Héctor Cruz

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: April 2, 1953 in Arroyo, Puerto Rico pr

High School: Carmen Bozello Huyke HS (Arroyo, Puerto Rico)

Debut: August 11, 1973 (Age 20-131d, 13,403rd in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 15, 1982 (Age 29-104d)
vs. ATL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Full Name: Héctor Louis Cruz

Nicknames: Heity

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Relatives: Brother of José Cruz, Tommy Cruz; Uncle of José Cruz

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-3.6

1607

361

.225

186

RBI

200

OBP

.301

SLG

.353

OPS

.654

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 8	SFG	@	CIN	L,6-7	GF	19	3.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	21 (16)	Apr 28	SFG	@	MON	L,4-6	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	37 (15)	May 17	SFG	@	HOU	W,3-0	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
4	38	May 18	SFG	@	ATL	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	48 (9)	May 28	SFG		ATL	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	55 (6)	Jun 5	SFG	@	STL	L,4-5	GF	14	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
7	63 (7)	Jun 14	SFG		CHC	L,6-8	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
8	73 (9)	Jun 26	SFG		ATL	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from San Francisco Giants to Cincinnati Reds
9	80	Jul 1 (2)	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-7	GS	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF LF
10	81	Jul 3	CIN		HOU	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	82	Jul 4	CIN		HOU	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	2	1	1	4	1	LF
12	83	Jul 5	CIN		HOU	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
13	84	Jul 6	CIN		PIT	W,2-1	GS	25	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	85	Jul 7	CIN		PIT	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	86	Jul 8 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	87	Jul 8 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
17	88	Jul 9	CIN		STL	L,3-6	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	89	Jul 10	CIN		STL	W,4-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
19	90	Jul 11	CIN		STL	W,6-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
20	91	Jul 12	CIN		CHC	L,8-10	GF	18	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
21	98 (6)	Jul 22 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,12-1	GS	35	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	LF RF
22	100 (1)	Jul 23	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
23	101	Jul 24	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-5	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	102	Jul 25	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	4	1	0	5	1	RF
25	103	Jul 26	CIN	@	PIT	W,9-7	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
26	104	Jul 27	CIN	@	ATL	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
27	106 (1)	Jul 28 (2)	CIN	@	ATL	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
28	107	Jul 29	CIN	@	ATL	W,9-4	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
29	108	Jul 30	CIN		LAD	W,9-4	GF	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
30	109	Jul 31	CIN		LAD	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	110	Aug 1	CIN		LAD	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
32	111	Aug 3	CIN		SDP	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
33	112	Aug 4	CIN		SDP	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	113	Aug 5	CIN		SDP	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
35	114	Aug 6	CIN		ATL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
36	115	Aug 7	CIN		ATL	L,2-3	GF	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
37	116	Aug 8	CIN		ATL	W,3-1	GF	16	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
38	117	Aug 9	CIN		ATL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
39	118	Aug 10	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
40	119	Aug 12 (1)	CIN	@	SDP	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
41	120	Aug 12 (2)	CIN	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
42	121	Aug 14	CIN		PHI	W,2-1	CG	35	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
43	123 (1)	Aug 17	CIN		NYM	W,4-3	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
44	124	Aug 18	CIN		NYM	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
45	125	Aug 19	CIN		NYM	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
46	126	Aug 20	CIN		MON	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
47	129 (2)	Aug 24	CIN	@	NYM	W,1-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
48	130	Aug 25	CIN	@	NYM	W,8-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
49	131	Aug 26	CIN	@	NYM	W,8-0	GS	29	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF RF
50	132	Aug 27	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-2	GS	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
51	133	Aug 28	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-2	GS	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF RF
52	134	Aug 29	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-6	GS	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF RF
53	135	Aug 31	CIN	@	MON	L,7-8	GS	45	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	137 (1)	Sep 2	CIN	@	MON	L,1-13	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
55	138	Sep 3	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
56	139	Sep 4	CIN	@	ATL	L,6-7	GS	28	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	140	Sep 5	CIN		SFG	W,6-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF RF
58	141	Sep 6	CIN		SFG	W,12-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
59	143 (1)	Sep 8	CIN		LAD	W,4-1	GS	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
60	144	Sep 9	CIN		LAD	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
61	145	Sep 11	CIN		HOU	W,9-8	GF	13	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
62	146	Sep 12	CIN		HOU	W,7-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
63	147	Sep 14	CIN	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
64	148	Sep 15	CIN	@	LAD	W,2-1	GS	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
65	149	Sep 16	CIN	@	LAD	W,2-0	GS	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
66	150	Sep 17	CIN	@	SFG	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	151	Sep 18	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
68	152	Sep 19	CIN	@	SDP	W,3-2	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
69	153	Sep 20	CIN	@	SDP	W,8-5	GS	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF RF
70	154	Sep 21	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-3	GF	17	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
71	156 (1)	Sep 23	CIN	@	HOU	W,7-1	GS	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
72	157	Sep 25	CIN		SDP	L,2-8	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
73	158	Sep 26	CIN		SDP	W,4-3	GS	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF RF
74	159	Sep 28	CIN		ATL	W,3-0	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
75	160	Sep 29	CIN		ATL	L,0-2	GS	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
76	161	Sep 30	CIN		ATL	L,2-7	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							93gm		515.0	130	10	3	143	4