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Jose Cruz
Jose (Dilan) Cruz (Cheo)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.

MLB Debut September 19, 1970
Final Game July 19, 1988
Born August 8, 1947 in Arroyo, P.R. (age 76)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1971 23 SLN NL  115  317   51   92  18   2  12   50   5   5   58   37  .290  .399  .473  .873   124   150   1   2   0   1  11  
 1972 24 SLN NL  116  384   46  102  22   6   2   42   4   1   47   45  .266  .346  .370  .715   104   142   1   4   0   2   6  
 1973 25 SLN NL  134  372   46   85  16   7   9   35   7   2   52   50  .228  .326  .382  .707   103   142   4   1   1   2  10  
 1974 26 SLN NL   82  137   21   40   5   1   8   24   3   0   10   26  .292  .340  .518  .858   124    71   0   0   0   0   3  
 1975 27 NYN NL  116  259   58   72   9   1  12   35   6   1   47   38  .278  .389  .459  .848   127   119   0   0   3   0   6  
 1976 28 MLA AL  120  436   58  134  20   4   3   43  29  16   49   45  .307  .376  .392  .768   109   171   4   2   2   0   1  
 1977 29 MLA AL  152  585   85  159  23  12  14   68  10   4   54   61  .272  .332  .424  .756    98   248   3   3   0   0  10  
 1978 30 MLA AL  157  600  102  201  38   6   9   66  46   8   83   53  .335  .413  .463  .876   121   278   5   5   8   0   1  MVP-15
 1979 31 MLA AL  137  512   93  165  33   6   9   52  38  10   54   52  .322  .385  .463  .848   112   237   2   3   1   0   7  
 1980 32 MLA AL  158  630  118  194  29   5  14   80  26   6   57   68  .308  .364  .437  .800   110   275   0   3   5   0  12  MVP-10
 1981 33 MLA AL  153  589   73  161  26   8  15   78   7   9   46   77  .273  .324  .421  .746   109   248   0   3   4   0  10  
 1982 34 MLA AL  155  577   86  151  26   4  15   63  17   7   49   74  .262  .316  .399  .715    98   230   2   6   1   0  12  
 1983 35 MLA AL  161  620   96  187  26   4  19   81  21  12   58   95  .302  .360  .448  .808   109   278   0   3   1   0  10  
 1984 36 MLA AL  154  574   97  174  31  10  12   85  10   7   70   68  .303  .377  .455  .832   118   261   0   3   5   0  17  
 1985 37 MLA AL  134  529   69  178  32   5  10   73   9   0   31   67  .336  .372  .473  .844   119   250   0   2   2   0  16  
 1986 38 MLA AL  104  362   38   97  13   3   8   45   2   2   22   73  .268  .308  .387  .695    97   140   0   2   6   0  10  
 1987 39 TEA AL   87  305   37   66  18   2   8   26   0   0   27   62  .216  .280  .367  .647    84   112   0   0   1   0   5  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 17 Seasons     2235 7788 1174 2258 385  86 179  946 240  90  814  991  .290  .356  .430  .786        3352  22  42  40   5 147
 Per 600 PA           539   81  156  27   6  12   65  17   6   56   69                                 232   2   3   3   0  10
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With MLA     1585 6014  915 1801 297  67 128  734 215  81  573  733  .299  .359  .435  .793        2616  16  35  35   0 106
   With SLN      447 1210  164  319  61  16  31  151  19   8  167  158  .264  .353  .417  .771         505   6   7   1   5  30
   With NYN      116  259   58   72   9   1  12   35   6   1   47   38  .278  .389  .459  .848         119   0   0   3   0   6
   With TEA       87  305   37   66  18   2   8   26   0   0   27   62  .216  .280  .367  .647         112   0   0   1   0   5
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     2353 7917 1036 2251 391  94 165 1077 317 136  898 1031  .284  .354  .420  .774        3325  27  82 142   7 119
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1971 23 SLN NL  23   60   6.7  27   9   3  .333  10   40   30  .750    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e10   71   
 1972 24 SLN NL   7   52   4.8   8   3   0  .375   6   54   36  .667    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e9    87   
 1973 25 SLN NL   8   47   4.2  21   4   0  .190   8   65   33  .508    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e8    18   
 1974 26 SLN NL  18   24   6.5  56  16   4  .286   0    4    3  .750    0    0  .000  OF   3(-2)e7   102   
 1975 27 NYN NL   8   48   6.8  46  13   3  .283   3   22   14  .636    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e7     87   
 1976 28 MLA AL  19   68   5.7   5   0   0  .000   6   41   26  .634    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e10   -9   
 1977 29 MLA AL  20   83   5.0   7   0   0  .000  15   50   40  .800    0    0  .000  OF   2(-3)e10  -87   
 1978 30 MLA AL  27  129   8.4   4   2   0  .500   8   73   54  .740    0    0  .000  OF   2(-3)e9    40   
 1979 31 MLA AL  14   96   7.1  13   5   0  .385  13   31   17  .548    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e15   60   
 1980 32 MLA AL  32  102   6.1   1   0   0  .000  11   60   48  .800    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e12   14   
 1981 33 MLA AL  35   77   4.7   1   0   0  .000   5   53   45  .849    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e6     1   
 1982 34 MLA AL  32   72   4.3   0   0   0  .000  12   56   36  .643    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e14   -4   
 1983 35 MLA AL  34   99   5.9   1   1   0 1.000   3   62   22  .355    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e7    -39   
