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Puerto Rican baseball player
In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
Cruz
and the second or maternal family name is
Dilan
.
"Tom Cruz" redirects here. For the actor, see
Tom Cruise
.
Baseball player
Tommy Cruz
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Outfielder
/
Coach
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Born:
(
1951-02-15
)
February 15, 1951
(age 73)
Arroyo, Puerto Rico
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MLB:
September 4, 1973, for the St. Louis Cardinals
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NPB:
April 5, 1980, for the Nippon-Ham Fighters
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MLB:
September 25, 1977, for the Chicago White Sox
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NPB:
October 22, 1985, for the Nippon-Ham Fighters
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Batting average
| .000
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Home runs
| 0
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Runs
| 2
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Batting average
| .310
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Home runs
| 120
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Runs batted in
| 466
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Cirilo
"
Tommy
"
Cruz Dilan
(born February 15, 1951) is a Puerto Rican former
outfielder
in
Major League Baseball
who played for the
St. Louis Cardinals
(
1973
) and
Chicago White Sox
(
1977
). Cruz batted and threw left-handed. He is the brother of
Hector
and
Jose Cruz
, and uncle of
Jose Cruz Jr.
Career
[
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]
Cruz had a brief major league career, appearing in seven games for the Cardinals and White Sox, going hitless in two
at-bats
with two
runs
scored. He also played in the
Rangers
and
Yankees
farm systems. He was traded along with cash from the Cardinals to the Rangers for
Sonny Siebert
on October 26, 1973.
[1]
He was dealt along with
Jim Spencer
from the
White Sox
to the Yankees for
Stan Thomas
and cash on December 12, 1977. The transaction also included an exchange of minor-league right?handed pitcher with Ed Ricks going to the White Sox and Bob Polinsky to the Yankees.
[2]
From
1980
through
1985
, Cruz played in
Japan
for the
Nippon-Ham Fighters
. An All-Star in
1982
and
1984
, he posted a .310
batting average
with 120
home runs
and 466
RBI
in 712
games played
. He was given the
Best Nine Award
in
1984
.
On January 14,
2009
, Cruz was named the hitting coach for the Single-A
High Desert Mavericks
in the
Seattle Mariners
organization.
[3]
Acting
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]
Cruz participated as an actor in the Puerto Rican film,
Los Diaz de Doris
, playing a policeman.
See also
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References
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- ^
"Cards, Red Sox Confirm Trade of Wise for Smith,"
The New York Times
, Saturday, October 27, 1973.
Retrieved November 29, 2020
- ^
"Sports News Briefs,"
The New York Times
, Tuesday, December 13, 1977.
Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^
Jim Street
(2009-01-12).
"Mariners announce Minors coaches"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
2009-01-14
.
External links
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