LF Hector 'Heity' Cruz #9
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/17/1980
OA: 45 POT: 45
LF HECTOR 'HEITY' CRUZ #9 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
48 146 34 2 1 2 17 22 31 .233 .333 .301 0 -0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 4 4 4 4
Gap 5 6 5 5
Power 8 8 8 8
Eye 8 8 8 8
Avoid K's 4 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 4 3
Errors: - 6 6
Arm: - 6 6
Turn DP: - 4 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 3
3rd Base: 4
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 6
Stealing Ability: 6
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/11/1981 @ MEBL Loss, 0-0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1981 @ MEBL Loss, 0-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1981 @ OTLY Loss, 0-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/11/1981 @ MNUG Loss, 0-0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/10/1981 @ MNUG Loss, 0-0 5 2 2 3 1 0 1 0
09/12/1981 @ LLOB Loss, 0-0 4 2 2 3 1 1 0 0
09/16/1981 @ EVAT Loss, 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1981 @ CHOR Loss, 0-0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/17/1981 @ CHOR Loss, 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/13/1981 @ SYCH Loss, 0-0 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 0
Birthday:04/02/1953
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Height:5' 11"
Weight:80 kg
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$188,000
Signed Through:1981 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 140 Days
Service This Yr:67 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 156 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Last option year
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1972, 19th Pick in Round 3
MLB 1980 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 48 146 34 2 1 2 17 16 22 31 .233 .333 .301 .635 .303 .068 87
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 42 168 0 0 0 3 0 0 44 5 0 0 0.0 15.7 3.68 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   47 12 1 1 1 6 7 7 11 0 0 0 .255 .352 .383 .735
Versus Right   99 22 1 0 1 11 9 15 20 0 0 0 .222 .325 .263 .587
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   54 10 1 0 2 11 5 7 13 0 0 0 .185 .279 .315 .594
May   20 8 0 1 0 1 4 6 3 0 0 0 .400 .538 .500 1.038
June   41 9 1 0 0 3 1 4 11 0 0 0 .220 .289 .244 .533
July   31 7 0 0 0 2 6 5 4 0 0 0 .226 .333 .226 .559
Spring Training   26 8 3 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 .308 .357 .500 .857
Last Year   185 48 6 2 8 31 27 19 30 1 1 2 .259 .333 .443 .777
2 Years Ago   303 67 11 0 7 29 28 26 56 4 1 5 .221 .290 .327 .617
Career   1004 237 34 5 30 124 115 95 179 11 9 11 .236 .306 .370 .675
Home   57 9 1 0 1 8 3 6 12 0 0 0 .158 .238 .228 .466
Road   89 25 1 1 1 9 13 16 19 0 0 0 .281 .390 .348 .739
Grass   118 22 2 0 2 16 9 16 29 0 0 0 .186 .284 .254 .538
Turf   28 12 0 1 0 1 7 6 2 0 0 0 .429 .529 .500 1.029
Day   36 9 0 1 1 6 3 4 6 0 0 0 .250 .325 .389 .714
Night   110 25 2 0 1 11 13 18 25 0 0 0 .227 .336 .273 .609
As Starter   139 33 2 1 2 17 15 22 28 0 0 0 .237 .342 .309 .651
As Reliever / Substitution   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   41 11 1 0 0 3 3 2 12 0 0 0 .268 .302 .293 .595
Inning 1-3   39 13 1 0 1 9 7 10 3 0 0 0 .333 .469 .436 .905
Inning 4-6   51 9 0 1 1 5 6 8 12 0 0 0 .176 .288 .275 .563
Inning 7-9   47 11 1 0 0 3 2 4 13 0 0 0 .234 .294 .255 .549
Extra Innings   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
0 Outs   56 18 2 1 1 5 9 6 8 0 0 0 .321 .387 .446 .834
1 Outs   47 6 0 0 0 3 5 8 17 0 0 0 .128 .255 .128 .382
2 Outs   43 10 0 0 1 9 2 8 6 0 0 0 .233 .353 .302 .655
Scoring Position   37 11 0 0 2 17 5 9 6 0 0 0 .297 .435 .459 .894
Bases Empty   85 18 2 1 0 0 9 9 18 0 0 0 .212 .287 .259 .546
Runner on 1st   24 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 0 0 0 .208 .321 .208 .530
Runner on 2nd   11 4 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .364 .462 .364 .825
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 2 0 0 1 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 .125 .222 .312 .535
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Bases Loaded   2 2 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   80 15 1 1 1 6 6 9 31 0 0 0 .188 .270 .263 .532
First Pitch   16 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 0-1   10 5 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .800 1.300
Count 0-2   12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
