José Cruz Notable

b. April 19, 1974 · Seattle Mariners 1997, Toronto Blue Jays 1997–2002, San Francisco Giants 2003, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2004, Arizona Diamondbacks 2005, Boston Red Sox 2005, Los Angeles Dodgers 2005–2006, San Diego Padres 2007, Houston Astros 2008

José Cruz played for nine clubs across 12 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Seattle Mariners in 1997 and closing with the Houston Astros in 2008. His longest stay was with the Toronto Blue Jays, from 1997 to 2002.

Across 1,388 games he batted .247, with 1,167 hits and 713 runs. He finished with 204 home runs, 252 doubles, 658 walks and 113 stolen bases.

He played 1,312 games in the outfield, with 2,800 putouts and 40 errors.

He was born in Arroyo, P.R. on April 19, 1974. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	3	2000, 2001, 2004
Gold Glove	1	2003

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1997	SEA/TOR	104	395	59	98	19	1	26	68	41	117	7	.248
1998	TOR	105	352	55	89	14	3	11	42	57	99	11	.253
1999	TOR	106	349	63	84	19	3	14	45	64	91	14	.241
2000	TOR	162	603	91	146	32	5	31	76	71	129	15	.242
2001	TOR	146	577	92	158	38	4	34	88	45	138	32	.274
2002	TOR	124	466	64	114	26	5	18	70	51	106	7	.245
2003	SFG	158	539	90	135	26	1	20	68	102	121	5	.250
2004	TBD	153	545	76	132	25	8	21	78	76	117	11	.242
2005	ARI/BOS/LAD	115	370	46	93	24	2	18	50	66	101	0	.251
2006	LAD	86	223	34	52	16	1	5	17	43	54	5	.233
2007	SDP	91	256	37	60	12	3	6	21	31	65	6	.234
2008	HOU	38	49	6	6	1	0	0	1	11	9	0	.122
Career	—	1388	4724	713	1167	252	36	204	624	658	1147	113	.247

On this day & linked events

1974

Born April 19, 1974

Arroyo, , P.R.

1997

Major-league debut: José Cruz

José Cruz made a major-league debut on May 31, 1997.

2008

Final major-league game: José Cruz

José Cruz played a final major-league game on June 5, 2008.

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