Dick Rusteck
American baseball player
Richard Frank Rusteck (born July 12, 1941) is an American former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Mets during the 1966 season. He is most widely known as one of the few pitchers to deliver a shutout in his first major league game, which was in a match against the Cincinnati Reds on June 10, 1966.
Playing career
Early years
Rusteck was born in Chicago, Illinois. The 1963 Notre Dame graduate made three stops in 1965 en route to the New York Mets. All three contained a large measure of success. He began the year at Greenville with a 2.14 earned run average in 21 innings. Moving on to Auburn, NY, he fashioned a 3–0 record in 44 innings and a 1.64 earned run average. His last stop was Williamsport in the Eastern League where he completed the year throwing 50 innings with a 1.98 earned run average although he won only one of six decisions. He was 6–4 at Jacksonville in 1966.
New York Mets
Rusteck was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 10, 1966, with the New York Mets.
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