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Harold Baines League
4-1-2053
Ken Ballou Relief Pitcher
Retired (2004, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.03 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 37-62 Status Deceased (2035) Option Years 0  
SV 29 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 11-30-1967
K 560 Drafted Round 1, Pick 10
(1985)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(112 games)
IP 812.2
WHIP 1.51
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C    Ldrship F 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L C- Velocity B-   Mentor Val C+
Speed C  Bunt C  Control B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1991 CIN
26
571
165
30
4
33
50
 88
.877
.348
.529
.240
.289
1992 CIN
30
537
158
41
7
19
47
 93
.856
.353
.503
.209
.294
1993 CIN
51
313
95
14
3
14
42
 49
.888
.387
.502
.198
.304
1994 LAA
76
446
132
24
8
17
42
 84
.856
.356
.500
.204
.296
1995 LAA
17
80
23
2
1
2
5
 10
.738
.326
.412
.125
.287
1996 LAA
57
292
71
11
3
11
27
 46
.724
.310
.414
.171
.243
1997 LAA-PHI
7
15
3
1
0
0
2
 2
.561
.294
.267
.067
.200
1999 PHI
7
29
4
0
0
0
1
 9
.305
.167
.138
.000
.138
2000 PHI-TEX
15
183
61
9
0
5
13
 33
.840
.376
.464
.131
.333
2001 TEX
52
324
82
13
3
10
31
 57
.725
.320
.404
.151
.253
2002 TEX
28
183
48
11
1
3
24
 35
.735
.352
.383
.120
.262
2003 TEX
49
274
74
17
2
9
31
 54
.787
.342
.445
.175
.270
2053
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
Total 415 3247 916 173 32 123 315 560 .815 .347 .469 .187 .282
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2004-11-01Ken Ballou has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2004-04-18The Chicago Killer Bees have waived Ken Ballou.
2004-04-01The Chicago Killer Bees have promoted Carl Baumann to the major league team. The Chicago Killer Bees have designated Ken Ballou for assignment.
2002-06-11The Texas Spurs have promoted Ken Ballou to the major league team.
2002-03-25The Texas Spurs have promoted Pat Lyons to the major league team. The Texas Spurs have promoted Greg Jeanes to the major league team. The Texas Spurs have designated Owen Chaplin for assignment. The Texas Spurs have designated Ken Ballou for assignment.
2001-07-15Ken Ballou of the Texas Spurs is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
2000-08-27The Texas Spurs have acquired Ken Ballou from the waiver wire.
2000-08-20The Philadelphia Jesuits have designated Ken Ballou for assignment.
1999-04-11Ken Ballou of the Philadelphia Jesuits is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1999-03-25The Philadelphia Jesuits have promoted Ken Ballou to the major league team.
1997-05-31The Philadelphia Jesuits have designated Ken Ballou for assignment.
1997-05-05The Philadelphia Jesuits have promoted Ken Ballou to the major league team.
1997-05-05The Philadelphia Jesuits have acquired Ken Ballou from the waiver wire.
1997-04-28The Los Angeles Quake have waived Ken Ballou.
1997-04-18The Los Angeles Quake have designated Ken Ballou for assignment.
1994-05-16Ken Ballou of the Los Angeles Quake is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1994-04-08The Los Angeles Quake have acquired Ken Ballou from the waiver wire.
1994-04-01The Cincinnati Mavericks have promoted Webb Seelbach to the major league team. The Cincinnati Mavericks have promoted Ron Chamberlain to the major league team. The Cincinnati Mavericks have promoted Travis Tanner to the major league team. The Cincinnati Mavericks have promoted Edgar Williamson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Mavericks have promoted Fernando Ledesma to the major league team. The Cincinnati Mavericks have designated John Salazar for assignment. The Cincinnati Mavericks have designated Ken Ballou for assignment. The Cincinnati Mavericks have designated Vin Hendry for assignment.
1992-05-19The Cincinnati Mavericks have placed Ken Ballou on the trade block.
1992-04-14The Cincinnati Mavericks have re-claimed Ken Ballou from the waiver wire.
1992-04-14The Cincinnati Mavericks have promoted Jake Rivera to the major league team. The Cincinnati Mavericks have designated Ken Ballou for assignment.
1991-03-25The Cincinnati Mavericks have promoted Tim Beckham to the major league team. The Cincinnati Mavericks have promoted Ken Ballou to the major league team. The Cincinnati Mavericks have promoted Mike Mastalski to the major league team. The Cincinnati Mavericks have promoted Joe Williams to the major league team. The Cincinnati Mavericks have promoted Vin Hendry to the major league team. The Cincinnati Mavericks have designated Trucker Tompkins for assignment. The Cincinnati Mavericks have designated Hal Hriniak for assignment. The Cincinnati Mavericks have designated Mel Land for assignment.