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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 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1969 MIN 53 168 17 43 3 1 1 12 11 29 0 0 2 .604 .300 .304 .256
1970 MIN 53 113 8 19 3 0 0 9 15 34 0 0 0 .454 .260 .195 .168
1971 MIN 106 364 29 61 8 2 1 18 37 81 0 0 6 .453 .244 .209 .168
1972 MIN 89 258 26 41 7 1 2 22 25 57 0 0 3 .448 .231 .217 .159
1973 MIN 95 321 26 59 8 1 8 36 26 56 0 0 2 .538 .249 .290 .184
1974 MIN 85 290 21 60 12 1 1 12 31 58 0 0 3 .553 .288 .266 .207
Total 481 1514 127 283 41 6 13 109 145 315 0 0 16 .506 .259 .248 .187
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.