Count 1-0   8 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125
Count 1-1   12 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-2   26 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Count 2-0   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-1   9 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 2-2   13 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .154 .154 .308 .462
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 .167 .643 .167 .810
Full Count   29 6 1 0 1 6 3 9 12 0 0 0 .207 .395 .345 .740
Behind in Count   48 12 0 0 1 4 6 0 16 0 0 0 .250 .250 .312 .562
Ahead in Count   28 8 1 0 0 5 3 13 0 0 0 0 .286 .512 .321 .834
Batting 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   60 12 1 1 2 11 6 9 14 0 0 0 .200 .304 .350 .654
Batting 6th   15 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .267 .312 .333 .646
Batting 7th   12 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .357 .250 .607
Batting 8th   31 9 0 0 0 3 5 6 5 0 0 0 .290 .405 .290 .696
Batting 9th   25 6 0 0 0 1 5 4 4 0 0 0 .240 .345 .240 .585
Low Leverage   48 7 0 1 0 1 2 7 11 0 0 0 .146 .255 .188 .442
Medium Leverage   64 17 1 0 1 5 10 11 11 0 0 0 .266 .373 .328 .701
High Leverage   34 10 1 0 1 11 4 4 9 0 0 0 .294 .368 .412 .780
MLB TRIPLE A 1980 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 79 256 80 18 2 8 40 43 39 36 .312 .397 .492 .889 .395 .180 148
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 69 300 0 1 0 13 0 5 126 28 0 1 0.0 48.5 6.71 2.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   53 22 5 1 2 15 13 8 4 2 0 0 .415 .476 .660 1.137
Versus Right   203 58 13 1 6 25 30 31 32 3 0 0 .286 .376 .448 .824
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   71 26 6 1 2 7 14 8 7 1 0 0 .366 .425 .563 .988
June   20 6 1 1 1 9 3 3 2 0 0 0 .300 .391 .600 .991
July   53 20 4 0 1 11 11 7 11 3 0 0 .377 .429 .509 .938
August   83 17 5 0 2 8 10 15 15 0 0 0 .205 .327 .337 .664
September   51 19 4 0 4 12 10 8 2 1 0 0 .373 .450 .686 1.136
Career   1715 448 83 27 48 222 214 160 267 29 12 6 .261 .321 .425 .747
Home   13 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .154 .214 .154 .368
Road   4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Grass   278 88 20 2 10 47 48 41 37 5 0 0 .317 .398 .511 .909
Day   93 31 5 1 3 15 20 10 12 4 0 0 .333 .383 .505 .889
Night   185 57 15 1 7 32 28 31 25 1 0 0 .308 .406 .514 .919
As Starter   268 86 20 2 10 47 47 39 37 5 0 0 .321 .401 .522 .923
As Reliever / Substitution   10 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
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+ wRC+ WAR
1975 New York - MLB 22 30 56 9 0 0 1 6 4 3 0 1 11 0 0 .161 .200 .214 .414 17 12 -0.4
1976 Atlanta - MLB 23 58 109 24 4 1 4 23 12 7 3 2 14 0 0 .220 .281 .385 .666 96 90 0.4
1977 Atlanta - MLB 24 73 205 55 11 1 8 18 28 18 1 3 37 0 0 .268 .326 .449 .775 110 108 0.6
1978 Oakland - MLB 25 130 303 67 11 0 7 29 28 26 5 4 56 0 2 .221 .290 .327 .617 73 78 -0.2
1979 Cleveland - MLB 26 73 185 48 6 2 8 31 27 19 2 1 30 0 0 .259 .333 .443 .777 109 112 0.4
1980 Cleveland - MLB 27 48 146 34 2 1 2 17 16 22 0 0 31 0 0 .233 .333 .301 .635 76 87 -0.0
Total MLB 412 1004 237 34 5 30 124 115 95 11 11 179 0 2 .236 .306 .370 .675 87 90 0.9
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+ wRC+ WAR
1973 Tucson - AAA 20 118 373 76 15 5 7 45 28 22 1 6 69 0 0 .204 .246 .327 .573 56 49 -1.2
1974 Tucson - AAA 21 120 399 87 13 12 8 34 39 20 3 7 59 0 0 .218 .256 .371 .627 66 63 -0.5
1975 Syracuse - AAA 22 64 231 73 16 5 9 35 39 25 2 4 38 0 1 .316 .382 .545 .927 143 141 2.2
1976 Mount Vernon - AAA 23 55 180 55 7 1 4 24 19 14 0 2 23 0 1 .306 .352 .422 .774 109 113 1.0
1977 Mount Vernon - AAA 24 77 276 77 14 2 12 44 46 40 0 5 42 2 4 .279 .364 .475 .839 126 130 2.4
1980 North Platte - AAA 27 79 256 80 18 2 8 40 43 39 0 5 36 0 1 .312 .397 .492 .889 136 148 2.9
Total AAA 513 1715 448 83 27 48 222 214 160 6 29 267 2 7 .261 .321 .425 .747 100 100
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+ wRC+ WAR
1980 North Platte - AAA 27 6 22 8 2 0 2 7 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 .364 .417 .727 1.144 199 218 1.0
Total AAA 6 22 8 2 0 2 7 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 .364 .417 .727 1.144 199 218
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1975 New York - MLB 3B 30 17 8 38 2 47 1 .979 156.1 2.65 +1.5 1.034
1976 Atlanta - MLB 3B 26 22 16 47 2 67 4 .940 189.1 2.99 -0.9 .962
