Todd Cruz
[edit] Biography
Todd Cruz (Todd Ruben Cruz) was born on November 23, 1955 in Highland Park, Michigan. He made his Major League debut on September 4, 1978 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1980, his rookie year, he hit .237 with 3 home runs and 23 RBI. Cruz played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, California Angels, Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that Todd Cruz's best season was 1982, when he slugged 16 home runs and knocked in 57 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| 55
| 118
| 9
| 24
| 2
| 15
| .203
| .224
| .314
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| 90
| 293
| 23
| 68
| 2
| 18
| .232
| .259
| .297
| 11
| 1
| 9
| 54
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 5
|
| 1980
| CAL
| A
| 18
| 40
| 5
| 11
| 1
| 5
| .275
| .356
| .425
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1980
| TOT
| A
| 108
| 333
| 28
| 79
| 3
| 23
| .237
| .271
| .312
| 14
| 1
| 14
| 62
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 5
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| 136
| 492
| 44
| 113
| 16
| 57
| .230
| .246
| .376
| 20
| 2
| 12
| 95
| 0
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 18
|
| 1983
| SEA
| A
| 65
| 216
| 21
| 41
| 7
| 21
| .190
| .221
| .324
| 4
| 2
| 7
| 56
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 2
|
| 1983
| BAL
| A
| 81
| 221
| 16
| 46
| 3
| 27
| .208
| .259
| .299
| 9
| 1
| 15
| 52
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 12
|
| 1983
| TOT
| A
| 146
| 437
| 37
| 87
| 10
| 48
| .199
| .241
| .311
| 13
| 3
| 22
| 108
| 3
| 10
| 4
| 2
| 14
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| 96
| 142
| 15
| 31
| 3
| 9
| .218
| .263
| .310
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 33
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 541
| 1522
| 133
| 334
| 34
| 152
| .219
| .250
| .332
| 58
| 6
| 59
| 317
| 7
| 30
| 9
| 4
| 41
|
| Total
|
|
| 544
| 1526
| 133
| 336
| 34
| 154
| .220
| .251
| .333
| 58
| 6
| 59
| 317
| 7
| 30
| 9
| 4
| 41
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 9
| 5
| 53.2
| 7
| 16
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .885
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| SS
| 48
| 30
| 291.2
| 47
| 102
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 90
| 88
| 763
| 138
| 298
| 20
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1980
| CAL
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1980
| CAL
| A
| SS
| 12
| 7
| 68
| 15
| 22
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .860
|
| 1980
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 3
| 29
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1980
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| TOT
| A
| SS
| 102
| 95
| 831
| 153
| 320
| 26
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| SS
| 136
| 136
| 1207.2
| 215
| 439
| 25
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1983
| SEA
| A
| SS
| 63
| 62
| 541.2
| 97
| 224
| 12
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1983
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 79
| 65
| 588.1
| 49
| 162
| 13
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1983
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 89
| 34
| 398.1
| 23
| 104
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 3
| 1
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 351
| 324
| 2881
| 513
| 1091
| 67
| 211
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 181
| 107
| 1069.1
| 80
| 284
| 23
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1973 - signed June 18, 1973).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Doug Bird (April 3, 1979).
- Traded by Kansas City Royals with Al Cowens and a player to be named later to California Angels in exchange for Rance Mulliniks and Willie Aikens (December 6, 1979); California Angels received Craig Eaton (April 1, 1980).
- Traded by California Angels to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Randy Scarbery (June 12, 1980).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Jim Essian and Rod Allen to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Tom Paciorek (December 11, 1981).
- Sold by Seattle Mariners to Baltimore Orioles (June 30, 1983).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (March 29, 1985).
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