RF Balbino Cruz #44
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
12/31/1913
OA: 71 POT: 71
RF BALBINO CRUZ #44 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
162 557 164 18 4 1 52 66 54 .294 .375 .346 38 2.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 100 80 100 100
BABIP 84 67 90 84
Avoid K's 100 86 100 100
Gap 51 39 55 51
Power 12 7 14 12
Eye 58 40 64 58
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 26 61
Errors: - 22 48
Arm: 1 43 81
Turn DP: - 4 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 2
1st Base: 26 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 70
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 74
Stealing Aggressiveness: 73
Stealing Ability: 79
Baserunning Inst.: 93
Sacrifice Bunt: 58
Bunt for Hit: 7
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/14/1913 COA Win, 7-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/13/1913 COA Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/12/1913 @ SAL Loss, 1-4 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
10/11/1913 @ SAL Loss, 0-9 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/10/1913 VGA Win, 9-6 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 1
10/09/1913 VGA Win, 6-4 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 0
10/08/1913 @ JUN Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/07/1913 @ JUN Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/06/1913 RGE Loss, 2-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/05/1913 RGE Win, 3-2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Balbino is an avid fisherman.
Birthday:04/28/1886
Born in:Ponce, PON
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Height:178 cm
Weight:92 kg
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:P2,310
Signed Through:1914 Season
Major Service:7 Years, None
Service This Yr:194 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 146 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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LIGA NACIONAL PUERTORRIQUENA 1913 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 162 557 164 18 4 1 52 61 66 54 .294 .375 .346 .722 .358 .052 129
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 152 639 9 0 0 6 2 5 193 23 38 42 47.5 70.5 4.25 2.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   168 47 0 1 0 13 13 13 21 0 1 3 .280 .342 .292 .634
Versus Right   389 117 18 3 1 39 48 53 33 5 1 6 .301 .389 .370 .759
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   82 31 6 0 0 6 9 7 8 1 1 2 .378 .435 .451 .886
May   94 22 1 1 1 13 11 12 5 1 0 0 .234 .318 .298 .616
June   81 31 2 2 0 10 10 10 5 3 1 1 .383 .442 .457 .899
July   84 28 4 1 0 8 11 13 12 0 0 2 .333 .434 .405 .839
August   92 21 1 0 0 2 10 5 10 0 0 3 .228 .290 .239 .529
September   84 23 3 0 0 8 6 15 10 0 0 0 .274 .384 .310 .693
October   40 8 1 0 0 5 4 4 4 0 0 1 .200 .289 .225 .514
Spring Training   60 24 4 3 0 8 9 7 1 0 1 1 .400 .471 .567 1.037
Last Year   601 179 28 11 1 32 92 78 45 0 3 7 .298 .385 .386 .771
2 Years Ago   604 191 32 15 1 53 103 79 40 5 4 5 .316 .397 .424 .821
Career   4646 1332 177 70 8 405 633 488 314 25 35 65 .287 .361 .360 .721
Home   272 83 5 2 0 24 28 34 22 2 1 4 .305 .388 .338 .726
Road   285 81 13 2 1 28 33 32 32 3 1 5 .284 .363 .354 .717
Grass   557 164 18 4 1 52 61 66 54 5 2 9 .294 .375 .346 .722
Day   453 124 13 2 1 42 42 56 46 5 2 6 .274 .358 .318 .676
Night   104 40 5 2 0 10 19 10 8 0 0 3 .385 .453 .471 .924
As Starter   547 162 18 4 1 50 61 64 53 4 2 9 .296 .377 .349 .726
As Reliever / Substitution   10 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 .200 .308 .200 .508
Pinch Hitting   7 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .143 .222 .143 .365
Close/Late   121 39 4 0 0 10 16 17 12 1 1 2 .322 .411 .355 .767
Inning 1-3   221 61 8 1 1 24 26 22 27 3 1 3 .276 .345 .335 .680
Inning 4-6   174 53 5 3 0 15 16 23 9 1 0 4 .305 .396 .368 .764
Inning 7-9   155 49 5 0 0 13 19 18 16 1 0 2 .316 .392 .348 .740
Extra Innings   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 .143 .400 .143 .543
0 Outs   185 59 6 0 0 7 25 18 19 0 2 2 .319 .385 .351 .737
1 Outs   175 44 5 1 1 22 25 24 18 5 0 3 .251 .343 .309 .652
2 Outs   197 61 7 3 0 23 11 24 17 0 0 4 .310 .396 .376 .771
Scoring Position   153 48 6 2 1 49 20 22 18 5 2 2 .314 .396 .399 .794
