RF Jose 'Cheo' Cruz #38
Boston Americans ABBA
Age: 39 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Angry    
10/26/1970
BNN Index | ABBA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF JOSE 'CHEO' CRUZ #38 - AGE: 39 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
140 497 113 22 7 11 49 38 78 .227 .281 .366 2 -0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 8 6 8 8
Gap 7 6 7 7
Power 6 5 6 6
Eye 5 4 5 6
Avoid K's 5 4 5 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 6
Errors: - 1 5
Arm: - 1 9
Turn DP: - 1 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 7
1st Base: 2 Center Field: 2
2nd Base: - Right Field: 6
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Ability: 7
Baserunning Inst.: 8
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/04/1970 @ WSN Win, 5-0 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/02/1970 @ WSN Loss, 4-6 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/30/1970 LAA Win, 5-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1970 LAA Loss, 1-9 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/28/1970 LAA Loss, 2-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1970 @ NYB Win, 6-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1970 @ NYB Win, 5-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1970 @ NYB Loss, 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/1970 CAR Win, 3-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1970 CAR Win, 5-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Just wants to make his mom proud.
Birthday:08/08/1931
Born in:Arroyo, GUA
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Height:6' 0"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$8,005,000
Signed Through:1970 Season
Major Service:16 Years, None
Service This Yr:179 Days
40-Man Service:16 Years, None
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1970 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 140 497 113 22 7 11 49 44 38 78 .227 .281 .366 .647 .283 .139 81
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 130 538 0 2 0 11 0 3 182 40 2 1 66.7 50.1 3.39 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   126 23 5 2 3 12 6 11 24 2 0 0 .183 .245 .325 .570
Versus Right   371 90 17 5 8 37 38 27 54 1 0 0 .243 .293 .380 .673
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   55 14 1 2 1 9 6 5 6 0 0 0 .255 .317 .400 .717
May   89 24 2 0 4 11 11 5 18 0 0 0 .270 .309 .427 .735
June   95 18 7 1 1 7 5 6 13 0 0 0 .189 .238 .316 .553
July   86 15 5 1 1 7 6 9 18 3 0 0 .174 .245 .291 .536
August   85 21 5 2 2 8 10 10 11 0 0 0 .247 .326 .424 .750
September   79 18 2 1 2 6 5 3 10 0 0 0 .228 .256 .354 .611
October   8 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Spring Training   64 23 5 1 1 7 14 6 8 1 0 0 .359 .408 .516 .924
Last Year   433 122 25 1 14 67 52 25 66 1 2 0 .282 .320 .441 .761
2 Years Ago   495 164 26 7 10 71 76 50 77 7 2 4 .331 .392 .473 .865
Career   4107 1138 209 45 92 515 554 396 550 29 5 6 .277 .339 .417 .756
Home   254 58 12 5 5 23 20 23 35 2 0 0 .228 .290 .374 .664
Road   243 55 10 2 6 26 24 15 43 1 0 0 .226 .270 .358 .628
Grass   445 102 21 7 9 42 39 35 68 3 0 0 .229 .284 .369 .652
Turf   52 11 1 0 2 7 5 3 10 0 0 0 .212 .255 .346 .601
Day   145 34 7 3 6 16 13 13 24 1 0 0 .234 .296 .448 .744
Night   352 79 15 4 5 33 31 25 54 2 0 0 .224 .274 .332 .607
As Starter   489 110 22 7 11 47 42 37 76 3 0 0 .225 .278 .366 .644
As Reliever / Substitution   8 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
Pinch Hitting   7 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Close/Late   130 31 4 0 3 9 15 9 24 2 0 0 .238 .284 .338 .622
