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Harold Baines League
4-1-2053
Tom Balkir Second Base
Retired (2010, Age 40)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .298 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .874 Status Deceased (2044) Option Years 0  
H 2972 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 10-28-1970
HR 452 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(1988)		 Majors Svc Time 19 years
(41 games)
RBI 1665
SB 237
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 5
1B D+ (20.1%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 8
2B A+ (100%) CF B- (58.4%)   Health C  LCS Appearances 13
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 12
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1988 Minors 18 64.00 6 / 6 6 / 8 10 / 14 7 / 8 3 / 8 9 / 9 11 / 11 52 / 64
1988 Pos (2B) 18 157.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 17 / 157
1989 Minors 19 71.00 4 / 7 5 / 9 6 / 10 7 / 10 4 / 10 10 / 10 13 / 15 49 / 71
1989 Pos (2B) 19 14.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 3 / 14
1989 Pos (3B) 19 145.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 14 / 145
1990 Minors 20 64.00 10 / 16 3 / 5 6 / 9 5 / 12 1 / 8 4 / 5 8 / 9 37 / 64
1990 Pos (3B) 20 7.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 7
1991 Minors 21 63.00 4 / 8 5 / 12 4 / 8 3 / 5 4 / 9 9 / 11 6 / 10 35 / 63
1991 Majors 21 6.44 15 14 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 6
1991 Pos (SS) 21 53.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 3 / 53
1992 Minors 22 45.00 2 / 7 3 / 7 2 / 4 1 / 6 3 / 7 4 / 8 1 / 6 16 / 45
1992 Majors 22 29.91 62 55 0 3 / 6 2 / 7 1 / 3 1 / 4 0 / 2 2 / 3 2 / 4 11 / 29
1993 Majors 23 72.82 162 129 0 3 / 13 1 / 11 4 / 6 5 / 15 2 / 6 3 / 8 6 / 13 24 / 72
1994 Majors 24 75.90 162 138 0 1 / 13 2 / 9 4 / 12 2 / 9 0 / 10 1 / 10 2 / 12 12 / 75
1995 Majors 25 75.33 157 137 5 2 / 7 5 / 19 1 / 8 2 / 10 2 / 7 3 / 13 4 / 11 19 / 75
1996 Majors 26 74.16 158 139 4 2 / 15 3 / 13 0 / 12 1 / 8 2 / 9 1 / 6 1 / 11 10 / 74
1997 Majors 27 76.47 162 142 0 0 / 13 0 / 14 1 / 13 0 / 10 2 / 15 0 / 6 1 / 5 4 / 76
1998 Majors 28 75.10 162 142 0 0 / 14 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 13 1 / 13 1 / 10 2 / 7 4 / 75
1999 Majors 29 66.26 162 142 0 0 / 6 1 / 11 0 / 8 1 / 8 1 / 12 0 / 8 0 / 13 3 / 66
2000 Majors 30 61.60 150 132 12 0 / 10 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 13 1 / 10 1 / 61
2001 Majors 31 64.29 162 142 0 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 12 0 / 8 0 / 12 0 / 7 0 / 64
2002 Majors 32 65.97 162 142 0 0 / 17 0 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 65
2003 Majors 33 59.21 144 127 18 0 / 6 0 / 10 1 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 7 1 / 59
2004 Majors 34 58.79 141 125 21 -3 / 4 -4 / 15 -1 / 9 -1 / 4 -3 / 9 -2 / 9 -2 / 8 -16 / 58
2005 Majors 35 66.26 162 142 0 -2 / 7 0 / 7 -1 / 13 -5 / 10 -2 / 12 -3 / 7 -1 / 10 -14 / 66
2006 Majors 36 66.26 162 142 0 -2 / 12 -1 / 7 0 / 12 -2 / 12 -5 / 10 -4 / 8 0 / 5 -14 / 66
2007 Majors 37 59.55 162 142 0 -2 / 12 -4 / 9 -3 / 7 -5 / 7 -3 / 8 -2 / 8 -4 / 8 -23 / 59
2008 Majors 38 48.92 130 112 32 -2 / 9 -5 / 6 -3 / 5 -6 / 10 -8 / 5 -2 / 9 -1 / 4 -27 / 48
2009 Majors 39 62.53 162 123 0 -2 / 8 -1 / 11 -3 / 7 0 / 14 -2 / 8 -3 / 7 -1 / 7 -12 / 62
2010 Majors 40 52.67 152 111 10 0 / 4 -1 / 7 -2 / 10 -3 / 8 -2 / 6 -4 / 10 -1 / 7 -13 / 52
Total 2891 2478 102 24 / 229 20 / 230 27 / 216 14 / 225 0 / 203 27 / 205 48 / 207 199 / 1891
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2010-11-01Tom Balkir has retired from the Los Angeles Quake
2010-04-26Tom Balkir of the Los Angeles Quake is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
2008-08-26Tom Balkir of the Los Angeles Quake is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
2008-06-08Trade #1262266 has been completed between the Los Angeles Quake and the Philadelphia Jesuits. The Philadelphia Jesuits receive Draft Pick 2011 Round 2 LAA (Todd Westervelt) from the Los Angeles Quake in exchange for Shichiro Hasegawa, Tom Balkir.
2004-04-16Tom Balkir of the Philadelphia Jesuits is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
2003-07-13Tom Balkir of the Philadelphia Jesuits is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
2000-05-13Tom Balkir of the Philadelphia Jesuits is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1996-09-07Tom Balkir of the Philadelphia Jesuits is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1995-09-24Tom Balkir of the Philadelphia Jesuits is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1993-03-25The Philadelphia Jesuits have promoted Tom Balkir to the major league team. The Philadelphia Jesuits have designated Herman LePine for assignment.
1992-08-29The Philadelphia Jesuits have promoted Cuddles Curd to the major league team. The Philadelphia Jesuits have sent Tom Balkir to the minors.
1992-07-18The Philadelphia Jesuits have promoted Tom Balkir to the major league team.
1992-06-28The Philadelphia Jesuits have promoted Ray Gale to the major league team. The Philadelphia Jesuits have sent Tom Balkir to the minors.
1992-05-31The Philadelphia Jesuits have promoted Tom Balkir to the major league team.
1992-03-25The Philadelphia Jesuits have sent Tom Balkir to the minors.
1991-09-16The Philadelphia Jesuits have promoted Tom Balkir to the major league team.
1988-04-01The Philadelphia Jesuits have renamed Tom Greenwood to Tom Balkir.
1987-10-08A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Jesuits and the San Francisco Bay Kings. The San Francisco Bay Kings receive Draft Pick 1988 Round 2 PHI (Rich Cannell), Draft Pick 1988 Round 1 PHI (Radhames Cook) from the Philadelphia Jesuits in exchange for Draft Pick 1988 Round 1 SF (Tom Balkir). Protest This Trade.