José Cruz

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: August 8, 1947 in Arroyo, Puerto Rico pr

High School: Arroyo HS (Arroyo, Puerto Rico)

Debut: September 19, 1970 (Age 23-042d, 13,084th in major league history)
vs. PHI 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 19, 1988 (Age 40-346d)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: José Cruz

Nicknames: Cheo

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Relatives: Brother of Héctor Cruz, Tommy Cruz; Father of José Cruz

2x All-Star
2x Silver Slugger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

54.4

7917

2251

165

.284

1036

RBI

1077

317

OBP

.354

SLG

.420

OPS

.774

OPS+

120

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	HOU		LAD	W,3-2	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	2	Apr 11	HOU		LAD	W,10-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
3	3	Apr 12	HOU		LAD	L,5-6	CG	72	17.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	4	Apr 13	HOU		LAD	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	5	Apr 14	HOU		ATL	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
6	6	Apr 15	HOU		ATL	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
7	7	Apr 17	HOU	@	LAD	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	8	Apr 18	HOU	@	LAD	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
9	9	Apr 19	HOU	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	Apr 20	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
11	11	Apr 21	HOU		CIN	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
12	12	Apr 22	HOU		CIN	W,8-0	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	13	Apr 23	HOU		CIN	L,2-3	CG	49	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	14	Apr 25	HOU		NYM	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
15	15	Apr 26	HOU		NYM	W,6-0	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	16	Apr 27	HOU		NYM	W,4-3	CG	46	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	17	Apr 29	HOU	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	18	Apr 30	HOU	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	19	May 1	HOU	@	CIN	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
20	20	May 2	HOU	@	STL	L,1-9	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	21	May 3	HOU	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
22	22	May 4	HOU	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
23	23	May 5	HOU	@	MON	L,1-10	GS	33	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
24	24	May 6	HOU	@	MON	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
25	25	May 7	HOU	@	MON	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	26	May 9	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	27	May 10	HOU	@	ATL	W,3-2	CG	40	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	28	May 11	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
29	29	May 13	HOU		MON	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
30	30	May 14	HOU		MON	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
31	31	May 16	HOU		PHI	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
32	32	May 17	HOU		PHI	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
33	34 (1)	May 20	HOU	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	36 (1)	May 22	HOU	@	NYM	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	37	May 23	HOU	@	PHI	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
36	38	May 24	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	39	May 25	HOU	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	LF
38	40	May 26	HOU		SDP	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
39	41	May 27	HOU		SDP	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
40	42	May 28	HOU		SDP	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
41	43	May 30	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	44	May 31	HOU	@	SFG	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	45	Jun 1	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	46	Jun 2	HOU	@	SDP	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
45	47	Jun 3	HOU	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	48	Jun 4	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	49	Jun 6	HOU		SFG	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	50	Jun 7	HOU		SFG	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
49	51	Jun 8	HOU		SFG	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
50	52	Jun 9	HOU		CHC	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	53	Jun 10	HOU		CHC	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
52	54	Jun 11	HOU		CHC	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	55	Jun 13	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
54	56	Jun 14	HOU	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
55	57	Jun 15	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
56	58	Jun 16	HOU	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
57	59	Jun 17	HOU	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
58	60	Jun 18	HOU		STL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
59	61	Jun 19	HOU		STL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	62	Jun 20	HOU		PIT	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	LF
61	63	Jun 21	HOU		PIT	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	64	Jun 22	HOU		PIT	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
63	65	Jun 23	HOU		LAD	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	66	Jun 24	HOU		LAD	W,5-4	CG	50	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
65	67	Jun 25	HOU		LAD	L,2-9	CG	52	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
66	68	Jun 27	HOU		CIN	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
67	69	Jun 28	HOU		CIN	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
68	70	Jun 29	HOU		CIN	W,12-10	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
69	71	Jun 30	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	46	10.1	2	1	0	3	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	72	Jul 1	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-13	GS	35	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
71	73	Jul 2	HOU	@	ATL	L,0-14	GS	33	5.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
72	74	Jul 3	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
73	75	Jul 4	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
74	76	Jul 5 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	L,6-8	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
75	77	Jul 5 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
76	78	Jul 6	HOU	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
