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Hector Cruz
Hector Louis (Dilan) Cruz (Heity)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 170 lb.

Debut August 11, 1973
  vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game July 15, 1982
Born April 2, 1953 in Arroyo, P.R.

Brother of Jose Cruz, Brother of Tommy Cruz, and Uncle of Jose Cruz

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1970. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1973 20 STL NL  11   11    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .000  .083  .000  -75    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1975 22 STL NL  23   48    7    7   2  2   0    6   0  0   2   4  .146  .176  .271   21   13   1   1   0   0   1
 1976 23 STL NL 151  526   54  120  17  1  13   71   1  0  42 119  .228  .286  .338   77  178   4   3   7   2  13 RoY-3
 1977 24 STL NL 118  339   50   80  19  2   6   42   4  3  46  56  .236  .326  .357   85  121   2   3   1   1   8
 1978 25 TOT NL 109  273   27   62  13  1   8   33   0  2  24  45  .227  .292  .370   84  101   2   0   3   1  10
         CHC NL  30   76    8   18   5  0   2    9   0  0   3   6  .237  .266  .382   71   29   1   0   1   0   4
         SFG NL  79  197   19   44   8  1   6   24   0  2  21  39  .223  .301  .365   89   72   1   0   2   1   6
 1979 26 TOT NL  90  207   26   47  10  2   4   28   0  1  34  46  .227  .335  .353   88   73   1   1   3   0  10
         SFG NL  16   25    2    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   3   7  .120  .214  .120   -3    3   0   0   0   0   2
         CIN NL  74  182   24   44  10  2   4   27   0  1  31  39  .242  .350  .385  100   70   1   1   3   0   8
 1980 27 CIN NL  52   75    5   16   4  1   1    5   0  0   8  16  .213  .289  .333   73   25   0   0   1   0   1
 1981 28 CHC NL  53  109   15   25   5  0   7   15   2  2  17  24  .229  .331  .468  122   51   0   1   0   0   3
 1982 29 CHC NL  17   19    1    4   1  0   0    0   0  0   2   4  .211  .286  .263   54    5   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      624 1607  186  361  71  9  39  200   7  8 176 317  .225  .301  .353   81  567  10   9  15   4  47
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        417   48   94  18  2  10   52   2  2  46  82  .225  .301  .353   81  147   3   2   4   1  12
 Career High    151  526   54  120  19  2  13   71   4  3  46 119  .236  .326  .370   85  178   4   3   7   2  13
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1973 20 STL NL   12   11    0   0.0    97| .000  .263| .083  .332| .000  .390| .083  .722| -75  .000  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 1975 22 STL NL   52   44    2   1.2    99| .146  .270| .176  .342| .271  .390| .447  .732|  21  .091  -5.6  -0.6   0%
 1976 23 STL NL  577  426   50   3.2    93| .228  .264| .286  .330| .338  .376| .624  .706|  77  .384 -17.7  -1.9 100%
 1977 24 STL NL  391  275   41   4.0   102| .236  .268| .326  .336| .357  .408| .683  .744|  85  .437  -6.2  -0.6  57%
 1978 25 TOT NL  300  225   26   3.1    95| .227  .262| .292  .330| .370  .386| .662  .716|  84  .365  -6.5  -0.7   0%
         CHC NL   80   63    6   2.6   104| .237  .275| .266  .345| .382  .405| .648  .750|  71  .288  -3.4  -0.4   0%
         SFG NL  220  162   20   3.3    91| .223  .257| .301  .325| .365  .378| .666  .703|  89  .394  -3.1  -0.3   0%
 1979 26 TOT NL  243  173   25   3.9   100| .227  .269| .335  .335| .353  .399| .688  .734|  88  .443  -2.6  -0.3   0%
         SFG NL   28   24    1   1.1    94| .120  .260| .214  .325| .120  .386| .334  .711|  -3  .075  -3.5  -0.4   0%
         CIN NL  215  149   24   4.3   100| .242  .270| .350  .336| .385  .401| .735  .737| 100  .493   0.9   0.1   0%
 1980 27 CIN NL   83   60    7   3.2    96| .213  .268| .289  .330| .333  .389| .622  .719|  73  .367  -2.8  -0.3   0%
 1981 28 CHC NL  127   90   17   5.1    95| .229  .267| .331  .333| .468  .383| .799  .716| 122  .598   3.1   0.3  50%
