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

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and José Cruz, and uncle of

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Career

Cruz had a brief major league career, appearing in seven games for the Cardinals and White Sox, going hitless in two at-bats with two runs scored. He also played in the Rangers and

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farm systems. He was traded along with cash from the Cardinals to the Rangers for Sonny Siebert on October 26, 1973. From through , Cruz played in Japan 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 games played. 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, '' Los Diaz de Doris'', playing a policeman.

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Japanese Baseball Daily
1951 births Living people Arkansas Travelers players Baseball coaches 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

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