Nelson Cruz

Nelson Cruz
Born: September 13, 1972
Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata DO
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175
Career: 1991-2006
Major League Statistics

Nelson Cruz compiled a career record of 48 wins and 44 losses, with 13 saves, and a 4.00 ERA in his 206-game pitching career with the Expos, Bristol White Sox, Hickory Crawdads, Prince William Cannons, Birmingham Barons, Nashville Sounds, Calgary Cannons, Toledo Mud Hens, New Orleans Zephyrs, Colorado Springs Sky Sox and Tijuana Potros. He began playing during the 1991 season and last took the field during the 2006 campaign.

Prince William Cannons	Bristol White Sox	Hickory Crawdads	Birmingham Barons	Nashville Sounds	Calgary Cannons
Toledo Mud Hens	Toledo Mud Hens	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Tijuana Potros	Tijuana Potros

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Pitching:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
1991	R	GULF	Expos	2	4	.333	2.40	12	8	0	1	1	0	48.7	40	18	13	1	19	0	34	2	3	2	207
1995	A	SALL3	Hickory Crawdads	2	7	.222	2.70	44	0	29	0	0	9	66.7	65	31	20	6	15	2	68	4	0	5	285
1995	R	APPY	Bristol White Sox	0	0		9.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6
1995	Advanced A	CARL	Prince William Cannons	2	1	.667	0.47	9	0	7	0	0	1	19.3	12	1	1	1	6	0	18	2	0	0	75
1996	AA	SOUL	Birmingham Barons	6	6	.500	3.20	37	18	8	2	1	1	149.0	150	65	53	10	41	2	142	8	1	3	627
1997	AAA	AA2	Nashville Sounds	11	7	.611	5.11	21	20	0	1	0	0	123.3	139	75	70	20	31	0	93	9	2	1	533
1998	AAA	PCL	Calgary Cannons	10	6	.625	5.33	35	18	4	2	1	0	126.7	159	85	75	18	40	1	101	11	1	5	571
1999	AAA	IL	Toledo Mud Hens	7	1	.875	2.73	10	10	0	4	2	0	62.7	47	20	19	5	21	0	41	4	0	1	247
2000	AAA	IL	Toledo Mud Hens	2	4	.333	4.82	11	10	1	0	0	0	52.3	54	37	28	9	17	0	39	1	0	1	229
2002	AAA	PCL	New Orleans Zephyrs	0	1	.000	4.50	6	0	2	0	0	1	8.0	4	4	4	2	4	0	8	0	0	0	31
2003	AAA	PCL	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	1	2	.333	7.20	4	4	0	0	0	0	15.0	24	18	12	3	3	0	10	1	0	0	72
2005	AAA	IL	Toledo Mud Hens	5	4	.556	4.20	14	11	3	0	0	0	64.3	69	31	30	8	17	1	55	7	1	1	274
2006	AAA	MEX	Tijuana Potros	0	1	.000	10.80	2	0	1	0	0	1	1.7	4	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	10
Totals				48	44	.522	4.00	206	99	56	10	5	13	738.7	769	388	328	83	215	6	610	50	8	19	3167

Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SH
2002	AAA	PCL	New Orleans Zephyrs	6	1	0	0	0	0					0	1
2003	AAA	PCL	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	4	4	3	1	1	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	1
Totals				10	5	3	1	1	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	2

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1991	R	GULF	Expos	P	12	2	22	3	0	.889	2.000
1995	Advanced A	CARL	Prince William Cannons	P	9	1	2	0	0	1.000	.333
1995	A	SALL3	Hickory Crawdads	P	44	1	9	1	0	.909	.227
1995	R	APPY	Bristol White Sox	P	1	0	0	0	0		.000
1996	AA	SOUL	Birmingham Barons	P	37	11	15	4	0	.867	.703
1997	AAA	AA2	Nashville Sounds	P	21	6	19	0	0	1.000	1.190
1998	AAA	PCL	Calgary Cannons	P	35	6	27	3	1	.917	.943
1999	AAA	IL	Toledo Mud Hens	P	10	8	13	0	2	1.000	2.100
2000	AAA	IL	Toledo Mud Hens	P	11	3	5	4	1	.667	.727
2002	AAA	PCL	New Orleans Zephyrs	P	6	1	0	0	0	1.000	.167
2003	AAA	PCL	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	P	4	0	2	1	0	.667	.500
2005	AAA	IL	Toledo Mud Hens	P	14	5	8	0	1	1.000	.929
2006	AAA	MEX	Tijuana Potros	P	2	0	0	0	0		.000
Totals					206	44	122	16	5	.912	.806

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation	First Appearance	Final Appearance
1991	R	Gulf Coast League	Expos	MON
1995	R	Appalachian League	Bristol White Sox	CHA
1995	A	South Atlantic League	Hickory Crawdads	CHA
1995	Advanced A	Carolina League	Prince William Cannons	CHA
1996	AA	Southern League	Birmingham Barons	CHA
1997	AAA	American Association 2	Nashville Sounds	CHA
1998	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Calgary Cannons	CHA
1999	AAA	International League	Toledo Mud Hens	DET
2000	AAA	International League	Toledo Mud Hens	DET
2002	AAA	Pacific Coast League	New Orleans Zephyrs	HOU	April 22, 2002	May 2, 2002
2003	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	COL
2005	AAA	International League	Toledo Mud Hens	DET	April 9, 2005	June 20, 2005
2006	AAA	Mexican League	Tijuana Potros		March 22, 2006	March 24, 2006

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