Nelson Cruz (1990s)

Full Name: Nelson Cruz Primary Position: P Height/Weight: 6' 1"/175 First Game: August 1, 1997 Birthdate: September 13, 1972 Final Game: July 9, 2003 Birthplace: Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) MLB Experience: 6 years Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

Born on September 13, 1972 in Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic), Nelson Cruz (Nelson Cruz) played for the Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies over the course of his 6 year career. Cruz broke into the bigs on August 1, 1997 with the Chicago White Sox, and put up a 5.67 ERA in 66.2 innings pitched in 1999, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Nelson Cruz's best season was 2001, when he posted a 4.15 ERA and struck out 75 batters.

Statistics

Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1997	CHI	A	19	0	0	2	6.49	23	19	19	0	0	0	26.1	29	6	9	1	3	0
1999	DET	A	29	6	2	5	5.67	46	44	42	0	0	0	66.2	74	11	23	1	2	3
2000	DET	A	27	0	5	2	3.07	34	14	14	0	0	0	41	39	4	13	3	2	3
2001	HOU	N	66	0	3	3	4.15	75	41	38	0	0	2	82.1	72	11	24	4	0	9
2002	HOU	N	43	5	2	6	4.48	61	44	39	0	0	0	78.1	90	12	29	4	4	6
2003	COL	N	20	7	3	5	7.21	38	43	43	0	0	0	53.2	65	15	11	2	3	3
Total	NL		129	12	8	14	5.04	174	128	120	0	0	2	214.1	227	38	64	10	7	18
Total	AL		75	6	7	9	5.04	103	77	75	0	0	0	134	142	21	45	5	7	6
Total			204	18	15	23	5.04	277	205	195	0	0	2	348.1	369	59	109	15	14	24

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1997	CHI	A	P	19	0	26.1	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.000
1999	DET	A	P	29	6	66.2	8	17	2	0	0	0	5	2	0	.926
2000	DET	A	P	27	0	41	1	6	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1.000
2001	HOU	N	P	66	0	82.1	8	14	1	0	0	1	4	6	1	.957
2002	HOU	N	P	43	5	78.1	5	12	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	1.000
2003	COL	N	P	20	7	53.2	6	6	0	2	0	1	4	3	0	1.000
Total			P	204	18	348.1	31	56	3	3	0	2	21	13	2	.967

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1997	CHI	A	19	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	DET	A	29	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	DET	A	27	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	HOU	N	66	6	0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.167	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2002	HOU	N	43	13	0	0	0	1	.000	.071	.000	0	0	1	8	0	2	0	0	0
2003	COL	N	20	13	1	2	0	1	.154	.154	.231	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0
Total	NL		129	32	1	3	0	2	.094	.121	.125	1	0	1	12	0	4	0	0	0
Total	AL		75	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			204	33	1	3	0	2	.091	.118	.121	1	0	1	12	0	4	0	0	0

Transactions

• Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Montreal Expos (July 5, 1989).
• Released by Montreal Expos (March 27, 1992).
• Signed by Chicago White Sox (December 10, 1994).
• Granted free agency (October 16, 1998).
• Signed by Detroit Tigers (November 24, 1998).
• Traded by Detroit Tigers with Brad Ausmus and Doug Brocail to Houston Astros in exchange for Roger Cedeno, Chris Holt and Mitch Meluskey (December 11, 2000).
• Traded by Houston Astros to Colorado Rockies in exchange for Victor Hall (December 16, 2002).
• Granted free agency (October 9, 2003).
• Signed by Florida Marlins (February 14, 2004).
• Released by Florida Marlins (March 11, 2004).
• Signed by Detroit Tigers (January 19, 2005).
• Released by Detroit Tigers (June 22, 2005).