Chico Ruiz
Manuel (Cruz) Ruiz
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 170 lb.

Born: November 1, 1951 in Santurce, P.R.
Signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent in 1969. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 29, 1978
Final Game: September 25, 1980
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1978 ATL NL 26 2B 14 10 95.0 63 31 31 1 5 .984 -0.1 -1.3 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 0 5.87 4.43 .976 5.30 4.34
1978 ATL NL 26 3B 1 1 8.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.12 1.00 .900 3.04 2.50
1980 ATL NL 28 3B 16 3 48.1 24 5 16 3 0 .875 0.1 2.5 0.1 -0.4 0.5 0 3.91 1.31 .950 2.87 2.39
1980 ATL NL 28 SS 4 0 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -102.9 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 2.57 0.50 .950 5.01 4.30
1980 ATL NL 28 2B 2 1 8.0 3 2 1 0 1 1.000 -0.6 -90.0 -0.6 -0.3 -0.3 0 3.38 1.50 .967 5.51 4.70
2 Seasons 3B 17 4 56.1 25 5 17 3 0 .880 0.1 2.1 0.1 -0.4 0.5 0 3.51 1.29 .948 2.89 2.39
2 Seasons 2B 16 11 103.0 66 33 32 1 6 .985 -0.7 -8.2 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 5.68 4.06 .976 5.31 4.39
1 Season SS 4 0 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -102.9 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 2.57 0.50 .950 5.01 4.30
2 Seasons TOT 37 15 166.1 93 40 49 4 6 .957 -1.2 -8.7 -1.2 -1.7 0.5 0 4.82 2.41 .925 4.48 3.46

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1978 ATL NL 26 18 11 18 15 0 0 0 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
1980 ATL NL 28 25 4 25 21 0 0 0 2 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
2 Seasons 43 15 43 36 0 0 0 16 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 6
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1978 ATL NL 26 38 66% 66% 24% 2 50% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 ATL NL 28 228 65% 80% 28% 23 83% 0 3 3 0 0 16 13 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 266 65% 78% 27% 25 80% 0 3 3 0 0 17 14 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 58% 79% 26% 89% 68%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1978 ATL NL 26 450 56% 77% 31% 46 93% 0 30 14 14 2 33 29 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 0
1980 ATL NL 28 36 67% 67% 25% 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
2 Seasons 486 57% 76% 30% 46 93% 0 32 14 16 2 34 30 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 2 1 1 1 5 2 3 1 1 0
MLB Averages 58% 79% 26% 94%

Advanced Fielding -- SS*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1980 ATL NL 28 30 63% 80% 37% 1 100% 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 30 63% 80% 37% 1 100% 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 58% 79% 26% 91%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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