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Lou Whitaker League
4-1-2080
Frank Balas Shortstop
Retired (1957, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .278 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .797 Status Deceased (1996) Option Years 0  
H 1007 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 05-17-1918
HR 146 Drafted Round 1, Pick 7
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(15 games)
RBI 513
SB 40
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B  Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed D+ Bunt C  Control B-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B D- (11.3%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 5
3B A- (82.4%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 BRO
135
518
76
180
37
1
25
100
59
 76 3 3
7
 7 4
.983
.415
.568
.220
.347
1951 BRO
135
540
105
162
26
0
35
98
75
 89 2 5
9
 2 3
.927
.384
.543
.243
.300
1952 BRO
135
573
98
139
32
0
22
75
58
 103 2 2
10
 3 4
.727
.313
.414
.171
.243
1953 BRO
135
514
81
136
25
2
19
74
65
 92 1 5
6
 5 6
.777
.345
.432
.167
.265
1954 BRO
138
260
38
72
7
1
8
23
23
 35 1 1
0
 1 3
.741
.337
.404
.127
.277
1955 STL
127
335
36
87
13
1
7
32
36
 46 2 2
0
 0 4
.700
.333
.367
.107
.260
1956 STL
129
416
52
117
20
0
18
65
39
 66 0 3
1
 1 2
.800
.341
.459
.178
.281
1957 STL
130
470
45
114
12
0
12
46
39
 98 2 4
7
 9 7
.646
.301
.345
.102
.243
Total
1064
3626
531
1007
172
5
146
513
394
 605 13 25
40
 28 33
.797
.348
.449
.171
.278
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1957-11-01Frank Balas has retired from the St. Louis Ravioli
1955-04-01A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Ravioli and the Brooklyn Royal Giants. The Brooklyn Royal Giants receive Slats Grobnik from the St. Louis Ravioli in exchange for Frank Balas.
1952-10-04Frank Balas of the Brooklyn Royal Giants is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.