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| Player Report for #53 Norberto Cruz | | Wednesday, October 5th, 1977 | 
| AB | 602 | | HR | 33 | | RBI | 113 | | AVG | .304 | | OPS | .865 |
| | Name: | Norberto Cruz | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $648,600 | | Birthday: | 08-28-1949 | Signed Through: | 1977 Season | | Age: | 28 | Years of Major League Service: | 4 Years, 106 Days | | Born in: | San Cristóbal (Tachira) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 183 Days | | Nationality: | Venezuelan | | | | Height: | 6' 0" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 4 Years, 106 Days | | Weight: | 207 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 6 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Arbitration eligible in offseason | | Position: | 2B | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Well Known (Well Known) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | | | Versus LHP | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | | | Versus RHP | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | | | Talent | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 3 | | Second Base 5 | | Stealing Ability: | 2 | | Shortstop 4 | | Baserunning Instincts: | 3 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 4 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 2 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 09-29-1977 | SB | Win, 9-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-28-1977 | SB | Loss, 3-7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-27-1977 | SB | Win, 5-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-26-1977 | SB | Loss, 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-25-1977 | @ BLX | Loss, 3-10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-24-1977 | @ BLX | Win, 8-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-22-1977 | STL | Loss, 4-8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-21-1977 | STL | Loss, 6-10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-20-1977 | STL | Win, 3-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-19-1977 | STL | Win, 6-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Backyard Baseball League 1977 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 156 | 602 | 183 | 28 | 5 | 33 | 113 | 84 | 27 | 135 | .304 | .333 | .532 | .865 | .799 | .228 | 38.3 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 155 | 637 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 320 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 101.3 | 6.18 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 185 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 26 | 10 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .294 | .492 | .786 | | Versus Right | | 417 | 136 | 23 | 5 | 20 | 84 | 58 | 17 | 92 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .326 | .351 | .549 | .900 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Last Week | | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .412 | .625 | 1.037 | | April | | 90 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .250 | .344 | .594 | | May | | 106 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .360 | .604 | .963 | | June | | 107 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .336 | .355 | .430 | .784 | | July | | 98 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .378 | .402 | .755 | 1.157 | | August | | 108 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .296 | .319 | .593 | .912 | | September | | 93 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .269 | .306 | .441 | .747 | | Spring Training | | 62 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .226 | .292 | .435 | .727 | | Last Year | | 583 | 141 | 28 | 1 | 25 | 84 | 65 | 30 | 157 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .242 | .287 | .422 | .709 | | 2 Years Ago | | 574 | 141 | 23 | 2 | 31 | 78 | 71 | 22 | 174 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .246 | .278 | .455 | .732 | | Career | | 2693 | 748 | 130 | 11 | 106 | 387 | 331 | 131 | 655 | 17 | 1 | 22 | .278 | .315 | .452 | .767 | | Home | | 286 | 87 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 65 | 44 | 17 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .304 | .344 | .549 | .893 | | Road | | 316 | 96 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 48 | 40 | 10 | 68 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .304 | .323 | .516 | .839 | | Grass | | 602 | 183 | 28 | 5 | 33 | 113 | 84 | 27 | 135 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .304 | .333 | .532 | .865 | | Day | | 109 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .312 | .325 | .505 | .829 | | Night | | 493 | 149 | 23 | 3 | 29 | 94 | 68 | 24 | 117 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .302 | .335 | .538 | .873 | | Pinch Hitting | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Close/Late | | 121 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .380 | .411 | .620 | 1.031 | | Inning 1-3 | | 208 | 62 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .315 | .510 | .824 | | Inning 4-6 | | 209 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 42 | 33 | 14 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .327 | .507 | .835 | | Inning 7-9 | | 178 | 61 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 26 | 6 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .343 | .366 | .596 | .961 | | Extra Innings | | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .286 | .536 | | 0 Outs | | 176 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 31 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .295 | .313 | .580 | .893 | | 1 Outs | | 203 | 71 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 43 | 32 | 14 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .350 | .387 | .581 | .969 | | 2 Outs | | 223 | 60 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 47 | 21 | 9 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .297 | .448 | .746 | | Scoring Position | | 154 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 75 | 23 | 8 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .331 | .353 | .526 | .879 | | Bases Empty | | 321 | 100 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 46 | 14 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .312 | .342 | .542 | .884 | | Runner on 1st | | 127 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .252 | .286 | .512 | .798 | | Runner on 2nd | | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .278 | .500 | .778 | | Runner on 3rd | | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .353 | .333 | .353 | .686 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 54 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .339 | .426 | .765 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .261 | .333 | .594 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .412 | .933 | 1.345 | | Bases Loaded | | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .692 | .647 | 1.077 | 1.724 | | Two Strikes | | 286 | 66 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 31 | 12 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .264 | .409 | .673 | | First Pitch | | 90 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .411 | .402 | .711 | 1.113 | | Count 0-1 | | 48 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .438 | .449 | .688 | 1.136 | | Count 0-2 | | 44 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .227 | .432 | .659 | | Count 1-0 | | 52 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .308 | .577 | .885 | | Count 1-1 | | 51 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .327 | .647 | .974 | | Count 1-2 | | 91 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .187 | .196 | .407 | .602 | | Count 2-0 | | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .296 | .500 | .796 | | Count 2-1 | | 33 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .303 | .394 | .697 | | Count 2-2 | | 89 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .169 | .169 | .225 | .393 | | Count 3-0 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .467 | .640 | 1.000 | 1.640 | | Full Count | | 62 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .387 | .486 | .661 | 1.148 | | Behind in Count | | 183 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .262 | .270 | .486 | .757 | | Ahead in Count | | 127 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .331 | .396 | .575 | .971 |
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| 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 | VORP | | 1973 Texas - BBL | 23 | 82 | 319 | 88 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .303 | .357 | .661 | 0.0 | | 1974 Texas - BBL | 24 | 153 | 615 | 195 | 34 | 3 | 14 | 87 | 73 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 115 | 1 | 0 | .317 | .362 | .450 | .812 | 33.5 | | 1975 Texas - BBL | 25 | 153 | 574 | 141 | 23 | 2 | 31 | 78 | 71 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 174 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .278 | .455 | .732 | -6.8 | | 1976 Texas - BBL | 26 | 155 | 583 | 141 | 28 | 1 | 25 | 84 | 65 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 157 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .287 | .422 | .709 | -4.9 | | 1977 Texas - BBL | 27 | 156 | 602 | 183 | 28 | 5 | 33 | 113 | 84 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 135 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .333 | .532 | .865 | 38.3 | | Total BBL | | 699 | 2693 | 748 | 130 | 11 | 106 | 387 | 331 | 131 | 22 | 17 | 655 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .315 | .452 | .767 | 60.1 |
| | 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 | VORP |
| | 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 | VORP | | 1976 Texas - BBL | 26 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .286 | .231 | .516 | 0.0 | | Total BBL | | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .286 | .231 | .516 | 0.0 |
| | Player History | | 05-18-1971 | Drafted in 1st round, 24th overall pick, by Falls Church in 1971. | | 07-12-1972 | Traded from Falls Church to Texas on 7/12/1972 (Going to FC: 2B Miguel Arispe, CF Mark Caley. Going to TEX: P John Nissen, P Jeremiah Siddiqui, SS Donald Bassett, 2B Norberto Cruz). | | 06-26-1973 | Had first career hit on 6/26/1973, off Willie Martini (FC). | | 08-02-1973 | Hit first career homerun on 8/2/1973, off Kevin Gantz (SPA). | | 11-14-1976 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $648,600 through arbitration. | | 01-01-1977 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 5 (5). | | 07-25-1977 | Wins the BBL WL Player of the Week Award. | | 08-01-1977 | Wins the BBL WL Batter of the Month Award. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | |
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