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Todd Cruz
Todd Ruben Cruz

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

Debut September 4, 1978
  vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 30, 1984
Born November 23, 1955 in Highland Park, MI

Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1973. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1978 22 PHI NL   3    4    0    2   0  0   0    2   0  1   0   0  .500  .500  .500  180    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1979 23 KCR AL  55  118    9   24   7  0   2   15   0  1   3  19  .203  .224  .314   43   37   1   3   0   1   2
 1980 24 TOT AL 108  333   28   79  14  1   3   23   2  1  14  62  .237  .271  .312   60  104   6   1   1   2   5
         CAL AL  18   40    5   11   3  0   1    5   0  0   5   8  .275  .356  .425  117   17   0   0   1   0   0
         CHW AL  90  293   23   68  11  1   2   18   2  1   9  54  .232  .259  .297   53   87   6   1   0   2   5
 1982 26 SEA AL 136  492   44  113  20  2  16   57   2 10  12  95  .230  .246  .376   66  185  11   4   1   0  18
 1983 27 TOT AL 146  437   37   87  13  3  10   48   4  7  22 108  .199  .241  .311   51  136  10   3   2   3  14
         SEA AL  65  216   21   41   4  2   7   21   1  3   7  56  .190  .221  .324   46   70   2   1   2   2   2
         BAL AL  81  221   16   46   9  1   3   27   3  4  15  52  .208  .259  .299   55   66   8   2   0   1  12
 1984 28 BAL AL  96  142   15   31   4  0   3    9   1  4   8  33  .218  .263  .310   60   44   2   1   0   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      544 1526  133  336  58  6  34  154   9 24  59 317  .220  .251  .333   58  508  30  12   4   7  41
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        454   40  100  17  2  10   46   3  7  18  94  .220  .251  .333   58  151   9   4   1   2  12
 Career High    146  492   44  113  20  3  16   57   4 10  22 108  .237  .271  .376   66  185  11   4   2   3  18
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1978 22 PHI NL    4    3    1   8.9    96| .500  .263| .500  .331| .500  .387|1.000  .718| 180  .800   0.4   0.0   0%
 1979 23 KCR AL  126  101    8   2.1   104| .203  .272| .224  .337| .314  .412| .538  .749|  43  .187  -9.7  -1.0   0%
 1980 24 TOT AL  356  267   28   2.8    98| .237  .269| .271  .331| .312  .398| .583  .729|  60  .291 -18.9  -1.9  66%
         CAL AL   45   29    6   5.6    96| .275  .265| .356  .327| .425  .394| .781  .721| 117  .587   1.1   0.1   0%
         CHW AL  311  238   22   2.5    99| .232  .269| .259  .331| .297  .399| .556  .730|  53  .245 -19.9  -2.0  66%
 1982 26 SEA AL  519  422   37   2.4   101| .230  .268| .246  .332| .376  .408| .622  .739|  66  .228 -25.4  -2.5  16%
 1983 27 TOT AL  475  384   29   2.0    99| .199  .267| .241  .329| .311  .402| .552  .731|  51  .185 -31.4  -3.2  36%
         SEA AL  228  183   15   2.2   101| .190  .270| .221  .333| .324  .408| .545  .740|  46  .209 -17.7  -1.8  25%
         BAL AL  247  201   14   1.9    96| .208  .263| .259  .325| .299  .397| .558  .722|  55  .164 -13.7  -1.4  42%
 1984 28 BAL AL  154  120   11   2.5    95| .218  .261| .263  .324| .310  .394| .573  .718|  60  .247  -8.0  -0.8  20%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons      1634 1297  114   2.4    99| .220  .267| .251  .330| .333  .403| .584  .733|  58  .229 -92.9  -9.4  27%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1984 28 BAL AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    0    0    0   0    0    0   0   0     3   0   0  0.00  3.88  inf 0.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  1 Yr WL undef   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    0    0    0   0    0    0   0   0     3   0   0  0.00  3.88  inf 0.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0   0  68   0   0   0  68  0   68.0    0    0    0   0    0    0   0   0   204   0   0  0.00  3.88  inf 0.000

