Whereas, on April 1, 1944, Daniel Joseph Rusty Staub was born in New Orleans, Louisiana; Whereas, in 1961, Daniel Joseph Rusty Staub was signed to a contract with the Houston Colt .45s and began his career in the Class B Carolina League in 1962 with the Durham Bulls in Durham, North Carolina; Whereas, on April 9, 1963, Daniel Joseph Rusty Staub made his major league debut for the Houston Colt .45s; Whereas, on July 11, 1967, Daniel Joseph Rusty Staub played in his first All-Star Game; Whereas, on June 9, 1968, Daniel Joseph Rusty Staub honored the life of Senator Robert Kennedy by refusing to play on the day of national mourning; Whereas, on April 15, 1972, Daniel Joseph Rusty Staub debuted with the New York Mets; Whereas, on October 1, 1973, Daniel Joseph Rusty Staub led the New York Mets to victory over the Chicago Cubs and clinched the National League East title; Whereas, in the 1975 season, Daniel Joseph Rusty Staub became the first New York Met to drive in over 100 runs in a season; Whereas, on June 26, 1983, Daniel Joseph Rusty Staub tied the major league record with his eighth consecutive pinch hit in one season; Whereas, on September 25, 1984, Daniel Joseph Rusty Staub became 1 of 4 players to hit a home run in the majors both as a teenager and after turning 40; Whereas Daniel Joseph Rusty Staub ended his career as the only major league player to collect 500 hits with 4 different teams; Whereas, in 1993, Daniel Joseph Rusty Staub’s number 10 was retired by the Montreal Expos; Whereas, in 2004, Daniel Joseph Rusty Staub was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters degree from Niagara University; Whereas, in 2006, Daniel Joseph Rusty Staub was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame; Whereas, in 2012, Daniel Joseph Rusty Staub was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame; Whereas, on July 13, 1986, Daniel Joseph Rusty Staub was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame; Whereas, on March 29, 2018, Daniel Joseph Rusty Staub passed away at the age of 73