Julio Cruz
1977–1986 · bats B / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners
1,156G
.237AVG
.321OBP
.299SLG
More career statistics
916H
23HR
279RBI
343SB
6Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,156 | 4,438 | 3,859 | 557 | 916 | 113 | 27 | 23 | 279 | 478 | 508 | 343 | 78 | 14 | 30 | 1,152 | .237 | .321 | .299 | .620 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1981-05-25 to 1981-06-08
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1981-09-03 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | Four-Steal Game | 1983-05-24 | 1 in 894 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1978-08-13 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 587 | 2262 | 460 | 14 | 160 | 287 | 258 | .239 | .330 | .310 |
| Away | 569 | 2176 | 456 | 9 | 119 | 191 | 250 | .235 | .297 | .287 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 161 | 642 | 127 | 5 | 41 | 79 | 68 | .231 | .321 | .293 |
| May | 185 | 713 | 139 | 5 | 44 | 79 | 93 | .226 | .306 | .293 |
| June | 181 | 702 | 143 | 4 | 41 | 80 | 74 | .235 | .318 | .293 |
| July | 175 | 660 | 133 | 2 | 44 | 63 | 79 | .229 | .297 | .270 |
| August | 237 | 884 | 183 | 4 | 59 | 97 | 98 | .239 | .317 | .302 |
| September | 202 | 792 | 180 | 3 | 48 | 76 | 92 | .257 | .323 | .334 |
| October | 15 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .282 | .333 | .282 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 100 | 394 | 102 | 5 | 25 | 41 | 25 | .297 | .363 | .387 |
| athletics | 100 | 372 | 63 | 0 | 21 | 50 | 37 | .199 | .304 | .222 |
| texas-rangers | 96 | 342 | 74 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 49 | .241 | .292 | .322 |
| kansas-city-royals | 92 | 359 | 77 | 2 | 28 | 31 | 40 | .242 | .301 | .327 |
| california-angels | 91 | 385 | 71 | 1 | 20 | 31 | 57 | .205 | .265 | .242 |
| baltimore-orioles | 87 | 328 | 62 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 41 | .215 | .296 | .267 |
| cleveland-guardians | 87 | 327 | 74 | 2 | 20 | 39 | 35 | .260 | .346 | .316 |
| detroit-tigers | 86 | 309 | 54 | 0 | 22 | 43 | 40 | .208 | .314 | .243 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 |  Seattle Mariners | 60 | 199 | 51 | 1 | 7 | 15 | .256 | – | – |
| 1978 | Seattle Mariners | 147 | 550 | 129 | 1 | 25 | 59 | .235 | – | – |
| 1979 | Seattle Mariners | 107 | 414 | 112 | 1 | 29 | 49 | .271 | – | – |
| 1980 | Seattle Mariners | 119 | 422 | 88 | 2 | 16 | 45 | .209 | – | – |
| 1981 | Seattle Mariners | 94 | 352 | 90 | 2 | 24 | 43 | .256 | – | – |
| 1982 | Seattle Mariners | 154 | 549 | 133 | 8 | 49 | 46 | .242 | – | – |
| 1983 | Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners | 160 | 515 | 130 | 3 | 52 | 57 | .252 | – | – |
| 1984 |  Chicago White Sox | 143 | 415 | 92 | 5 | 43 | 14 | .222 | – | – |
| 1985 | Chicago White Sox | 91 | 234 | 46 | – | 15 | 8 | .197 | – | – |
| 1986 | Chicago White Sox | 81 | 209 | 45 | – | 19 | 7 | .215 | – | – |