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1978 22 PHI NL SS 2 1 6 0 0 1.000 .972 3.50 4.25 7.00 4.90 1 9.0 1979 23 KCR AL SS 48 47 102 4 13 .974 .965 3.10 4.10 4.60 5.01 30 291.7 3B 9 7 16 3 3 .885 .954 2.56 2.66 3.85 3.07 5 53.7 1980 24 TOT AL SS 102 153 320 26 58 .948 .963 4.64 4.26 5.12 4.99 95 831.0 CAL AL SS 12 15 22 6 6 .860 .964 3.08 4.26 4.90 4.99 7 68.0 3B 4 1 2 1 0 .750 .938 0.75 2.60 0.93 3.01 3 29.0 2B 1 2 1 1 0 .750 .968 3.00 4.90 3.38 5.62 1 8.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 CHW AL SS 90 138 298 20 52 .956 .963 4.84 4.26 5.14 4.99 88 763.0 1982 26 SEA AL SS 136 215 439 25 98 .963 .965 4.81 4.17 4.87 4.87 136 1207.7 1983 27 SEA AL SS 63 97 224 12 42 .964 .963 5.10 4.15 5.33 4.75 62 541.7 BAL AL 3B 79 49 162 13 19 .942 .955 2.67 2.57 3.23 3.07 65 588.3 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.75 0.00 5.40 0 4.0 1984 28 BAL AL 3B 89 23 104 6 10 .955 .950 1.43 2.19 2.87 2.75 34 398.3 P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1980 24 CAL AL 2B 1 2 1 1 0 .750 .968 3.00 4.90 3.38 5.62 1 8.0 1983 27 BAL AL 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.75 0.00 5.40 0 4.0 1979 23 KCR AL 3B 9 7 16 3 3 .885 .954 2.56 2.66 3.85 3.07 5 53.7 1980 24 CAL AL 3B 4 1 2 1 0 .750 .938 0.75 2.60 0.93 3.01 3 29.0 1983 27 BAL AL 3B 79 49 162 13 19 .942 .955 2.67 2.57 3.23 3.07 65 588.3 1984 28 BAL AL 3B 89 23 104 6 10 .955 .950 1.43 2.19 2.87 2.75 34 398.3 1984 28 BAL AL DH 1 1980 24 CAL AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1980 24 CAL AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1984 28 BAL AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1978 22 PHI NL SS 2 1 6 0 0 1.000 .972 3.50 4.25 7.00 4.90 1 9.0 1979 23 KCR AL SS 48 47 102 4 13 .974 .965 3.10 4.10 4.60 5.01 30 291.7 1980 24 TOT AL SS 102 153 320 26 58 .948 .963 4.64 4.26 5.12 4.99 95 831.0 CAL AL SS 12 15 22 6 6 .860 .964 3.08 4.26 4.90 4.99 7 68.0 CHW AL SS 90 138 298 20 52 .956 .963 4.84 4.26 5.14 4.99 88 763.0 1982 26 SEA AL SS 136 215 439 25 98 .963 .965 4.81 4.17 4.87 4.87 136 1207.7 1983 27 SEA AL SS 63 97 224 12 42 .964 .963 5.10 4.15 5.33 4.75 62 541.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS* 351 513 1091 67 211 .960 .964 4.57 4.18 5.01 4.90 324 2881.0 3B* 181 80 284 23 32 .941 .953 2.01 2.39 3.06 2.95 107 1069.3 2B* 3 2 1 1 0 .750 .968 1.00 4.80 2.25 5.55 1 12.0 LF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 P* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 537 595 1376 91 243 .956 .962 3.67 3.57 4.48 4.37 432 3964
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1983   ALCS  BAL CHW     W   4  15   0   2  0  0  0   1   0   5  .133  .133  .133   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    BAL PHI     W   5  16   1   2  0  0  0   0   1   3  .125  .176  .125   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   2-0   9  31   1   4  0  0  0   1   1   8  .129  .156  .129   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Strikeouts
1983 AL-108-8

Sac. Hits
1982 AL-11-8

HOF Standards: Batting - 2.0 (3488) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 5, 1973: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1973.

April 3, 1979: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Kansas City Royals for Doug Bird.

December 6, 1979: Traded by the Kansas City Royals with a player to be named later and Al Cowens to the California Angels for Rance Mulliniks and Willie Aikens. The Kansas City Royals sent Craig Eaton (April 1, 1980) to the California Angels to complete the trade.

June 12, 1980: Traded by the California Angels to the Chicago White Sox for Randy Scarbery.

December 11, 1981: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Rod Allen and Jim Essian to the Seattle Mariners for Tom Paciorek.

June 30, 1983: Purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from the Seattle Mariners.

March 29, 1985: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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