 1982 29 CHC NL   21   16    1   1.7    96| .211  .268| .286  .331| .263  .389| .549  .720|  54  .157  -1.2  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      1806 1320  169   3.4    97| .225  .266| .301  .333| .353  .389| .654  .722|  81  .403 -42.2  -4.5  46%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1973 20 STL NL OF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.40 1.96 2.74 2.23 2 23.0 CF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 2.27 2.45 2.62 2 22.0 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 9.00 1.80 0 1.0 1975 22 STL NL 3B 12 4 4 2 0 .800 .941 0.67 2.58 1.70 2.98 3 42.3 OF 6 16 0 1 0 .941 .976 2.67 2.02 2.67 2.28 6 54.0 LF 4 15 0 0 0 1.000 .974 3.75 1.70 3.55 2.11 4 38.0 RF 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.50 1.75 0.56 2.02 2 16.0 1976 23 STL NL 3B 148 100 270 26 19 .934 .952 2.50 2.61 2.58 2.93 148 1292.3 1977 24 STL NL OF 106 154 9 6 1 .964 .978 1.54 1.93 1.87 2.26 89 784.3 RF 87 121 7 5 0 .962 .974 1.47 1.78 1.76 2.11 77 656.0 LF 28 29 1 1 1 .968 .971 1.07 1.51 2.10 1.93 12 128.3 3B 2 0 1 1 1 .500 1.000 0.50 2.55 2.73 3.00 0 3.3 1978 25 TOT NL OF 67 112 5 2 3 .983 .980 1.75 1.94 2.29 2.31 50 459.0 TOT NL LF 32 43 3 1 2 .979 .979 1.44 1.55 2.07 1.99 21 200.0 TOT NL CF 31 51 1 1 1 .981 .983 1.68 2.29 2.48 2.80 23 189.0 TOT NL 3B 21 5 27 0 0 1.000 .952 1.52 2.53 2.19 3.00 13 131.3 CHC NL OF 14 30 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.14 1.94 2.57 2.31 13 105.0 CF 14 29 0 0 0 1.000 .983 2.07 2.29 2.53 2.80 13 103.0 3B 7 2 14 0 0 1.000 .952 2.29 2.53 2.48 2.99 7 58.0 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 4.50 1.80 0 2.0 SFG NL OF 53 82 5 2 3 .978 .980 1.64 1.94 2.21 2.31 37 354.0 LF 31 42 3 1 2 .978 .978 1.45 1.55 2.05 1.99 21 198.0 CF 17 22 1 1 1 .958 .983 1.35 2.29 2.41 2.80 10 86.0 RF 14 18 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.36 1.78 2.44 2.13 6 70.0 3B 14 3 13 0 0 1.000 .952 1.14 2.53 1.96 3.00 6 73.3 1979 26 TOT NL OF 75 124 8 2 4 .985 .979 1.76 2.00 2.39 2.33 51 497.0 TOT NL RF 51 60 3 0 2 1.000 .980 1.24 1.87 2.46 2.19 19 230.3 TOT NL LF 17 23 1 2 0 .923 .972 1.41 1.58 2.02 2.01 11 107.0 SFG NL OF 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 2.00 1.78 2.31 2 25.3 LF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.57 1.80 2.02 2 20.0 3B 2 3 2 1 0 .833 .943 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.90 2 18.0 RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.85 3.40 2.21 0 5.3 CIN NL OF 69 119 8 2 4 .984 .979 1.84 2.00 2.42 2.33 49 471.7 RF 49 58 3 0 2 1.000 .979 1.24 1.87 2.44 2.19 19 225.0 CF 23 43 3 0 1 1.000 .985 2.00 2.43 2.59 2.82 21 159.7 LF 13 19 1 2 0 .909 .971 1.54 1.58 2.07 2.01 9 87.0 1980 27 CIN NL OF 29 42 0 2 0 .955 .979 1.45 1.98 2.39 2.31 14 158.0 RF 15 29 0 2 0 .935 .976 1.93 1.71 2.72 2.06 10 96.0 LF 15 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 0.87 1.68 1.89 2.06 4 62.0 1981 28 CHC NL 3B 18 12 25 3 0 .925 .949 2.06 2.47 2.86 2.84 14 116.3 OF 16 21 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.38 2.02 1.91 2.33 12 103.7 RF 10 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.40 1.65 1.71 2.08 8 73.7 LF 8 5 1 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 1.79 1.80 2.13 4 30.0 1982 29 CHC NL OF 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.90 0.64 2.25 1 14.0 LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.60 0.75 2.10 1 12.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 2.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1975 22 STL NL 3B 12 4 4 2 0 .800 .941 0.67 2.58 1.70 2.98 3 42.3 1976 23 STL NL 3B 148 100 270 26 19 .934 .952 2.50 2.61 2.58 2.93 148 1292.3 1977 24 STL NL 3B 2 0 1 1 1 .500 1.000 0.50 2.55 2.73 3.00 0 3.3 1978 25 TOT NL 3B 21 5 27 0 0 1.000 .952 1.52 2.53 2.19 3.00 13 131.3 CHC NL 3B 7 2 14 0 0 1.000 .952 2.29 2.53 2.48 2.99 7 58.0 SFG NL 3B 14 3 13 0 0 1.000 .952 1.14 2.53 1.96 3.00 6 73.3 1979 26 SFG NL 3B 2 3 2 1 0 .833 .943 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.90 2 18.0 1981 28 CHC NL 3B 18 12 25 3 0 .925 .949 2.06 2.47 2.86 2.84 14 116.3 1973 20 STL NL CF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 2.27 2.45 2.62 2 22.0 1978 25 TOT NL CF 31 51 1 1 1 .981 .983 1.68 2.29 2.48 2.80 23 189.0 CHC NL CF 14 29 0 0 0 1.000 .983 2.07 2.29 2.53 2.80 13 103.0 SFG NL CF 17 22 1 1 1 .958 .983 1.35 2.29 2.41 2.80 10 86.0 