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Nelson Cruz
Nelson Ramon Cruz
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 1, 1980 in Monte Cristi, D.R.
High School: Monte Cristi (Monte Cristi, DO)
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 17, 2005
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Career Home Runs

Nelson Cruz: 55 Career Home Runs

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 4 tying, 13 go ahead
1 Tm
TEX55
 
vs RHP42
vs LHP13
 
Home29
Away26
 
Leverage
High Lev5
Medium Lev21
Low Lev29
13 Opps
SEA8
LAA7
MIN5
OAK5
HOU5
NYY4
BAL4
KCR3
BOS3
CLE3
DET3
TOR3
TBR2
49 Pitchers
Scot Shields2
Joe Saunders2
Fausto Carmona2
Barry Zito2
Scott Baker2
Brian Moehler2
Matt Albers1
Felix Hernandez1
Roy Halladay1
Gil Meche1
Miguel Batista1
Lance Cormier1
Odalis Perez1
Eric O'Flaherty1
Chien-Ming Wang1
Eddie Bonine1
Anthony Swarzak1
Mike Timlin1
Cha Seung Baek1
Chris Smith1
13 Parks
Rangers Bpk29
MinuteMaidPk4
Safeco Fld4
KauffmanStad3
NYC213
NetworkAssoc2
Metrodome2
Angel Stad2
Comerica Pk2
Fenway Pk1
Camden Yards1
Jacobs Fld1
SkyDome1
Where Hit
719
7811
89
99
896
Unk1
General field locations when available.
 
1 Inside the Park
 
Pitches
312
212
111
411
64
54
7+1
Pitches in PA when available.
Game Totals
1·HR gms45
2·HR gms5
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
7th13
5th12
6th12
4th7
9th5
8th5
3rd1
Outs
124
216
015
 
DefPos
RF46
LF5
DH4
Bases
---34
1--9
-2-4
12-3
1232
-232
1-31
 
86 RBI
RISP12
0 on34
1 on13
2 on6
3 on2
Any on21
Inning
27
37
46
510
68
77
83
96
Extra1
 
1-314
4-624
7-end17
RelScore
+4..8
+39
+27
+12
Tied9
-17
-23
-32
-4..8
 
Ahead26
Tied9
Behind20
Before event, for batter
Count
0-011
1-08
2-17
1-16
3-24
0-14
2-24
2-04
1-23
0-22
3-11
3-01

