Jose Cruz

Retired

High Level

MLB

Years

1970-1988 (1970-1988)

Proper Name

Jose Cruz

Nickname

Cheo

Positions

OF (2159) ... LF (1374) ... RF (410) ... CF (23) ... DH (12) ... 1B (3)

Height / Weight

6-0 / 175

Bats / Throws

Left / Left

Birthdate

August 8,1947 Age: 79.034

Place

Arroyo, Puerto Rico Flags

Drafted/Signed

UDFA: 1966-St. Louis Cardinals

MLB Debut

September 19,1970

Contract Info

1988-1988 ($0.35m)

MLBAM ID

112902

Retrosheet#

cruzj001

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Father of Jose Cruz ... Brother of Tommy Cruz ... Brother of Hector Cruz ... Grandfather of Antonio Cruz ... Grandfather of Trei Cruz [1992] His #25 was retired by the Astros on October 3,1992 [2019] Inducted into the Houston Astros Hall of Fame

MLB Batting Logs

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

MLB Batting Splits

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Career

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