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Billy Williams League
8-19-2071
Joe Ballou Center Field
Retired (1977, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .244 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .660 Status Deceased (2004) Option Years 0  
H 373 Age at Death 63 Date of Birth 11-30-1941
HR 19 Drafted Round 1, Pick 14
(1964)
Majors Svc Time 5 years
(70 games)
RBI 119
SB 15
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * (0.1%) SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B --- LF B- (54.6%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B (1.7%) CF A+ (100%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1964 CF DET 135 135 1192.2 317 314 0 3 0 +1 2.37 .991
1965 CF DET 49 29 296.2 90 88 0 2 0 -2 2.67 .978
LF DET 6 6 54.0 13 12 0 1 0 -1 2.00 .923
SS DET 1 1 9.0 3 1 2 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1966 1B DET 109 108 965.1 1064 1030 31 3 83 -3 9.89 .997
CF DET 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1967 1B DET 8 7 66.1 64 62 2 0 3 0 8.68 1.000
1974 C NYN 8 8 70.1 51 45 4 2 0 1 28 3 9.7% 0 6.27 .961
SS NYN 1 1 9.0 5 3 1 1 1 -1 4.00 .800
1B NYN 4 0 6.0 9 9 0 0 0 0 13.50 1.000
1975 C NYN 17 17 147.0 96 87 4 5 1 2 35 3 7.9% 0 5.57 .948
CF NYN 7 7 62.2 15 15 0 0 0 -1 2.15 1.000
1B NYN 8 1 24.0 23 22 1 0 3 0 8.62 1.000
3B NYN 1 1 8.1 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.16 1.000
1976 LF NYN 21 21 187.1 51 48 0 3 0 -3 2.31 .941
2B NYN 10 10 86.1 40 12 28 0 5 0 4.17 1.000
C NYN 3 2 18.0 28 25 2 1 0 0 4 1 20.0% 0 13.50 .964
1B NYN 9 0 17.0 20 19 0 1 1 -1 10.06 .950
Pos Total CF 192 171 1554.0 422 417 0 5 0 -2 2.42 .988
1B 138 116 1078.2 1180 1142 34 4 90 -4 9.81 .997
LF 27 27 241.1 64 60 0 4 0 -4 2.24 .938
C 28 27 235.1 175 157 10 8 1 3 67 7 9.5% 0 6.39 .954
2B 10 10 86.1 40 12 28 0 5 0 4.17 1.000
SS 2 2 18.0 8 4 3 1 1 -1 3.50 .875
3B 1 1 8.1 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.16 1.000
Total 398 354 3222.0 1891 1792 77 22 97 3 67 7 9.5% -11 5.22 .988
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1977-11-01Joe Ballou has retired from the New York Hermits
1977-08-03The New York Ball Shaggers have acquired Joe Ballou from the waiver wire.
1977-05-22The New York Ball Shaggers have waived Joe Ballou.
1977-05-16The New York Ball Shaggers have designated Joe Ballou for assignment.
1974-07-23The New York Ball Shaggers have promoted Joe Ballou to the major league team. The New York Ball Shaggers have designated Charles Anderson for assignment.
1974-07-23The New York Ball Shaggers have acquired Joe Ballou from the waiver wire. The New York Ball Shaggers have waived Trey Carmack.
1974-07-13The Brooklyn Warewolves have waived Joe Ballou.
1974-07-07The Brooklyn Warewolves have acquired Joe Ballou from the waiver wire.
1974-07-03The Baltimore Wildcatters have waived Joe Ballou.
1974-05-14The Baltimore Wildcatters have acquired Joe Ballou from the waiver wire.
1974-05-10The Detroit BUTCHERS have acquired Fred Birdsall from the waiver wire. The Detroit BUTCHERS have waived Joe Ballou.
1967-05-29The Detroit Ligers have promoted John Kelly to the major league team. The Detroit Ligers have promoted Ricky Poetz to the major league team. The Detroit Ligers have sent Joe Ballou to the minors. The Detroit Ligers have sent Paddy McCosky to the minors.
1966-08-03Joe Ballou of the Detroit Ligers is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1965-07-26Joe Ballou of the Detroit Ligers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1965-06-20The Detroit Ligers have promoted Joe Ballou to the major league team.
1965-03-01The Detroit Ligers have promoted Alex Hageman to the major league team. The Detroit Ligers have sent Joe Ballou to the minors.
1964-04-01The Detroit Ligers have promoted Joe Ballou to the major league team. The Detroit Ligers have sent Alex Hageman to the minors.