Saturday, August 29, 2026

REVISIT: MISSING IN ACTION-1979 HENRY CRUZ

Today on the blog we revisit another 10+ year-old post, this one my "missing" 1979 card for former outfielder Henry Cruz:


Cruz played in 53 games for the White Sox in 1978, in what would be his final year in the big leagues, hitting .221 with 17 hits over 77 at-bats with a couple of homers and ten runs batted in.
It would cap off a career that had him with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1975 and 1976, then onto the Pale Hose for the final two seasons in 1977 and 1978.
All together he hit .229, collecting 64 hits over 280 at-bats in 171 games, with 32 runs scored and 34 RBI’s.
He’d go on to play in the Mexican League all the way into the 1985 season, making it 14 years in pro ball before hanging them up.

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