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Mike Piazza League
10-3-2123
Neal Balsamo Second Base
Retired (1993, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .287 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .787 Status Deceased (2038) Option Years 0  
H 2834 Age at Death 84 Date of Birth 11-21-1954
HR 230 Drafted Round 1, Pick 8
(1972)
Majors Svc Time 19 years
(15 games)
RBI 1139
SB 384
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C+ Velocity   Mentor vR B-
Speed B- Bunt Control   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 4
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 9
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1975 Away 74 286 25 67 11 1 1 28 23 54 6 6 5 .578 .288 .290 .056 .234
1975 Home 74 274 29 74 8 4 4 29 27 52 9 3 11 .707 .334 .372 .102 .270
1976 Away 46 182 24 45 9 0 0 12 17 35 6 6 6 .612 .315 .297 .049 .247
1976 Home 51 190 27 44 6 2 3 24 26 40 11 6 6 .656 .324 .332 .100 .232
1977 Away 74 291 38 84 13 2 4 36 32 36 9 8 9 .759 .371 .388 .100 .289
1977 Home 76 286 29 84 18 2 1 23 42 45 8 12 5 .765 .384 .381 .087 .294
1978 Away 72 292 31 57 8 0 7 32 30 48 5 3 5 .562 .268 .295 .099 .195
1978 Home 77 312 47 86 16 3 6 32 38 42 5 2 7 .758 .354 .404 .128 .276
1979 Away 75 291 43 68 15 3 7 36 42 46 5 3 8 .708 .330 .378 .144 .234
1979 Home 75 268 38 66 11 2 3 27 42 38 7 2 9 .684 .348 .336 .090 .246
1980 Away 74 295 47 70 12 1 2 30 41 49 16 9 6 .640 .335 .305 .068 .237
1980 Home 76 292 47 86 19 1 4 24 36 49 15 6 5 .780 .373 .408 .113 .295
1981 Away 74 322 63 95 16 4 6 27 40 51 17 10 6 .801 .376 .425 .130 .295
1981 Home 76 309 58 89 22 4 6 28 37 49 19 9 6 .806 .363 .443 .155 .288
1982 Away 75 330 57 93 16 4 4 26 33 54 13 8 7 .740 .349 .391 .109 .282
1982 Home 75 307 68 99 15 3 16 45 30 47 13 4 7 .930 .382 .547 .225 .322
1983 Away 75 324 55 93 19 2 5 33 42 51 15 9 6 .776 .371 .404 .117 .287
1983 Home 75 310 60 89 15 5 4 29 36 52 20 10 6 .773 .367 .406 .119 .287
1984 Away 76 310 56 94 18 3 9 36 40 39 24 8 7 .852 .384 .468 .165 .303
1984 Home 74 321 57 91 13 6 8 26 36 56 19 11 7 .794 .358 .436 .153 .283
1985 Away 75 312 66 80 10 2 11 34 34 49 16 5 9 .738 .331 .407 .151 .256
1985 Home 75 303 65 99 19 2 10 30 35 36 14 4 7 .900 .398 .502 .175 .327
1986 Away 73 293 62 104 12 0 12 37 38 32 13 6 6 .952 .434 .519 .164 .355
1986 Home 77 294 47 80 8 4 6 27 41 49 10 10 5 .753 .365 .388 .116 .272
1987 Away 75 323 68 100 11 9 11 36 51 44 15 10 6 .907 .406 .502 .192 .310
1987 Home 75 296 62 91 12 5 10 33 37 34 18 5 9 .870 .386 .483 .176 .307
1988 Away 75 339 73 115 22 3 8 44 39 56 17 12 3 .904 .411 .493 .153 .339
1988 Home 75 307 81 101 17 2 18 48 50 43 18 10 6 .994 .421 .573 .244 .329
1989 Away 73 264 41 91 9 2 5 45 29 37 12 6 4 .861 .410 .451 .106 .345
1989 Home 76 262 41 81 10 1 12 56 23 42 9 1 3 .854 .362 .492 .183 .309
1990 Away 66 256 37 77 16 1 5 40 27 40 0 0 5 .796 .366 .430 .129 .301
1990 Home 64 220 44 77 6 4 8 45 42 27 0 0 7 .972 .449 .523 .173 .350
1991 Away 57 184 27 53 11 0 6 21 31 29 0 0 7 .839 .394 .446 .158 .288
1991 Home 55 189 29 50 11 0 6 32 19 16 0 0 1 .751 .333 .418 .153 .265
1992 Away 19 55 4 13 0 0 1 6 8 8 0 0 1 .624 .333 .291 .055 .236
1992 Home 29 81 11 23 4 3 0 12 10 13 0 0 2 .770 .363 .407 .123 .284
1993 Away 20 52 5 11 0 0 0 2 4 11 0 0 0 .479 .268 .212 .000 .212
1993 Home 19 60 6 14 2 0 1 8 4 12 0 0 2 .609 .292 .317 .083 .233
Total Away 1248 5001 822 1410 228 37 104 561 601 769 189 109 106 .766 .361 .405 .123 .282
Total Home 1274 4881 846 1424 232 53 126 578 611 742 195 95 111 .809 .371 .438 .147 .292
Total 2522 9882 1668 2834 460 90 230 1139 1212 1511 384 204 217 .787 .366 .421 .135 .287
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1993-11-01Neal Balsamo has retired from the Montreal Maroons
1990-10-04Neal Balsamo of the Montreal Maroons is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1990-09-04Neal Balsamo of the Montreal Maroons is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1976-08-27The Montreal Maroons have promoted Neal Balsamo to the major league team. The Montreal Maroons have designated Zeb Oester for assignment.
1976-06-21A trade has been completed between the Montreal Maroons and the Kansas City Chefs. The Kansas City Chefs receive Chris Bohne, Draft Pick 1978 Round 1 MON (Mike Leek), Draft Pick 1977 Round 3 MON (Art Bengough) from the Montreal Maroons in exchange for Neal Balsamo. Protest This Trade.
1976-05-27The Kansas City Chefs have promoted Neal Balsamo to the major league team. The Kansas City Chefs have designated Mike Holborow for assignment.
1976-05-27The Kansas City Chefs have promoted Rod Baxes to the major league team. The Kansas City Chefs have sent Neal Balsamo to the minors.
1976-05-27The Kansas City Chefs have placed Neal Balsamo on the trade block.
1975-04-01The Kansas City Chefs have promoted Jim Pomorski to the major league team. The Kansas City Chefs have promoted Cy Murphy to the major league team. The Kansas City Chefs have promoted Ozzie Giard to the major league team. The Kansas City Chefs have promoted Neal Balsamo to the major league team. The Kansas City Chefs have designated Hugh Shallix for assignment. The Kansas City Chefs have designated Wayne Northen for assignment. The Kansas City Chefs have designated Tommie Adams for assignment. The Kansas City Chefs have designated Joe Unglaub for assignment.
1973-05-25A trade has been completed between the Florida Flamingos and the Kansas City Warriors. The Kansas City Warriors receive Rick Bowen, Neal Balsamo, Gordon Huckleberry from the Florida Flamingos in exchange for Damon Rhodes. Protest This Trade.