1976 Atlanta - MLB LF 6 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 10.1 4.35 +0.8 1.008
1976 Atlanta - MLB RF 27 11 28 1 1 29 0 1.000 109.2 2.38 +1.2 1.013
1977 Atlanta - MLB 3B 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.1 1.058
1977 Atlanta - MLB LF 28 26 63 1 1 65 1 .985 211.1 2.73 +0.7 1.061
1977 Atlanta - MLB CF 13 10 28 0 0 29 1 .966 94.0 2.68 -2.0 .973
1977 Atlanta - MLB RF 27 26 54 0 0 57 3 .947 213.1 2.28 +0.7 .991
1978 Oakland - MLB 3B 21 13 9 23 3 33 1 .970 115.2 2.49 +0.3 1.027
1978 Oakland - MLB SS 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 7.0 1.29 -0.7 .000
1978 Oakland - MLB LF 53 38 107 2 0 112 3 .973 369.0 2.66 +1.1 .976
1978 Oakland - MLB CF 42 35 109 5 2 115 1 .991 283.0 3.63 -2.3 .971
1978 Oakland - MLB RF 5 5 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 37.0 3.16 +0.7 1.008
1979 Cleveland - MLB 3B 7 3 3 9 0 14 2 .857 30.1 3.56 -0.7 .878
1979 Cleveland - MLB LF 7 2 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 28.1 3.49 -0.8 1.003
1979 Cleveland - MLB CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 1.004
1979 Cleveland - MLB RF 46 43 93 2 1 98 3 .969 362.2 2.36 -3.3 .974
1980 North Platte - AAA C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1980 Cleveland - MLB 2B 3 3 6 8 0 14 0 1.000 25.0 5.04 -0.8 .835
1980 Cleveland - MLB 3B 30 27 16 46 4 65 3 .954 243.2 2.29 -0.6 1.009
1980 North Platte - AAA 3B 66 62 35 109 8 149 5 .966 493.1 2.63 +3.1 1.064
1980 Cleveland - MLB SS 3 3 3 4 1 11 4 .636 22.0 2.86 -2.0 .535
1980 Cleveland - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1980 North Platte - AAA LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.0 1.025
1980 Cleveland - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.2 1.59 +0.0 1.006
1980 Cleveland - MLB RF 10 8 18 1 0 21 2 .905 77.1 2.21 -2.1 .906
1980 North Platte - AAA RF 7 7 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 60.0 1.80 +0.5 1.122
TOTAL C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 2B 3 3 6 8 0 14 0 1.000 25.0 5.04 -0.8 .835
TOTAL 3B 185 144 87 273 19 376 16 .957 1234.2 2.62 +2.6 1.021
TOTAL SS 4 3 4 4 1 13 5 .615 29.0 2.48 -2.7 .476
TOTAL LF 98 66 187 3 1 194 4 .979 626.0 2.73 +1.8 1.006
TOTAL CF 57 45 140 5 2 147 2 .986 385.2 3.38 -4.3 .972
TOTAL RF 122 100 218 4 2 230 8 .965 860.0 2.32 -2.3 .986
PLAYER HISTORY
12/20/1972 Drafted in the 1972 first-year player draft by the Houston Astros. (Round 3, Pick 19, 69th overall pick).
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 1 (4); Power: 3 (6); Eye: 3 (6).
10/17/1973 Named the #74 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 1 (4); Power: 3 (6); Eye: 3 (6).
07/03/1974 Named the #93 prospect in the MLB
10/21/1974 Named the #67 prospect in the MLB
12/23/1974 Was traded by the Houston Astros to the New York Yankees, along with 2B Pete Mackanin, in exchange for 2B Tommy Helms and 2B Larvell Blanks.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 4 (6).
11/10/1975 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $40,600.
11/12/1975 Was traded by the New York Yankees to the Atlanta Braves, along with 2B Rudy Meoli, in exchange for RP Steve Kealey and RF Leon Roberts.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (6).
08/17/1976 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/13/1976 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $45,600.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
07/20/1977 Goes 5-7 against the Medford Nuggets, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 1 R.
11/12/1977 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $51,000.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
04/07/1978 Was claimed off waivers by Oakland while with Atlanta.
06/16/1978 Injured on 06/15/1978, diagnosed with a concussion, is day-to-day.
11/13/1978 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $56,000.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
04/06/1979 Was claimed off waivers by Cleveland while with Oakland.
07/09/1979 Injured on 07/08/1979, diagnosed with a tender shoulder, is day-to-day.
10/22/1979 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $122,000 with the Cleveland Indians organization.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (7).
09/08/1980 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for one week.
10/01/1980 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/29/1980 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $188,000 with the Cleveland Indians organization.
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