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Orlando Cepeda League (AAA) 8-13-2309 |
| 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 | |||||||
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| 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 | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1950 | Majors | 28 | 0.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 13 | |||
| 1951 | Majors | 29 | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 9 | |||
| 1952 | Majors | 30 | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 9 | |||
| 1953 | Majors | 31 | 0.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 9 | |||
| 1954 | Majors | 32 | 0.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 16 | |||
| 1955 | Minors | 33 | 0.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 5 | |||
| 1956 | Minors | 34 | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 4 | |||
| 1956 | Majors | 34 | 0.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 10 | 2 / 21 | 3 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 5 / 69 |
| 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. |