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Víctor Cruz

Victor Manuel Cruz
born Victor Manuel De La Cruz Gil

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 174 lb.

Born: December 24, 1957 in Rancho Viejo, La Vega, D.R.
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1976. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 24, 1978
Teams (by GP): Indians/BlueJays/Pirates/Rangers 1978-1983

Final Game: October 1, 1983
Died: September 26, 2004 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
Buried: Sabaneta Cemetery, Sabaneta, La Vega, D.R.
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 7:08AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1978 20 TOR AL 7 3 .700 1.71 32 0 23 0 0 9 47.1 28 10 9 0 35 4 51 1 0 3 199 232 1.331 5.3 0.0 6.7 9.7 1.46
1979 21 CLE AL 3 9 .250 4.23 61 0 48 0 0 10 78.2 70 41 37 10 44 4 63 1 2 1 343 101 1.449 8.0 1.1 5.0 7.2 1.43
1980 22 CLE AL 6 7 .462 3.45 55 0 40 0 0 12 86.0 71 36 33 10 27 8 88 3 0 4 355 120 1.140 7.4 1.0 2.8 9.2 3.26
1981 23 PIT NL 1 1 .500 2.65 22 0 4 0 0 1 34.0 33 10 10 6 15 4 28 1 0 1 144 139 1.412 8.7 1.6 4.0 7.4 1.87
1983 25 TEX AL 1 3 .250 1.44 17 0 13 0 0 5 25.0 16 7 4 2 10 3 18 1 0 0 103 282 1.040 5.8 0.7 3.6 6.5 1.80
5 Seasons 18 23 .439 3.09 187 0 128 0 0 37 271.0 218 104 93 28 131 23 248 7 2 9 1144 132 1.288 7.2 0.9 4.4 8.2 1.89
162 Game Avg. 7 8 .439 3.09 68 0 47 0 0 13 99 79 38 34 10 48 8 90 3 1 3 416 132 1.288 7.2 0.9 4.4 8.2 1.89
CLE (2 yrs) 9 16 .360 3.83 116 0 88 0 0 22 164.2 141 77 70 20 71 12 151 4 2 5 698 110 1.287 7.7 1.1 3.9 8.3 2.13
PIT (1 yr) 1 1 .500 2.65 22 0 4 0 0 1 34.0 33 10 10 6 15 4 28 1 0 1 144 139 1.412 8.7 1.6 4.0 7.4 1.87
TEX (1 yr) 1 3 .250 1.44 17 0 13 0 0 5 25.0 16 7 4 2 10 3 18 1 0 0 103 282 1.040 5.8 0.7 3.6 6.5 1.80
TOR (1 yr) 7 3 .700 1.71 32 0 23 0 0 9 47.1 28 10 9 0 35 4 51 1 0 3 199 232 1.331 5.3 0.0 6.7 9.7 1.46
AL (4 yrs) AL 17 22 .436 3.15 165 0 124 0 0 36 237.0 185 94 83 22 116 19 220 6 2 8 1000 132 1.270 7.0 0.8 4.4 8.4 1.90
NL (1 yr) NL 1 1 .500 2.65 22 0 4 0 0 1 34.0 33 10 10 6 15 4 28 1 0 1 144 139 1.412 8.7 1.6 4.0 7.4 1.87

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1978 20 TOR AL 47.1 0 10 29 0 2.1 19 2.4 $
1979 21 CLE AL 78.2 0 41 52 -2 1.5 11 0.6 $
1980 22 CLE AL 86.0 0 36 55 -2 1.5 19 1.5 $
1981 23 PIT NL 34.0 0 10 19 -1 1.4 9 0.9 $
1983 25 TEX AL 25.0 0 7 14 1 1.9 7 0.8 $
5 Seasons 271.0 0 104 169 -4 1.6 65 6.2 $
CLE (2 yrs) 164.2 0 77 107 -4 1.5 30 2.1 $
PIT (1 yr) 34.0 0 10 19 -1 1.4 9 0.9 $
TEX (1 yr) 25.0 0 7 14 1 1.9 7 0.8 $
TOR (1 yr) 47.1 0 10 29 0 2.1 19 2.4 $

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1978 20 TOR AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 21 CLE AL 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1980 22 CLE AL 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1981 23 PIT NL 22 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1983 25 TEX AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Seasons 187 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
CLE (2 yrs) 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 22 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOR (1 yr) 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 165 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (1 yr) 22 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1981 23 PIT NL 5 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
1 Season 5 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1978 TOR AL 20 P 32 0 0 47.1 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 1.14 0.19 .953 1.90 1.88 4 3 43% 0
1979 CLE AL 21 P 61 0 0 78.2 7 1 4 2 0 .714 0.57 0.08 .949 1.92 1.89 7 5 42% 0
1980 CLE AL 22 P 55 0 0 86.0 7 1 5 1 1 .857 0.63 0.11 .957 1.85 1.85 9 2 18% 0
1981 PIT NL 23 P 22 0 0 34.0 6 1 5 0 1 1.000 1.59 0.27 .958 1.96 1.98 3 1 25% 0
1983 TEX AL 25 P 17 0 0 25.0 4 1 2 1 0 .750 1.08 0.18 .958 1.80 1.78 3 0 0% 0
5 Seasons P 187 0 0 271.0 30 5 21 4 2 .867 0.86 0.14 .955 1.89 1.88 26 11 30% 0
5 Seasons TOT 187 0 0 271.0 30 5 21 4 2 .867 0.86 0.14 .955 1.89 1.88 26 11 30% 0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
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  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1979 AL  61 (6th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1979 AL  48 (6th)
1980 AL  40 (9th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1978 AL  1.000 (1st)

Youngest s c a p y
1978 AL  born 1957-12-24 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2585), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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