Jackson’s Oakland Athletics took down the Mets and what was too often a one-man offense led by Staub. The difference between Staub and Jackson is the winning team. He also knocked a home run and drove in 6.
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However, it’s Staub who had truly the best offensive series of all. 310/.355/.586 and one huge clutch home run with a total of 6 RBI. The actual award went to Reggie Jackson with a batting line of. If the Mets won the 1973 World Series, there’s a great chance the MVP would have been Staub. Rusty Staub was the Mets World Series MVP that never was There was still a World Series to worry about after. That would be it for Staub’s big postseason hits in the NLCS. The Mets took the game easily with a 9-2 win. Using some of that momentum, Staub hit two more in Game 3. After dropping the opener, it was important for New York to take this one before heading back to Shea Stadium. Staub’s fourth inning dinger would put the Mets ahead for good. The first long ball came in the 5-0 Game 2 victory over the Reds. Staub finished the NLCS going 3 for 15 with a trio of home runs. That’s because all three hits went a long way. One of those numbers is not like the other. Staub participated in four of them and only managed to slash. The 1973 NLCS between the Mets and Cincinnati Reds was a hard-fought battle for five games. Rusty Staub got home run happy for the Mets in the NLCS However, in the biggest of moments, Staub put together two productive yet very different postseason series for the 1973 Mets. This occurred in 1973 when the Mets snuck into the playoffs in a weak National League East.Ī major league career that included nearly 3,000 regular season games has just 11 from the postseason tacked on to it. Sadly, Staub only ever got to play in the postseason once. Along with his time in the Big Apple, Staub played in Houston, Montreal, Detroit, and Texas. In nine of them, he represented the New York Mets. Rusty Staub played in parts of 23 Major League Baseball seasons.
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