A friend of mine, JnCoco, specifically asked that I mention Jose Cruz in one of my "Times of Yore" posts. JnCoco, this one's for you!
The Jose Cruz Era (1970-74)
...what an era it was.
- Drafted: 1966 (by the Cardinals the same year Busch II opened)
- First ML game: 9/19/1970 where he went 1 for 5 with a run scored
- 1,208 at bats
- 298 hits
- .247 avg.
- 25 home runs
- Best year batting: .274 in 1971 (unless .353 in 17 at bats in 1970 counts, which it doesn't)
- 18 errors as an outfielder
- Sold to the Houston Astros in October 1974
Based on that performance, Troy Glaus and Chris Duncan figure to be just about as good this year at the plate (and in the field) as the Jose Cruz Era. The unfortunate thing is that Jose made $2,656,383 in his entire career and Troy and Chris are sitting on about five times that for 2008. Damn weak dollar and gas prices!
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Haiti Cruz, his brother, was the best light hitting 3rd baseman in Birds' history.
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