Deivi Cruz

Full Name: Deivi (Garcia) Cruz Primary Position: SS Height/Weight: 5' 11"/160 First Game: April 1, 1997 Birthdate: November 6, 1972 Final Game: October 2, 2005 Birthplace: Bani, Peravia (Dominican Republic) MLB Experience: 9 years Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

Deivi Cruz (Deivi (Garcia) Cruz) was born on November 6, 1972 in Bani, Peravia (Dominican Republic). He made his Major League debut on April 1, 1997 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1997, his rookie year, he hit .241 with 2 home runs and 40 RBI. Cruz played for the Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres, Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants and Washington Nationals over the course of his 9 year career.

Most people believe that Deivi Cruz's best season was 2000, when he hit for a .302 average and knocked in 82 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1997	DET	A	147	436	35	105	2	40	.241	.263	.314	26	0	14	55	0	14	3	0	9
1998	DET	A	135	454	52	118	5	45	.260	.284	.355	22	3	13	55	3	5	3	0	11
1999	DET	A	155	518	64	147	13	58	.284	.302	.427	35	0	12	57	4	14	1	0	10
2000	DET	A	156	583	68	176	10	82	.302	.318	.449	46	5	13	43	4	8	1	2	25
2001	DET	A	110	414	39	106	7	52	.256	.291	.379	28	1	17	46	4	1	4	0	13
2002	SD	N	151	514	49	135	7	47	.263	.294	.366	28	2	22	58	3	3	2	2	20
2003	BAL	A	152	548	61	137	14	65	.250	.269	.378	24	2	13	49	2	7	1	1	13
2004	SF	N	127	397	46	116	7	55	.292	.322	.431	30	2	17	32	3	8	1	6	11
2005	WAS	N	20	51	2	13	0	1	.255	.283	.275	1	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	0
2005	SF	N	81	209	26	56	5	19	.268	.301	.397	10	1	10	31	0	2	0	1	5
2005	TOT	N	101	260	28	69	5	20	.265	.298	.373	11	1	11	34	1	3	0	1	5
Total	NL		379	1171	123	320	19	122	.273	.304	.389	69	5	50	124	7	14	3	9	36
Total	AL		855	2953	319	789	51	342	.267	.289	.388	181	11	82	305	17	49	13	3	81
Total			1234	4124	442	1109	70	464	.269	.293	.388	250	16	132	429	24	63	16	12	117

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1997	DET	A	SS	147	133	1184	192	420	13	94	0	0	0	0	0	.979
1998	DET	A	SS	135	132	1163.1	196	445	11	100	0	0	0	0	0	.983
1999	DET	A	SS	155	151	1300.1	230	453	12	106	0	0	0	0	0	.983
2000	DET	A	SS	156	154	1355.1	222	481	13	116	0	0	0	0	0	.982
2001	DET	A	3B	7	7	43	5	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2001	DET	A	SS	109	102	919.2	159	294	17	70	1	0	0	0	0	.964
2002	SD	N	SS	147	133	1161.2	169	373	15	83	0	0	0	0	0	.973
2002	SD	N	1B	1	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2003	BAL	A	SS	147	144	1261.1	221	409	16	96	0	0	0	0	0	.975
2003	BAL	A	DH	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2004	SF	N	SS	104	95	800.2	127	268	8	59	0	0	0	0	0	.980
2004	SF	N	2B	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2004	SF	N	3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	WAS	N	2B	16	8	79.2	27	25	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	WAS	N	SS	8	5	47	4	13	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.944
2005	SF	N	2B	33	27	258.2	54	76	2	22	0	0	0	0	0	.985
2005	SF	N	SS	16	15	123.2	22	48	1	13	0	0	0	0	0	.986
2005	SF	N	3B	5	3	37.2	1	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	TOT	N	2B	49	35	338.1	81	101	2	32	0	0	0	0	0	.989
2005	TOT	N	SS	24	20	170.2	26	61	2	15	0	0	0	0	0	.978
Total			2B	51	35	341.1	81	101	2	32	0	0	0	0	0	.989
Total			SS	1124	1064	9317	1542	3204	107	739	1	0	0	0	0	.978
Total			3B	13	10	81.2	6	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			1B	1	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			DH	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Transactions

• Signed as a non-drafted free agent by San Francisco Giants (April 23, 1993).
• Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers from San Francisco Giants in the minor league draft (December 9, 1996).
• Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Juan Hernaiz to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Jeff Berblinger (December 9, 1996).
• Granted free agency (December 20, 2001).
• Signed by San Diego Padres (January 30, 2002).
• Granted free agency (October 29, 2002).
• Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 15, 2002).
• Granted free agency (November 12, 2003).
• Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (January 7, 2004).
• Released by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (March 24, 2004).
• Signed by San Francisco Giants (March 31, 2004).
• Traded by San Francisco Giants to Washington Nationals in exchange for Ben Cox (August 30, 2005).
• Granted free agency (October 27, 2005).
• Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (December 5, 2005).
• Released by St. Louis Cardinals (March 29, 2006).