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Cool Papa Bell League
7-24-2060
Herb Cruz Third Base
Retired (1980, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .265 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .751 Status Deceased (2018) Option Years 0  
H 2215 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 05-01-1943
HR 273 Drafted Round 1, Pick 7
(1964)
Majors Svc Time 15 years
(58 games)
RBI 1099
SB 371
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 6
2B (1.7%) CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 10
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1966 KC
148
575
55
115
22
3
5
46
34
133 2 1
10
4 21
.522
.247
.275
.075
.200
1967 KC-MIL
148
587
68
142
20
3
14
62
44
117 2 2
8
2 23
.654
.296
.358
.116
.242
1968 MON
149
601
91
159
30
13
23
82
42
131 1 4
31
10 15
.784
.312
.473
.208
.265
1969 SF
155
582
77
141
22
6
16
68
48
103 3 4
34
12 22
.685
.301
.383
.141
.242
1970 SF
141
599
122
184
30
10
20
85
49
97 2 3
43
10 17
.851
.360
.491
.184
.307
1971 SF
151
594
85
150
29
8
13
53
41
107 4 0
36
8 15
.699
.305
.394
.141
.253
1972 SF
155
571
88
155
25
6
33
95
45
121 4 2
26
11 19
.838
.328
.510
.238
.271
1973 SF
148
540
81
150
27
6
18
70
50
115 3 0
26
14 16
.792
.342
.450
.172
.278
1974 SF
149
564
82
149
24
7
18
83
53
110 2 5
26
12 5
.754
.327
.427
.163
.264
1975 SF
148
594
103
171
26
6
23
90
54
123 3 3
37
15 13
.817
.349
.468
.180
.288
1976 SF
148
578
87
179
27
13
21
84
39
124 0 1
27
16 19
.863
.353
.510
.201
.310
1977 SF
148
583
81
162
24
14
20
87
52
124 1 4
29
12 19
.806
.336
.470
.192
.278
1978 SF
141
548
68
143
25
4
22
79
33
124 2 4
19
7 19
.745
.303
.442
.181
.261
1979 SF
146
569
80
148
27
6
22
84
45
126 1 6
15
11 14
.757
.312
.445
.185
.260
1980 SF
84
288
34
67
5
5
5
31
30
71 0 3
4
6 12
.639
.302
.337
.104
.233
Total
2159
8373
1202
2215
363
110
273
1099
659
1726 30 42
371
150 249
.751
.319
.432
.167
.265
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1980-11-01Herb Cruz has retired from the San Francisco Criminals
1973-10-09Herb Cruz of the San Francisco Criminals is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1973-06-20Herb Cruz of the San Francisco Criminals is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1970-09-20Herb Cruz of the San Francisco Criminals is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1967-09-27A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Milwaukee Meatballs. The Milwaukee Meatballs receive Herb Cruz, Santiago Aybar from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Austin Henderson.
1966-03-13The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Herb Cruz to the major league team.