Play By Play

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2006 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 2006-07-31 TEX @ MIN Willie Eyre behind 1-15 t 9 0 --- 6,(3-2)  1 3 7 0% 0% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2 2 2 1 2006-08-16 TEX LAA Kevin Gregg ahead 5-0 b 3 2 123 3,(0-2)  4 9 9 6% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Laird Scores; Blalock Scores; Hairston Scores
3 3 3 1 2006-09-04 TEX @ OAK Barry Zito ahead 2-0 t 2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  1 9 9 8% 76% IPHR Inside-the-park Home Run to CF
4 4 4 2 2006-09-04 TEX @ OAK Barry Zito ahead 4-0 t 6 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  3 9 9 5% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Young Scores; Kinsler Scores
5 5 5 1 2006-09-18 TEX SEA Eric O'Flaherty ahead 5-1 b 7 2 12- 3,(1-1)  3 9 9 3% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball); Blalock Scores; Kinsler Scores
6 6 6 1 2006-09-20 TEX SEA Cha Seung Baek behind 0-5 b 5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  2 9 9 9% 18% Home Run (Fly Ball); Laird Scores
2007 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
7 7 1 1 2007-05-13 TEX LAA Scot Shields tied 6-6 b 9 1 --- 2,(0-1)  1 8 9 41% 100% Walk-Off Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
8 8 2 1 2007-05-18 TEX @ HOU Matt Albers ahead 2-0 t 3 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  2 5 7 12% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Sosa Scores
9 9 3 1 2007-05-21 TEX MIN Julio DePaula ahead 12-2 b 6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  1 5 7 0% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
10 10 4 1 2007-07-28 TEX @ KCR Odalis Perez tied 0-0 t 2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  2 8 9 17% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Wilkerson Scores
11 11 5 2 2007-07-28 TEX @ KCR Octavio Dotel behind 3-6 t 9 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  2 8 9 5% 10% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Wilkerson Scores
12 12 6 1 2007-07-31 TEX @ CLE Fausto Carmona tied 0-0 t 5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  1 6 9 13% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
13 13 7 1 2007-08-31 TEX @ LAA Justin Speier behind 4-6 t 8 1 --- 5,(2-2)  1 7 9 10% 21% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
14 14 8 1 2007-09-21 TEX BAL Victor Santos ahead 2-1 b 4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  1 7 9 10% 78% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15 15 9 1 2007-09-26 TEX LAA Joe Saunders ahead 3-0 b 3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  2 7 9 10% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Sosa Scores
2008 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
16 16 1 1 2008-08-25 TEX @ KCR Gil Meche ahead 2-0 t 3 2 12- 3,(1-1)  3 7 9 19% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Hamilton Scores; Byrd Scores
17 17 2 1 2008-09-06 TEX BOS Chris Smith ahead 7-4 b 3 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  2 8 9 8% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Davis Scores
18 18 3 2 2008-09-06 TEX BOS Mike Timlin ahead 9-4 b 5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  1 8 9 2% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19 19 4 1 2008-09-10 TEX @ SEA Jared Wells behind 0-4 t 5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  2 7 9 12% 25% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Blalock Scores
20 20 5 1 2008-09-19 TEX LAA Scot Shields behind 12-1 b 9 0 --- 4,(2-1)  1 7 9 5% 10% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
21 21 6 1 2008-09-24 TEX OAK Dana Eveland ahead 5-2 b 6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  2 7 9 5% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Blalock Scores
22 22 7 1 2008-09-27 TEX @ LAA Ervin Santana behind 0-1 t 2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  2 6 9 17% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Byrd Scores
2009 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
23 23 1 1 2009-04-08 TEX CLE Fausto Carmona tied 0-0 b 2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  1 5 9 10% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
24 24 2 2 2009-04-08 TEX CLE Rafael Perez ahead 7-4 b 7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  1 5 9 4% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
25 25 3 1 2009-04-10 TEX @ DET Eddie Bonine behind 1-15 t 9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  1 5 9 0% 0% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
26 26 4 1 2009-04-14 TEX BAL Alfredo Simon tied 1-1 b 2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  1 5 9 10% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
27 27 5 1 2009-04-15 TEX BAL Radhames Liz ahead 6-3 b 4 2 123 1,(0-0)  4 7 9 11% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Young Scores/unER; Jones Scores/unER; Byrd Scores/unER; Cruz Scores/Team unER
28 28 6 1 2009-04-21 TEX @ TOR Roy Halladay tied 0-0 t 2 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  2 6 9 13% 69% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Byrd Scores
29 29 7 1 2009-05-05 TEX @ SEA Erik Bedard behind 0-1 t 7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  1 7 9 20% 46% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
30 30 8 1 2009-05-20 TEX @ DET Brandon Lyon behind 1-5 t 7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  1 6 9 5% 11% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
31 31 9 1 2009-05-22 TEX @ HOU LaTroy Hawkins tied 5-5 t 10 1 --- 2,(1-0)  1 5 9 38% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
32 32 10 1 2009-05-23 TEX @ HOU Brian Moehler behind 0-1 t 4 1 -23 7,(3-2)  3 4 9 23% 72% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Vizquel Scores; Hamilton Scores
33 33 11 2 2009-05-23 TEX @ HOU Brian Moehler ahead 4-1 t 6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  1 4 9 5% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
34 34 12 1 2009-05-25 TEX NYY Alfredo Aceves behind 0-11 b 9 1 --- 2,(1-0)  1 4 9 0% 0% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
35 35 13 1 2009-05-29 (1) TEX OAK Santiago Casilla ahead 5-3 b 8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  1 5 9 3% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
36 36 14 1 2009-05-30 TEX OAK Kevin Cameron ahead 6-1 b 5 1 --- 3,(2-0)  1 5 9 2% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
37 37 15 1 2009-06-02 TEX @ NYY A.J. Burnett behind 0-2 t 3 2 -23 2,(1-0)  3 4 9 26% 57% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Young Scores; Blalock Scores
38 38 16 1 2009-06-04 TEX @ NYY Chien-Ming Wang ahead 4-1 t 5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  1 4 9 7% 87% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
39 39 17 1 2009-06-07 TEX @ BOS Hideki Okajima ahead 5-3 t 7 2 --- 4,(2-1)  1 4 9 9% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
40 40 18 1 2009-06-17 TEX HOU Russ Ortiz behind 2-3 b 4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  1 4 9 13% 53% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
41 41 19 1 2009-06-30 TEX LAA Joe Saunders tied 3-3 b 3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  1 5 9 12% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
42 42 20 1 2009-07-04 TEX TBR Lance Cormier ahead 7-4 b 5 1 --- 3,(2-0)  1 6 9 5% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
43 43 21 1 2009-07-10 TEX @ SEA Shawn Kelley ahead 4-2 t 8 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  2 7 9 11% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Byrd Scores
44 44 22 1 2009-07-12 TEX @ SEA Miguel Batista behind 2-3 t 6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  1 7 9 16% 44% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
45 45 23 1 2009-07-18 TEX MIN Scott Baker behind 0-2 b 4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  1 6 10 11% 38% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
46 46 24 1 2009-07-27 TEX DET Armando Galarraga behind 0-1 b 5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  1 6 10 15% 54% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
47 47 25 1 2009-08-01 TEX SEA Felix Hernandez behind 0-5 b 4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  1 6 10 5% 13% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
48 48 26 1 2009-08-20 TEX MIN Anthony Swarzak ahead 4-1 b 6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  1 6 9 4% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
49 49 27 1 2009-08-25 TEX @ NYY Chad Gaudin ahead 7-5 t 5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  1 6 7 9% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
50 50 28 1 2009-08-30 TEX @ MIN Scott Baker behind 1-2 t 7 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  2 7 7 36% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Kinsler Scores
51 51 29 1 2009-08-31 TEX TOR Brett Cecil behind 4-11 b 5 2 12- 3,(0-2)  3 5 10 7% 9% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hamilton Scores; Byrd Scores
52 52 30 1 2009-09-02 TEX TOR Scott Richmond ahead 4-3 b 6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  1 5 9 10% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
53 53 31 1 2009-09-04 TEX @ BAL Chris Tillman ahead 4-0 t 6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  1 6 9 4% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
54 54 32 1 2009-09-13 (1) TEX SEA Jason Vargas ahead 6-1 b 7 2 --- 5,(2-2)  1 6 9 1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
55 55 33 1 2009-09-27 TEX TBR David Price tied 0-0 b 2 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  2 7 9 19% 72% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Jones Scores

About the SABR Home Run Encyclopedia

Much of the data on Baseball-Reference.com's Home Run Logs comes from the Tattersall/McConnell Home Run Log, a database of all homers hit in the major leagues since 1876. This project was begun in the 1940's by John C. Tattersall and was continued after Tattersall's death in 1981 by Bob McConnell, one of SABR's original 16 members. David Vincent, another SABR member, has since assumed the leadership of the project. Baseball-Reference.com has licensed this remarkable database from the Society for American Baseball Research. All credit for the data therein goes to the intrepid researchers who digitized this data from archival sources.

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