#79 Victor Cruz, Reliever, 28 yrs, Detroit Tigers - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#79 Victor Cruz, Reliever, 28 yrs, Detroit Tigers
Monday, 5/13/1986

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Victor Cruz

12/24/1957
28

5"10
175

Reliever
R
R

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Normal
4.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 2,300,000
1987
6 Year(s), 53 Days (1085 total Days)
42 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 53 Days (1085 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	10	10	6	93-96 Mph
Versus LHB	10	10	6
Versus RHB	10	10	6
Talent	10	10	4

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
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Holding Runners :

4
59
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

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

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
2
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 3 (Range), .950 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
4/26	@TOR	L 7-9		1	1	1	1	0	1
4/27	@TOR	W 5-4		1	0	0	0	0	0	SV
4/28	@TOR	L 5-6		0	1	1	1	0	0	L
4/30	SEA	L 3-6		0.2	2	4	4	2	2	L
5/5	CAL	L 0-3		1	1	1	1	1	2
5/6	CAL	L 3-5		2.2	1	0	0	0	2
5/7	CAL	W 10-7		1	0	0	0	0	1	SV
5/9	MIN	W 5-4		1.1	2	2	2	2	0
5/11	@CLE	L 5-12		1	4	2	2	0	1
5/12	@CLE	L 4-8		2	2	1	1	0	2

Pitching Stats 1986

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
	24	0	1	3	7	7.46	25.1	34	24	21	17	28	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
	12	3	70.0	24	17	18.1	12.1	9.9	6.0	10	2	20.0	15	5	33.3	8.08

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	63	17	3	1	3	14	14	10	20	0	0	0	.270	.370	.492	.862
vs. RHB	49	17	3	0	3	13	10	7	8	0	0	0	.347	.429	.592	1.020

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	11	0	1	1	2	7.24	13.2	15	11	11	11	14
Road	13	0	0	2	5	7.71	11.2	19	13	10	6	14
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	5	0	0	0	1	5.63	8.0	9	5	5	2	6

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	18	0	1	3	6	8.27	16.1	24	18	15	14	20
May	6	0	0	0	1	6.00	9.0	10	6	6	3	8

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	Teams
1978	89	0	7	2	3	3.08	105.1	107	0	36	55	88	0	0	1.54	MIN
1979	67	0	1	7	0	4.14	67.1	81	0	31	48	37	0	0	1.92	MIN NYY
1981	83	0	6	5	0	3.65	103.2	95	47	42	51	63	0	0	1.41	NYY
1982	77	0	7	14	29	5.75	83.0	108	57	53	57	46	0	0	1.99	NYY
1983	80	0	7	5	11	4.63	89.1	104	56	46	45	52	0	0	1.67	NYY
1984	77	0	1	13	12	7.68	79.2	113	74	68	46	65	0	0	2.00	NYY DET
1985	80	0	12	6	27	4.05	102.1	102	57	46	60	61	0	0	1.58	DET
1986	24	0	1	3	7	7.46	25.1	34	24	21	17	28	0	0	2.01	DET
Total	577	0	42	55	89	4.71	656.0	744	315	343	379	440	0	0	1.71

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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ERA

SHO

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1978	89	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	MIN
1979	67	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MIN NYY
1981	83	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYY
1982	77	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	NYY
1983	80	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.167	.286	.333	.619	NYY
1984	77	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYY DET
1985	80	13	3	1	0	0	1	3	0	8	0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	DET
1986	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	DET
Total	577	48	7	2	0	0	1	4	2	26	0	0	.146	.180	.188	.368

Fielding Stats 1986

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.833

25.1

2.13

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 22nd overall pick, by Minnesota in 1978... Earned first career win on 4/6/1978... Had first career hit on 9/5/1978, off Greg Heydeman (BOS)... Traded from Minnesota to New York
on 7/29/1979... Traded from New York (A) to Detroit on 3/2/1984 (Going to NYY: P F. Tanana, P K. Tekulve. Going to DET: P J. Augustine, P V. Cruz, C B. Bochy)...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
1982 - 29 - 4th
1985 - 27 - 10th

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