1979 26 CIN NL CF 23 43 3 0 1 1.000 .985 2.00 2.43 2.59 2.82 21 159.7 1973 20 STL NL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 9.00 1.80 0 1.0 1975 22 STL NL LF 4 15 0 0 0 1.000 .974 3.75 1.70 3.55 2.11 4 38.0 1977 24 STL NL LF 28 29 1 1 1 .968 .971 1.07 1.51 2.10 1.93 12 128.3 1978 25 TOT NL LF 32 43 3 1 2 .979 .979 1.44 1.55 2.07 1.99 21 200.0 CHC NL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 4.50 1.80 0 2.0 SFG NL LF 31 42 3 1 2 .978 .978 1.45 1.55 2.05 1.99 21 198.0 1979 26 TOT NL LF 17 23 1 2 0 .923 .972 1.41 1.58 2.02 2.01 11 107.0 SFG NL LF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.57 1.80 2.02 2 20.0 CIN NL LF 13 19 1 2 0 .909 .971 1.54 1.58 2.07 2.01 9 87.0 1980 27 CIN NL LF 15 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 0.87 1.68 1.89 2.06 4 62.0 1981 28 CHC NL LF 8 5 1 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 1.79 1.80 2.13 4 30.0 1982 29 CHC NL LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.60 0.75 2.10 1 12.0 1973 20 STL NL OF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.40 1.96 2.74 2.23 2 23.0 1975 22 STL NL OF 6 16 0 1 0 .941 .976 2.67 2.02 2.67 2.28 6 54.0 1977 24 STL NL OF 106 154 9 6 1 .964 .978 1.54 1.93 1.87 2.26 89 784.3 1978 25 TOT NL OF 67 112 5 2 3 .983 .980 1.75 1.94 2.29 2.31 50 459.0 CHC NL OF 14 30 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.14 1.94 2.57 2.31 13 105.0 SFG NL OF 53 82 5 2 3 .978 .980 1.64 1.94 2.21 2.31 37 354.0 1979 26 TOT NL OF 75 124 8 2 4 .985 .979 1.76 2.00 2.39 2.33 51 497.0 SFG NL OF 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 2.00 1.78 2.31 2 25.3 CIN NL OF 69 119 8 2 4 .984 .979 1.84 2.00 2.42 2.33 49 471.7 1980 27 CIN NL OF 29 42 0 2 0 .955 .979 1.45 1.98 2.39 2.31 14 158.0 1981 28 CHC NL OF 16 21 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.38 2.02 1.91 2.33 12 103.7 1982 29 CHC NL OF 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.90 0.64 2.25 1 14.0 1975 22 STL NL RF 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.50 1.75 0.56 2.02 2 16.0 1977 24 STL NL RF 87 121 7 5 0 .962 .974 1.47 1.78 1.76 2.11 77 656.0 1978 25 SFG NL RF 14 18 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.36 1.78 2.44 2.13 6 70.0 1979 26 TOT NL RF 51 60 3 0 2 1.000 .980 1.24 1.87 2.46 2.19 19 230.3 SFG NL RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.85 3.40 2.21 0 5.3 CIN NL RF 49 58 3 0 2 1.000 .979 1.24 1.87 2.44 2.19 19 225.0 1980 27 CIN NL RF 15 29 0 2 0 .935 .976 1.93 1.71 2.72 2.06 10 96.0 1981 28 CHC NL RF 10 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.40 1.65 1.71 2.08 8 73.7 1982 29 CHC NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 308 477 23 13 8 .975 .979 1.62 1.96 2.15 2.29 225 2093.0 108 58 180# 3B* 203 124 329 33 20 .932 .951 2.23 2.59 2.54 2.93 180 1603.7 RF* 180 243 11 8 2 .969 .977 1.41 1.79 2.00 2.12 122 1144.0 LF* 108 130 6 4 3 .971 .975 1.26 1.59 2.12 2.00 57 578.3 CF* 58 100 4 1 2 .990 .984 1.79 2.34 2.52 2.80 46 370.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 511 601 352 46 28 .954 .966 1.86 2.21 2.32 2.57 405 3697
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1979   NLCS  CIN PIT     L   2   5   1   1  1  0  0   0   0   1  .200  .200  .400   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Strikeouts
1976 NL-119-4

Youngest Player
1973 NL-20-2

HOF Standards: Batting - 3.0 (3065) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

January 22, 1970: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

December 8, 1977: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Dave Rader to the Chicago Cubs for Jerry Morales, Steve Swisher, and cash.

June 15, 1978: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Lynn McGlothen.

June 28, 1979: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Cincinnati Reds for Pedro Borbon.

December 12, 1980: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Mike Vail.

November 13, 1981: Granted Free Agency.

April 9, 1982: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

August 4, 1982: Released by the Chicago Cubs.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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