Bases Empty   336 96 8 1 0 0 31 38 31 0 0 5 .286 .367 .315 .682
Runner on 1st   68 20 4 1 0 3 10 6 5 0 0 2 .294 .368 .382 .751
Runner on 2nd   67 23 2 0 0 7 6 9 7 0 0 0 .343 .421 .373 .794
Runner on 3rd   27 7 1 0 1 15 5 4 2 3 1 2 .259 .361 .407 .769
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 6 1 0 0 3 4 7 1 0 0 0 .400 .591 .467 1.058
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 5 2 1 0 9 2 0 2 1 0 0 .385 .357 .692 1.049
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   17 3 0 1 0 9 3 2 4 0 1 0 .176 .263 .294 .557
Bases Loaded   14 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 1 0 0 .286 .267 .286 .552
Two Strikes   250 58 5 2 0 19 25 42 54 3 0 5 .232 .350 .268 .618
First Pitch   66 25 2 1 0 9 7 0 0 1 0 1 .379 .382 .439 .822
Count 0-1   81 29 4 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 2 .358 .373 .407 .781
Count 0-2   39 13 3 0 0 3 1 0 7 1 0 0 .333 .325 .410 .735
Count 1-0   42 12 0 1 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .333 .619
Count 1-1   46 13 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 .298 .304 .602
Count 1-2   85 18 1 1 0 5 2 0 19 0 0 0 .212 .212 .247 .459
Count 2-0   15 8 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .533 .533 .667 1.200
Count 2-1   39 14 3 0 1 8 6 0 0 1 2 0 .359 .350 .513 .863
Count 2-2   74 13 1 1 0 4 5 0 15 1 0 4 .176 .215 .216 .431
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 .000 .889 .000 .889
Count 3-1   17 5 1 0 0 0 4 16 0 0 0 0 .294 .636 .353 .989
Full Count   52 14 0 0 0 7 17 42 13 1 0 1 .269 .594 .269 .863
Behind in Count   205 60 8 1 0 15 10 0 26 1 0 2 .293 .298 .341 .640
Ahead in Count   114 39 6 1 1 16 18 24 0 1 2 0 .342 .453 .439 .892
Batting Leadoff   119 31 0 0 0 6 11 9 17 0 0 3 .261 .328 .261 .589
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   429 131 18 4 1 44 50 55 36 4 2 6 .305 .389 .373 .762
Batting 6th   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   5 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .400 .571 .400 .971
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   229 64 5 2 0 8 12 23 23 1 0 4 .279 .354 .319 .673
Medium Leverage   236 67 7 2 1 25 37 30 21 2 1 3 .284 .369 .343 .712
High Leverage   90 33 6 0 0 19 12 13 9 2 1 2 .367 .449 .433 .882
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 OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1906 Guayanilla - LNP 20 155 576 144 13 5 1 40 89 44 9 4 27 18 22 .250 .311 .295 .606 105 101 2.3
1907 Guayanilla - LNP 21 159 592 169 14 9 1 70 76 49 7 4 35 21 26 .285 .345 .345 .690 137 135 4.8
1908 Guayanilla - LNP 22 133 512 139 16 8 0 48 61 43 5 0 25 15 24 .271 .334 .334 .668 127 123 3.0
1909 Guayanilla - LNP 23 164 613 173 32 4 1 50 76 61 14 2 42 18 16 .282 .359 .352 .712 138 135 3.6
1910 Guayanilla - LNP 24 159 591 173 24 14 2 60 75 68 9 5 46 38 30 .293 .371 .391 .762 141 138 3.9
1911 Guayanilla - LNP 25 159 604 191 32 15 1 53 103 79 5 5 40 32 31 .316 .397 .424 .821 138 137 5.0
1912 Guayanilla - LNP 26 164 601 179 28 11 1 32 92 78 7 0 45 34 34 .298 .385 .386 .771 137 137 3.3
1913 Guayanilla - LNP 27 162 557 164 18 4 1 52 61 66 9 5 54 38 42 .294 .375 .346 .722 128 129 2.9
Total LNP 1255 4646 1332 177 70 8 405 633 488 65 25 314 214 225 .287 .361 .360 .721 132 130 28.7
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 OPS+ wRC+ WAR
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 OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1907 Guayanilla - LNP 21 7 27 9 0 1 0 6 3 1 0 2 2 0 0 .333 .333 .407 .741 154 142 0.3
1909 Guayanilla - LNP 23 4 16 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583 95 101 -2.1
1910 Guayanilla - LNP 24 4 16 4 1 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 .250 .333 .312 .646 104 95 -1.7
1911 Guayanilla - LNP 25 10 39 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .128 .128 .128 .256 -25 -41 -1.0
Total LNP 25 98 22 1 1 0 8 11 5 0 2 6 4 0 .224 .257 .255 .512 67 57
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1906 Guayanilla - FILPRO 1B 115 112 1023 97 46 1145 25 .978 955.1 10.55 +1.9 1.008
1906 Guayanilla - FILPRO LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.2 1.59 +0.0 .935
1906 Guayanilla - FILPRO RF 7 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 26.0 1.04 -0.8 .956
