"Rusty" Kuntz (born Friday February 4, 1955, in Orange, California; last name pronounced /ˈkuːnts/ with an "oo" sound) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) designated hitter and outfielder ... currently the first base coach for the Kansas City Royals.
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 11th round of the 1977 MLB amateur draft, he would spend two seasons in the minor leagues ... a member of the Detroit Tigers team that defeated the San Diego Padres in the 1984 World Series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty_Kuntz
Career stats: .236/.328/.322 (104 hits, 60 BB)
http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kuntzru01.shtml
After retiring as a player, he was first base coach for the Seattle Mariners from 1989 to 1992, and first base coach for four seasons with the Florida Marlins (1995-1996 and 1999-2000), and first base coach with the Pittsburgh Pirates (2003-2004). In other years, he has been a minor league instructor in those organizations.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Rusty_Kuntz
Rusty has one of the greatest names in baseball, but for mostly juvenile reasons. I don't think it even properly pronounced the way you're already thinking it is.
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Rusty is proof positive that ordinary people could play professional ball before the 90's. He never did anything remarkable, except stay in the majors for parts of 7 seasons. That and he did draw more than the average number of walks, so at least he found ways to get on base.
http://whitesoxcards.blogspot.com/2008/ ... kuntz.html