 1984 36 MLA AL  36   96   6.1   5   2   0  .400   3   43   31  .721    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e8   -11   
 1985 37 MLA AL  22   90   6.6   2   1   0  .500   8   60   42  .700    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e10    69   
 1986 38 MLA AL  59   40   3.9  11   3   0  .273   6   33   18  .545    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e5   -59   
 1987 39 TEA AL  23   31   3.5   1   0   0  .000   2   29   10  .345    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e6   -60   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 17 Seasons         1223   5.7 209  59  10  .282 119  776  505  .651    0    0  .000                   9   3
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 37.8 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 50.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1971 23 SLN NL  CF    59   163     6    6    2   .966    56   495.2   3.07
                 RF    35    49     4    4    1   .930    25   221.0   2.16
 1972 24 SLN NL  CF   110   251     6    6    1   .977   103   926.2   2.50
 1973 25 SLN NL  CF   102   239    19    7    3   .974    97   819.1   2.83
                 RF    14    27     0    1    0   .964    11    98.1   2.47
 1974 26 SLN NL  RF    12    13     3    0    0  1.000    12    81.0   1.78
                 CF    18    11     0    0    0  1.000     2    44.0   2.25
                 1B     7    37     1    0    5  1.000     5    39.0   8.77
                 LF    17     3     0    0    0  1.000     0    30.2   0.88
 1975 27 NYN NL  CF    44    79     2    3    1   .964    37   307.1   2.37
                 LF    41    41     5    0    1  1.000    17   189.0   2.19
                 RF     3     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     8.0   1.12
 1976 28 MLA AL  RF   110   212    11    6    3   .974   110   984.2   2.04
 1977 29 MLA AL  RF   137   260    11   15    1   .948   126  1132.1   2.15
                 CF    19    41     2    0    1  1.000    18   146.0   2.65
 1978 30 MLA AL  RF   144   234     7    8    2   .968   129  1194.1   1.82
                 CF    24    41     3    0    0  1.000    22   172.0   2.30
                 1B     2     7     0    0    1  1.000     1     7.0   9.00
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1979 31 MLA AL  LF   113   201     9   11    0   .950   108   979.1   1.93
                 RF    13    22     0    2    0   .917     9    86.0   2.30
                 CF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1980 32 MLA AL  RF   155   323    15   11    3   .968   155  1406.1   2.16
                 CF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1981 33 MLA AL  LF   103   207    12    2    0   .991    99   893.2   2.21
                 RF    33    69     6    2    2   .974    33   296.0   2.28
                 CF    20    62     1    1    0   .984    20   165.0   3.44
 1982 34 MLA AL  RF   123   240     8    8    0   .969   123  1114.2   2.00
                 LF    32    69     0    4    0   .945    31   275.2   2.25
 1983 35 MLA AL  CF   137   308    18    1    1   .997   136  1208.2   2.43
                 RF    30    44     3    2    0   .959    22   201.1   2.10
                 LF     3     6     0    0    0  1.000     2    19.0   2.84
 1984 36 MLA AL  LF   108   176     3    2    0   .989   103   913.2   1.76
                 CF    44   119     5    1    1   .992    44   386.1   2.89
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1985 37 MLA AL  LF    84   149     1    4    0   .974    78   712.2   1.89
                 CF    45   105     0    4    0   .963    45   393.0   2.40
                 RF     4     2     0    0    0  1.000     2    18.0   1.00
 1986 38 MLA AL  LF    83   120     6    5    0   .962    75   680.1   1.67
                 CF     5    13     1    1    0   .933     5    40.0   3.15
                 RF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     2    16.0   1.12
 1987 39 TEA AL  LF    85   142     4    2    0   .986    85   754.1   1.74
                 CF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   1.12
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 RF   816  1498    68   59   12   .964   759  6859.0   2.05
                 LF   670  1114    40   30    1   .975   598  5449.1   1.91
                 CF   630  1435    63   30   10   .980   586  5116.0   2.64
                 1B     9    44     1    0    6  1.000     6    46.0   8.80
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1983 ALCS  MLA CHA   W    4  19  2  7  1  0  0   3  0  0  .368  .368  .421  0
      WS    MLA ATN   L    7  27  2  7  1  1  0   0  4  6  .259  .355  .370  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1971  SLN   71-91   Rich Anderson, Michael Stucchi
 1972  SLN   73-89   Michael Stucchi
 1973  SLN   71-91   Derek Jones
 1974  SLN   82-80   Derek Jones
 1975  NYN   67-95   Jon Fellows
 1976  MLA   61-101  Dave Jackson, Paul Weinberg
 1977  MLA   72-90   Paul Weinberg
 1978  MLA   91-71   Paul Weinberg
 1979  MLA   90-72   Paul Weinberg
 1980  MLA   94-68   Mark Simons
 1981  MLA   65-97   Mark Simons
 1982  MLA   83-79   Mark Simons
 1983  MLA   94-68   Mark Simons
 1984  MLA   68-94   Mark Simons
 1985  MLA   57-105  Mark Simons
 1986  MLA   57-105  Mark Simons
 1987  TEA   63-99   Mike Rescigno

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