Inning 1-3   163 40 11 3 2 15 11 12 29 0 0 0 .245 .297 .387 .684
Inning 4-6   167 31 5 4 5 21 14 15 23 1 0 0 .186 .251 .353 .605
Inning 7-9   150 39 6 0 4 11 18 10 23 2 0 0 .260 .302 .380 .682
Extra Innings   17 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .176 .222 .176 .399
0 Outs   144 36 6 1 5 13 24 12 28 1 0 0 .250 .306 .410 .715
1 Outs   163 30 8 0 1 7 8 11 25 2 0 0 .184 .233 .252 .484
2 Outs   190 47 8 6 5 29 12 15 25 0 0 0 .247 .302 .432 .734
Scoring Position   128 29 3 2 3 37 9 12 14 3 0 0 .227 .287 .352 .638
Bases Empty   269 59 10 4 7 7 24 19 49 0 0 0 .219 .271 .364 .635
Runner on 1st   100 25 9 1 1 5 11 7 15 0 0 0 .250 .299 .390 .689
Runner on 2nd   50 11 2 1 1 12 3 4 6 0 0 0 .220 .278 .360 .638
Runner on 3rd   12 6 0 0 1 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   37 6 0 0 1 6 4 2 6 0 0 0 .162 .205 .243 .448
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 4 1 1 0 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .308 .438 .538 .976
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 .000 .133 .000 .133
Bases Loaded   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Two Strikes   219 43 13 0 4 16 15 10 78 1 0 0 .196 .230 .311 .541
First Pitch   90 27 3 3 3 12 10 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .297 .500 .797
Count 0-1   35 6 0 1 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .171 .171 .400 .571
Count 0-2   39 7 1 0 1 3 2 0 20 0 0 0 .179 .179 .282 .462
Count 1-0   52 11 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .212 .269 .481
Count 1-1   49 10 2 3 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .204 .200 .367 .567
Count 1-2   69 9 6 0 1 5 4 0 26 1 0 0 .130 .129 .261 .389
Count 2-0   11 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Count 2-1   29 10 1 0 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .345 .345 .483 .828
Count 2-2   66 17 2 0 1 4 5 0 20 0 0 0 .258 .258 .333 .591
Count 3-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 0 0 0 .000 .867 .000 .867
Count 3-1   10 4 0 0 1 2 8 15 0 0 0 0 .400 .760 .700 1.460
Full Count   45 10 4 0 1 4 4 10 12 0 0 0 .222 .364 .378 .741
Behind in Count   143 22 7 1 4 12 9 0 46 1 0 0 .154 .153 .301 .453
Ahead in Count   104 27 4 0 2 13 14 28 0 0 0 0 .260 .417 .356 .772
Batting Leadoff   33 10 1 1 0 6 4 5 5 0 0 0 .303 .395 .394 .789
Batting 2nd   10 5 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .800 1.300
Batting 3rd   27 7 1 0 0 2 4 2 6 0 0 0 .259 .310 .296 .607
Batting 5th   298 70 16 4 7 26 28 22 40 2 0 0 .235 .286 .386 .672
Batting 6th   25 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .120 .120 .120 .240
Batting 7th   85 14 2 0 4 11 5 7 19 1 0 0 .165 .226 .329 .555
Batting 8th   14 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 .267 .429 .695
Batting 9th   5 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Low Leverage   187 37 8 4 3 11 12 15 31 1 0 0 .198 .256 .332 .588
Medium Leverage   211 54 12 2 6 24 20 13 29 1 0 0 .256 .298 .417 .715
High Leverage   97 22 2 1 2 14 12 10 17 1 0 0 .227 .296 .330 .626
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1961 Houston - ABBA 29 156 639 177 36 6 8 55 80 66 0 3 53 25 23 .277 .343 .390 .733 103 102 1.5
1962 Houston - ABBA 30 144 546 151 22 4 14 81 76 48 0 6 56 28 13 .277 .332 .408 .740 102 104 2.2
1963 Caribou - ABBA 31 94 239 62 11 6 5 30 34 31 0 1 37 11 4 .259 .343 .418 .762 124 138 1.3
1964 Caribou - ABBA 32 140 490 141 26 7 15 64 94 63 0 2 53 17 6 .288 .368 .461 .829 129 136 3.9
1965 Caribou - ABBA 33 17 41 11 0 0 0 6 5 4 0 1 12 0 0 .268 .326 .268 .594 74 76 -0.3
1966 Boston - ABBA 34 64 200 62 12 4 4 26 28 22 1 1 32 7 8 .310 .379 .470 .849 138 141 1.1
