![]() ![]() ![]() Millan, known as “The Kitten” - aka “ El Gatito” - was Staub’s able-bodied teammate on the famous ’73 team, which battled the dominant Oakland Athletics in that year’s World Series. Legions of longtime Mets fans will not soon forget “ Rusty Staub Day” on Jat Shea Stadium, in which fans and teammates alike donned fluorescent orange wigs in honor of #10. After he retired from baseball, he was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1986, the same year the Mets won their second World Series championship. Staub, also known affectionately to Mets fans as “ Le Grande Orange” because of the shock of red hair the slugger sports atop his head, was an integral part of the Mets team that won the National League pennant in 1973. The event is in support of Citi Tuesdays, a program designed to provide added value to Citi customers and Mets fans. Source: AP / Times Free Pressīeloved New York Mets legends and All-Stars, slugger Rusty Staub and second baseman Felix Millan - members of the New York Mets Alumni Association Presented by Citi - will be signing autographs and greeting fans from 12:00-1:30 p.m., July 24 at Citibank, 1501 Kings Highway. 2 min read Rusty Staub, greeted at home plate by teammates Felix Millan (16) and Wayne Garrett (11), after blasting a first-inning, three-run homer at Shea against the Oakland A's in game four of the '73 World Series, October 17, 1973.
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