1973
Born January 28, 1973
Oxnard, CA, USA
Jacob Cruz Notable
b. January 28, 1973 · San Francisco Giants 1996–1998, Cleveland Indians 1998–2001, Colorado Rockies 2001, Detroit Tigers 2002, Cincinnati Reds 2004–2005
Jacob Cruz played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 1996 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 2005.
Across 409 games he batted .241, with 176 hits and 95 runs. He finished with 19 home runs, 38 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He played 174 games in the outfield, with 244 putouts and 6 errors.
He was born in Oxnard, CA, USA on January 28, 1973. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | SFG | 33 | 77 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 0 | .234 |
| 1997 | SFG | 16 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .160 |
| 1998 | CLE/SFG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | CLE | 32 | 88 | 14 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .330 |
| 2000 | CLE | 11 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .241 |
| 2001 | CLE/COL | 72 | 144 | 19 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 50 | 0 | .215 |
| 2002 | DET | 35 | 88 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 3 | .273 |
| 2004 | CIN | 96 | 147 | 22 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 43 | 0 | .224 |
| 2005 | CIN | 110 | 127 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 46 | 0 | .236 |
| Career | — | 409 | 729 | 95 | 176 | 38 | 2 | 19 | 105 | 85 | 207 | 4 | .241 |
On this day & linked events
1996
Major-league debut: Jacob Cruz
Jacob Cruz made a major-league debut on July 18, 1996.
2005
Final major-league game: Jacob Cruz
Jacob Cruz played a final major-league game on October 2, 2005.