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Hector Cruz Hector Cruz
Full name: Hector Louis (Dilan) Cruz
Born: April 2, 1953, Arroyo, Puerto Rico
First Game: August 11, 1973; Final Game: July 15, 1982
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 170
Uncle of Jose Cruz
Brother of Jose Cruz
Brother of Tommy Cruz
Minor League Player of the Year (1975)
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Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1973 STL N Daily Splits   11    11    1    0   0   0   0    0    1   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .083  .000  -0.3 1973 STL N
1975 STL N Daily Splits   23    48    7    7   2   2   0    6    2   0    4   0   1   1   0   4   1    0   0  .146  .176  .271  -0.9 1975 STL N
1976 STL N Daily Splits  151   526   54  120  17   1  13   71   42   7  119   2   4   3   0   5  13    1   0  .228  .286  .338  -4.4 1976 STL N
1977 STL N Daily Splits  118   339   50   80  19   2   6   42   46   1   56   1   2   3   0   4   8    4   3  .236  .326  .357  -1.4 1977 STL N
1978 CHI N Daily Splits   30    76    8   18   5   0   2    9    3   1    6   0   1   0   0   3   4    0   0  .237  .266  .382  -0.5 1978 CHI N
1978 SF  N Daily Splits   79   197   19   44   8   1   6   24   21   2   39   1   1   0   0   4   6    0   2  .223  .301  .365  -0.8 1978 SF  N
1978 TOT N               109   273   27   62  13   1   8   33   24   3   45   1   2   0   0   7  10    0   2  .227  .292  .370  -1.3 1978 TOT N
1979 SF  N Daily Splits   16    25    2    3   0   0   0    1    3   0    7   0   0   0   0   0   2    0   0  .120  .214  .120  -0.5 1979 SF  N
1979 CIN N Daily Splits   74   182   24   44  10   2   4   27   31   3   39   0   1   1   0   3   8    0   1  .242  .350  .385   0.2 1979 CIN N
1979 TOT N                90   207   26   47  10   2   4   28   34   3   46   0   1   1   0   3  10    0   1  .227  .335  .353  -0.3 1979 TOT N
1980 CIN N Daily Splits   52    75    5   16   4   1   1    5    8   1   16   0   0   0   0   1   1    0   0  .213  .289  .333  -0.4 1980 CIN N
1981 CHI N Daily Splits   53   109   15   25   5   0   7   15   17   0   24   0   0   1   0   0   3    2   2  .229  .331  .468   0.1 1981 CHI N
1982 CHI N Daily Splits   17    19    1    4   1   0   0    0    2   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .211  .286  .263  -0.2 1982 CHI N
Total            Splits  624  1607  186  361  71   9  39  200  176  15  317   4  10   9   0  24  47    7   8  .225  .301  .353  -9.1 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
League Championship Series Batting RecordLeague Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1979 CIN N Daily Splits    2     5    1    1   1   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .200  .400 1979 CIN N

