Jose Cruz
Jose Cruz
Born: August 8, 1947
Arroyo, P.R.
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170
Career: 1970-1988
Minor League Statistics
Jose Cruz compiled a career batting average of .284 with 165 home runs and 1077 RBI in his 2353-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros and New York Yankees. He began playing during the 1970 season and last took the field during the 1988 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .353 | .500 | .412 | .912 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 346 | 292 | 46 | 80 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 35 | .274 | .377 | .425 | .801 | 124 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1972 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 117 | 374 | 332 | 33 | 78 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 54 | .235 | .309 | .319 | .628 | 106 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 1973 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 132 | 471 | 406 | 51 | 92 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 57 | 10 | 4 | 51 | 66 | .227 | .310 | .379 | .689 | 154 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 1974 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 107 | 182 | 161 | 24 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 27 | .261 | .341 | .416 | .757 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1975 | NL | Houston Astros | 120 | 377 | 315 | 44 | 81 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 44 | .257 | .358 | .403 | .761 | 127 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 1976 | NL | Houston Astros | 133 | 496 | 439 | 49 | 133 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 28 | 11 | 53 | 46 | .303 | .377 | .401 | .777 | 176 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1977 | NL | Houston Astros | 157 | 661 | 579 | 87 | 173 | 31 | 10 | 17 | 87 | 44 | 23 | 69 | 67 | .299 | .368 | .475 | .843 | 275 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 1978 | NL | Houston Astros | 153 | 627 | 565 | 79 | 178 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 83 | 37 | 9 | 57 | 57 | .315 | .376 | .460 | .836 | 260 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 1979 | NL | Houston Astros | 157 | 636 | 558 | 73 | 161 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 72 | 36 | 14 | 72 | 66 | .289 | .367 | .421 | .788 | 235 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | 160 | 680 | 612 | 79 | 185 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 91 | 36 | 11 | 60 | 66 | .302 | .360 | .426 | .787 | 261 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | 107 | 451 | 409 | 53 | 109 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 55 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 49 | .267 | .319 | .425 | .745 | 174 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | 155 | 640 | 570 | 62 | 157 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 68 | 21 | 11 | 60 | 67 | .275 | .342 | .377 | .719 | 215 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 1983 | NL | Houston Astros | 160 | 664 | 594 | 85 | 189 | 28 | 8 | 14 | 92 | 30 | 16 | 65 | 86 | .318 | .385 | .463 | .848 | 275 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 1984 | NL | Houston Astros | 160 | 685 | 600 | 96 | 187 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 95 | 22 | 8 | 73 | 68 | .312 | .381 | .462 | .842 | 277 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| 1985 | NL | Houston Astros | 141 | 590 | 544 | 69 | 163 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 79 | 16 | 5 | 43 | 74 | .300 | .349 | .426 | .776 | 232 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 1986 | NL | Houston Astros | 141 | 536 | 479 | 48 | 133 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 72 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 86 | .278 | .351 | .403 | .754 | 193 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 1987 | NL | Houston Astros | 126 | 405 | 365 | 47 | 88 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 65 | .241 | .307 | .400 | .707 | 146 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 1988 | AL | New York Yankees | 38 | 88 | 80 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | .200 | .273 | .263 | .535 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 2353 | 8931 | 7917 | 1036 | 2251 | 391 | 94 | 165 | 1077 | 317 | 136 | 898 | 1031 | .284 | .354 | .420 | .774 | 3325 | 119 | 7 | 27 | 82 | 142 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 4 | 4 | 37.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.892 | 4.000 |
| 1971 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 83 | 80 | 730.0 | 197 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .975 | 2.453 | 2.398 |
| 1972 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 102 | 89 | 806.0 | 220 | 9 | 5 | 5 | .979 | 2.557 | 2.245 |
| 1973 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 118 | 110 | 986.0 | 276 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .979 | 2.538 | 2.356 |
| 1974 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 53 | 25 | 290.3 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .975 | 2.418 | 1.472 |
| 1974 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.429 | 5.000 |
| 1975 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 94 | 80 | 732.0 | 187 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .980 | 2.373 | 2.053 |
| 1976 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 125 | 114 | 1025.0 | 265 | 10 | 8 | 4 | .972 | 2.415 | 2.200 |
| 1977 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 155 | 151 | 1358.3 | 311 | 11 | 9 | 1 | .973 | 2.133 | 2.077 |
| 1978 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 152 | 149 | 1323.7 | 311 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .975 | 2.142 | 2.072 |
| 1978 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 2 | 2 | 13.3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 12.150 | 9.000 |
| 1979 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 156 | 156 | 1356.7 | 320 | 7 | 14 | 0 | .959 | 2.169 | 2.096 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 158 | 158 | 1405.3 | 323 | 16 | 11 | 1 | .969 | 2.171 | 2.146 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 105 | 105 | 929.0 | 237 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .984 | 2.344 | 2.305 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 155 | 153 | 1357.3 | 340 | 9 | 13 | 3 | .964 | 2.314 | 2.252 |
| 1983 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 160 | 158 | 1417.3 | 322 | 9 | 7 | 1 | .979 | 2.102 | 2.069 |
| 1984 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 160 | 159 | 1397.7 | 310 | 11 | 8 | 1 | .976 | 2.067 | 2.006 |
| 1985 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 137 | 137 | 1202.0 | 257 | 12 | 8 | 3 | .971 | 2.014 | 1.964 |
| 1986 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 134 | 131 | 1106.7 | 237 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .984 | 1.968 | 1.806 |
| 1987 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 97 | 89 | 783.7 | 178 | 5 | 3 | 3 | .984 | 2.102 | 1.887 |
| 1988 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 8 | 6 | 44.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 1.636 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 2159 | 2057 | 18308.3 | 4413 | 126 | 120 | 31 | .974 | 2.231 | 2.102 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | 5 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .400 | .609 | .600 | 1.209 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | NWDIV | 5 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .300 | .333 | .350 | .683 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | 6 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .192 | .222 | .192 | .415 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 71 | 61 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 12 | .279 | .380 | .344 | .725 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | LF | 5 | 5 | 49.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.490 | 3.800 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | NWDIV | LF | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 3.068 | 3.000 |
| 1986 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | LF | 6 | 6 | 62.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.580 | 1.833 |
| Totals | 16 | 16 | 155.7 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .978 | 2.602 | 2.813 |
Awards
1983 - NL Silver Slugger OF
1984 - NL TSN All-Star OF
1984 - NL Silver Slugger OF
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