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Nelson Cruz (1990s)

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Full Name: Nelson Cruz Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/175 First Game: August 1, 1997
Birthdate: September 13, 1972 Final Game: July 9, 2003
Birthplace: Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) MLB Experience: 6 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on September 13, 1972 in Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic), Nelson Cruz (Nelson Cruz) played for the Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies over the course of his 6 year career. Cruz broke into the bigs on August 1, 1997 with the Chicago White Sox, and put up a 5.67 ERA in 66.2 innings pitched in 1999, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Nelson Cruz's best season was 2001, when he posted a 4.15 ERA and struck out 75 batters.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1997 CHI A 19 0 0 2 6.49 23 19 19 0 0 0 26.1 29 6 9 1 3 0
1999 DET A 29 6 2 5 5.67 46 44 42 0 0 0 66.2 74 11 23 1 2 3
2000 DET A 27 0 5 2 3.07 34 14 14 0 0 0 41 39 4 13 3 2 3
2001 HOU N 66 0 3 3 4.15 75 41 38 0 0 2 82.1 72 11 24 4 0 9
2002 HOU N 43 5 2 6 4.48 61 44 39 0 0 0 78.1 90 12 29 4 4 6
2003 COL N 20 7 3 5 7.21 38 43 43 0 0 0 53.2 65 15 11 2 3 3
Total NL 129 12 8 14 5.04 174 128 120 0 0 2 214.1 227 38 64 10 7 18
Total AL 75 6 7 9 5.04 103 77 75 0 0 0 134 142 21 45 5 7 6
Total 204 18 15 23 5.04 277 205 195 0 0 2 348.1 369 59 109 15 14 24

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1997 CHI A P 19 0 26.1 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
1999 DET A P 29 6 66.2 8 17 2 0 0 0 5 2 0 .926
2000 DET A P 27 0 41 1 6 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1.000
2001 HOU N P 66 0 82.1 8 14 1 0 0 1 4 6 1 .957
2002 HOU N P 43 5 78.1 5 12 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 1.000
2003 COL N P 20 7 53.2 6 6 0 2 0 1 4 3 0 1.000
Total P 204 18 348.1 31 56 3 3 0 2 21 13 2 .967

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1997 CHI A 19 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 DET A 29 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 DET A 27 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 HOU N 66 6 0 1 0 0 .167 .167 .167 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2002 HOU N 43 13 0 0 0 1 .000 .071 .000 0 0 1 8 0 2 0 0 0
2003 COL N 20 13 1 2 0 1 .154 .154 .231 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
Total NL 129 32 1 3 0 2 .094 .121 .125 1 0 1 12 0 4 0 0 0
Total AL 75 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 204 33 1 3 0 2 .091 .118 .121 1 0 1 12 0 4 0 0 0

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Montreal Expos (July 5, 1989).
  • Released by Montreal Expos (March 27, 1992).
  • Signed by Chicago White Sox (December 10, 1994).
  • Granted free agency (October 16, 1998).
  • Signed by Detroit Tigers (November 24, 1998).
  • Traded by Detroit Tigers with Brad Ausmus and Doug Brocail to Houston Astros in exchange for Roger Cedeno, Chris Holt and Mitch Meluskey (December 11, 2000).
  • Traded by Houston Astros to Colorado Rockies in exchange for Victor Hall (December 16, 2002).
  • Granted free agency (October 9, 2003).
  • Signed by Florida Marlins (February 14, 2004).
  • Released by Florida Marlins (March 11, 2004).
  • Signed by Detroit Tigers (January 19, 2005).
  • Released by Detroit Tigers (June 22, 2005).

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