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Duke Ballenger Third Base
Retired (1979, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .261 Total Rating B    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 B  Power vs. L B  Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt D+ Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 2
1B F  (0.8%) LF B+ (69.8%) Arm A- WS Appearances 5
2B D  (17.3%) CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 7
3B A+ (100%) RF C  (41.3%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1964 LHP 47 101 35 5 1 1 13 9 24 .851 .405 .446 .099 .347
1964 RHP 136 483 116 16 1 8 56 42 94 .627 .300 .327 .087 .240
1965 LHP 29 72 14 1 0 2 6 6 18 .545 .253 .292 .097 .194
1965 RHP 50 81 15 0 2 4 14 9 9 .644 .261 .383 .198 .185
1966 LHP 49 109 27 5 2 2 13 11 21 .708 .322 .385 .138 .248
1966 RHP 123 420 95 18 3 8 36 51 95 .653 .312 .340 .114 .226
1967 LHP 67 146 50 5 2 6 21 11 36 .913 .386 .527 .185 .342
1967 RHP 144 464 129 19 3 10 57 75 95 .778 .382 .397 .119 .278
1968 LHP 62 131 39 5 1 6 20 18 20 .866 .377 .489 .191 .298
1968 RHP 141 496 131 25 5 9 69 48 93 .717 .328 .389 .125 .264
1969 LHP 66 114 27 4 1 4 21 14 15 .715 .320 .395 .158 .237
1969 RHP 135 418 103 18 2 7 52 58 63 .687 .338 .349 .103 .246
1970 LHP 62 170 41 7 1 5 12 23 32 .717 .335 .382 .141 .241
1970 RHP 126 382 87 10 5 9 30 43 65 .661 .310 .351 .123 .228
1971 LHP 63 130 39 6 2 1 17 11 18 .750 .350 .400 .100 .300
1971 RHP 133 423 114 28 7 16 63 62 74 .847 .365 .482 .213 .270
1972 LHP 63 106 31 6 0 4 21 13 20 .826 .364 .462 .170 .292
1972 RHP 118 377 119 23 4 10 68 43 55 .863 .385 .477 .162 .316
1973 LHP 72 164 51 7 1 2 27 12 29 .754 .352 .402 .091 .311
1973 RHP 132 392 99 17 1 5 56 41 72 .663 .323 .339 .087 .253
1974 LHP 58 97 19 3 2 1 9 9 26 .563 .264 .299 .103 .196
1974 RHP 142 457 132 17 5 18 84 52 74 .825 .359 .466 .177 .289
1975 LHP 45 64 13 3 0 1 11 10 13 .608 .311 .297 .094 .203
1975 RHP 123 316 95 15 2 12 42 42 46 .859 .384 .475 .174 .301
1976 LHP 56 87 14 2 3 0 5 8 16 .484 .232 .253 .092 .161
1976 RHP 132 442 119 21 6 4 40 46 87 .710 .339 .371 .102 .269
1977 LHP 69 87 19 1 1 1 9 6 18 .556 .269 .287 .069 .218
1977 RHP 124 372 95 13 6 5 40 50 69 .706 .343 .363 .108 .255
1978 LHP 73 178 44 12 1 3 15 20 37 .700 .323 .376 .129 .247
1978 RHP 112 296 70 12 0 6 47 35 64 .653 .315 .338 .101 .236
1979 LHP 26 58 11 1 1 1 5 6 15 .559 .266 .293 .103 .190
1979 RHP 24 48 13 1 1 3 14 2 9 .835 .314 .521 .250 .271
Total LHP 907 1814 474 73 19 40 225 187 358 .718 .330 .389 .127 .261
Total RHP 1895 5867 1532 253 53 134 768 699 1064 .731 .340 .391 .130 .261
Total 2136 7681 2006 326 72 174 993 886 1422 .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.