LF
35	40	161	Oct 4	CHW		CAL	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.281	.288	.569	7	.50	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.53	CF
36	41	162	Oct 5	CHW		CAL	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.284	.290	.574	7	.47	0.068	.00	0.00%	0.66	LF CF
							21-15		67	62	5	14	4	0	0	3	5	0	13	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	.226	.284	.290	.574		.99	-0.292	.69	-0.16%	-4.49

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