Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Víctor Manuel Cruz Gil (December 24, 1957 in Rancho Viejo, Dominican Republic September 26, 2004 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during five seasons at the major league level for the Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Texas Rangers. He was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1976. Cruz played his first professional season with their Rookie league Johnson City Cardinals in 1976, and his last with the Detroit Tigers'' Triple-A Nashville Sounds in 1985.