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Duke Ballenger Third Base
Retired (1979, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .261 Total Rating   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .728 Status Deceased (2028) Option Years 0  
H 2006 Age at Death 87 Date of Birth 05-01-1941
HR 174 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(1963)
Majors Svc Time 16 years
(21 games)
RBI 993
SB 126
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt D+ Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 2
1B (0.8%) LF B+ (69.8%) Arm A- WS Appearances 5
2B (17.3%) CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 7
3B A+ (100%) RF (41.3%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1964 Away 76 300 22 75 9 1 4 35 24 60 5 3 0 .632 .306 .327 .077 .250
1964 Home 75 284 25 76 12 1 5 34 27 58 0 5 1 .701 .331 .370 .102 .268
1965 Away 36 93 6 16 1 1 1 8 7 21 2 2 0 .467 .230 .237 .065 .172
1965 Home 29 60 10 13 0 1 5 12 8 6 2 1 0 .796 .296 .500 .283 .217
1966 Away 67 274 27 67 12 2 6 29 32 58 3 2 13 .697 .328 .369 .124 .245
1966 Home 65 255 29 55 11 3 4 20 30 58 2 1 17 .629 .300 .329 .114 .216
1967 Away 78 308 45 86 11 2 6 36 43 61 10 9 7 .756 .370 .386 .107 .279
1967 Home 77 302 50 93 13 3 10 42 43 70 9 2 2 .866 .396 .470 .162 .308
1968 Away 77 314 36 79 13 3 9 41 35 57 4 0 3 .723 .325 .398 .146 .252
1968 Home 78 313 45 91 17 3 6 48 31 56 11 2 3 .774 .353 .422 .131 .291
1969 Away 79 265 27 62 14 1 5 28 39 42 9 3 4 .684 .333 .351 .117 .234
1969 Home 80 267 31 68 8 2 6 45 33 36 9 3 6 .703 .336 .367 .112 .255
1970 Away 77 274 39 70 10 4 9 23 38 53 9 5 4 .768 .348 .420 .164 .255
1970 Home 76 278 25 58 7 2 5 19 28 44 9 4 10 .590 .288 .302 .094 .209
1971 Away 70 284 53 73 18 4 10 43 37 48 7 4 4 .795 .341 .454 .197 .257
1971 Home 76 269 38 80 16 5 7 37 36 44 1 1 4 .855 .383 .472 .175 .297
1972 Away 64 249 34 75 14 2 7 36 28 41 4 0 0 .828 .371 .458 .157 .301
1972 Home 61 234 45 75 15 2 7 53 28 34 4 0 5 .882 .391 .491 .171 .321
1973 Away 72 283 35 69 12 1 0 33 26 51 5 2 2 .600 .307 .293 .049 .244
1973 Home 76 273 40 81 12 1 7 50 27 50 3 1 2 .782 .357 .425 .128 .297
1974 Away 71 271 40 67 11 2 7 32 27 54 6 1 3 .696 .315 .380 .133 .247
1974 Home 76 283 55 84 9 5 12 61 34 46 3 2 9 .859 .368 .491 .194 .297
1975 Away 67 173 31 51 7 0 6 27 26 24 1 2 2 .830 .391 .439 .145 .295
1975 Home 68 207 34 57 11 2 7 26 26 35 2 0 6 .804 .355 .449 .174 .275
1976 Away 71 260 19 55 9 3 1 18 25 57 1 5 7 .559 .278 .281 .069 .212
1976 Home 73 269 41 78 14 6 3 27 29 46 5 0 8 .783 .363 .420 .130 .290
1977 Away 72 243 30 62 8 2 3 25 32 42 0 0 11 .683 .342 .342 .086 .255
1977 Home 67 216 20 52 6 5 3 24 24 45 0 0 2 .672 .315 .356 .116 .241
1978 Away 70 247 28 52 10 0 3 29 33 52 0 0 7 .590 .302 .287 .077 .211
1978 Home 68 227 34 62 14 1 6 33 22 49 0 0 5 .759 .336 .423 .150 .273
1979 Away 18 49 2 9 1 1 2 9 2 13 0 0 2 .583 .216 .367 .184 .184
1979 Home 26 57 6 15 1 1 2 10 6 11 0 0 1 .765 .344 .421 .158 .263
Total Away 1065 3887 474 968 160 29 79 452 454 734 66 38 69 .694 .328 .366 .117 .249
Total Home 1071 3794 528 1038 166 43 95 541 432 688 60 22 81 .763 .348 .415 .142 .274
Total 2136 7681 1002 2006 326 72 174 993 886 1422 126 60 150 .728 .338 .390 .129 .261
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1979-11-01Duke Ballenger has retired from the Seattle Mariners
1972-07-20Duke Ballenger of the Seattle Mariners is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1971-06-20A trade has been completed between the Seattle Mariners and the Boston Sand Cats. The Boston Sand Cats receive Bill Rasmussen, Steve Allison, Draft Pick 1972 Round 2 SEA (Ralph Foster) from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Duke Ballenger. Protest This Trade.
1967-04-01The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Duke Ballenger to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have designated Jason Burns for assignment.
1966-09-05The Boston Sand Cats have sent Duke Ballenger to the minors.
1966-04-01The Boston Sand Cats have promoted King Reese to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Paul Dean to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Duke Ballenger to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have designated Mike Patrick for assignment. The Boston Sand Cats have designated Foster Grant for assignment. The Boston Sand Cats have designated Boris Roberts for assignment.
1966-04-01The Boston Sand Cats have sent Duke Ballenger down to the minors.
1966-03-25The Boston Sand Cats have renamed Duke Troedson to Duke Ballenger.
1964-04-01The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Augie Chapman to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Duke Troedson to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have designated Boog Parker for assignment. The Boston Sand Cats have designated Jocko Dellucci for assignment. The Boston Sand Cats have designated Benjamin Davis for assignment.