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Lou Whitaker League 4-1-2080 |
| Frank Balas |  ShortstopRetired (1957, Age 39) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .278 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .797 | Status | Deceased (1996) | Option Years | 0
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| 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) |
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| RBI | 513 | |||||
| SB | 40 | |||||
| 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 | (100%) | Range | WS Rings | 1 | |||
| 1B | (11.3%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 5 | |||
| 3B | (82.4%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 1 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG |
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| 1950 | LHP | 88 | 186 | 63 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 41 | 22 | 29 | .989 | .408 | .581 | .242 | .339 |
| 1950 | RHP | 118 | 332 | 117 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 59 | 37 | 47 | .979 | .419 | .560 | .208 | .352 |
| 1951 | LHP | 81 | 168 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 21 | 25 | .876 | .358 | .518 | .238 | .280 |
| 1951 | RHP | 124 | 372 | 115 | 16 | 0 | 25 | 70 | 54 | 64 | .950 | .396 | .554 | .245 | .309 |
| 1952 | LHP | 72 | 159 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 32 | .798 | .358 | .440 | .164 | .277 |
| 1952 | RHP | 124 | 414 | 95 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 51 | 38 | 71 | .699 | .296 | .403 | .174 | .229 |
| 1953 | LHP | 72 | 151 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 19 | .844 | .380 | .464 | .152 | .311 |
| 1953 | RHP | 123 | 363 | 89 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 50 | 47 | 73 | .750 | .331 | .419 | .174 | .245 |
| 1954 | LHP | 52 | 80 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 14 | .750 | .337 | .412 | .125 | .287 |
| 1954 | RHP | 89 | 180 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 21 | .737 | .337 | .400 | .128 | .272 |
| 1955 | LHP | 66 | 149 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 23 | .809 | .386 | .423 | .121 | .302 |
| 1955 | RHP | 101 | 186 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 23 | .612 | .289 | .323 | .097 | .226 |
| 1956 | LHP | 68 | 162 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 19 | 27 | .836 | .348 | .488 | .216 | .272 |
| 1956 | RHP | 107 | 254 | 73 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 35 | 20 | 39 | .777 | .336 | .441 | .154 | .287 |
| 1957 | LHP | 64 | 161 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 33 | .617 | .288 | .329 | .099 | .230 |
| 1957 | RHP | 108 | 309 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 65 | .660 | .308 | .353 | .104 | .249 |
| Total | LHP | 563 | 1216 | 350 | 62 | 2 | 49 | 193 | 140 | 202 | .823 | .360 | .463 | .175 | .288 |
| Total | RHP | 894 | 2410 | 657 | 110 | 3 | 97 | 320 | 254 | 403 | .784 | .342 | .441 | .169 | .273 |
| Total | 1064 | 3626 | 1007 | 172 | 5 | 146 | 513 | 394 | 605 | .797 | .348 | .449 | .171 | .278 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1957-11-01 | Frank Balas has retired from the St. Louis Ravioli |
| 1955-04-01 | A 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. |
| 1952-10-04 | Frank Balas of the Brooklyn Royal Giants is injured and is expected to be out 25 days. |