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Aaron Fox League
7-5-2082
Ben Balas Third Base
Retired (1999, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .269 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .791 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 731 Age at Death 60 Date of Birth 05-30-1963
HR 125 Drafted Round 1, Pick 3
(1984)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(10 games)
RBI 434
SB 44
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF B+ (72.1%) Arm A+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 60% 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 
1984 Minors 21 66.00 6 / 10 7 / 8 2 / 8 4 / 11 6 / 13 5 / 10 3 / 6 33 / 66
1985 Minors 22 48.00 7 / 12 5 / 8 0 / 4 3 / 9 1 / 6 4 / 6 1 / 3 21 / 48
1986 Minors 23 71.00 5 / 12 1 / 4 4 / 11 3 / 14 3 / 11 6 / 9 4 / 10 26 / 71
1987 Minors 24 57.00 5 / 12 1 / 5 0 / 5 3 / 8 6 / 9 3 / 10 4 / 8 22 / 57
1988 Minors 25 55.00 2 / 10 0 / 7 1 / 8 1 / 5 2 / 12 1 / 5 2 / 8 9 / 55
1989 Minors 26 7.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 3 0 / 0 2 / 7
1989 Majors 26 34.26 133 29 0 2 / 6 1 / 5 2 / 5 0 / 6 2 / 4 1 / 3 2 / 5 10 / 34
1990 Majors 27 39.50 162 30 0 0 / 2 0 / 8 1 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 5 3 / 9 2 / 7 6 / 39
1991 Majors 28 37.77 162 33 0 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 9 1 / 5 1 / 5 1 / 7 3 / 37
1992 Majors 29 39.12 162 40 0 0 / 5 0 / 5 1 / 1 0 / 9 0 / 9 1 / 5 0 / 5 2 / 39
1993 Majors 30 42.50 162 43 0 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 3 1 / 7 0 / 9 1 / 42
1994 Majors 31 45.48 162 49 0 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 11 0 / 45
1995 Majors 32 59.42 144 118 18 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 7 1 / 6 0 / 14 1 / 59
1996 Majors 33 57.35 137 115 25 0 / 11 0 / 12 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 8 1 / 5 1 / 57
1997 Majors 34 66.97 162 125 0 -3 / 4 0 / 10 -2 / 14 -1 / 9 -7 / 4 -1 / 16 -4 / 9 -18 / 66
1998 Minors 35 14.00 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 14
1998 Majors 35 25.75 93 31 0 -4 / 2 -1 / 3 -2 / 4 -3 / 4 -4 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 7 -14 / 25
1999 Minors 36 10.00 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 10
1999 Majors 36 21.12 126 13 0 -6 / 2 -6 / 5 -2 / 4 -3 / 1 -4 / 3 -2 / 2 -1 / 4 -24 / 21
Total 1605 626 43 14 / 117 8 / 105 5 / 104 8 / 118 7 / 111 25 / 114 15 / 123 82 / 792
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1999-11-01Ben Balas has retired from the New York Style Pizzas
1999-05-12The New York Style Pizzas have promoted Ben Balas to the major league team. The New York Style Pizzas have sent Ren Goodwin to the minors.
1998-07-16The New York Style Pizzas have promoted Ed Kurtz to the major league team. The New York Style Pizzas have promoted Pete Gudat to the major league team. The New York Style Pizzas have designated Ben Balas for assignment. The New York Style Pizzas have designated Harry Rodriguez for assignment.
1996-09-03Ben Balas of the New York Style Pizzas is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1995-08-13The New York Style Pizzas have placed Ben Balas on the trade block.
1995-05-25Ben Balas of the New York Style Pizzas is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1989-05-03The New York Style Pizzas have promoted Ben Balas to the major league team. The New York Style Pizzas have sent Steve English to the minors.