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Orlando Cepeda League (AAA) 8-8-2309 |
| John Balcena |  Second BaseRetired (1956, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .270 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/L | |
| OPS | .758 | Status | Deceased (1997) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 152 | Age at Death | 75 | Date of Birth | 08-01-1922 | |
| HR | 18 | Drafted | Round 15, Pick 231 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 0 years (0 games) |
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| RBI | 83 | |||||
| SB | 0 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (84.0%) | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | CHN | 57 |
113 |
25 |
37
|
8 |
0 |
7 |
27 |
18 |
17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 4 | 1.013 |
.429 |
.584 |
.257 |
.327 |
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| 1951 | CHN | 30 |
79 |
4 |
18
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2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 1 | .613 |
.322 |
.291 |
.063 |
.228 |
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| 1952 | CHN | 37 |
93 |
13 |
30
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3 |
0 |
4 |
23 |
5 |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 2 | .841 |
.357 |
.484 |
.161 |
.323 |
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| 1953 | CHN | 38 |
87 |
11 |
25
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3 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 2 | .775 |
.361 |
.414 |
.126 |
.287 |
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| 1954 | CHN | 52 |
154 |
28 |
34
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5 |
1 |
4 |
17 |
15 |
27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 6 | .632 |
.288 |
.344 |
.123 |
.221 |
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| 1956 | BAL-STL | 11 |
36 |
1 |
8
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0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 1 | .539 |
.317 |
.222 |
.000 |
.222 |
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| Total | 225 |
562 |
82 |
152
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21 |
2 |
18 |
83 |
63 |
98 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1 | 16 | .758 |
.347 |
.411 |
.141 |
.270 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1956-11-01 | John Balcena has retired from the St. Louis Double Whiz |
| 1956-07-15 | The St. Louis Double Whiz have promoted John Balcena to the major league team. |
| 1956-04-10 | The St. Louis Double Whiz have acquired John Balcena from the waiver wire. |
| 1956-03-31 | The Baltimore Scorpions have waived John Balcena. |
| 1955-09-18 | The Baltimore Scorpions have acquired John Balcena from the waiver wire. |
| 1955-06-17 | The Chicago Mills have waived John Balcena. |
| 1955-04-10 | The Chicago Mills have promoted Eric Moran to the major league team. The Chicago Mills have designated John Balcena for assignment. |
| 1950-07-18 | The Philadelphia Mills have promoted John Balcena to the major league team. The Philadelphia Mills have sent Tim Hafey to the minors. |
| 1950-07-01 | The Philadelphia Mills have promoted Tom McConnell to the major league team. The Philadelphia Mills have sent John Balcena to the minors. |