1907 Guayanilla - FILPRO 1B 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.1 1.089
1907 Guayanilla - FILPRO RF 153 152 239 13 0 261 9 .966 1348.0 1.68 -1.8 .987
1908 Guayanilla - FILPRO 1B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 .000
1908 Guayanilla - FILPRO LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1908 Guayanilla - FILPRO RF 127 125 207 7 0 229 15 .934 1119.0 1.72 -2.0 .989
1909 Guayanilla - FILPRO 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 .000
1909 Guayanilla - FILPRO RF 157 154 295 4 0 306 7 .977 1364.2 1.97 -11.7 .961
1910 Guayanilla - FILPRO 1B 1 0 14 3 1 17 0 1.000 13.0 11.77 +0.2 1.112
1910 Guayanilla - FILPRO LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1910 Guayanilla - FILPRO RF 154 152 236 20 2 271 15 .945 1323.0 1.74 -5.2 .972
1911 Guayanilla - FILPRO 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000
1911 Guayanilla - FILPRO RF 155 154 250 23 6 288 15 .948 1326.1 1.85 +3.3 1.014
1912 Guayanilla - FILPRO 1B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.2 10.80 +0.1 1.091
1912 Guayanilla - FILPRO RF 158 154 234 28 3 284 22 .923 1329.2 1.77 -8.2 .983
1913 Guayanilla - FILPRO 1B 3 0 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 5.0 14.40 +0.1 1.098
1913 Guayanilla - FILPRO RF 154 152 233 28 4 276 15 .946 1301.1 1.81 -5.3 .982
TOTAL 1B 127 112 1054 101 47 1180 25 .979 982.0 10.59 +2.4 1.011
TOTAL LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.2 1.59 +0.0 .935
TOTAL RF 1065 1044 1697 123 15 1918 98 .949 9138.0 1.79 -31.8 .983
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1906 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 92 (92); Power: 38 (38); Eye: 48 (48).
01/20/1906 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of P3,380 with the Guayanilla Electricos organization.
04/02/1906 Named the #92 prospect in the LNP
01/01/1907 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 82 (82); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 57 (57).
01/12/1907 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Guayanilla Electricos development complex.
01/01/1908 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 83 (83); Power: 37 (37); Eye: 62 (62).
04/06/1908 Successfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Guayanilla Electricos development complex.
08/29/1908 Injured (oblique strain),out for 3-4 weeks.
01/01/1909 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 83 (83); Power: 39 (39); Eye: 62 (62).
02/23/1909 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Guayanilla Electricos development complex.
04/28/1909 Goes 5-5 against the Cidra Palomas, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 1 R.
05/21/1909 Injured on 05/20/1909, diagnosed with a knee sprain, is day-to-day.
06/15/1909 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1910 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 78 (78); Power: 38 (38); Eye: 69 (69).
02/22/1910 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Guayanilla Electricos development complex.
01/01/1911 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 81 (81); Power: 38 (38); Eye: 70 (70).
02/21/1911 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Guayanilla Electricos development complex.
02/21/1911 Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for one week.
04/13/1911 Goes 5-5 against the Las Marias Citricos, with 2 3B, 1 RBI and 4 R.
08/20/1911 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1912 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 100 (100); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 63 (63).
02/20/1912 Successfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Guayanilla Electricos development complex.
04/13/1912 Collects his 1000th career Liga Nacional Puertorriquena hit!
01/01/1913 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 100 (100); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 60 (60).
02/25/1913 Successfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Guayanilla Electricos development complex.
07/12/1913 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/16/1913 Was selected to the 1913 Liga Nacional Puertorriquena All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
1909 14 5
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