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.

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
2	2	Apr 11	HOU	@	LAD	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	3	Apr 12	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
4	4	Apr 13	HOU		ATL	L,1-2	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	5	Apr 14	HOU		ATL	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
6	6	Apr 15	HOU		ATL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
7	7	Apr 17	HOU		PIT	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
8	8	Apr 18	HOU		PIT	L,3-6	CG	45	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
9	9	Apr 19	HOU		PIT	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	10	Apr 20	HOU		LAD	L,2-5	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
11	11	Apr 21	HOU		LAD	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
12	12	Apr 22	HOU		LAD	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
13	13	Apr 23	HOU		CIN	L,4-5	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
14	14	Apr 24	HOU		CIN	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
15	15	Apr 25	HOU		CIN	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	16	Apr 26	HOU		CIN	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
17	17	Apr 28	HOU	@	ATL	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	18	Apr 29	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	19	Apr 30	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	20	May 1	HOU	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	21	May 2	HOU	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	50	11.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	22	May 3	HOU	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
23	23	May 4	HOU	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	24	May 5	HOU	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
25	25	May 6	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	45	10.2	6	0	0	6	0	LF
26	26	May 7	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
27	27	May 8	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
28	28	May 9	HOU	@	CIN	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
29	29	May 10	HOU	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	30	May 11	HOU	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	31	May 12	HOU		STL	L,2-3	CG	38	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
32	32	May 13	HOU		STL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
33	33	May 14	HOU		STL	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	34	May 15	HOU		CHC	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
35	35	May 16	HOU		CHC	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	36	May 17	HOU		CHC	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	37	May 19	HOU	@	STL	L,12-15	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	38	May 20	HOU	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
39	39	May 21	HOU	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
40	40	May 22	HOU		SFG	L,3-6	CG	69	15.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
41	41	May 23	HOU		SFG	W,5-3	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	42	May 24	HOU		SFG	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
43	43	May 25	HOU		SDP	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
44	44	May 26	HOU		SDP	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	LF
45	45	May 27	HOU		SDP	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	46	May 29	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	47	May 30	HOU	@	SFG	W,9-8	CG	59	14.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
48	48	May 31	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	49	Jun 2	HOU	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
50	50	Jun 3	HOU	@	SDP	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	51	Jun 4	HOU	@	SDP	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
52	52	Jun 5	HOU		NYM	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	53	Jun 6	HOU		NYM	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
54	54	Jun 7	HOU		NYM	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	LF
55	55	Jun 8	HOU	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	56	Jun 9	HOU	@	PHI	L,3-10	CG	39	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	LF
57	57	Jun 10	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	58	Aug 10	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	59	Aug 11	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	60	Aug 12	HOU	@	SFG	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	61	Aug 13	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
62	62	Aug 14	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
63	68 (5)	Aug 21	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
64	69	Aug 22	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-8	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	70	Aug 23	HOU	@	PHI	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
66	71	Aug 25	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
67	72	Aug 26	HOU	@	NYM	W,9-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
68	73	Aug 27	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
69	74	Aug 28	HOU		PHI	W,3-2	CG	35	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
70	75	Aug 29 (1)	HOU		PHI	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
71	76	Aug 29 (2)	HOU		PHI	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
72	77	Aug 30	HOU		PHI	W,5-4	CG	46	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
73	78	Aug 31	HOU		NYM	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	79	Sep 1	HOU		NYM	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	80	Sep 2	HOU		NYM	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
76	81	Sep 3	HOU	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
77	82	Sep 4	HOU	@	MON	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
78	83	Sep 5	HOU	@	MON	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
79	84	Sep 6	HOU	@	MON	W,4-3	CG	52	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
80	85	Sep 7	HOU	@	ATL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
81	86	Sep 8	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
82	87	Sep 9	HOU	@	ATL	L,0-9	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
83	88	Sep 11	HOU		SFG	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
84	89	Sep 12	HOU		SFG	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	90	Sep 13	HOU		SFG	W,3-0	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	91	Sep 14	HOU		CIN	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
87	92	Sep 15	HOU		CIN	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
88	93	Sep 16	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
89	94	Sep 17	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-0	GS	22	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
90	95	Sep 18	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
91	96	Sep 19	HOU	@	SFG	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
92	97	Sep 20	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
93	98	Sep 22	HOU		ATL	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
94	99	Sep 23	HOU		ATL	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
95	100	Sep 24	HOU		ATL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
96	101	Sep 25	HOU		LAD	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
97	102	Sep 26	HOU		LAD	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
98	103	Sep 27	HOU		LAD	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
99	104	Sep 28	HOU		SDP	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
100	105	Sep 29	HOU		SDP	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
101	106	Sep 30	HOU	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	30	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
102	107	Oct 1	HOU	@	CIN	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
103	108	Oct 2	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
104	109	Oct 3	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-7	GS	32	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							104gm		929.0	233	5	4	242	2