Julio Cruz of the Seattle Mariners has passed away.
You say who? I was going to to his games back when the King dome was not a pile of dust. RIP fellow. You never know. He was 67.
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Julio Luis Cruz (December 2, 1954 – February 22, 2022) was an American professional baseball second baseman for the Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball from 1977–1986.
Julio Cruz
Julio Cruz 1978.jpg
Cruz in 1978
Second baseman
Born: December 2, 1954
Brooklyn, New York
Died: February 22, 2022 (aged 67)
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 4, 1977, for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
August 31, 1986, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average
.237
Home runs
23
Runs batted in
279
Stolen bases
343
Teams
Seattle Mariners (1977–1983)
Chicago White Sox (1983–1986)
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Career Edit
Cruz attended Redlands High School in Southern California, and earned all-league honors as a basketball point guard for Redlands. Cruz often said that he played basketball only to maintain his fitness, agility and speed for the baseball season.
Although a lifetime .237 hitter with little power, Cruz had excellent speed. Six years in a row with the Seattle Mariners, from 1978 through 1983, he stole over 40 bases each season and was the team's all-time leader in that statistic leading to his nickname "the Cruzer". His franchise record of 290 was surpassed by Ichiro Suzuki, whose two stolen bases in a game against the Padres on May 18, 2008, gave him a total of 292. Cruz was traded to the Chicago White Sox on June 15, 1983, for fellow second baseman Tony Bernazard. After the trade, the White Sox caught fire and finished the season with 99 wins and a divisional pennant. "Juice" Cruz was a key spark plug on that team. However, after 1983, his performance tailed off.
Cruz was inducted into the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame on September 15, 2004, in a pregame on field ceremony at T-Mobile Park, in Seattle. Before his death he was a broadcaster for the Mariners.
Personal life and death Edit
Cruz died on February 22, 2022, at the age of 67.[1]
See also Edit
List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
References Edit
"Former Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox infielder Julio Cruz dies at age 67". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
External links Edit
Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
Last edited 6 hours ago by Vycl1994
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Julio Cruz (baseball)
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Julio Luis Cruz (December 2, 1954 – February 22, 2022) was an American professional baseball second baseman for the Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball from 1977–1986.
Julio Cruz
Julio Cruz 1978.jpg
Cruz in 1978
Second baseman
Born: December 2, 1954
Brooklyn, New York
Died: February 22, 2022 (aged 67)
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 4, 1977, for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
August 31, 1986, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average
.237
Home runs
23
Runs batted in
279
Stolen bases
343
Teams
Seattle Mariners (1977–1983)
Chicago White Sox (1983–1986)
Contents
Career Edit
Cruz attended Redlands High School in Southern California, and earned all-league honors as a basketball point guard for Redlands. Cruz often said that he played basketball only to maintain his fitness, agility and speed for the baseball season.
Although a lifetime .237 hitter with little power, Cruz had excellent speed. Six years in a row with the Seattle Mariners, from 1978 through 1983, he stole over 40 bases each season and was the team's all-time leader in that statistic leading to his nickname "the Cruzer". His franchise record of 290 was surpassed by Ichiro Suzuki, whose two stolen bases in a game against the Padres on May 18, 2008, gave him a total of 292. Cruz was traded to the Chicago White Sox on June 15, 1983, for fellow second baseman Tony Bernazard. After the trade, the White Sox caught fire and finished the season with 99 wins and a divisional pennant. "Juice" Cruz was a key spark plug on that team. However, after 1983, his performance tailed off.
Cruz was inducted into the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame on September 15, 2004, in a pregame on field ceremony at T-Mobile Park, in Seattle. Before his death he was a broadcaster for the Mariners.
Personal life and death Edit
Cruz died on February 22, 2022, at the age of 67.[1]
See also Edit
List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
References Edit
"Former Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox infielder Julio Cruz dies at age 67". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
External links Edit
Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
Last edited 6 hours ago by Vycl1994
RELATED ARTICLES
Tommy Harper
American baseball player
Tony Bernazard
Puerto Rican baseball player
Dave Collins
American baseball player
Wikipedia
Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted.
Privacy policy Terms of UseDesktop