Craig Kusick

Positions: First Baseman, Designated Hitter and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)

Born: September 30, 1948 in Milwaukee, WI us

Died: September 27, 2006 in St. Paul, MN

Buried: St. Germain Cemetery, St. Germain, WI

High School: Greenfield HS (Greenfield, WI)

School: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (La Crosse, WI)

Debut: September 8, 1973 (Age 24-343d, 13,435th in major league history)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1979 (Age 31-000d)
vs. NYY 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: Craig Robert Kusick

Nicknames: Mongo

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.9

1238

291

.235

155

RBI

171

OBP

.342

SLG

.392

OPS

.733

OPS+

105

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	20-27 / in Starts: 13-16
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 120 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	66 (38-20-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 120 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	74 (36-24-12)

Most Driven In
Self	5
R Jackson	2
O VÃ©lez	2
B Bailor	1
B Randall	1
A Griffin	1
R Bosetti	1
K Landreaux	0

Most Driven In By
Self	5
W Norwood	1
K Landreaux	1
R Smalley	1
J Castino	1
B Rivera	0
R Bosetti	0

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 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	450	4 (3)	Apr 10	MIN	@	CAL	W,8-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4	.65	-0.053	1.12	-0.06%	-0.59	DH
2	451	8 (3)	Apr 14	MIN	@	SEA	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4	1.06	-0.136	1.86	-0.14%	-1.30	DH
3	452	9	Apr 15	MIN	@	SEA	W,18-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.49	1B
4	453	12 (2)	Apr 19	MIN		CAL	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	1.66	-0.049	3.12	-0.06%	-0.25	PH
5	454	18 (5)	Apr 28	MIN	@	DET	L,3-5	GS-9	4	4	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.538	.769	9	1.95	0.205	3.38	0.21%	1.41	1B
6	455	19	Apr 29	MIN	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.529	.765	9	.71	-0.028	1.17	-0.03%	-0.11	1B
7	456	20	Apr 30	MIN	@	TOR	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.429	.619	9	.44	-0.045	.76	-0.05%	-0.77	1B
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
8	457	23 (2)	May 3	MIN		DET	W,7-6	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.192	.385	.577	7	1.25	-0.072	2.50	-0.09%	-0.77	DH
9	458	28 (4)	May 8	MIN		TOR	W,16-6	6-GF	2	2	3	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.643	.893	3	.01	0.002	.01	0.00%	2.00	PR 1B
10	459	29	May 11	MIN		CLE	W,4-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.241	.621	.862	4	2.30	-0.060	5.19	-0.08%	-0.26	PH
11	460	37 (7)	May 20	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.242	.576	.818	4	.95	-0.078	2.54	-0.13%	-0.17	DH
12	461	42 (4)	May 26	MIN		KCR	L,4-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.559	.794	4	1.39	-0.041	3.69	-0.07%	-0.25	PH
13	462	44 (1)	May 28	MIN		OAK	W,10-7	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.282	.541	.823	5	.59	0.128	1.11	0.14%	1.16	DH
14	463	45	May 30	MIN		OAK	L,4-5	GS-9	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.302	.561	.863	9	2.10	0.296	3.99	0.34%	1.26	DH
Jun		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
15	464	51 (5)	Jun 5	MIN	@	BAL	W,3-1	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.295	.548	.843	5	.34	-0.009	.56	-0.01%	-0.11	PH
16	465	52	Jun 6	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-3	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.311	.558	.869	8	1.43	0.043	2.45	0.04%	0.13	PH
17	466	55 (2)	Jun 9	MIN	@	BOS	L,6-12	7-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.326	.558	.884	6	.02	0.001	.04	0.00%	0.35	1B
18	467	59 (3)	Jun 14	MIN		NYY	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.300	.511	.811	5	.98	-0.107	1.61	-0.11%	-1.21	DH
19	468	62 (2)	Jun 19	MIN	@	MIL	L,9-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.294	.500	.794	5	2.16	-0.055	2.91	-0.04%	-0.17	PH
20	469	64 (1)	Jun 21	MIN	@	MIL	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.288	.490	.778	8	1.45	-0.038	1.68	-0.03%	-0.11	PH
21	470	65	Jun 22	MIN	@	CHW	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.273	.462	.734	5	.69	-0.050	.81	-0.04%	-0.78	DH
22	471	70 (4)	Jun 27	MIN		MIL	L,8-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.273	.462	.734	1						1B
