New York Yankees
After the 1977 season, Staiger was traded by the Mets to their cross-town rivals, the New York Yankees in exchange for Sergio Ferrer. Staiger played the entire 1978 season with the Yankees class-AAA team, the Tacoma Yankees. He batted .283 with 19 home runs in 118 games. The following season he again played with the Yankees AAA affiliate, this time the Columbus Clippers. He played in 104 games, with a batting average of .260 and 9 home runs. During the 1979 season he was briefly recalled to the Yankees major league team. He played 4 games for the Yankees, getting 3 hits in 11 at bats.
In 1980 Staiger played once again for the Columbus Clippers. After batting .234 in 90 games, he ended his professional baseball career.
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