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Name Team Age
Denver Balboni Retired (1981, Age 34) Died (2012, Age 65)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 5, Pick 72
(1969)		 LF L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Kevin Brown League 0 5 years (75 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- C- B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B+ B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- C- D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- C+ C+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C  0 1/16/1947
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
A  (90.2 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT
1969 LF MIN 12 9 84.0 16 16 0 0 0 -1 1.71 1.000
CF MIN 25 25 223.33 49 46 1 2 0 -3 1.89 .959
RF MIN 3 3 27.66 7 7 0 0 0 -1 2.28 1.000
1970 LF MIN 34 9 120.0 34 31 3 0 0 -1 2.55 1.000
CF MIN 9 9 80.33 15 15 0 0 0 -1 1.68 1.000
RF MIN 2 2 17.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.53 1.000
1971 2B MIN 3 3 27.0 15 3 9 3 2 -2 4.00 .800
LF MIN 90 83 726.66 172 169 0 3 0 -4 2.09 .983
RF MIN 7 7 60.0 12 11 1 0 0 -1 1.80 1.000
1972 2B MIN 1 1 8.0 6 2 3 1 1 -1 5.62 .833
LF MIN 60 40 391.0 102 102 0 0 0 -4 2.35 1.000
RF MIN 15 15 136.33 23 20 1 2 0 -1 1.39 .913
1973 2B MIN 2 2 17.0 11 6 4 1 1 0 5.29 .909
LF MIN 80 65 590.33 157 155 1 1 0 +1 2.38 .994
RF MIN 7 7 61.0 13 13 0 0 0 +1 1.92 1.000
1974 2B MIN 1 1 9.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 4.00 1.000
LF MIN 84 84 700.33 173 169 1 3 0 +1 2.18 .983
Pos Total 2B 7 7 61.0 36 13 18 5 5 -3 4.57 .861
LF 360 290 2612.32 654 642 5 7 0 -8 2.23 .989
CF 34 34 303.66 64 61 1 2 0 -4 1.84 .969
RF 34 34 301.99 56 52 2 2 0 -2 1.61 .964
Total 435 365 3278.97 810 768 26 16 5 -17 2.18 .980
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1981-11-01Denver Balboni has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1975-03-28The Minnesota Fighting Saints have waived Denver Balboni.
1974-07-23The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Floyd Gerhardt to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Ed Wills to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Mick Leroy to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Dave Breeden to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Gary Fulton to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Frank Swanson to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Howard Alk to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Eddie Lyons to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Taylor Franklin to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Heinie Mahaffey to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Ed Garcia to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Denver Balboni to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Bruce Wertz to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Ed Willis to the minors.
1971-06-13Denver Balboni of the Minnesota Fighting Saints is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1969-04-29The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Jackie Boris to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Keith Galehouse to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Jake Flack to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Denver Balboni to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Dave Cisar to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Gordon Lobert to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Dazzy Ford to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Jim Delgado to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Jerry Marquardt to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Carl McCarren to the minors.