23	472	72 (1)	Jun 29	MIN		CHW	W,5-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.268	.453	.721	7	.22	-0.010	.35	-0.01%	-0.59	PH
24	473	73	Jun 30	MIN		CHW	W,16-4	7-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.281	.481	.762	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.89	1B
Jul		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
				Player went from Minnesota Twins to Toronto Blue Jays
25	474	102	Jul 27	TOR		DET	L,3-4	11-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.276	.473	.749	6	2.70	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.17	PH
26	475	103	Jul 28	TOR		DET	W,3-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.267	.456	.723	8	1.32	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-0.70	1B
27	476	104	Jul 29	TOR		DET	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.254	.433	.687	7	1.12	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.75	1B
28	477	105	Jul 30	TOR	@	KCR	L,0-9	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.242	.413	.655	8	.39	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.47	1B
Aug		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
29	478	108 (2)	Aug 3	TOR		CHW	L,5-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.243	.403	.646	8	.95	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.53	1B
30	479	109	Aug 4	TOR		CHW	W,5-2	GS-8	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.257	.408	.665	7	.50	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.66	1B
31	480	110	Aug 5	TOR		CHW	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.219	.250	.397	.647	7	1.18	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.91	1B
32	481	114 (3)	Aug 11 (1)	TOR	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.263	.395	.657	7	1.42	-0.024	.00	0.00%	0.53	1B
33	482	116 (1)	Aug 12 (1)	TOR	@	CHW	L,0-7	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.265	.385	.650	7	.38	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.28	1B
34	483	119 (2)	Aug 14	TOR	@	OAK	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.287	.432	.719	6	1.48	0.392	.00	0.00%	2.24	1B
35	484	122 (2)	Aug 18	TOR	@	CAL	L,5-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.284	.427	.711	9	5.70	-0.145	.00	0.00%	-0.77	PH
36	485	125 (2)	Aug 21	TOR	@	SEA	L,4-8	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.226	.286	.417	.702	5	1.35	0.092	.00	0.00%	1.15	1B
37	486	134 (8)	Aug 31	TOR		SEA	W,5-4	9-GF(11)	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.293	.459	.752	5	1.84	0.417	.00	0.00%	1.00	1B
Sept		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
38	487	135	Sep 1	TOR		SEA	L,2-3	GS-9	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.241	.302	.460	.762	5	1.33	0.087	.00	0.00%	0.37	1B
39	488	137 (1)	Sep 3 (1)	TOR	@	BAL	L,1-2	11-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.299	.455	.754	4	1.81	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
40	489	138	Sep 3 (2)	TOR	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.307	.462	.768	5	.63	-0.009	.00	0.00%	0.13	1B
41	490	140 (1)	Sep 7	TOR	@	CLE	L,8-9	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.301	.452	.753	5	.83	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.41	1B
42	491	143 (2)	Sep 11	TOR		BAL	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.292	.438	.730	5	.45	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.53	1B
43	492	145 (1)	Sep 13	TOR		BAL	L,4-10	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.284	.424	.709	6	.28	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.46	1B
44	493	154 (8)	Sep 21	TOR		NYY	W,3-2	GS-8	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.301	.426	.727	5	.84	0.073	.00	0.00%	0.95	1B
45	494	155	Sep 22	TOR		NYY	L,4-7	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.307	.431	.738	5	.53	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.17	PR 1B
46	495	161 (5)	Sep 29	TOR	@	NYY	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.226	.297	.415	.712	5	.53	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-1.63	1B
47	496	162	Sep 30	TOR	@	NYY	L,2-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.292	.407	.699	5	.79	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.41	1B
							20-27		120	108	11	24	5	0	5	13	10	0	18	1	0	1	1	3	0	0	.222	.292	.407	.699		1.00	0.148	.88	-0.17%	-0.99

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