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.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 14 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,4-8	GS	37	7.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
2	9	Apr 14 (2)	STL	@	PIT	W,6-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
3	11 (1)	Apr 16	STL	@	PHI	L,3-10	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
4	13 (1)	Apr 18	STL	@	PHI	W,6-2	GF	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
5	15 (1)	Apr 20	STL		MON	W,10-4	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	17 (1)	Apr 23	STL		HOU	W,8-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
7	21 (3)	Apr 28	STL		CIN	W,9-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	22	Apr 30	STL		ATL	W,7-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	29 (6)	May 10	STL	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
10	30	May 11	STL	@	MON	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
11	32 (1)	May 15	STL		NYM	W,10-1	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
12	34 (1)	May 17	STL		CHC	W,9-8	GF	19	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
13	35	May 18	STL		CHC	W,11-2	GF	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
14	36	May 19	STL		CHC	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
15	39 (2)	May 22	STL		PHI	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	42 (2)	May 26	STL	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
17	43	May 27	STL		LAD	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	44	May 28	STL		LAD	L,5-11	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	46 (1)	May 31	STL		SDP	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	49 (2)	Jun 4	STL	@	SFG	L,3-5	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
21	51 (1)	Jun 6	STL	@	SFG	L,5-9	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
22	52	Jun 7	STL	@	SDP	L,0-1		16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
23	53	Jun 8	STL	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
24	56 (2)	Jun 11	STL	@	LAD	W,1-0	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
25	57	Jun 12	STL	@	LAD	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
26	58	Jun 14	STL	@	ATL	L,1-6	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
27	59	Jun 15	STL	@	ATL	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
28	60	Jun 16	STL	@	ATL	W,6-3	GS	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
29	61	Jun 17	STL		SFG	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
30	62	Jun 18	STL		SFG	W,3-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
31	63	Jun 19	STL		SFG	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
32	64	Jun 21	STL		MON	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
33	65	Jun 22	STL		MON	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
34	70 (4)	Jun 26	STL		PIT	L,2-7	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	77 (6)	Jul 4	STL		CHC	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
36	86 (8)	Jul 12 (2)	STL		ATL	W,10-0	GF	22	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	90 (3)	Jul 16	STL		CIN	L,7-12	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
38	95 (4)	Jul 21	STL		HOU	W,9-1	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	101 (5)	Jul 29	STL	@	CHC	W,11-4	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
40	103 (1)	Jul 31	STL	@	PHI	W,9-8	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	106 (2)	Aug 3	STL		PHI	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
42	107	Aug 4 (1)	STL		PHI	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
43	108	Aug 4 (2)	STL		PHI	W,11-0	GS	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
44	109	Aug 5	STL		PHI	W,3-2	CG	50	13.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
45	110	Aug 6 (1)	STL	@	MON	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
46	113 (2)	Aug 8	STL	@	MON	L,2-3	GF	13	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
47	117 (3)	Aug 12	STL		SDP	W,6-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
48	120 (2)	Aug 16	STL		SFG	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
49	122 (1)	Aug 18	STL		SFG	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	134 (11)	Sep 1	STL	@	SFG	W,8-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
51	153 (18)	Sep 22	STL		CHC	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
52	154	Sep 23	STL		PIT	L,0-1	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	CF
53	157 (2)	Sep 27	STL	@	CHC	W,10-4	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	159 (1)	Sep 29	STL	@	CHC	W,7-3	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
							56gm		297.1	84	1	2	87	3