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Tommy John League
10-5-2395
Al Balsamo Relief Pitcher
Retired (2168, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.31 Total Rating 60   Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 46-55 Status Deceased (2209) Option Years 0  
SV 102 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 05-13-2132
K 597 Drafted Round 4, Pick 57
(2154)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(57 games)
IP 733.1
WHIP 1.56
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R 7 Contact vs. L 4 Endurance 6   Ldrship 38
Power vs. R 21 Power vs. L 8 Velocity 61   Mentor Val 57
Speed 18 Bunt 6 Control 59
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range 49 WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm 42 WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health 37 LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
2158 HOU
79
401
121
24
4
13
49
 74
.857
.378
.479
.177
.302
2159 HOU
49
247
61
10
5
5
20
 60
.696
.307
.389
.142
.247
2160 HOU
47
246
73
10
2
10
33
 47
.850
.375
.476
.179
.297
2161 HOU
85
423
102
15
3
17
45
 86
.729
.318
.411
.170
.241
2162 HOU
41
219
77
15
1
8
23
 37
.955
.416
.539
.187
.352
2163 HOU
57
297
82
12
0
6
24
 58
.708
.331
.377
.101
.276
2164 HOU
68
333
95
14
2
10
28
 74
.770
.341
.429
.144
.285
2165 HOU
49
209
67
12
3
9
26
 37
.927
.391
.536
.215
.321
2166 HOU
56
214
52
5
2
7
18
 53
.691
.308
.383
.140
.243
2167 HOU
43
194
60
9
0
7
23
 40
.846
.382
.464
.155
.309
2168 HOU
33
155
51
3
0
5
15
 31
.836
.391
.445
.116
.329
2395
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
Total 607 2938 841 129 22 97 304 597 .798 .354 .444 .158 .286
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2168-11-01Al Balsamo has retired from the Houston Hammers
2168-07-31Al Balsamo of the Houston Hammers is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
2168-04-03Al Balsamo of the Houston Hammers is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
2160-04-14Al Balsamo of the Houston Hammers is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
2159-07-30The Houston Hammers have promoted Al Balsamo to the major league team. The Houston Hammers have sent Angelo Tucker to the minors.
2159-06-08The Houston Hammers have sent Al Balsamo to the minors. The Houston Hammers have promoted Les Pierce to the major league team. The Houston Hammers have promoted Angelo Tucker to the major league team.
2159-04-18The Houston Hammers have promoted Al Balsamo to the major league team.
2159-04-01The Houston Hammers have sent Al Balsamo to the minors. The Houston Hammers have promoted Ron Reinholz to the major league team.
2158-05-05The Houston Hammers have designated Mike Jackson for assignment. The Houston Hammers have designated Russ Monroe for assignment. The Houston Hammers have designated Gerald Pattee for assignment. The Houston Hammers have designated Toshiaki Seike for assignment. The Houston Hammers have promoted Al Balsamo to the major league team. The Houston Hammers have promoted Paul Suder to the major league team. The Houston Hammers have promoted Bruce McNeely to the major league team.
2158-04-18The Houston Hammers have sent Al Balsamo to the minors. The Houston Hammers have promoted Mike Jackson to the major league team. The Houston Hammers have promoted Matt Grant to the major league team.
2158-04-01The Houston Hammers have designated Mike Jackson for assignment. The Houston Hammers have designated Allen Molina for assignment. The Houston Hammers have sent Swat Lowdermilk to the minors. The Houston Hammers have sent Paul Suder to the minors. The Houston Hammers have sent Matt Grant to the minors. The Houston Hammers have sent Bruce McNeely to the minors. The Houston Hammers have designated Jim Aspromonte for assignment. The Houston Hammers have promoted Les Pierce to the major league team. The Houston Hammers have promoted Al Balsamo to the major league team.
2158-04-01The Houston Hammers have acquired Al Balsamo from the waiver wire.
2157-04-04The Cleveland Cheese have waived Al Balsamo.