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1973 STL N Daily  OF    5    2    1    23       7    0    0    0   0 1.000     1    4    0 
1973 STL N        CF    4    2    1    22       6    0    0    0   0 1.000
1973 STL N        LF    1    0    0     1       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1975 STL N Daily  3B   12    3    1    42.1     4    4    2    0   0  .800
1975 STL N        OF    6    6    5    54      16    0    1    0   0  .941     4    0    2 
1975 STL N        LF    4    4    3    38      15    0    0    0   0 1.000
1975 STL N        RF    2    2    2    16       1    0    1    0   0  .500
1976 STL N Daily  3B  148  148  134  1292.1   100  270   26   19   0  .934
1977 STL N Daily  OF  106   89   54   784.1   154    9    6    1   0  .964    28    0   87 
1977 STL N        RF   87   77   47   656     121    7    5    0   0  .962
1977 STL N        LF   28   12    7   128.1    29    1    1    1   0  .968
1977 STL N        3B    2    0    0     3.1     0    1    1    1   0  .500
1978 CHI N Daily  OF   15   13    7   105      30    0    0    0   0 1.000     1   14    0 
1978 CHI N        CF   14   13    7   103      29    0    0    0   0 1.000
1978 CHI N        3B    7    7    5    58       2   14    0    0   0 1.000
1978 CHI N        LF    1    0    0     2       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1978 SF  N Daily  OF   53   37   24   354      82    5    2    3   0  .978    31   17   14 
1978 SF  N        LF   31   21   16   198      42    3    1    2   0  .978
1978 SF  N        CF   17   10    3    86      22    1    1    1   0  .958
1978 SF  N        RF   14    6    5    70      18    1    0    0   0 1.000
1978 SF  N        3B   14    6    6    73.1     3   13    0    0   0 1.000
1978 TOT N        3B   21   13   11   131.1     5   27    0    0   0 1.000
1978 TOT N        LF   32   21   16   200      43    3    1    2   0  .979
1978 TOT N        CF   31   23   10   189      51    1    1    1   0  .981
1978 TOT N        OF   68   50   31   459     112    5    2    3   0  .983    32   31   14 
1979 SF  N Daily  OF    6    2    2    25.1     5    0    0    0   0 1.000     4    0    2 
1979 SF  N        LF    4    2    2    20       4    0    0    0   0 1.000
1979 SF  N        3B    2    2    2    18       3    2    1    0   0  .833
1979 SF  N        RF    2    0    0     5.1     2    0    0    0   0 1.000
1979 CIN N Daily  OF   68   49   31   471.2   119    8    2    4   0  .984    13   23   49 
1979 CIN N        RF   49   19   19   225      58    3    0    2   0 1.000
1979 CIN N        CF   23   21    6   159.2    43    3    0    1   0 1.000
1979 CIN N        LF   13    9    6    87      19    1    2    0   0  .909
1979 TOT N        LF   17   11    8   107      23    1    2    0   0  .923
1979 TOT N        RF   51   19   19   230.1    60    3    0    2   0 1.000
1979 TOT N        OF   74   51   33   497     124    8    2    4   0  .985    17   23   51 
1980 CIN N Daily  OF   28   14   10   158      42    0    2    0   0  .955    15    0   15 
1980 CIN N        RF   15   10    7    96      29    0    2    0   0  .935
1980 CIN N        LF   15    4    3    62      13    0    0    0   0 1.000
1981 CHI N Daily  3B   18   14    8   116.1    12   25    3    0   0  .925
1981 CHI N        OF   16   12    7   103.2    21    1    0    0   0 1.000     8    0   10 
1981 CHI N        RF   10    8    5    73.2    14    0    0    0   0 1.000
1981 CHI N        LF    8    4    2    30       5    1    0    0   0 1.000
1982 CHI N Daily  OF    4    1    1    14       1    0    0    0   0 1.000     3    0    1 
1982 CHI N        LF    3    1    1    12       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1982 CHI N        RF    1    0    0     2       0    0    0    0   0     -
Total             OF  307  225  142  2093     477   23   13    8   0  .975   108   58  180 
Total             3B  203  180  156  1603.2   124  329   33   20   0  .932
Total             RF  180  122   85  1144     243   11    8    2   0  .969
Total             LF  108   57   40   578.1   130    6    4    3   0  .971
Total             CF   58   46   17   370.2   100    4    1    2   0  .990
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding RecordLeague Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1979 CIN N Daily  OF    1    1    1    11       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    1    0 
1979 CIN N        CF    1    1    1    11       2    0    0    0   0 1.000

TransactionsTransactions
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (January 22, 1970).

Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Dave Rader to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Jerry
Morales, Steve Swisher and cash (December 8, 1977).

Traded by Chicago Cubs to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Lynn McGlothen (June
15, 1978).

Traded by San Francisco Giants to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Pedro Borbon (June
28, 1979).

Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Mike Vail (December 12,
1980).

Granted free agency (November 13, 1981).

Signed by Chicago Cubs (April 9, 1982).

Released by Chicago Cubs (August 4, 1982).


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