Hector Cruz
[edit] Biography
Hector Cruz (Hector Louis (Dilan) Cruz) was born on April 2, 1953 in Arroyo, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on August 11, 1973 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1976, his rookie year, he hit .228 with 13 home runs and 71 RBI. Cruz played for the St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Hector Cruz's best season was 1976, when he knocked in 71 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1973
| STL
| N
| 11
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .083
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| 23
| 48
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 6
| .146
| .176
| .271
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1976
| STL
| N
| 151
| 526
| 54
| 120
| 13
| 71
| .228
| .286
| .338
| 17
| 1
| 42
| 119
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 7
| 13
|
| 1977
| STL
| N
| 118
| 339
| 50
| 80
| 6
| 42
| .236
| .326
| .357
| 19
| 2
| 46
| 56
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 8
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| 79
| 197
| 19
| 44
| 6
| 24
| .223
| .301
| .365
| 8
| 1
| 21
| 39
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| 30
| 76
| 8
| 18
| 2
| 9
| .237
| .266
| .382
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| 109
| 273
| 27
| 62
| 8
| 33
| .227
| .292
| .370
| 13
| 1
| 24
| 45
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 10
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 16
| 25
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .120
| .214
| .120
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1979
| CIN
| N
| 74
| 182
| 24
| 44
| 4
| 27
| .242
| .350
| .385
| 10
| 2
| 31
| 39
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 8
|
| 1979
| TOT
| N
| 90
| 207
| 26
| 47
| 4
| 28
| .227
| .335
| .353
| 10
| 2
| 34
| 46
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 10
|
| 1980
| CIN
| N
| 52
| 75
| 5
| 16
| 1
| 5
| .213
| .289
| .333
| 4
| 1
| 8
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| 53
| 109
| 15
| 25
| 7
| 15
| .229
| .331
| .468
| 5
| 0
| 17
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| 17
| 19
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .211
| .286
| .263
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 624
| 1607
| 186
| 361
| 39
| 200
| .225
| .301
| .353
| 71
| 9
| 176
| 317
| 4
| 10
| 7
| 15
| 47
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1973
| STL
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| OF
| 5
| 2
| 23
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| CF
| 4
| 2
| 22
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| LF
| 4
| 4
| 38
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 12
| 3
| 42.1
| 4
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| OF
| 6
| 6
| 54
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1976
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 148
| 148
| 1292.1
| 100
| 270
| 26
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
| 1977
| STL
| N
| OF
| 106
| 89
| 784.1
| 154
| 9
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1977
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 3.1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1977
| STL
| N
| RF
| 87
| 77
| 656
| 121
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1977
| STL
| N
| LF
| 28
| 12
| 128.1
| 29
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| LF
| 31
| 21
| 198
| 42
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 14
| 6
| 73.1
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| CF
| 17
| 10
| 86
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| OF
| 53
| 37
| 354
| 82
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| RF
| 14
| 6
| 70
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 7
| 7
| 58
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 15
| 13
| 105
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 14
| 13
| 103
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 32
| 21
| 200
| 43
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 21
| 13
| 131.1
| 5
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 68
| 50
| 459
| 112
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 31
| 23
| 189
| 51
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| OF
| 6
| 2
| 25.1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 5.1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| LF
| 4
| 2
| 20
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 13
| 9
| 87
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1979
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 49
| 19
| 225
| 58
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 23
| 21
| 159.2
| 43
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 68
| 49
| 471.2
| 119
| 8
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1979
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 74
| 51
| 497
| 124
| 8
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1979
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 51
| 19
| 230.1
| 60
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 17
| 11
| 107
| 23
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1980
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 15
| 4
| 62
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 28
| 14
| 158
| 42
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1980
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 15
| 10
| 96
| 29
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 10
| 8
| 73.2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 18
| 14
| 116.1
| 12
| 25
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .925
|
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 8
| 4
| 30
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 16
| 12
| 103.2
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 3
| 1
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 4
| 1
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 58
| 46
| 370.2
| 100
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 180
| 122
| 1144
| 243
| 11
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 108
| 57
| 578.1
| 130
| 6
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 203
| 180
| 1603.2
| 124
| 329
| 33
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 307
| 225
| 2093
| 477
| 23
| 13
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (January 22, 1970).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Dave Rader to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Jerry Morales, Steve Swisher and cash (December 8, 1977).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Lynn McGlothen (June 15, 1978).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Pedro Borbon (June 28, 1979).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Mike Vail (December 12, 1980).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1981).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (April 9, 1982).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (August 4, 1982).
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