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Name	Team	Age
Jim Cruz	Retired (1965, Age 34)	Died (2002, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 37 (1956)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (AA)	0	1 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	B	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B+	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C-	B-	B
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A-	F	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	8/8/1931
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (3B)
F  (3.3 %)	F  (1.9 %)	F  (0.5 %)

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Year

Type

Chances

Active

GS

Injured

Contact vs R

Power vs R

Contact vs L

Power vs L

Speed

Arm

Range

Total

1957

Minors

0.00

1 / 1

0 / 2

0 / 0

1 / 3

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

5 / 0

1958

Minors

0.00

0 / 2

1 / 3

0 / 1

0 / 1

1 / 2

2 / 2

2 / 3

6 / 0

1959

Minors

0.00

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 1

0 / 0

1 / 1

0 / 0

0 / 0

1 / 0

1961

Minors

0.00

0 / 0

0 / 1

0 / 1

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

1962

Minors

0.00

0 / 2

0 / 0

0 / 3

1 / 3

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 2

1 / 0

1963

Majors

0.00

0 / 1

0 / 1

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

1964

Minors

0.00

0 / 0

0 / 4

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 1

0 / 2

0 / 1

0 / 0

Total

0

0

0

1 / 6

1 / 11

0 / 6

2 / 7

3 / 5

3 / 5

3 / 7

13 / 47

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1965-11-01	Jim Cruz has retired from the St. Louis shots o jack
1965-03-31	The St. Louis shots o jack have promoted Art Holt to the major league team. The St. Louis shots o jack have promoted Daryl Look to the major league team. The St. Louis shots o jack have promoted Jim Cruz to the major league team.
1964-04-11	The St. Louis shots o jack have designated Jim Cruz for assignment.
1963-03-31	The Milwaukee shots o jack have promoted Jim Cruz to the major league team.
1961-09-05	The Cincinnati shots o jack have acquired Jim Cruz from the waiver wire.
1959-05-07	The Cincinnati Jokers have waived Jim Cruz.
1957-09-06	The Cincinnati Jokers have acquired Jim Cruz from the waiver wire. The Cincinnati Jokers have waived Park Haas.
1957-08-10	The Washington Wolves have waived Jim Cruz.
1957-04-15	The Washington Wolves have acquired Jim Cruz from the waiver wire. The Washington Wolves have waived Pat Hernandez.
1956-04-09	The St. Louis Warriors have waived Jim Cruz.