1953
Born April 2, 1953
Arroyo, , P.R.
Héctor Cruz Notable
b. April 2, 1953 · St. Louis Cardinals 1973, 1975–1977, Chicago Cubs 1978, 1981–1982, San Francisco Giants 1978–1979, Cincinnati Reds 1979–1980
Héctor Cruz played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1973 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1982.
Across 624 games he batted .225, with 361 hits and 186 runs. He finished with 39 home runs, 71 doubles and 7 stolen bases.
He played 308 games in the outfield, with 477 putouts and 13 errors. He also played 203 games at third base.
He was born in Arroyo, P.R. on April 2, 1953. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | STL | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1975 | STL | 23 | 48 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .146 |
| 1976 | STL | 151 | 526 | 54 | 120 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 71 | 42 | 119 | 1 | .228 |
| 1977 | STL | 118 | 339 | 50 | 80 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 46 | 56 | 4 | .236 |
| 1978 | CHC/SFG | 109 | 273 | 27 | 62 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 24 | 45 | 0 | .227 |
| 1979 | CIN/SFG | 90 | 207 | 26 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 34 | 46 | 0 | .227 |
| 1980 | CIN | 52 | 75 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 0 | .213 |
| 1981 | CHC | 53 | 109 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 2 | .229 |
| 1982 | CHC | 17 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .211 |
| Career | — | 624 | 1607 | 186 | 361 | 71 | 9 | 39 | 200 | 176 | 317 | 7 | .225 |
On this day & linked events
1973
Major-league debut: Héctor Cruz
Héctor Cruz made a major-league debut on August 11, 1973.
1982
Final major-league game: Héctor Cruz
Héctor Cruz played a final major-league game on July 15, 1982.
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