NAME : Walton Cruise
NICKNAME :
ORIGIN : CHILDERSBURG,AL,USA
BIRTHDAY : 5/6/1935
AGE : 35
HEIGHT : 6"0
WEIGHT : 175
POSITION : First Base
BATS : Left
THROWS : Right
CONTRACT : $100,000 through 1970
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Average
LOYALTY : Minimal
TEAM LEADER : None at all
CONSISTENCY : VERY inconsistent
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : Normal
INJURY RATING : Normal
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at First Base : C (Fielding Pct. : .990)
Range at Leftfield : B (Fielding Pct. : .980)
Range at Centerfield : C (Fielding Pct. : .980)
Range at Rightfield : B (Fielding Pct. : .980)
Outfield Arm : A
OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
Speed : E
Stealing Ability : A
Sacrifice Bunt : C
Bunt for Hit : E
Hitter Type : Normal
Getting Hits : 5 (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Average)
Hitting Doubles : 4 (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Fair)
Hitting Homeruns : 4 (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 3, Talent Average)
Getting BB's : 4 (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Average)
Avoiding Strikeouts : 7 (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Good)
BATTING STATS :
Category AVG HR RBI AB H 2B 3B R SB CS BB K OBP SLG
Overall .215 3 16 214 46 2 5 20 1 0 19 33 .281 .313
vs RHP .204 3 14 152 31 2 3 12 0 0 11 22 .262 .316
vs LHP .242 0 2 62 15 0 2 8 1 0 8 11 .324 .306
At Home .184 0 5 87 16 0 1 3 0 0 5 17 .232 .207
Away .236 3 11 127 30 2 4 17 1 0 14 16 .310 .386
R.I.S.P. .130 0 10 46 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 .212 .130
Pinch Hitting .257 1 4 35 9 0 0 2 0 0 5 3 .349 .343
Close/Late .238 1 4 42 10 1 0 2 0 0 3 3 .292 .333
This Week .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Last Week .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Apr/Mar .167 0 1 30 5 0 2 3 1 0 2 2 .212 .300
May .273 1 4 22 6 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 .304 .500
June .234 1 4 64 15 0 2 6 0 0 5 9 .290 .344
July .100 0 0 20 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 3 .269 .100
August .250 0 2 20 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 .286 .250
Sep/Oct .224 1 5 58 13 2 0 6 0 0 5 11 .292 .310
CAREER STATS :
YEAR AVG HR RBI G AB H 2B 3B R SB CS BB K OBP SLG TEAMS
1959 .133 0 2 9 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133 .133 NHV
1960 .208 0 3 16 24 5 0 0 4 0 1 0 5 .208 .208 NHV
1961 .169 0 6 20 65 11 2 0 3 0 0 3 13 .206 .200 NHV
1962 .154 0 1 11 13 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 .267 .154 NHV
1963 .364 2 6 39 44 16 2 1 7 0 0 2 8 .391 .591 NHV
1964 .286 0 0 8 14 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 NHV
1965 .226 1 4 30 62 14 3 2 7 1 0 1 8 .238 .387 NHV
1966 .271 7 13 35 85 23 4 0 12 1 0 8 8 .333 .565 NHV
1967 .237 10 51 153 507 120 18 3 40 3 2 38 84 .290 .343 NHV,Wic
1968 .231 19 92 155 533 123 13 4 67 8 0 37 68 .281 .377 Wic
1969 .223 6 29 107 332 74 12 4 37 4 0 29 50 .285 .337 Wic
Total AB : 1908
Total AVG : .231
Total Hits: 440
Total HR : 48
Total RBI : 223
Total Runs: 201
Total SB : 18
PLAYER HISTORY
Had first career hit on 4/16/1959, off Bill Steele (Wic)
Hit first career homerun on 7/24/1963, off Bobby Bolin (STP)
Won Circuit Championship with New Haven in 1966
Released by New Haven on 3/2/1967
Drove in 6 runs against Phoenix on 6/29/1967
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