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Jose Cruz   |   Major Leaguer   1970-1988

Full Name:  Jose Cruz Dilan
Born:  August 8,1947  in  Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Height:  6-0  Weight:  175  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left
High School:   -
College:  


Brother of Hector Cruz, Brother of Tommy Cruz, Father of Jose CruzBaseball Lists:  Retired Numbers ... Relatives Playing Together on Same team

Debut:  September 19,1970

Drafted:  Signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1967  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1967St. PetersFSL19StlA+   78205335789120          .278---.420-----
1968ModestoCalif20StlA+   13350410114424101353          .286---.450-----
1969ArkansasTex21StlAA   10240056109189649          .273---.408-----
1970ArkansasTex22StlAA   133493891482972190          .300---.515-----
 St. LouisNL22StlMLB of6617261001004010001 .353.500.412912100%
1971TulsaAmer23TexAAA   6725456831571549          .327---.618-----
 St. LouisNL23StlMLB of7,683292468013292763493516136 .274.377.42580247%
1972St. LouisNL24StlMLB of7,6117332337814422393365413234 .235.309.31962852%
1973St. LouisNL25StlMLB of6,7,513240651922251057104516614678 .227.310.37968952%
1974St. LouisNL26StlMLB of9,8,610716124424352042202705013 .261.341.41675747%
1975HoustonNL27HouMLB of6,5,9120315448115294963524416366 .257.358.40376157%
1976HoustonNL28HouMLB of5133439491332154612811534605226 .303.377.40177846%
1977HoustonNL29HouMLB of3,51575798717331101787442369670133104 .299.368.47584353%
1978HoustonNL30HouMLB of4153565791783491083379575709239 .315.376.46083653%
1979HoustonNL31HouMLB of41575587316133797236147266016155 .289.367.42178852%
1980HoustonNL32HouMLB of4160612791852971191361160660130811 .302.360.42678649%
1981HoustonNL33HouMLB of410740953109165135557354904077 .267.319.42574452%
1982HoustonNL34HouMLB of415557062157272968211160671123611 .275.342.37771950%
1983HoustonNL35HouMLB of516059485189288149230166586110134 .318.385.46384844%
1984HoustonNL36HouMLB of4160600961872813129522873680102108 .312.381.46284353%
1985HoustonNL37HouMLB of41415446916334497916543740100311 .300.349.42677555%
1986HoustonNL38HouMLB of6141479481332241072345586012029 .278.351.40375448%
1987HoustonNL39HouMLB of61263654788174113841366503134 .241.307.40070752%
1988ColumbusIL40NyyAAA of 51734201110140000  .235.278.529807--
 NY YankeesAL40NyyMLB dh-of9,738809162017018801002 .200.273.26353657%
 
Major League Totals - 19 Season(s)2353791710362251391941651077317136898103171422782119 .284.354.42077451%
Minor League Totals - 6 Season(s)5181873338545964257262 .291---.478-----


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1980HoustonNL32HouCh515361104008100000 .400.609.6001209--
1981HoustonNL33HouDiv520061000101300000 .300.333.350683--
1986HoustonNL38HouCh626050002001800000 .192.222.192414--
 
Major League Totals - 3 Season(s)1661317210610101200000 .279.380.344724--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1970St. LouisNL22StlMLBOF41600160---1.000--
 
1971St. LouisNL23StlMLBOF83197252041---.975--
 
1972St. LouisNL24StlMLBOF102220952345---.979--
 
1973St. LouisNL25StlMLBOF118276262841---.979--
 
1974St. LouisNL26StlMLB1B150052---1.000--
1974St. LouisNL26StlMLBOF537622801---.975--
 
1975HoustonNL27HouMLBOF94187641970---.980--
 
1976HoustonNL28HouMLBOF1252651082834---.972--
 
1977HoustonNL29HouMLBOF1553111193311---.973--
 
1978HoustonNL30HouMLB1B21710181---1.000--
1978HoustonNL30HouMLBOF152311483230---.975--
 
1979HoustonNL31HouMLBOF1563207143410---.959--
 
1980HoustonNL32HouMLBOF15832316113501---.969--
 
1981HoustonNL33HouMLBOF105237542462---.984--
 
1982HoustonNL34HouMLBOF1553409133623---.964--
 
1983HoustonNL35HouMLBOF160322973381---.979--
 
1984HoustonNL36HouMLBOF1603101183291---.976--
 
1985HoustonNL37HouMLBOF1372571282773---.971--
 
1986HoustonNL38HouMLBOF134237542461---.984--
 
1987HoustonNL39HouMLBOF97178531863---.984--
 
1988ColumbusIL40NyyAAAOF380190---.889--
1988NY YankeesAL40NyyMLBOF880190---.889--
1988NY YankeesAL40NyyMLBDH12--------
 


 Awards
[1980] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #3), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1981] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #14)  [1983] - NL Silver Slugger Award (OF), NL MVP (Voting Rank: #6)  [1984] - NL Silver Slugger Award (OF), NL MVP (Voting Rank: #8)  [1985] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #21), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1994] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (2 votes - 0.43%)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1985796,38391  299,10811
1986755,000  325,46615
1987755,000  292,85315
1988350,000  325,30534
 
Career:  $2,656,383   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Cruz had his #25 retired by the Houston Astros in 1992.

Notes: Brother of Hector Cruz and Hector Cruz...Played in 2 all-star games during his career (1980, 1985)
 Jobs in Baseball
Year(s)TeamPosition
1997-2007Houston Astros [MLB]First Base Coach
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