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Name Team Age
Babe Cruz Retired (1956, Age 34) Died (1999, Age 78)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 40
(1950)
SS R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jim Edmonds League 0 3 years (42 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B+ A-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C- B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
0 12/21/1921
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 2
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (RF)
A- (79.5 %) D- (10.3 %) D- (8.1 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT
1950 2B SEA 1 1 9.0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 1.00 1.000
3B SEA 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
SS SEA 9 5 51.0 25 7 18 0 1 -1 4.41 1.000
1951 1B SEA 2 2 17.0 20 18 2 0 0 0 10.59 1.000
2B SEA 2 2 18.0 12 6 6 0 2 -2 6.00 1.000
SS SEA 3 1 11.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 3.27 1.000
LF SEA 1 1 9.0 4 3 0 1 0 0 3.00 .750
1952 2B SEA 4 4 35.33 21 10 11 0 6 -1 5.35 1.000
3B SEA 1 1 9.0 3 2 0 1 0 -1 2.00 .667
SS SEA 86 66 620.66 324 101 222 1 45 +3 4.68 .997
1953 SS SEA 12 10 89.0 44 11 31 2 5 +1 4.25 .955
1954 SS SEA 68 62 556.33 326 114 208 4 49 +2 5.21 .988
1955 2B SEA-NYA 6 6 53.0 34 11 20 3 1 -1 5.26 .912
3B SEA-NYA 2 2 17.33 5 3 2 0 0 -1 2.60 1.000
SS SEA-NYA 23 16 154.66 83 35 46 2 12 -3 4.71 .976
LF SEA-NYA 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.12 1.000
CF SEA-NYA 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 2.00 1.000
RF SEA-NYA 5 5 44.0 8 8 0 0 0 0 1.64 1.000
Pos Total 1B 2 2 17.0 20 18 2 0 0 0 10.59 1.000
2B 13 13 115.33 68 27 38 3 9 -5 5.07 .956
3B 4 4 35.33 8 5 2 1 0 -2 1.78 .875
SS 201 160 1482.65 806 270 527 9 113 +2 4.84 .989
LF 2 2 17.0 5 4 0 1 0 0 2.12 .800
CF 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 2.00 1.000
RF 5 5 44.0 8 8 0 0 0 0 1.64 1.000
Total 228 187 1720.31 917 334 569 14 122 -6 4.72 .985
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1956-11-01Babe Cruz has retired from the New York Highlanders
1956-09-02The New York Highlanders have promoted Babe Cruz to the major league team.
1956-08-31The New York Highlanders have acquired Babe Cruz from the waiver wire.
1956-04-11The New York Highlanders have waived Babe Cruz.
1956-04-01The New York Highlanders have promoted Sam Eaton to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have designated Babe Cruz for assignment.
1955-09-09The New York Highlanders have promoted Babe Cruz to the major league team.
1955-08-29The New York Highlanders have acquired Babe Cruz from the waiver wire. The New York Highlanders have waived Benny Vukovich.
1955-08-01The Seattle Sharks have waived Babe Cruz.
1955-07-22The Seattle Sharks have promoted Wes Doby to the major league team. The Seattle Sharks have designated Babe Cruz for assignment.
1954-08-15Babe Cruz of the Seattle Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1954-05-08The Seattle Sharks have promoted Babe Cruz to the major league team. The Seattle Sharks have sent Ray Bartee to the minors.
1953-07-13The Seattle Sharks have acquired Babe Cruz from the waiver wire.
1953-07-03The Seattle Sharks have waived Babe Cruz.
1953-05-02The Seattle Sharks have promoted Tony Mulcahy to the major league team. The Seattle Sharks have designated Babe Cruz for assignment.
1951-09-28The Seattle Sharks have promoted Babe Cruz to the major league team. The Seattle Sharks have designated Jim Ambler for assignment.
1951-05-06The Seattle Sharks have promoted Tim Diaz to the major league team. The Seattle Sharks have designated Babe Cruz for assignment.
1951-04-21The Seattle Sharks have promoted Babe Cruz to the major league team. The Seattle Sharks have sent Wes Doby to the minors.
1951-04-11The Seattle Sharks have promoted Coston Shocklee to the major league team. The Seattle Sharks have designated Babe Cruz for assignment.
1950-09-17The Seattle Sharks have promoted Babe Cruz to the major league team. The Seattle Sharks have designated Mike Norris for assignment.
1950-08-01The Seattle Sharks have promoted Rivington Smith to the major league team. The Seattle Sharks have designated Babe Cruz for assignment.
1950-07-18The Seattle Sharks have promoted Babe Cruz to the major league team. The Seattle Sharks have sent Cookie Dough to the minors.
1950-05-30The Seattle Sharks have promoted Coston Shocklee to the major league team. The Seattle Sharks have promoted Cotton Nye to the major league team. The Seattle Sharks have designated Hal Casian for assignment. The Seattle Sharks have designated Babe Cruz for assignment.
1950-05-18The Seattle Sharks have promoted Babe Cruz to the major league team. The Seattle Sharks have designated Softee Schmidt for assignment.
1950-04-22The Seattle Sharks have acquired Babe Cruz from the waiver wire.
1950-04-03The Seattle Sharks have waived Babe Cruz.