1967 Boston - ABBA 35 144 527 135 29 3 11 66 65 49 1 4 86 18 8 .256 .318 .385 .704 103 107 2.1
1968 Boston - ABBA 36 138 495 164 26 7 10 71 76 50 4 7 77 7 3 .331 .392 .473 .865 149 154 4.8
1969 Boston - ABBA 37 123 433 122 25 1 14 67 52 25 0 1 66 6 6 .282 .320 .441 .761 121 128 2.3
1970 Boston - ABBA 38 140 497 113 22 7 11 49 44 38 0 3 78 2 1 .227 .281 .366 .647 76 81 -0.2
Total ABBA 1160 4107 1138 209 45 92 515 554 396 6 29 550 121 72 .277 .339 .417 .756 113 117 18.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1965 Maine - AAA 33 11 45 10 2 0 2 5 6 5 0 1 9 0 0 .222 .294 .400 .694 94 97 0.0
Total AAAA 11 45 10 2 0 2 5 6 5 0 1 9 0 0 .222 .294 .400 .694 94 97
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1962 Houston - ABBA 30 11 49 13 5 0 1 3 10 5 0 0 8 3 0 .265 .333 .429 .762 0 0 0.0
1963 Caribou - ABBA 31 5 10 2 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 3 1 0 .200 .385 .300 .685 0 0 0.0
1964 Caribou - ABBA 32 6 25 9 2 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 .360 .407 .560 .967 0 0 0.0
1966 Boston - ABBA 34 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
1968 Boston - ABBA 36 10 41 10 3 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 7 2 0 .244 .279 .317 .596 0 0 0.0
Total ABBA 33 128 34 11 0 2 8 20 12 0 0 22 6 1 .266 .329 .398 .727 104 110
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1961 Houston - ML SS 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.0 .998
1961 Houston - ML LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.0 .982
1961 Houston - ML CF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.9 .770
1961 Houston - ML RF 153 153 362 17 3 386 7 .982 1381.1 2.47 +1.1 1.005
1962 Houston - ML LF 6 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 44.0 1.64 -0.0 .992
1962 Houston - ML RF 129 129 313 9 3 329 7 .979 1145.2 2.53 +2.4 1.012
1963 Caribou - ML LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 .993
1963 Caribou - ML CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Caribou - ML RF 59 55 102 3 0 105 0 1.000 494.0 1.91 -4.1 .944
1964 Caribou - ML CF 4 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 35.0 2.06 -1.7 .786
1964 Caribou - ML RF 114 112 268 15 5 292 9 .969 1009.0 2.52 +2.4 1.013
1965 Caribou - ML RF 10 10 22 0 0 24 2 .917 82.2 2.40 -2.5 .859
1966 Boston - ML 1B 13 13 115 9 9 126 2 .984 114.2 9.73 -1.4 .849
1966 Boston - ML 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 0.0 .000
1966 Boston - ML SS 2 2 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 17.0 2.65 +0.0 1.002
1966 Boston - ML LF 22 21 45 0 0 45 0 1.000 186.0 2.18 +3.2 1.117
1966 Boston - ML CF 11 11 20 1 0 24 3 .875 87.0 2.17 -4.0 .795
1966 Boston - ML RF 4 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 34.0 1.85 +0.0 1.003
1967 Boston - ML C 2 2 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 19.0 4.74 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1967 Boston - ML 1B 7 6 51 4 4 56 1 .982 54.0 9.17 -1.1 .817
1967 Boston - ML LF 98 94 219 0 0 220 1 .995 855.1 2.30 +1.0 1.007
1967 Boston - ML CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Boston - ML RF 29 29 71 0 0 71 0 1.000 253.0 2.53 +1.5 1.033
1968 Boston - ML 1B 9 8 63 3 7 66 0 1.000 63.0 9.43 -0.4 .910
1968 Boston - ML LF 4 2 3 1 1 4 0 1.000 21.2 1.66 +0.7 1.482
1968 Boston - ML CF 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.1 3.68 -0.1 .969
1968 Boston - ML RF 118 114 271 16 4 296 9 .970 1004.2 2.57 -0.3 .999
1969 Boston - ML C 7 7 38 2 1 42 2 .952 59.0 6.10 -1.1 1.314 4 9 0 0.0
1969 Boston - ML 1B 4 0 8 1 2 9 0 1.000 7.1 11.05 +0.0 1.029
1969 Boston - ML SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 .991
