Jacob Cruz

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: January 28, 1973 in Oxnard, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 45th round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from Channel Islands HS (Oxnard, CA) and the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (32nd) of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

High School: Channel Islands HS (Oxnard, CA)

School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: July 18, 1996 (Age 23-172d, 16,919th in major league history)
vs. LAD 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 2005 (Age 32-247d)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

National Team: us USA (18U)

Full Name: Jacob Cruz

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

729

176

.241

RBI

105

OBP

.331

SLG

.377

OPS

.708

OPS+

Summary of 19 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 6 go ahead

5 Tms
CIN	7
CLE	6
SFG	3
DET	2
COL	1

Platoon
vs RHP	17
vs LHP	2

Home/Road
Home	13
Away	6

Outs
0	11
2	5
1	3

13 Opps
TBD	3
LAD	3
SEA	2
NYY	2
PIT	1
PHI	1
OAK	1
SDP	1
MON	1
CLE	1
ANA	1
HOU	1
MIL	1

19 Pitchers
Jesús Colomé	1
Melvin Bunch	1
Eric Plunk	1
Lee Gardner	1
Brian Lawrence	1
Chris Peters	1
Orlando Hernández	1
Roy Oswalt	1
Jeff Weaver	1
Ryan Madson	1
Tom Candiotti	1
Pat Rapp	1
Roger Clemens	1
Justin Duchscherer	1
John Halama	1
Ryan Drese	1
Ramón Martínez	1
Jorge Sosa	1
Rocky Biddle	1

8 Parks
Progressive (CLE)	6
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	5
3Com Park (SFO)	3
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1

Where Hit
89	7
9	5
8	4
7	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	5
2	5
1	4
4	4
6	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	19

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	9
1--	6
-2-	2
12-	1
-23	1

31 RBI
RISP	4
0 on	9
1 on	8
2 on	2
Any on	10

Inning
1	1
2	3
3	1
4	2
5	1
6	2
7	4
8	3
9	2

1-3	5
4-6	5
7-end	9

RelScore
+4..	1
+1	1
Tied	3
-1	4
-2	5
-4..	5

Ahead	2
Tied	3
Behind	14

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	4
2-1	4
1-0	3
1-1	3
0-1	2
0-2	1
2-2	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	5
PH	4
CF	4
RF	4
1B	1
DH	1

OrderPos
6th	6
1st	4
7th	3
8th	3
9th	2
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	7

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1996-07-19	SFG		LAD	Tom Candiotti	behind 1-3	b 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	9	0.129	41%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
2	2	2	1	1996-07-21	SFG		LAD	Ramón Martínez	behind 0-2	b 2	2	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	6	9	0.102	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
3	3	3	1	1996-09-14	SFG		PIT	Chris Peters	behind 1-2	b 7	0	-23	1,(0-0) X	3	6	7	0.234	89%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); D. McCarty Scores; K. Batiste Scores
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1999-06-10	CLE		MIL	Eric Plunk	behind 5-12	b 8	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	7	0.011	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Manto Scores
5	5	2	1	1999-06-18	CLE		SEA	John Halama	behind 0-7	b 8	0	12-	3,(1-1) SBX	3	1	8	0.034	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); E. Wilson Scores; E. Díaz Scores
6	6	3	1	1999-06-19	CLE		SEA	Melvin Bunch	behind 0-1	b 2	0	1--	3,(1-1) BCX	2	7	7	0.153	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball); J. Thome Scores
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	2001-05-18	CLE	@	ANA	Pat Rapp	tied 1-1	t 2	2	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	1	8	0.186	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); E. Taubensee Scores
8	8	2	1	2001-05-25	CLE		NYY	Orlando Hernández	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	1	8	0.094	64%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
9	9	3	1	2001-05-26	CLE		NYY	Roger Clemens	tied 1-1	b 3	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	1	8	0.163	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); E. Taubensee Scores
10	10	4	1	2001-10-07	COL	@	SDP	Brian Lawrence	behind 2-3	t 4	0	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	7	0.181	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Uribe Scores
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2002-04-04	DET	@	TBD	Jorge Sosa	behind 0-9	t 9	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	9	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
12	12	2	1	2002-05-29	DET	@	CLE	Ryan Drese	behind 1-5	t 7	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	7	0.048	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	2004-06-06	CIN		MON	Rocky Biddle	behind 3-5	b 9	2	1--	2,(0-1) .FX	2	8	PH	0.490	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); B. Larson Scores
14	14	2	1	2004-06-09	CIN	@	OAK	Justin Duchscherer	behind 7-11	t 7	2	---	3,(0-2) FSX	1	7	DH	0.035	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
15	15	3	1	2004-08-01	CIN		HOU	Roy Oswalt	ahead 3-2	b 4	0	-2-	6,(2-2) SBBSFX	2	6	9	0.118	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); W. Peña Scores
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	2005-06-08	CIN		TBD	Lee Gardner	behind 7-9	b 8	1	---	4,(2-1) .BBCX	1	7	PH	0.122	24%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	2	1	2005-06-09	CIN		TBD	Jesús Colomé	ahead 13-5	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	9	PH	0.002	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	3	1	2005-07-27	CIN	@	LAD	Jeff Weaver	behind 2-4	t 7	2	1--	4,(2-1) .BFBX	2	9	PH	0.290	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); A. Kearns Scores
19	19	4	1	2005-09-23	CIN		PHI	Ryan Madson	behind 5-6	b 6	0	---	3,(1-1) .CBX	1	6	3	0.181	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)