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Name Team Age
Neal Balsamo Retired (1993, Age 38) Died (2038, Age 84)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 8
(1972)
2B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Mike Piazza League 0 19 years (15 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ A-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- B-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 11/21/1954
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 4 9
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (97.8 %) (0.0 %) (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1975 KC 148 560 54 141 19 5 5 57 50 106 15 9 16 .641 .311 .330 .252
1976 KC-MON 97 372 51 89 15 2 3 36 43 75 17 12 12 .634 .320 .315 .239
1977 MON 150 577 67 168 31 4 5 59 74 81 17 20 14 .762 .377 .385 .291
1978 MON 149 604 78 143 24 3 13 64 68 90 10 5 12 .664 .313 .351 .237
1979 MON 150 559 81 134 26 5 10 63 84 84 12 5 17 .697 .339 .358 .240
1980 MON 150 587 94 156 31 2 6 54 77 98 31 15 11 .710 .354 .356 .266
1981 MON 150 631 121 184 38 8 12 55 77 100 36 19 12 .804 .370 .434 .292
1982 MON 150 637 125 192 31 7 20 71 63 101 26 12 14 .831 .365 .466 .301
1983 MON 150 634 115 182 34 7 9 62 78 103 35 19 12 .774 .369 .405 .287
1984 MON 150 631 113 185 31 9 17 62 76 95 43 19 14 .822 .371 .452 .293
1985 MON 150 615 131 179 29 4 21 64 69 85 30 9 16 .818 .364 .454 .291
1986 MON 150 587 109 184 20 4 18 64 79 81 23 16 11 .853 .399 .453 .313
1987 MON 150 619 130 191 23 14 21 69 88 78 33 15 15 .889 .397 .493 .309
1988 MON 150 646 154 216 39 5 26 92 89 99 35 22 9 .947 .416 .531 .334
1989 MON 149 526 82 172 19 3 17 101 52 79 21 7 7 .858 .386 .471 .327
1990 MON 130 476 81 154 22 5 13 85 69 67 0 0 12 .879 .406 .473 .324
1991 MON 112 373 56 103 22 0 12 53 50 45 0 0 8 .795 .364 .432 .276
1992 MON 48 136 15 36 4 3 1 18 18 21 0 0 3 .711 .351 .360 .265
1993 MON 39 112 11 25 2 0 1 10 8 23 0 0 2 .549 .281 .268 .223
Total 2522 9882 1668 2834 460 90 230 1139 1212 1511 384 204 217 .787 .366 .421 .287
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1993-11-01Neal Balsamo has retired from the Montreal Maroons
1990-10-04Neal Balsamo of the Montreal Maroons is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1990-09-04Neal Balsamo of the Montreal Maroons is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1976-08-27The Montreal Maroons have promoted Neal Balsamo to the major league team. The Montreal Maroons have designated Zeb Oester for assignment.
1976-06-21A trade has been completed between the Montreal Maroons and the Kansas City Chefs. The Kansas City Chefs receive Chris Bohne, Draft Pick 1978 Round 1 MON (Mike Leek), Draft Pick 1977 Round 3 MON (Art Bengough) from the Montreal Maroons in exchange for Neal Balsamo. Protest This Trade.
1976-05-27The Kansas City Chefs have promoted Neal Balsamo to the major league team. The Kansas City Chefs have designated Mike Holborow for assignment.
1976-05-27The Kansas City Chefs have promoted Rod Baxes to the major league team. The Kansas City Chefs have sent Neal Balsamo to the minors.
1976-05-27The Kansas City Chefs have placed Neal Balsamo on the trade block.
1975-04-01The Kansas City Chefs have promoted Jim Pomorski to the major league team. The Kansas City Chefs have promoted Cy Murphy to the major league team. The Kansas City Chefs have promoted Ozzie Giard to the major league team. The Kansas City Chefs have promoted Neal Balsamo to the major league team. The Kansas City Chefs have designated Hugh Shallix for assignment. The Kansas City Chefs have designated Wayne Northen for assignment. The Kansas City Chefs have designated Tommie Adams for assignment. The Kansas City Chefs have designated Joe Unglaub for assignment.
1973-05-25A trade has been completed between the Florida Flamingos and the Kansas City Warriors. The Kansas City Warriors receive Rick Bowen, Neal Balsamo, Gordon Huckleberry from the Florida Flamingos in exchange for Damon Rhodes. Protest This Trade.