Nelson Cruz

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: September 13, 1972 in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic do

High School: Liceo Jose Castellanos (Dominican Republic)

Debut: August 1, 1997 (Age 24-322d, 17,115th in major league history)
vs. ANA 0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 9, 2003 (Age 30-299d)
vs. SFG 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Full Name: Nelson Cruz

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Relatives: Cousin of José Román

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.5

ERA

5.04

204

348.1

277

WHIP

1.372

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Team Record in Appearances: 8-11

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 10, Entered with runners on base: 7

1997 Pitching Game Log

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1997 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	1	107	Aug 1	CHW	@	ANA	L,1-9	8-GF(8)		99	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	-2.89	1	5	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.12	8b --- 2 out d8	8b end d 8
2	2	110	Aug 5	CHW	@	OAK	W,3-0	8-8	H(1)	3	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	-2.89	2	10	7	2	1	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.004	.76	0.00%	-0.02	8b --- 0 out a3	8b 1-- 1 out a3
3	3	113	Aug 8	CHW	@	SEA	L,0-5	5-7		2	3.0	2	1	1	1	2	1	0	2.45	5.29	10	36	24	5	7	4	3	0	2	0		2	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	.21	0.037	.22	0.02%	1.64	5b 12- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d5
4	4	117	Aug 13	CHW		ANA	W,5-2	6-8	H(2)	4	2.2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.42	3.42	9	34	23	7	6	1	5	3	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.28	0.183	1.84	0.16%	1.36	6t --- 0 out a2	8t 1-- 2 out a2
5	5	122	Aug 17(2)	CHW		SEA	W,4-2	6-8	H(3)	3	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.16	3.11	8	21	14	3	2	3	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.083	.82	0.04%	0.64	6t --- 1 out a1	8t -2- 1 out a3
6	6	124	Aug 19(1)	CHW		TOR	L,5-6	7-7	L(0-1)	1	0.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.00	3.22	5	20	11	2	5	0	3	2	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.98	-0.187	1.99	-0.11%	-0.99	7t --- 0 out tie	7t 1-3 2 out d1
7	7	126	Aug 20	CHW		TOR	W,12-6	9-GF		0	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	3.60	4.31	4					1	1	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.47	9t --- 0 out a7	9t end a 6
8	8	129	Aug 23	CHW	@	TEX	L,8-13	6-8	L(0-2)	2	2.1	4	5	5	0	2	2	0	6.57	5.87	12	47	30	4	7	4	6	5	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.47	-0.568	1.65	-0.38%	-3.00	6b --- 0 out d1	8b -2- 1 out tie
9	9	132	Aug 27	CHW	@	TOR	L,2-13	5-GF(8)		3	4.0	7	4	4	1	2	2	0	7.16	6.72	20	54	33	5	5	8	9	3	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.001	.00	0.00%	-1.80	5b --- 0 out d9	8b end d11
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	10	139	Sep 3	CHW	@	STL	L,2-4	7-8		6	1.1	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	7.13	6.22	7	32	21	7	3	2	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.54	-0.037	.63	-0.03%	-0.90	7b --- 0 out d1	8b 12- 1 out d2
11	11	140	Sep 5	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-11	1-2		1	0.2	2	3	3	1	1	0	0	8.35	6.16	5	22	13	4	1	0	3	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.62	-0.021	.99	-0.02%	-0.87	1b 12- 1 out d4	2b 123 0 out d4
12	12	144	Sep 9	CHW		MIL	W,4-1	7-7	H(4)	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.05	6.06	2	8	5	1	0	1	1	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	0.044	.12	0.00%	0.22	7t 1-3 1 out a4	7t 3 out a3
13	13	148	Sep 13	CHW		CLE	W,7-6	6-7	H(5)	3	1.1	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	7.97	5.81	6	25	14	2	3	2	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.97	0.072	.21	0.01%	0.57	6t 1-- 1 out a2	7t 1-3 2 out a3
14	14	149	Sep 14	CHW		CLE	L,3-8	7-7	H(6)	0	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.71	5.87	3	12	6	2	1	1	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.44	0.139	1.31	0.03%	0.95	7t 12- 1 out a2	7t 3 out a2
15	15	150	Sep 15	CHW	@	MIL	L,10-11	6-6		0	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	7.77	6.02	6	26	11	1	2	2	2	0	0	0		1	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.85	-0.117	.06	-0.01%	-1.04	6b 1-- 0 out d1	6b 3 out d3
16	16	155	Sep 21	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-5	8-GF(8)		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.66	5.97	1	6	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.54	8b 1-3 2 out d3	8b end d 3
17	17	156	Sep 23	CHW		MIN	L,3-5	6-7		1	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	7.03	5.70	8	29	15	3	4	2	3	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.73	0.078	.00	0.00%	1.07	6t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d2
18	18	159	Sep 26	CHW		KCR	W,7-2	8-GF		2	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.49	5.35	6	19	14	5	1	2	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.020	.00	0.00%	1.07	8t --- 0 out a5	9t end a 5
19	19	161	Sep 28	CHW		KCR	W,4-3	8-8		1	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.49	5.35	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.17	-0.086	.00	0.00%	-0.39	8t --- 0 out a1	8t 1-- 0 out a1
							8-11		W-L:0-2,Hld:6	2.2	26.1	29	19	19	9	23	6	0	6.49	5.35	116	407	61%	13%	13%	0.69		25%	10%	1		12	17%	2	0	0	106	7	0	1	2	0	0	.78	-0.354	.60	-0.28%	-1.33

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