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Mando
Cruz		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: April 22, 1940 in Dominican Republic
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1977   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 33 VAL JL $ 4,552,000 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4
1974 34 CAL JL $ 4,552,000 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4
1975 35 CAL JL $ 8,500,000 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4
1976 36 CAL JL $ 8,500,000 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4
1977 37 CAL JL $ 8,500,000 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4
1978 38 HON JL $ 1,250,000 3 3 3 4 4 4 0 0 0 4 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,250,000 3 3 3 4 4 4 0 0 0 4 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 8,500,000 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 33 VAL JL 162 599 73 140 23 0 26 84 6 4 57 130 .234 .304 .402 .707 72.8 7.8
1974 34 CAL JL 109 392 63 109 18 5 21 71 6 8 43 84 .278 .352 .510 .862 66.9 14.2
  VAL JL 44 160 18 46 7 2 5 16 3 3 15 32 .288 .352 .450 .802 23.8 5.1
  TOT   153 552 81 155 25 7 26 87 9 11 58 116 .281 .352 .493 .845 90.7 19.3
1975 35 CAL JL 159 559 61 149 23 3 18 75 7 4 51 130 .267 .332 .415 .747 72.0 11.1
1976 36 CAL JL 154 524 84 142 23 4 21 57 6 2 40 127 .271 .328 .450 .778 73.3 17.2
1977 37 CAL JL 154 541 76 133 22 4 26 83 6 8 65 127 .246 .331 .445 .777 82.4 15.3
1978 38 HON JL 112 367 52 91 12 4 14 54 8 2 45 104 .248 .336 .417 .753 53.9 8.1
6 Years Sim 894 3142 427 810 128 22 131 440 42 31 316 734 .258 .330 .438 .768 445.2 78.9
162 Game Average 569 77 146 23 3 23 79 7 5 57 133 .258 .330 .438 .768 80.7  
Career Highs 162 599 84 155 25 7 26 87 9 11 65 130 .281 .352 .493 .845 90.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2079 266 519 93 12 79 285 30 16 188 486 .250 .317 .420 .737 275.1
vs LH   1063 161 291 35 10 52 155 12 15 128 248 .274 .354 .472 .827 174.2
Home 447 1529 196 394 48 10 62 210 22 15 158 364 .258 .329 .424 .753 215.2
Away 447 1613 231 416 80 12 69 230 20 16 158 370 .258 .330 .451 .781 234.2
RISP   699 0 198 31 5 28 296 0 0 84 166 .283 .362 .462 .824 115.3
Pinch Hitting   44 5 11 0 1 3 7 0 0 6 14 .250 .346 .500 .846 7.7
Close/Late   399 53 101 13 3 10 47 0 0 52 83 .253 .344 .376 .720 53.5
Mar/Apr 156 556 77 148 24 5 23 67 10 7 45 137 .266 .328 .451 .779 79.3
May 157 549 65 137 27 3 25 82 6 5 46 123 .250 .316 .446 .762 75.1
June 152 557 76 135 26 6 20 67 8 3 57 133 .242 .319 .418 .737 74.6
July 154 530 55 137 19 2 12 62 4 8 50 134 .258 .322 .370 .692 62.5
August 145 495 88 143 20 5 29 92 5 3 60 102 .289 .367 .525 .893 92.4
Sep/Oct 130 455 66 110 12 1 22 70 9 5 58 105 .242 .329 .418 .747 65.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1973 33 VAL JL SS 161 161 1433.3 209 462 19 88 .972 4.21   6.2
    LF 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1974 34 CAL JL SS 100 98 894.3 123 283 10 50 .976 4.09   4.2
  VAL JL SS 41 40 359.3 50 114 4 20 .976 4.11   1.2
  CAL JL CF 4 2 22.8 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.37   0.1
  VAL JL CF 1 1 9.2 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.93   0.0
  CAL JL LF 2 0 4.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  VAL JL LF 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  CAL JL 2B 1 0 1.4 1 0 0 0 1.000 6.43   0.0
  VAL JL 2B 0 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  TOT   SS 141 138 1253.6 173 397 14 70 .976 4.09   5.4
      CF 5 3 32.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 2.53   0.1
      LF 3 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 .00   0.0
      2B 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1975 35 CAL JL LF 146 144 1295.0 244 2 13 1 .950 1.71   1.6
    SS 6 0 12.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.50   0.0
    2B 1 0 6.7 1 5 0 1 1.000 8.11   0.1
    CF 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1976 36 CAL JL LF 94 93 833.7 158 0 10 0 .940 1.71   0.4
    CF 25 20 189.3 37 0 0 0 1.000 1.76    
    SS 17 1 42.3 8 11 2 3 .905 4.04   0.1
    2B 6 3 34.0 8 4 1 0 .923 3.18   0.1
    3B 5 3 27.7 1 5 1 0 .857 1.95   0.1
    1B 1 1 9.0 9 1 0 1 1.000 10.00   0.0
1977 37 CAL JL LF 66 64 587.0 118 2 3 0 .976 1.84   0.9
    SS 48 48 430.7 65 135 6 32 .971 4.18   2.3
    CF 39 39 344.0 88 1 7 1 .927 2.33    
1978 38 HON JL SS 109 105 931.0 139 317 9 73 .981 4.41   6.5
    2B 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 1 1.000 4.50   0.0
    LF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  SS 482 453 4102.9 594 1324 50 266 .975 4.21   20.5
  LF 311 301 2724.7 523 4 26 1 .953 1.74   2.9
  CF 70 62 568.3 135 1 7 1 .951 2.15   0.1
  2B 9 4 50.7 12 11 1 2 .958 4.09   0.3
  3B 6 3 28.7 1 5 1 0 .857 1.88   0.1
  1B 1 1 9.0 9 1 0 1 1.000 10.00   0.0
Career Totals   879 824 7484.2 1274 1346 85 271 .969 3.15   23.9
Career Highs   162 161 1435.3 271 462 19 88 .981 4.41    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1976 36 CAL JL 16 64 8 12 1 1 2 6 0 0 9 23 .188 .297 .328 .625
Career Post-Season Batting 16 64 8 12 1 1 2 6 0 0 9 23 .188 .297 .328 .625
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1973-3-162
1975-2-159
 Homeruns
1977-8-26
 Caught Stealing
1974-9-11
 Strikeouts
1973-8-130
1975-7-130
1977-8-127
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 28    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 46)
 
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  5. Xellos Mazoku (907)
  6. Blast McBearett (895)
  7. Sam Tuttle (894)
  8. Ricky Gonzalvo (893)
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  10. Michael Cruz (885)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 86th overall pick, by Valencia in 1973
Had first career hit (double) on 4/4/1973, off Pedro Jonson (CAL)
Hit first career homerun on 4/23/1973, off Norm Zurowski (MRQ)
Hit 3 homeruns against Honolulu, driving in 6 runs on 10/5/1973
Traded from Valencia to California on 5/21/1974 (Going to VAL: 1B J. Tate, 2B C. Stewart. Going to CAL: SS M. Cruz)
Won Player of the Week award on 8/12/1974, hitting .429 with 4 HR, 8 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 9/10/1975, hitting .476 with 2 HR, 6 RBI
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Honolulu on 2/4/1978 to a 1-year deal worth $1,250,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 4/23/1978, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 7 RBI
Injured on 8/14/1978 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
 
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