77	79	Jul 10	HOU	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	37	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
78	80	Jul 11	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
79	81	Jul 12	HOU		ATL	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
80	82	Jul 13 (1)	HOU		ATL	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	LF
81	83	Jul 13 (2)	HOU		ATL	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	84	Jul 14	HOU		ATL	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	85	Jul 15	HOU		PHI	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	86	Jul 16	HOU		PHI	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	87	Jul 17	HOU		PHI	L,1-2	GS	13	3.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
86	90 (2)	Jul 19 (2)	HOU		MON	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
87	91	Jul 20	HOU		MON	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	92	Jul 21	HOU		NYM	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
89	93	Jul 22	HOU		NYM	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
90	94	Jul 23	HOU		NYM	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
91	95	Jul 25	HOU	@	MON	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
92	96	Jul 26	HOU	@	MON	L,1-2	CG	53	11.2	5	0	0	5	0	LF
93	97	Jul 27	HOU	@	MON	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
94	98	Jul 28	HOU	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	35	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
95	99	Jul 29	HOU	@	PHI	L,6-9	CG	40	8.0	1	0	2	3	0	LF
96	100	Jul 30	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	101	Aug 1	HOU	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
98	102	Aug 2	HOU	@	NYM	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
99	103	Aug 3	HOU	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
100	104	Aug 4	HOU		SFG	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
101	105	Aug 5	HOU		SFG	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
102	106	Aug 6	HOU		SFG	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
103	107	Aug 7	HOU		SDP	L,1-5	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
104	108	Aug 8	HOU		SDP	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
105	109	Aug 9	HOU		SDP	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
106	110	Aug 10	HOU		SDP	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
107	111	Aug 11	HOU	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
108	112	Aug 12	HOU	@	SFG	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
109	113	Aug 13	HOU	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	51	11.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
110	114	Aug 14	HOU	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
111	115	Aug 15	HOU	@	SDP	W,3-1	GS	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
112	116	Aug 17 (1)	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
113	117	Aug 17 (2)	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
114	118	Aug 19	HOU		PIT	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
115	119	Aug 20	HOU		PIT	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
116	120	Aug 21	HOU		PIT	W,12-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
117	121	Aug 22	HOU		CHC	W,3-2	CG	47	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
118	122	Aug 23	HOU		CHC	W,1-0	CG	60	17.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
119	123	Aug 24	HOU		CHC	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
120	124	Aug 25	HOU	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
121	125	Aug 26	HOU	@	STL	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
122	126	Aug 27	HOU	@	STL	L,2-10	CG	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
123	127	Aug 28	HOU	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
124	128	Aug 29	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
125	129	Aug 30	HOU	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
126	130	Aug 31	HOU	@	CHC	L,7-8	CG	43	8.2	0	1	1	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	131	Sep 1 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	W,10-4	GS	29	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
128	132	Sep 1 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
129	134 (1)	Sep 5	HOU		STL	L,5-7	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
130	135	Sep 6 (1)	HOU		STL	W,9-5	GS	18	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
131	136	Sep 6 (2)	HOU		STL	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
132	137	Sep 7	HOU		STL	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
133	138	Sep 9	HOU		LAD	W,5-4	GS	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
134	139	Sep 10	HOU		LAD	W,6-5	CG	50	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
135	140	Sep 12	HOU		SFG	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
136	141	Sep 13	HOU		SFG	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
137	142	Sep 14	HOU		SFG	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
138	143	Sep 15	HOU		SDP	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
139	144	Sep 16	HOU		SDP	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
140	145	Sep 17	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-7	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
141	146	Sep 18	HOU	@	CIN	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
142	147	Sep 19	HOU	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
143	148	Sep 20	HOU	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
144	149	Sep 21	HOU	@	SFG	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
145	150	Sep 22	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
146	151	Sep 23	HOU	@	SDP	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
147	152	Sep 24	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
148	153	Sep 25	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-2	GS	25	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
149	154	Sep 26	HOU		CIN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
150	155	Sep 27	HOU		CIN	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
151	156	Sep 28	HOU		CIN	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
152	157	Sep 30	HOU		ATL	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
153	158	Oct 1	HOU		ATL	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
154	159	Oct 2	HOU		ATL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
155	160	Oct 3	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
156	161	Oct 4	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
157	162	Oct 5	HOU	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
158	163	Oct 6	HOU	@	LAD	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
							158gm		1405.1	329	16	11	356	1