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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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	2-4 / in Starts: 1-3
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 22 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	17 (9-4-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 22 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	13 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
J Hague	1

Most Driven In By
C Taylor	1
J Torre	1
J Hague	0

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	HBP	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	152 (151)	Sep 19	STL		PHI	L,6-10	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	6	.86	-0.100	.00	0.00%	-0.46	RF
2	2	153	Sep 20	STL		PHI	L,4-7	CG(10)	5	5	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700	6	1.93	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.72	RF
3	3	158 (4)	Sep 26	STL	@	MON	W,7-2	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	.308	.400	.385	.785	6	.89	0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.51	RF
4	4	160 (1)	Sep 29	STL		PIT	L,2-7	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.308	.438	.385	.822	8	.03	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.14	PH
5	5	161	Sep 30	STL		PIT	W,4-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.471	.429	.899	9	2.32	0.074	.00	0.00%	0.27	PH
6	6	162	Oct 1	STL		PIT	L,5-9	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	.353	.500	.412	.912	2	1.06	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.28	RF
							2-4		22	17	2	6	1	1	4	1	1	.353	.500	.412	.912		1.18	0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.12

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