#91 Victor Cruz, Reliever, 39 yrs, No Team - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#91 Victor Cruz, Reliever, 39 yrs, No Team
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Victor Cruz

12/24/1957
39
D.R.,,RANCHO VIEJO
5"9
215

Reliever
R
R

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Minimal
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2 / 6 (Fair)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
Good
Normal
Prone
1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Minor League Contract
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14 Year(s), 169 Days (2577 total Days)
0 Day(s)
16 Year(s), 59 Days (2811 total Days)
19 Year(s)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	6	4	3	86-89 Mph
Versus LHB	5	3	3
Versus RHB	6	4	3
Talent	6	4	3

Pitching Ratings
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Groundball Pct. :
Holding Runners :

3
64
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
3
2
1
Normal

Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date

Opp.

Result

Start

Dec

Pitching Stats 1998

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	.0	.0	.0	.0	0	0	.0	0	0	.0	0.00

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
vs. RHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Road	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
May	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
June	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
July	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
August	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Sept./Oct.	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1979	19	0	3	0	3	3.55	25.1	24	10	10	6	14	26	0	0	1.50	.273	PIT
1980	6	0	1	0	0	1.08	8.1	6	2	1	1	3	5	0	0	1.08	.185	PIT
1981	26	0	2	2	1	3.72	38.2	36	16	16	3	14	37	0	0	1.29	.308	PIT
1982	90	0	13	5	5	1.85	136.1	90	32	28	7	51	124	0	0	1.03	.238	PIT,NL
1983	78	0	6	3	6	2.08	99.2	65	26	23	9	34	115	0	0	0.99	.240	PIT
1984	92	1	13	8	13	3.12	150.0	124	55	52	10	45	144	0	0	1.13	.281	PIT
1985	69	1	10	2	1	2.57	112.0	82	33	32	5	31	127	0	0	1.01	.273	PIT
1986	103	0	11	2	5	2.95	149.2	110	53	49	4	53	146	0	0	1.09	.272	PIT
1987	102	1	10	7	21	2.86	144.2	128	50	46	9	52	141	0	0	1.24	.300	PIT
1988	33	33	15	6	0	3.07	187.1	138	68	64	12	60	203	0	0	1.06	.265	SEA,AL
1989	1	1	0	1	0	6.75	1.1	2	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	1.50	.000	SEA
1990	32	32	20	6	0	3.20	188.2	148	75	67	19	83	170	0	0	1.22	.261	SEA
1991	33	33	8	13	0	4.13	187.1	167	92	86	19	55	193	0	0	1.19	.294	SEA
1992	35	35	7	17	0	4.85	189.1	199	114	102	25	65	183	1	0	1.39	.320	TEX
1993	36	36	17	10	0	4.60	203.2	193	109	104	31	83	205	0	0	1.36	.301	TEX,AL
1994	37	37	10	12	0	3.84	185.1	168	89	79	21	84	198	0	0	1.36	.301	TEX
1995	33	28	7	10	0	4.27	147.2	137	81	70	22	77	136	0	0	1.45	.280	TEX HOU
1996	31	18	3	5	1	5.87	76.2	69	52	50	12	41	64	0	0	1.43	.266	MON MIL
Total	856	256	156	109	56	3.55	2232.0	1886	960	880	217	845	2218	1	0	1.22	.281

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1978, AAA	51	0	3	3	3	3.07	67.1	49	25	23	7	35	74	0	0	1.25	.263
1979, AAA	42	0	0	1	6	3.04	53.1	42	20	18	5	18	58	0	0	1.13	.278
1980, AAA	37	0	5	0	8	1.85	58.1	27	12	12	5	22	74	0	0	0.84	.183
1981, AAA	12	0	6	0	0	2.25	20.0	13	5	5	1	9	19	0	0	1.10	.235

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1988	2	2	1	1	0	6.00	9.0	6	6	6	4	12	0	0
1995	3	3	2	0	0	0.56	16.0	6	1	1	8	27	0	0
Total	5	5	3	1	0	2.52	25.0	12	7	7	12	39	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1979	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	PIT
1980	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	PIT
1981	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	PIT
1982	90	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	PIT,NL
1983	78	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	PIT
1984	92	24	3	1	1	0	1	2	0	6	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	PIT
1985	69	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	PIT
1986	103	16	1	0	0	0	1	3	1	5	0	0	.063	.111	.063	.174	PIT
1987	102	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	PIT
1988	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	SEA,AL
1989	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	SEA
1990	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	SEA
1991	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	SEA
1992	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	TEX
1993	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	TEX,AL
1994	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	TEX
1995	33	8	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	TEX HOU
1996	31	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MON MIL
Total	856	88	6	2	1	0	2	6	1	38	0	0	.068	.078	.114	.191

Fielding Stats 1998

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Player History

Drafted in 2nd round, 43rd overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1978...
Earned first career win on 9/19/1979...
Injured on 3/14/1980 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks...
Was selected to the 1982 Allstar game...
Had first career hit (triple) on 4/30/1984, off Ed Plank (SD)...
2/3/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,874,286 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 6/3/1985 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 4 weeks...
2/3/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,754,286 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,754,286 through salary arbitration...
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/4/1988 to a 4-year deal worth $12,850,000 per year...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1988, going 5-0, 1.39...
Was selected to the 1988 Allstar game...
Injured on 4/5/1989 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for full season...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1990, going 6-0, 1.95...
Signed as a free agent by Texas on 2/21/1992 to a 4-year deal worth $17,500,000 per year...
Was selected to the 1993 Allstar game...
Traded from Texas to Houston on 8/6/1995 (Going to HOU: P Victor Cruz. Going to TEX: P Jerry Dipoto)...
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/8/1996 to a 1-year deal worth $3,980,000 per year...
Was claimed off waivers by Milwaukee on 5/14/1996.
Injured on 9/29/1996 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks...
Retired in 1997.

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 1988 - 3.07 - 1st 1990 - 3.20 - 4th 1994 - 3.84 - 5th	WHIP 1988 - 1.06 - 1st 1990 - 1.22 - 3rd 1991 - 1.19 - 2nd	Wins 1988 - 15 - 7th 1990 - 20 - 2nd 1993 - 17 - 4th	Losses 1992 - 17 - 3rd	Saves 1984 - 13 - 10th 1987 - 21 - 10th
K's 1988 - 203 - 2nd 1990 - 170 - 8th 1991 - 193 - 6th 1992 - 183 - 6th 1993 - 205 - 4th 1994 - 198 - 3rd

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