Todd Cruz Notable

b. November 23, 1955 · Philadelphia Phillies 1978, Kansas City Royals 1979, California Angels 1980, Chicago White Sox 1980, Seattle Mariners 1982–1983, Baltimore Orioles 1983–1984

Todd Cruz played for six clubs across seven seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1978 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1984.

Across 544 games he batted .220, with 336 hits and 133 runs. He finished with 34 home runs, 58 doubles and 9 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 1 inning in 1 game.

He played 351 games at shortstop, with 1,091 assists and 67 errors. He turned 211 double plays. He also played 181 games at third base.

He was born in Highland Park, MI, USA on November 23, 1955, and died on September 2, 2008. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	1	1982

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1978	PHI	3	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.500
1979	KCR	55	118	9	24	7	0	2	15	3	19	0	.203
1980	CAL/CHW	108	333	28	79	14	1	3	23	14	62	2	.237
1982	SEA	136	492	44	113	20	2	16	57	12	95	2	.230
1983	BAL/SEA	146	437	37	87	13	3	10	48	22	108	4	.199
1984	BAL	96	142	15	31	4	0	3	9	8	33	1	.218
Career	—	544	1526	133	336	58	6	34	154	59	317	9	.220

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1984	BAL	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Career	—	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

On this day & linked events

1955

Born November 23, 1955

Highland Park, MI, USA

2008

Died September 2, 2008

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