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Mordecai Brown League
10-3-2263
Gordon Balenti Shortstop
Retired (1997, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .270 Total Rating 58   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .798 Status Deceased (2034) Option Years 0  
H 1317 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 07-03-1961
HR 272 Drafted Round 1, Pick 8
(1983)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(85 games)
RBI 780
SB 94
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R 25 Contact vs. L 31 Endurance 55   Ldrship 73
Power vs. R 87 Power vs. L 86 Velocity 4   Mentor vR 100
Speed 64 Bunt 45 Control 10   Mentor vL 100
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS 100 (100%) Range 49 WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm 67 WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health 34 LCS Appearances 0
3B 99 (99.0%) RF 4 (4.4%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% 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 
1983 Minors 22 20.00 3 / 5 0 / 1 1 / 3 0 / 2 3 / 4 3 / 4 0 / 1 10 / 20
1984 Minors 23 38.00 3 / 4 2 / 6 2 / 3 2 / 4 4 / 6 1 / 6 6 / 9 20 / 38
1985 Minors 24 48.00 6 / 8 4 / 8 4 / 6 2 / 8 1 / 5 3 / 7 1 / 6 21 / 48
1986 Minors 25 7.00 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 0 3 / 7
1986 Majors 25 19.77 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 6 1 / 4 1 / 1 4 / 4 8 / 19
1987 Majors 26 45.63 1 / 5 6 / 11 3 / 6 0 / 3 1 / 7 3 / 8 2 / 5 16 / 45
1988 Majors 27 58.31 1 / 6 6 / 11 1 / 7 0 / 7 2 / 9 4 / 9 3 / 9 17 / 58
1989 Majors 28 57.41 1 / 5 1 / 6 2 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 9 2 / 8 2 / 10 8 / 57
1990 Majors 29 58.19 1 / 12 1 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 8 2 / 10 1 / 10 0 / 5 5 / 58
1991 Majors 30 62.18 2 / 10 0 / 9 1 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 12 3 / 62
1992 Majors 31 59.89 1 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 15 0 / 5 0 / 7 1 / 59
1993 Majors 32 55.02 0 / 14 0 / 5 1 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 4 1 / 55
1994 Majors 33 47.71 1 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 14 0 / 9 0 / 3 0 / 3 1 / 47
1995 Majors 34 38.71 87 26 0 0 / 6 0 / 9 1 / 1 0 / 5 1 / 3 0 / 11 0 / 3 2 / 38
1996 Majors 35 37.21 162 36 0 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 7 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 37
1997 Majors 36 25.90 162 23 0 0 / 3 1 / 8 1 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 2 2 / 25
Total 411 85 0 23 / 99 21 / 98 17 / 88 4 / 95 16 / 100 19 / 103 18 / 90 118 / 673
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1997-11-01Gordon Balenti has retired from the St. Louis Muckrakers
1994-07-11Gordon Balenti of the St. Louis Muckrakers is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1992-10-01Gordon Balenti of the St. Louis Muckrakers is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1986-06-02The St. Louis Muckrakers have promoted Gordon Balenti to the major league team.
1984-04-11The St. Louis Muckrakers have acquired Gordon Balenti from the waiver wire.
1984-04-01The Milwaukee Night Owls have waived Gordon Balenti.
1983-05-12A trade has been completed between the Chicago Centennials and the Milwaukee Night Owls. The Milwaukee Night Owls receive Bob Shores, Gordon Balenti, Eric Tillotson from the Chicago Centennials in exchange for Joe Gray, Rowland Curry, Steamboat Haney.