Cirilo "Tommy" Cruz Dilan (born February 15, 1951) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals () and Chicago White Sox (). 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 prominently a ...

, and uncle of

José Cruz Jr. José Luis Cruz Jr. (born April 19, 1974), is a Puerto Rican baseball coach and former outfielder, who is the current head baseball coach for the Rice Owls. He played college baseball at Rice University from 1992 to 1995 and played in Major Lea ...

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

Sonny Siebert Wilfred Charles "Sonny" Siebert (born January 14, 1937) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher from 1964 to 1975. He finished with a record of 140-114 and a 3.21 ERA. He threw a no-hitter on June 10, 1966, against the Washingto ...

on October 26, 1973. From through , Cruz played in

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for the

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. An All-Star in and , he posted a .310 batting average with 120 home runs and 466

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in 712

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. He was given the Best Nine Award in . On January 14, , Cruz was named the hitting coach for the Single-A High Desert Mavericks in the Seattle Mariners organization.

Acting

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

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'', playing a policeman.

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Japanese Baseball Daily
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Career

Acting

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