Cirilo "Tommy" Cruz Dilan (born February 15, 1951) is a Puerto Rican former

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who played for the

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() and

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(). Cruz batted and threw left-handed. He is the brother of Héctor and

José Cruz José Cruz Dilan (born August 8, 1947), nicknamed "Cheo", is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player, coach and baseball front office executive. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1970 to 1988, most prominen ...

, and uncle of José Cruz Jr.

Career

Cruz had a brief major league career, appearing in seven games for the Cardinals and White Sox, going hitless in two

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s with two runs scored. He also played in the

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and

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farm systems. He was traded along with cash from the Cardinals to the Rangers for

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on October 26, 1973. He was dealt along with

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from the

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to the Yankees for Stan Thomas and cash on December 12, 1977. The transaction also included an exchange of minor-league right‐handed pitcher with Ed Ricks going to the White Sox and Bob Polinsky to the Yankees. From through , Cruz played in

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for the

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. An All-Star in and , he posted a .310

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with 120

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s and 466 RBI in 712

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. He was given the

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in . On January 14, , Cruz was named the hitting coach for the Single-A

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in the

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organization.

Acting

Cruz participated as an actor in the Puerto Rican film, ''

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'', playing a policeman.

References

External links

Japanese Baseball Daily
1951 births Living people Arkansas Travelers players Chicago White Sox players Columbus Clippers players Puerto Rican expatriate baseball people in Taiwan Gulf Coast Cardinals players Iowa Oaks players Lewiston Broncs players Major League Baseball left fielders Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico Nippon Ham Fighters players Nippon Professional Baseball designated hitters People from Arroyo, Puerto Rico Pittsfield Rangers players Puerto Rican expatriate baseball players in Japan Sacramento Solons players Spokane Indians players St. Louis Cardinals players St. Petersburg Cardinals players Tacoma Yankees players Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players Fubon Guardians coaches Rakuten Monkeys coaches CTBC Brothers coaches {{Baseball-left-fielder-stub

Career

Acting

See also

References

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