Chico Ruiz Stats

Chico Ruiz was born on Thursday, November 1, 1951, in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Ruiz was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 29, 1978, with the Atlanta Braves. 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 Chico Ruiz baseball stats page.

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Chico Ruiz

Chico Ruiz Autograph on a 1981 TCMA (#9)

Chico Ruiz Autograph on a 1981 TCMA (#9)

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Birth Name:   Manuel (Cruz) Ruiz
Nickname:   Chico
Born On:   11-01-1951  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Santurce, Puerto Rico
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Escuela Central (Santurce, Puerto Rico)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   07-29-1978 (Age 26)
Last Game:   09-25-1980
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent

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Chico Ruiz Pitching Stats

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Chico Ruiz Hitting Stats

1978 27 Braves 18 46 3 13 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 1 .283 .313 .348
1980 29 Braves 25 26 3 8 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 7 0 0 0 0 .308 .379 .462
2 Years 43 72 6 21 5 1 0 0 4 5 1 11 0 0 0 1 .292 .338 .389

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Chico Ruiz Fielding Stats

1978 Braves 2B 14 10 285 63 4.5 62 31 31 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .984 5.87
1978 Braves 3B 1 1 24 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13
1980 Braves 2B 2 1 24 3 1.5 3 2 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.38
1980 Braves 3B 16 3 144 24 1.5 21 5 16 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 3.94
1980 Braves SS 4 0 21 2 0.5 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.57
3B Totals 17 4 168 25 1.5 22 5 17 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .880 3.54
2B Totals 16 11 309 66 4.1 65 33 32 1 6 n/a n/a n/a .985 5.68
SS Totals 4 0 21 2 0.5 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.57
2 Years 37 15 498 93 2.5 89 40 49 4 6 n/a n/a n/a .957 4.83

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Chico Ruiz Miscellaneous Stats

1978 Braves 0 0 .000 1 3 n/a 0.0 11.5 23.0 - - -
1980 Braves 0 1 .000 5 3 n/a 0.0 3.7 13.0 - - -
2 Years 0 1 .000 6 6 n/a 0.0 6.5 18.0 - - -

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Chico Ruiz Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1978 Atlanta Braves 16 $21,000.00 - -
1980 Atlanta Braves 14 $30,000.00 - -

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