Player Report for #10 Álex Cruz

04/26/1981

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1B Álex Cruz #10

Age: 33

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Normal

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	6	7	6	8
Gap	9	10	9	10
Power	8	9	7	9
Eye	7	8	7	8
Avoid K's	12	12	11	13

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	3	1
Errors:	-	9	5
Arm:	7	7	6
Turn DP:	-	3	-
Ability:	2	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	6	Left Field:	-
1st Base:	8	Center Field:	-
2nd Base:	-	Right Field:	-
3rd Base:	-

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	2
Stealing Ability:	7
Baserunning Inst.:	5
Sacrifice Bunt:	20
Bunt for Hit:	6

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very Low
Loyalty:	Low
Desire f. Win:	Low
Greed:	Low
Intelligence:	Very High
Work Ethic:	Normal

Álex Cruz
Birthday:	05/17/1927
Born in:	Phoenix (Arizona)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 1"
Weight:	214 lbs
Local Popularity:	Insignificant
National Pop.:	Insignificant

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	4 Years, 30 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	5 Years, 35 Days
Pro Service:	10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

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+	VORP
1953 Chicago - ABA	26	30	73	16	3	0	0	7	4	4	1	2	7	0	0	.219	.263	.260	.523	50	-2.9
1954 Chicago - ABA	27	60	134	32	3	0	3	14	12	18	0	1	5	0	0	.239	.327	.328	.655	84	1.1
1955 New York - ABA	28	35	114	25	5	1	2	12	9	10	1	1	6	0	0	.219	.286	.333	.619	69	-6.4
1955 Chicago - ABA	28	88	302	90	15	0	14	54	31	30	0	3	15	0	0	.298	.358	.487	.845	130	21.9
1955 Total - ABA	28	123	416	115	20	1	16	66	40	40	1	4	21	0	0	.276	.338	.445	.783	0	15.5
1956 New York - ABA	29	43	125	32	4	2	3	17	15	8	1	2	14	0	0	.256	.301	.392	.693	89	1.1
1957 New York - ABA	30	64	184	39	5	0	5	21	14	15	1	3	16	0	0	.212	.271	.321	.592	67	-2.6
1958 New York - ABA	31	3	4	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	243	0.7
Total ABA		323	936	235	35	3	28	126	86	85	4	12	64	0	0	.251	.312	.385	.697	92	12.9

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+	VORP
1951 Pasadena - A	24	20	72	16	3	0	3	5	7	12	0	1	8	0	0	.222	.329	.389	.718	154	4.7
1951 Eagle Pass - AA	24	84	259	66	20	1	9	45	27	32	0	3	30	0	0	.255	.333	.444	.777	156	21.3
1952 Eagle Pass - AA	25	93	324	89	18	2	12	51	55	60	3	4	27	0	1	.275	.389	.454	.842	125	21.5
1952 Uxbridge - AAA	25	5	10	2	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	.200	.333	.500	.833	126	0.6
1953 Uxbridge - AAA	26	97	289	95	13	2	13	41	33	30	0	0	24	0	0	.329	.392	.522	.914	144	25.4
1954 Uxbridge - AAA	27	33	108	31	7	0	2	11	15	19	0	0	4	0	1	.287	.394	.407	.801	122	5.6
1958 Laredo - AA	31	67	167	43	8	1	6	24	24	30	2	0	13	0	0	.257	.377	.425	.802	129	8.9
1958 Guelph - AAA	31	21	58	15	0	0	4	16	8	7	0	0	3	0	0	.259	.338	.466	.804	125	2.1
1959 Riverside - A	32	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	-39	-0.7
1959 Laredo - AA	32	4	13	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	46	-0.1
1959 Ajax - AAA	32	8	26	5	1	0	0	5	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	.192	.250	.231	.481	34	-2.0
1960 Hollywood - A	33	37	108	26	10	0	2	13	17	22	0	2	7	0	0	.241	.364	.389	.753	97	3.9
Total GHL		164	491	148	21	2	20	74	59	60	0	0	36	0	1	.301	.377	.475	.852	131	31.7
Total STL		248	763	201	46	4	27	120	108	123	5	7	70	0	1	.263	.366	.440	.807	135	51.6
Total SCL		58	184	42	13	0	5	18	24	35	0	3	15	0	0	.228	.347	.380	.727	116	8.0

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+	VORP
1953 Chicago - ABA	26	5	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	0	0.0
Total ABA		5	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	4	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1953 Chicago - ML	C	30	21	81	9	1	90	0	1.000	196.1	4.13	+2.1	1.215	0	16	5	31.3
1954 Chicago - ML	C	57	39	181	13	0	197	3	.985	366.1	4.77	-1.0	.941	5	19	7	36.8
1954 Chicago - ML	1B	3	0	2	1	0	3	0	1.000	4.1	6.23	-0.4	.532
1955 Chicago - ML	C	88	85	396	48	2	452	8	.982	744.1	5.37	+3.0	.945	6	54	27	50.0
1955 New York - ML	C	27	27	121	12	2	133	0	1.000	236.2	5.06	+1.0	1.085	2	19	7	36.8
1955 Chicago - ML	1B	6	0	5	0	1	5	0	1.000	9.0	5.00	0.0	.000
1955 New York - ML	1B	5	4	30	3	2	33	0	1.000	35.2	8.33	+0.3	1.076
1955 Chicago - ML	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1956 New York - ML	C	20	18	95	6	0	104	3	.971	177.0	5.14	-1.8	1.006	2	14	2	14.3
1956 New York - ML	1B	14	14	138	8	13	146	0	1.000	118.0	11.14	-0.5	.970
1957 New York - ML	C	60	50	253	38	1	293	2	.993	461.1	5.68	+5.8	1.100	3	54	25	46.3
1958 New York - ML	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.0	9.00	0.0	.000	0	0	0	0.0
1958 New York - ML	1B	1	1	6	0	0	6	0	1.000	8.0	6.75	-0.4	.536

Player History
01/02/1951	Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 62, Pick 6, 982nd overall pick) by the Chicago Hitmen.
08/06/1951	Wins the STL RGL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 5 (6).
01/01/1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 8 (9).
08/10/1953	Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (9).
01/01/1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 9 (9).
07/10/1955	Was selected to the 1955 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
07/27/1955	Was traded by the Chicago Hitmen to the New York Empires, along with C Tsumemasa Shimizu, in exchange for MR Hilton Garrett.
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8).
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (7).
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 9 (9).
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (8).
04/14/1959	Released by the New York organization.
08/20/1959	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Francisco Golden Gators organization.
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (8); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 7 (8).
04/12/1960	Released by the San Francisco organization.
06/14/1960	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Dredgers organization.
09/02/1960	Retired from professional baseball.