Hector Cruz Stats

Hector Cruz was born on Thursday, April 2, 1953, in Arroyo, Puerto Rico. Cruz was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 11, 1973, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Hector Cruz baseball stats page.
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Hector Cruz

Hector Cruz Autograph on a 1977 Topps (#624)

Hector Cruz Autograph on a 1977 Topps (#624)
 

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Birth Name:   Hector Louis (Dilan) Cruz
Nickname:   Heity
Born On:   04-02-1953  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Carmen Bosello de Heyke High School (Carmen Bosello de Heyke, PR)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   08-11-1973 (Age 20)
Last Game:   07-15-1982
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Hector Cruz

Hector Cruz Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Hector Cruz

Hector Cruz Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1973 20 Cardinals 11 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .083 .000
1975 22 Cardinals 23 48 7 7 2 2 0 0 6 2 0 4 1 1 0 1 .146 .176 .271
1976 23 Cardinals 151 526 54 120 17 1 13 0 71 42 7 119 4 3 2 13 .228 .286 .338
1977 24 Cardinals 118 339 50 80 19 2 6 0 42 46 1 56 2 3 1 8 .236 .326 .357
1978 25 Cubs 30 76 8 18 5 0 2 0 9 3 1 6 1 0 0 4 .237 .266 .382
1978 25 Giants 79 197 19 44 8 1 6 0 24 21 2 39 1 0 1 6 .223 .301 .365
1979 26 Giants 16 25 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 7 0 0 0 2 .120 .214 .120
1979 26 Reds 74 182 24 44 10 2 4 0 27 31 3 39 1 1 0 8 .242 .350 .385
1980 27 Reds 52 75 5 16 4 1 1 0 5 8 1 16 0 0 0 1 .213 .289 .333
1981 28 Cubs 53 109 15 25 5 0 7 0 15 17 0 24 0 1 0 3 .229 .331 .468
1982 29 Cubs 17 19 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 1 .211 .286 .263
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 624 1,607 186 361 71 9 39 0 200 176 15 317 10 9 4 47 .225 .301 .353
Hector Cruz

Hector Cruz Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1973 Cardinals CF 4 2 66 6 1.5 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.45
1973 Cardinals LF 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1975 Cardinals 3B 12 3 126 10 0.8 8 4 4 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 1.71
1975 Cardinals LF 4 4 114 15 3.8 15 15 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.55
1975 Cardinals RF 2 2 48 2 1.0 1 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.56
1976 Cardinals 3B 148 148 3,876 396 2.7 370 100 270 26 19 n/a n/a n/a .934 2.58
1977 Cardinals 3B 2 0 9 2 1.0 1 0 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .500 3.00
1977 Cardinals LF 28 12 384 31 1.1 30 29 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .968 2.11
1977 Cardinals RF 87 77 1,968 133 1.5 128 121 7 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .962 1.76
1978 Cubs 3B 7 7 174 16 2.3 16 2 14 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.48
1978 Giants CF 17 10 258 24 1.4 23 22 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .958 2.41
1978 Cubs CF 14 13 309 29 2.1 29 29 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.53
1978 Giants LF 31 21 594 46 1.5 45 42 3 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .978 2.05
1978 Cubs LF 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1978 Giants RF 14 6 210 19 1.4 19 18 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.44
1978 Giants 3B 14 6 219 16 1.1 16 3 13 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.97
1979 Giants 3B 2 2 54 6 3.0 5 3 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 2.50
1979 Reds CF 23 21 477 46 2.0 46 43 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.60
1979 Reds LF 13 9 261 22 1.7 20 19 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 2.07
1979 Giants LF 4 2 60 4 1.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
1979 Reds RF 49 19 675 61 1.2 61 58 3 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.44
1979 Giants RF 2 0 15 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.60
1980 Reds LF 15 4 186 13 0.9 13 13 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.89
1980 Reds RF 15 10 288 31 2.1 29 29 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .935 2.72
1981 Cubs 3B 18 14 348 40 2.2 37 12 25 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .925 2.87
1981 Cubs LF 8 4 90 6 0.8 6 5 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
1981 Cubs RF 10 8 219 14 1.4 14 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.73
1982 Cubs LF 3 1 36 1 0.3 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.75
1982 Cubs RF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
3B Totals 203 180 4,806 486 2.4 453 124 329 33 20 n/a n/a n/a .932 2.54
RF Totals 180 122 3,429 262 1.5 254 243 11 8 2 n/a n/a n/a .969 2.00
LF Totals 108 57 1,734 140 1.3 136 130 6 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.12
CF Totals 58 46 1,110 105 1.8 104 100 4 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .990 2.53
9 Years 549 405 11,079 993 1.8 947 597 350 46 27 n/a n/a n/a .954 2.31
Hector Cruz

Hector Cruz Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1973 Cardinals 0 0 .000 4 3 n/a 0.0 3.7 0.0 - - -
1975 Cardinals 0 0 .000 6 3 n/a 0.0 12.0 8.0 - - -
1976 Cardinals 1 0 1.000 3 0 n/a 40.5 4.4 7.4 - - -
1977 Cardinals 4 3 .571 17 1 n/a 56.5 6.1 8.1 - - -
1978 Cubs 0 0 .000 10 0 n/a 38.0 12.7 8.4 - - -
1978 Giants 0 2 .000 25 1 n/a 32.8 5.1 8.2 - - -
1979 Giants 0 0 .000 9 0 n/a 0.0 3.6 25.0 - - -
1979 Reds 0 1 .000 9 3 n/a 45.5 4.7 6.7 - - -
1980 Reds 0 0 .000 24 1 n/a 75.0 4.7 15.0 - - -
1981 Cubs 2 2 .500 22 0 n/a 15.6 4.5 7.3 - - -
1982 Cubs 0 0 .000 15 0 n/a 0.0 4.8 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 7 8 .467 144 12 n/a 41.2 5.1 8.0 - - -
Hector Cruz

Hector Cruz Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1973 St. Louis Cardinals 11 $15,000.00 - -
1975 St. Louis Cardinals 11 $16,000.00 - -
1976 St. Louis Cardinals 25 $23,000.00 - -
1977 St. Louis Cardinals 25 $40,000.00 - -
1978 Chicago Cubs 24 Undetermined - -
1978 San Francisco Giants 9 Undetermined - -
1979 San Francisco Giants 9 Undetermined - -
1979 Cincinnati Reds 7 Undetermined - -
1980 Cincinnati Reds 7 Undetermined - -
1981 Chicago Cubs 27 Undetermined - -
1982 Chicago Cubs 30 Undetermined - -




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