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Name	Team	Age
Oscar Cruz	Retired (1969, Age 36)	Died (2019, Age 86)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 15 (1952)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jim Edmonds League	0	14 years (4 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	A-	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B+	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	B+	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	B+	B+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	7/13/1933
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
3	4	6
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
1959	AL	All Star Reserve (C)
1961	AL	All Star Reserve (C)
1962	AL	All Star Reserve (C)
1964	AL	All Star Starter (C)
1965	AL	All Star Reserve (C)
1966	AL	All Star Reserve (C)
1967	AL	All Star Starter (C)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1969-11-01	Oscar Cruz has retired from the New York Highlanders
1963-05-20	Oscar Cruz of the New York Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1962-07-11	Oscar Cruz of the New York Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1961-08-27	Oscar Cruz of the New York Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 46 days.
1956-04-01	The New York Highlanders have promoted Oscar Cruz to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have designated Jim Neill for assignment.
1955-10-13	The New York Highlanders have sent Oscar Cruz to the minors. The New York Highlanders have sent Wayne Keller to the minors.
1955-09-30	The New York Highlanders have promoted Oscar Cruz to the major league team.
1955-05-13	The New York Highlanders have sent Oscar Cruz to the minors.
1955-04-14	The New York Highlanders have promoted Oscar Cruz to the major league team.
1952-04-01	The New York Highlanders have renamed Oad Donahue to Oscar Cruz.