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Ivan Rodriguez League
4-1-2245
Bob Balsamo Second Base
Retired (1990, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .292 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .873 Status Deceased (2035) Option Years 0  
H 2647 Age at Death 84 Date of Birth 11-21-1951
HR 476 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(1973)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(108 games)
RBI 1576
SB 246
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed C  Bunt D- Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 1
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* 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
1973 DET
142
555
80
144
21
7
22
91
55
 97 2 1
11
 11 3
.769
.328
.441
.182
.259
1974 DET
142
565
64
145
25
2
19
91
48
 114 2 4
11
 12 7
.724
.315
.409
.152
.257
1975 DET
119
465
72
136
18
4
23
78
38
 82 2 3
12
 13 5
.843
.346
.497
.204
.292
1976 DET
142
549
100
161
33
3
29
102
50
 88 1 8
17
 10 1
.871
.349
.523
.230
.293
1977 DET
142
552
89
173
23
6
37
117
68
 93 1 3
21
 5 3
.966
.388
.578
.264
.313
1978 DET
116
453
86
134
18
6
29
85
50
 81 1 2
15
 8 2
.920
.366
.554
.258
.296
1979 DET
142
551
102
172
29
7
37
113
50
 83 7 2
19
 5 4
.967
.375
.592
.279
.312
1980 DET
124
488
81
142
26
6
24
80
46
 93 1 4
25
 10 2
.867
.351
.516
.225
.291
1981 DET
142
551
99
163
28
6
32
108
57
 104 5 6
16
 11 4
.906
.363
.543
.247
.296
1982 DET
142
560
92
157
26
10
28
96
62
 97 4 3
23
 7 3
.867
.355
.512
.232
.280
1983 DET
142
566
109
178
34
6
34
109
62
 83 5 2
17
 9 0
.962
.386
.576
.261
.314
1984 DET-MON
144
567
100
167
27
6
31
94
58
 88 3 4
24
 20 5
.888
.361
.527
.233
.295
1984 DET
44
168
35
62
13
0
13
35
23
 23 2 1
6
 7 1
1.127
.448
.679
.310
.369
1984 MON
100
399
65
105
14
6
18
59
35
 65 1 3
18
 13 4
.786
.322
.464
.201
.263
1985 MON-CLE
132
495
90
154
28
4
25
80
69
 75 2 6
31
 18 6
.929
.393
.535
.224
.311
1985 MON
58
214
33
62
9
2
8
27
27
 32 1 1
14
 7 0
.833
.370
.463
.173
.290
1985 CLE
74
281
57
92
19
2
17
53
42
 43 1 5
17
 11 6
1.001
.410
.591
.263
.327
1986 CLE
147
560
93
152
20
7
35
102
52
 89 1 8
2
 0 4
.850
.330
.520
.248
.271
1987 CLE
142
559
102
181
30
6
28
96
47
 101 3 2
1
 0 3
.927
.378
.549
.225
.324
1988 CLE
116
398
66
111
10
2
18
50
45
 75 1 0
0
 0 5
.803
.354
.450
.171
.279
1989 CLE
139
535
78
146
12
3
22
70
60
 103 4 2
1
 0 3
.779
.349
.430
.157
.273
1990 CLE
47
102
10
31
2
0
3
14
14
 17 1 0
0
 0 1
.805
.393
.412
.108
.304
Total
2362
9071
1513
2647
410
91
476
1576
931
 1563 46 60
246
 139 61
.873
.359
.514
.223
.292
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01Bob Balsamo has retired from the Cleveland Styx
1990-04-27Bob Balsamo of the Cleveland Styx is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1988-06-21Bob Balsamo of the Cleveland Styx is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1985-06-27A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Styx and the Montreal Expos. The Montreal Expos receive Joe Spooner, Draft Pick - 1987 Round 1 (CLE) from the Cleveland Styx in exchange for Bob Balsamo.
1985-05-17Bob Balsamo of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1984-05-27A trade has been completed between the Montreal Expos and the Detroit Tiger Uppercuts. The Detroit Tiger Uppercuts receive Greg Llewellyn, Draft Pick - 1985 Round 2 (MON), Draft Pick - 1985 Round 1 (MON) from the Montreal Expos in exchange for Bob Balsamo.
1980-09-07Bob Balsamo of the Detroit Tiger Uppercuts is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1978-05-02Bob Balsamo of the Detroit Tiger Uppercuts is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1975-04-03Bob Balsamo of the Detroit Tiger Uppercuts is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1973-04-01The Detroit Tiger Uppercuts have promoted Bob Balsamo to the major league team. The Detroit Tiger Uppercuts have sent Chet Regan to the minors.