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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

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

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 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	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
2	2	Apr 10	HOU		LAD	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	3	Apr 11	HOU		LAD	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	4	Apr 12	HOU		PHI	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
5	5	Apr 13	HOU		PHI	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
6	6	Apr 14	HOU		PHI	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
7	7	Apr 15	HOU	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	8	Apr 16	HOU	@	LAD	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
9	9	Apr 17	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	41	10.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	Apr 19	HOU	@	ATL	L,5-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	11	Apr 20	HOU	@	ATL	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
12	12	Apr 21	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
13	13	Apr 22	HOU		CIN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
14	14	Apr 23	HOU		CIN	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
15	15	Apr 24	HOU		CIN	L,3-8	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
16	16	Apr 25	HOU		ATL	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	17	Apr 26	HOU		ATL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
18	18	Apr 27	HOU		ATL	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
19	19	Apr 28	HOU		ATL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
20	20	Apr 30	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	21	May 1	HOU	@	NYM	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	22	May 3	HOU	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
23	23	May 4	HOU	@	PHI	L,5-7	CG	52	12.1	5	0	0	5	0	LF
24	24	May 5	HOU	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
25	25	May 7	HOU	@	MON	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
26	26	May 8	HOU	@	MON	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
27	27	May 10	HOU	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
28	28	May 11	HOU	@	CIN	W,10-7	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
29	29	May 12	HOU	@	CIN	W,10-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	30	May 13	HOU		MON	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	31	May 14	HOU		MON	W,10-0	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	32	May 15	HOU		NYM	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	33	May 16	HOU		NYM	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	34	May 17	HOU		STL	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	35	May 18	HOU		STL	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
36	36	May 19	HOU		STL	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	37	May 20	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
38	38	May 21	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
39	39	May 22	HOU	@	PIT	W,5-3	GS	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
40	40	May 24	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-2	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	46 (5)	May 31	HOU		CHC	L,2-6	CG	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	58 (11)	Jun 14	HOU		LAD	L,2-10	CG	47	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
43	59	Jun 15	HOU		LAD	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
44	60	Jun 16	HOU		LAD	L,0-9	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	61	Jun 17	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	62	Jun 18	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
47	63	Jun 19	HOU	@	ATL	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	LF
48	64	Jun 20	HOU	@	ATL	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
49	65	Jun 21	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-7	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	66	Jun 22	HOU	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	67	Jun 23	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
52	68	Jun 24	HOU	@	LAD	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
53	69	Jun 25	HOU		ATL	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	70	Jun 26	HOU		ATL	L,1-3	CG	38	11.0	1	1	0	2	1	LF
55	71	Jun 27	HOU		ATL	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	72	Jun 28	HOU	@	SFG	W,3-1	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
57	73	Jun 29	HOU	@	SFG	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
58	74	Jun 30 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	76 (1)	Jul 1	HOU	@	SDP	L,5-6	CG	41	9.2	4	0	0	4	0	LF
60	77	Jul 2	HOU	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	78	Jul 4	HOU		MON	L,3-9	CG	51	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	79	Jul 5	HOU		MON	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
63	80	Jul 6	HOU		MON	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	81	Jul 7	HOU		MON	L,3-6	CG	72	19.0	9	0	0	9	0	LF
65	82	Jul 8	HOU		PHI	L,4-7	GS	34	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
66	83	Jul 9	HOU		PHI	L,3-5	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
67	84	Jul 10	HOU		PHI	W,10-0	GS	16	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
68	85	Jul 11	HOU		NYM	W,4-3	CG	50	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
69	86	Jul 12	HOU		NYM	L,2-3	CG	46	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	87	Jul 13	HOU		NYM	L,1-10	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
71	88	Jul 14	HOU		NYM	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
72	89	Jul 18	HOU	@	MON	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
73	90	Jul 19	HOU	@	MON	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
74	91	Jul 20	HOU	@	MON	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
75	92	Jul 21	HOU	@	MON	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	LF
76	93	Jul 22	HOU	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	39	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
77	94	Jul 23	HOU	@	PHI	L,6-12	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
78	95	Jul 24	HOU	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
79	96	Jul 25	HOU	@	NYM	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	97	Jul 27 (1)	HOU	@	NYM	L,4-16	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
81	98	Jul 27 (2)	HOU	@	NYM	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
82	99	Jul 28	HOU	@	NYM	W,12-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
83	100	Jul 30	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
84	101	Jul 31	HOU	@	CIN	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	102	Aug 1	HOU	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	103	Aug 2	HOU		SDP	W,12-9	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
87	104	Aug 3	HOU		SDP	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	105	Aug 4	HOU		SDP	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
89	106	Aug 5	HOU		SFG	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
90	107	Aug 8	HOU	@	SDP	L,5-6	CG	36	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
91	108	Aug 9 (1)	HOU	@	SDP	L,4-6	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
92	109	Aug 9 (2)	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
93	110	Aug 11	HOU	@	SDP	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
94	111	Aug 13	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	112	Aug 14	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
96	113	Aug 15	HOU	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
97	114	Aug 16	HOU		CIN	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
98	115	Aug 17	HOU		CIN	L,0-8	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
99	116	Aug 18	HOU		CIN	L,3-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
100	117	Aug 20	HOU		STL	W,17-2	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
101	118	Aug 21	HOU		STL	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
102	119	Aug 22	HOU		STL	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
103	120	Aug 23	HOU	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	36	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
104	121	Aug 25 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-9	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	122	Aug 25 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	L,9-10	CG	43	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
106	123	Aug 26	HOU		CHC	L,4-10	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
107	124	Aug 27	HOU		CHC	W,11-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
108	125	Aug 28	HOU		CHC	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
109	126	Aug 30	HOU	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
110	127	Aug 31	HOU	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
111	128	Sep 1	HOU	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
112	129	Sep 2	HOU	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
113	130	Sep 3	HOU	@	CHC	W,8-7	CG	46	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
114	131	Sep 4	HOU	@	CHC	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
115	132	Sep 5	HOU		PIT	W,4-3	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
116	134 (1)	Sep 7	HOU		PIT	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
117	135	Sep 9	HOU		SFG	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
118	136	Sep 10	HOU		SFG	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
119	137	Sep 11 (1)	HOU		SFG	L,4-11	GS	32	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
120	138	Sep 11 (2)	HOU		SFG	W,10-9	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
121	139	Sep 12	HOU		SFG	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
122	140	Sep 13	HOU		SDP	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
123	141	Sep 14	HOU		SDP	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
124	142	Sep 15	HOU		SDP	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
125	143	Sep 16	HOU	@	ATL	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
126	144	Sep 17	HOU	@	ATL	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
127	145	Sep 18	HOU	@	LAD	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
128	146	Sep 19	HOU	@	LAD	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
129	147	Sep 20	HOU		CIN	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
130	148	Sep 21	HOU		CIN	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
131	149	Sep 22	HOU		CIN	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
132	150	Sep 23	HOU		LAD	L,3-5	GS	27	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
133	153 (2)	Sep 27	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
134	154	Sep 28	HOU	@	CIN	L,2-5	GS	19	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
135	155	Sep 29	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
136	161 (5)	Oct 5	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-3	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
137	162	Oct 6	HOU	@	SDP	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							137gm		1202.0	267	11	8	286	3