1969 Boston - ML LF 10 5 10 1 0 12 1 .917 56.0 1.77 -0.1 .984
1969 Boston - ML CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Boston - ML RF 91 90 222 9 2 236 5 .979 798.1 2.60 +0.8 1.006
1970 Boston - ML LF 28 28 70 0 0 70 0 1.000 257.2 2.45 +1.3 1.029
1970 Boston - ML CF 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 3.2 4.91 -0.0 .977
1970 Boston - ML RF 104 102 205 7 4 219 7 .968 910.2 2.10 -4.3 .971
TOTAL C 9 9 48 2 1 52 2 .962 78.0 5.77 -1.1 1.314 4 9 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 33 27 237 17 22 257 3 .988 239.0 9.56 -2.9 .855
TOTAL 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 4 3 0 8 0 8 0 1.000 28.0 2.57 -0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 170 155 357 2 1 361 2 .994 1431.2 2.26 +6.0 1.026
TOTAL CF 25 16 36 2 1 41 3 .927 148.0 2.31 -6.7 .806
TOTAL RF 811 798 1843 76 21 1965 46 .977 7113.1 2.43 -2.9 .998
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1961 Drafted in the 1961 inaugural draft (Round 5, Pick 10, 58th overall pick) by the Houston Colt .45's.
11/03/1961 Injured (Mild shoulder strain), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
06/29/1962 Was selected to the 1962 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game.
07/02/1962 Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award.
07/25/1962 Injured (Bruised toe), day-to-day for 1 day.
10/28/1962 Wins the 1962 World Series with the Houston Colt .45's.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
02/18/1963 Was traded by the Houston Colt .45's to the Caribou Caribou in exchange for RP Kelvin Herrera.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (6).
04/22/1965 Injured on 04/18/1965, diagnosed with a broken kneecap, will miss 4 months.
11/17/1965 Became a free agent.
12/02/1965 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $18,000,000 with the Boston Americans organization.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
04/24/1966 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for one week.
06/11/1966 Injured (Hamstring tightness), day-to-day for 1 day.
06/13/1966 Injured on 06/12/1966, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, will miss 5 weeks.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
06/29/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game.
10/27/1967 Declined his contract option.
11/18/1967 Became a free agent.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
01/21/1968 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $8,000,000 with the Boston Americans organization.
07/15/1968 Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award.
10/26/1968 Wins the 1968 World Series with the Boston Americans.
10/27/1968 Declined his contract option.
11/06/1968 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $16,010,000 with the Boston Americans organization.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
08/18/1969 Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (6).
07/24/1970 Injured (Elbow contusion), day-to-day for 6 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1961 156 7
Year AB Rank
1961 639 8
Year H Rank
1968 164 9
Year 2B Rank
1961 36 3
Year 3B Rank
1963 6 4
1964 7 8
1968 7 6
1970 7 9
Year SB Rank
1961 25 5
1962 28 4
1964 17 10
Year R Rank
1964 94 6
Year BB Rank
1964 63 10
Year SF Rank
1968 7 7
Year AVG Rank
1968 .331 2
Year OBP Rank
1964 .368 6
1968 .392 1
Year SLG Rank
1968 .473 6
Year RC Rank
1968 93.99 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1964 6.57 8
1968 7.19 2
Year WOBA Rank
1964 .364 9
1968 .375 4
Year OPS Rank
1964 .829 9
1968 .865 4
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