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Nomar Garciaparra League
4-3-2332
Mike Cruz Shortstop
Retired (1966, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .254 Total Rating 67   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .680 Status Deceased (1995) Option Years 0  
H 917 Age at Death 66 Date of Birth 06-03-1929
HR 69 Drafted Round 2, Pick 23
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(83 games)
RBI 423
SB 184
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R 66 Contact vs. L 81 Endurance 55   Ldrship 74
Power vs. R 56 Power vs. L 41 Velocity 10   Mentor vR 100
Speed 76 Bunt 6 Control 7   Mentor vL 100
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS 100 (100%) Range 60 WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm 99 WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health 1 LCS Appearances 10
3B 98 (98.7%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1950 2B PIT 67 67 604.2 387 166 211 10 52 -1 5.61 .974
1951 3B PIT 28 28 243.1 78 11 60 7 4 -4 2.63 .910
SS PIT 20 20 173.2 93 22 68 3 9 -6 4.66 .968
2B PIT 13 13 116.0 76 34 41 1 14 0 5.82 .987
1952 3B PIT 18 18 157.2 57 12 45 0 1 +1 3.25 1.000
2B PIT 14 14 123.1 73 30 39 4 15 -2 5.04 .945
SS PIT 10 10 86.0 46 17 29 0 7 +2 4.81 1.000
1B PIT 1 1 8.1 6 6 0 0 0 0 6.48 1.000
1953 SS PIT 56 47 420.2 225 81 134 10 29 +8 4.60 .956
3B PIT 11 10 87.0 24 5 18 1 1 +1 2.38 .958
2B PIT 6 6 52.0 24 5 19 0 4 -3 4.15 1.000
1954 3B PIT 16 16 142.0 44 16 26 2 4 -1 2.66 .955
2B PIT 16 16 140.0 86 39 43 4 7 +1 5.27 .953
SS PIT 16 13 118.2 55 15 38 2 3 +1 4.02 .964
RF PIT 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 2.00 1.000
1955 SS PIT 54 43 397.2 227 66 158 3 37 -2 5.07 .987
2B PIT 16 16 142.0 85 43 40 2 6 -1 5.26 .976
LF PIT 4 4 36.0 9 8 0 1 0 0 2.00 .889
RF PIT 3 3 27.0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0.67 .667
CF PIT 2 2 22.0 8 8 0 0 0 0 3.27 1.000
1956 SS PIT 33 21 200.1 90 29 60 1 5 0 4.00 .989
2B PIT 18 18 158.0 79 36 43 0 10 0 4.50 1.000
3B PIT 14 14 127.1 48 8 38 2 3 -2 3.25 .958
RF PIT 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.12 1.000
1957 SS PIT 39 28 264.2 131 47 80 4 13 -2 4.32 .969
RF PIT 5 5 45.0 13 13 0 0 0 0 2.60 1.000
1958 SS PIT 43 34 314.1 177 55 120 2 24 0 5.01 .989
CF PIT 13 13 118.0 40 38 0 2 0 +1 2.90 .950
2B PIT 4 4 34.2 18 9 9 0 0 -2 4.67 1.000
RF PIT 3 3 26.2 6 6 0 0 0 0 2.03 1.000
1959 SS PIT 48 33 311.1 193 53 133 7 34 -3 5.38 .964
2B PIT 16 16 145.0 94 50 43 1 10 -2 5.77 .989
3B PIT 1 1 8.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.12 1.000
1960 SS PIT 56 42 394.2 218 62 153 3 25 +16 4.90 .986
2B PIT 16 16 144.0 102 39 62 1 14 0 6.31 .990
RF PIT 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1961 SS PIT 37 16 171.0 98 37 61 0 12 0 5.16 1.000
2B PIT 13 13 117.0 75 32 43 0 7 -1 5.77 1.000
1962 SS PIT 55 41 381.0 211 64 143 4 29 +1 4.89 .981
2B PIT 15 15 131.0 72 30 41 1 8 +3 4.88 .986
RF PIT 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1963 2B PIT 33 33 295.0 178 67 106 5 29 0 5.28 .972
SS PIT 19 14 137.0 77 26 49 2 11 0 4.93 .974
3B PIT 4 4 35.0 15 4 11 0 1 -3 3.86 1.000
CF PIT 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 2.00 1.000
1964 2B PIT 18 18 161.0 90 37 51 2 13 +4 4.92 .978
SS PIT 14 14 128.0 73 24 48 1 7 0 5.06 .986
3B PIT 2 2 22.2 12 3 9 0 0 +1 4.77 1.000
1965 SS PIT 21 21 188.0 107 36 71 0 15 -3 5.12 1.000
2B PIT 18 10 105.1 67 28 38 1 11 -1 5.64 .985
3B PIT 5 5 45.0 12 1 11 0 1 +1 2.40 1.000
1966 SS PIT 17 17 155.2 95 28 65 2 14 +3 5.38 .979
3B PIT 9 9 83.0 23 6 17 0 1 0 2.49 1.000
2B PIT 12 7 80.1 44 17 24 3 6 +2 4.59 .932
Pos Total SS 538 414 3842.2 2116 662 1410 44 274 +15 4.85 .979
2B 295 282 2549.1 1550 662 853 35 206 -3 5.35 .977
3B 108 107 951.0 314 66 236 12 16 -6 2.86 .962
CF 16 16 149.0 50 48 0 2 0 0 2.90 .960
RF 15 15 133.2 31 30 0 1 0 -1 2.02 .968
LF 4 4 36.0 9 8 0 1 0 0 2.00 .889
1B 1 1 8.1 6 6 0 0 0 0 6.48 1.000
Total 977 839 7670.0 4076 1482 2499 95 496 +5 4.67 .977
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Mike Cruz has retired from the Pittsburgh Steel Workers
1962-09-27Mike Cruz of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1961-10-01Mike Cruz of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1961-08-25Mike Cruz of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1959-07-23Mike Cruz of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
1958-05-05Mike Cruz of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1957-08-11Mike Cruz of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1952-07-05Mike Cruz of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1950-07-02The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Mike Cruz to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have designated Paul Mitchell for assignment.
1950-04-01The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Bump Bertoia to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Harry Hunter to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Jimmy Bolen to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Paul Mitchell to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Gary Hall to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Vito Newsome to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Bruce Mantei to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Terry Burkart to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Kent Brewington to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Neil Boskie to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Willie Smith to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Tommy Whitehill to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Claude Kaat to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Valmy Pasek to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Harry Bochtler to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Davey Goliat to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Bud Benton to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Fred Schupp to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Pat Hunter to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Mike Cruz to the minors.