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Nomar Garciaparra League
4-1-2332
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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1950 LHP 18 37 8 2 0 1 3 2 8 .608 .256 .351 .135 .216
1950 RHP 64 211 59 7 2 4 21 15 40 .710 .322 .389 .109 .280
1951 LHP 28 35 5 0 0 0 2 7 6 .429 .286 .143 .000 .143
1951 RHP 94 231 54 9 0 4 20 21 45 .621 .296 .325 .091 .234
1952 LHP 19 32 10 2 0 0 5 2 4 .728 .353 .375 .062 .312
1952 RHP 79 167 39 5 2 1 14 15 30 .600 .295 .305 .072 .234
1953 LHP 31 49 10 3 0 0 4 3 12 .515 .250 .265 .061 .204
1953 RHP 78 220 50 6 1 3 25 17 45 .586 .282 .305 .077 .227
1954 LHP 22 36 8 0 1 0 3 2 8 .541 .263 .278 .056 .222
1954 RHP 58 160 34 6 1 2 19 14 36 .580 .280 .300 .087 .212
1955 LHP 30 47 10 3 0 0 5 0 7 .489 .213 .277 .064 .213
1955 RHP 83 248 68 8 4 3 31 21 43 .706 .331 .375 .101 .274
1956 LHP 27 51 13 0 0 0 5 4 6 .564 .309 .255 .000 .255
1956 RHP 83 195 55 8 0 6 22 13 45 .746 .330 .415 .133 .282
1957 LHP 20 32 8 4 0 0 3 6 4 .743 .368 .375 .125 .250
1957 RHP 61 134 36 4 0 7 17 11 27 .777 .322 .455 .187 .269
1958 LHP 24 49 8 0 1 0 2 3 12 .416 .212 .204 .041 .163
1958 RHP 78 197 56 8 3 5 37 15 29 .766 .335 .431 .147 .284
1959 LHP 19 26 8 0 1 0 3 5 2 .804 .419 .385 .077 .308
1959 RHP 62 188 42 5 2 3 23 11 46 .580 .261 .319 .096 .223
1960 LHP 31 51 10 1 0 0 7 8 11 .532 .317 .216 .020 .196
1960 RHP 66 191 48 3 3 4 23 22 34 .687 .326 .361 .110 .251
1961 LHP 18 24 7 1 0 0 1 4 3 .726 .393 .333 .042 .292
1961 RHP 47 113 22 3 1 3 10 15 19 .608 .289 .319 .124 .195
1962 LHP 19 30 8 0 0 1 5 3 5 .690 .324 .367 .100 .267
1962 RHP 72 210 65 11 5 5 25 22 36 .856 .375 .481 .171 .310
1963 LHP 20 23 8 0 0 1 3 4 4 .923 .444 .478 .130 .348
1963 RHP 57 186 47 5 3 4 21 17 32 .690 .314 .376 .124 .253
1964 LHP 17 25 5 0 1 0 1 5 6 .613 .333 .280 .080 .200
1964 RHP 36 111 38 7 1 6 33 14 21 .998 .413 .586 .243 .342
1965 LHP 16 25 8 1 0 2 5 2 4 .970 .370 .600 .280 .320
1965 RHP 37 131 38 8 0 3 15 9 31 .760 .340 .420 .130 .290
1966 LHP 14 36 8 2 0 0 4 3 9 .560 .282 .278 .056 .222
1966 RHP 30 104 24 4 1 1 6 7 21 .594 .277 .317 .087 .231
Total LHP 373 608 142 19 4 5 61 63 111 .609 .306 .303 .069 .234
Total RHP 1085 2997 775 107 29 64 362 259 580 .694 .317 .378 .119 .259
Total 1251 3605 917 126 33 69 423 322 691 .680 .315 .365 .111 .254
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.