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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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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1952	D+	C+	C	C+	C+	C+	D-
1953	C	B	C+	B-	C+	B-	D
1954	C	B	B-	B	B-	B	D+
1955	C+	B+	B	B+	B	B+	C-
1956	B-	B+	B	A-	B+	B+	C-
1957	B-	A-	B	A-	B+	A-	C
1958	B	A-	B+	A-	A-	A-	C
1959	B+	A	B+	A	A-	A-	C+
1960	B+	A	B+	A	A-	A	C+
1961	B+	A	B+	A	A-	A	C+
1962	B+	A	B+	A	A-	A	C+
1963	B+	A	B+	A	A-	A	C+
1964	B+	A	A-	A	A-	A	C+
1965	B+	A	A-	A	A-	A	C+
1966	B+	A	A-	A	A-	A	C+
1967	B+	A	A-	A	A-	A	C+
1968	B+	A-	B+	A	B+	A	C+
1969	B+	A-	B+	A-	B+	A-	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.