Héctor Cruz (baseball)
Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Héctor Louis Cruz Dilan (born April 2, 1953) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball outfielder and third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1973 and 1982 for four different teams, and played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in 1983. Listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and 170 pounds (77 kg), he batted and threw right-handed. He is also known by his nickname Heity.[1]
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Héctor Cruz | |
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Outfielder / Third baseman | |
Born: (1953-04-02) April 2, 1953 (age 71) Arroyo, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: August 11, 1973, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
NPB: 1983, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
Last appearance | |
MLB: July 15, 1982, for the Chicago Cubs | |
NPB: 1983, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .225 |
Home runs | 39 |
Runs batted in | 200 |
Teams | |
Member of the Caribbean | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 2007 |
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cruz and the second or maternal family name is Dilan.