José Cruz

Positions: Leftfielder and Rightfielder

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)

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

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1967	19	-2.2	St. Petersburg	FLOR	A	STL	78	245	205	33	57	8	9	1	20	6	4	36	28	.278	.387	.420	.806	86		1	2	1
1968	20	-1.6	Modesto	CALL	A	STL	133	570	504	101	144	24	10	13	53	17	5	53	79	.286	.360	.450	.810	227		6	6	1
1969	21	-2.0	Arkansas	TL	AA	STL	102	435	400	56	109	18	9	6	49	4	7	30	54	.273	.323	.408	.731	163		1	2	2
1970	22	-1.2	Arkansas	TL	AA	STL	133	575	493	89	148	29	7	21	90	11	8	73	60	.300	.386	.515	.902	254			3	6	3
1970	22	-5.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	6	22	17	2	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	.353	.500	.412	.912	7	1	1	0	0	0
1971	23	-2.3	Tulsa	AA	AAA	STL	67	301	254	56	83	15	7	15	49	5	4	46	31	.327	.430	.618	1.048	157		0	1	0
1971	23	-4.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	83	346	292	46	80	13	2	9	27	6	3	49	35	.274	.377	.425	.802	124	6	1	1	3	6
1972	24	-3.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	117	374	332	33	78	14	4	2	23	9	3	36	54	.235	.309	.319	.628	106	4	1	2	3	3
1973	25	-2.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	132	471	406	51	92	22	5	10	57	10	4	51	66	.227	.310	.379	.689	154	8	1	6	7	4
1974	26	-1.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	107	182	161	24	42	4	3	5	20	4	2	20	27	.261	.341	.416	.757	67	3	0	0	1	5
1975	27	-0.2	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	120	377	315	44	81	15	2	9	49	6	3	52	44	.257	.358	.403	.762	127	6	1	3	6	6
1976	28	0.4	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	133	496	439	49	133	21	5	4	61	28	11	53	46	.303	.377	.401	.777	176	6	0	2	2	5
1977	29	1.6	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	157	661	579	87	173	31	10	17	87	44	23	69	67	.299	.368	.475	.843	275	4	0	3	10	13
1978	30	2.2	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	153	627	565	79	178	34	9	10	83	37	9	57	57	.315	.376	.460	.836	260	9	0	2	3	9
1979	31	2.7	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	157	636	558	73	161	33	7	9	72	36	14	72	66	.289	.367	.421	.788	235	5	0	1	5	16
1980	32	3.5	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	160	680	612	79	185	29	7	11	91	36	11	60	66	.302	.360	.427	.787	261	11	0	0	8	13
1981	33	4.6	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	107	451	409	53	109	16	5	13	55	5	7	35	49	.267	.319	.425	.745	174	7	0	0	7	4
1982	34	5.5	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	155	640	570	62	157	27	2	9	68	21	11	60	67	.275	.342	.377	.719	215	11	1	3	6	12
1983	35	6.5	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	160	664	594	85	189	28	8	14	92	30	16	65	86	.318	.385	.463	.848	275	4	1	1	3	10
1984	36	7.5	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	160	685	600	96	187	28	13	12	95	22	8	73	68	.312	.381	.462	.842	277	8	0	2	10	10
1985	37	8.3	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	141	590	544	69	163	34	4	9	79	16	5	43	74	.300	.349	.427	.776	232	11	0	0	3	10
1986	38	9.5	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	141	536	479	48	133	22	4	10	72	3	4	55	86	.278	.351	.403	.754	193	9	0	0	2	12
1987	39	10.8	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	126	405	365	47	88	17	4	11	38	4	1	36	65	.241	.307	.400	.707	146	4	0	1	3	3
1988	40	14.3	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	5	18	17	3	4	2	0	1	5	1	0	1	4	.235	.278	.529	.807	9		0	0	0	0
1988	40	11.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	38	88	80	9	16	2	0	1	7	0	1	8	8	.200	.273	.263	.535	21	2	0	0	0	1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (19 seasons)					Majors		2353	8931	7917	1036	2251	391	94	165	1077	317	136	898	1031	.284	.354	.420	.774	3325	119	7	27	82	142
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		518	2144	1873	338	545	96	42	57	266	44	28	239	256	.291	.372	.478	.850	896		8	14	10	3
All Levels (22 Seasons)							2871	11075	9790	1374	2796	487	136	222	1343	361	164	1137	1287	.286	.358	.431	.789	4221	119	15	41	92	145

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		72	319	271	59	87	17	7	16	54	6	4	47	35	.321	.421	.613	1.034	166		0	1	0	0
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		235	1010	893	145	257	47	16	27	139	15	15	103	114	.288	.359	.467	.826	417		1	5	8	3
A (2 seasons)					Minors		211	815	709	134	201	32	19	14	73	23	9	89	107	.284	.368	.442	.810	313		7	8	2