Player Report for #40 Manuel Cruz

04/26/1981

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P Manuel Cruz #40

Age: 33

Bats: R

Throws: L

Morale: Normal

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
0	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	6	7	6	7
Movement	8	8	8	8
Control	13	14	13	13

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	10	10
Slider	8	8

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	91-93 Mph
Stamina	8
Suggested Role	Bullpen
Groundball Percentage	39 %
Hold Runners	16
Defense	8

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	6
Stealing Ability:	7
Baserunning Inst.:	6
Sacrifice Bunt:	20
Bunt for Hit:	4

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec

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

Manuel Cruz
Birthday:	04/07/1928
Born in:	Santo Domingo (Distrito Nacional)
Nationality:	Dominican
Height:	5' 11"
Weight:	205 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	None, None
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	None, None
Pro Service:	14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League

Age

ERA

SHO

WHIP

BABIP

VORP

ERA+

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1951 Long Beach - A	23	2	0	0	0	0	10.80	3.1	7	5	4	0	1	2	0	0	2.40	.538	-2.8	20
1952 Port Lavaca - AA	24	5	0	0	2	0	6.48	8.1	13	6	6	2	5	3	0	0	2.16	.344	-0.5	55
1953 Port Lavaca - AA	25	3	0	0	0	1	1.69	5.1	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0.75	.111	2.1	238
1954 El Monte - A	26	2	2	1	1	0	7.94	11.1	18	10	10	2	3	6	0	0	1.85	.381	-3.4	53
1954 Port Credit - AAA	26	12	1	1	3	1	5.25	24.0	35	17	14	4	10	9	0	0	1.88	.333	-0.6	81
1955 Montebello - A	27	8	0	1	0	0	4.38	12.1	14	6	6	5	2	4	0	0	1.30	.231	1.2	90
1955 Corpus Christi - AA	27	12	0	1	1	4	4.85	13.0	14	7	7	3	3	10	0	0	1.31	.275	0.6	89
1956 Laguna Beach - A	28	4	0	2	0	0	0.00	5.1	2	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0.56	.154	3.0	999
1956 Fullerton - A	28	6	0	0	1	1	2.93	15.1	14	5	5	2	4	7	0	0	1.17	.245	3.4	136
1956 Oxnard - A	28	6	0	0	1	0	3.97	11.1	14	7	5	3	5	10	0	0	1.68	.297	1.6	112
1956 Total - A	28	16	0	2	2	1	2.81	32.0	30	12	10	5	10	21	0	0	1.25	.253	8.0	0
1956 Brownsville - AA	28	3	0	0	0	1	9.00	3.0	5	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	2.33	.417	-1.5	42
1957 San Antonio - AA	29	6	0	1	0	0	3.38	13.1	8	5	5	2	6	11	0	0	1.05	.182	1.9	113
1957 Galveston - AA	29	12	1	2	0	1	3.94	29.2	31	16	13	5	10	13	0	0	1.38	.257	2.3	97
1957 Total - AA	29	18	1	3	0	1	3.77	43.0	39	21	18	7	16	24	0	0	1.28	.239	4.2	0
1958 San Bernadino - A	30	2	0	1	0	0	0.00	4.1	3	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	1.15	.273	2.3	999
1958 Harlingen - AA	30	1	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	.000	1.1	999
1959 Whittier - A	31	2	2	2	0	0	1.69	16.0	9	3	3	1	0	11	1	1	0.56	.174	6.2	267
1960 Austin - AA	32	31	1	2	2	0	5.55	47.0	54	29	29	10	17	24	1	0	1.51	.288	-4.1	75
1960 St. Catherines - AAA	32	10	0	0	0	2	1.72	15.2	7	4	3	1	3	12	0	0	0.64	.150	5.4	220
Total GHL		22	1	1	3	3	3.86	39.2	42	21	17	5	13	21	0	0	1.39	.278	4.8	135.5
Total STL		73	2	7	5	7	4.73	121.2	128	67	64	23	44	63	1	0	1.41	.266	1.9	106.2
Total SCL		32	4	7	3	1	3.74	79.1	81	36	33	13	18	47	1	1	1.25	.272	11.5	240.3

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League

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PCT

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RNG

EFF

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Player History
01/02/1951	Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 95, Pick 2, 1506th overall pick) by the Cleveland Eagles.
04/27/1951	Injured (strained oblique), out for 8 weeks.
01/01/1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 9 (9).
01/01/1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 10 (10).
10/15/1953	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 10 (12).
06/19/1954	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Quakes organization.
10/14/1954	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 13 (15).
04/08/1955	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Clout organization.
10/11/1955	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 13 (15).
04/05/1956	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Washington Mutuals organization.
04/16/1956	Released by the Washington organization.
04/16/1956	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Washington Mutuals organization.
04/27/1956	Released by the Washington organization.
04/27/1956	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Francisco Golden Gators organization.
05/28/1956	Released by the San Francisco organization.
05/28/1956	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cincinnati Rivermen organization.
06/16/1956	Released by the Cincinnati organization.
06/16/1956	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Moguls organization.
06/27/1956	Released by the Los Angeles organization.
06/27/1956	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Atlanta Rebels organization.
07/15/1956	Released by the Atlanta organization.
07/15/1956	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cincinnati Rivermen organization.
07/26/1956	Released by the Cincinnati organization.
07/26/1956	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Dredgers organization.
10/12/1956	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 12 (12).
04/08/1957	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Quakes organization.
07/11/1957	Released by the Los Angeles organization.
07/11/1957	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Detroit Bears organization.
10/15/1957	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 13 (13).
04/28/1958	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Quakes organization.
05/29/1958	Released by the Los Angeles organization.
05/29/1958	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Quakes organization.
06/16/1958	Released by the Los Angeles organization.
06/18/1958	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Detroit Bears organization.
06/29/1958	Released by the Detroit organization.
06/29/1958	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Detroit Bears organization.
07/10/1958	Released by the Detroit organization.
07/25/1958	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Quakes organization.
08/05/1958	Released by the Los Angeles organization.
08/05/1958	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Quakes organization.
08/16/1958	Released by the Los Angeles organization.
08/16/1958	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Moguls organization.
09/08/1958	Won the 1958 South Texas League Lone Star Series with the Harlingen Herons!
10/07/1958	Released by the Los Angeles organization.
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 13 (13).
08/08/1959	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Boston Morrills organization.
08/15/1959	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Pasadena Titans with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/19/1959	Released by the Boston organization.
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 13 (13).
04/15/1960	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Keystones organization.
10/13/1960	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/1962	Retired from professional baseball.