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| Name | Team | Age |
| John Balcena | Retired (1956, Age 34) | Died (1997, Age 75) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 15, Pick 231 (1950) |
2B | R/L |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Orlando Cepeda League (AAA) | 0 | 0 years (0 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 8/1/1922 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (SS) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (84.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1950 | CHN | 57 | 113 | 25 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.013 | .429 | .584 | .327 |
| 1951 | CHN | 30 | 79 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .613 | .322 | .291 | .228 |
| 1952 | CHN | 37 | 93 | 13 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .841 | .357 | .484 | .323 |
| 1953 | CHN | 38 | 87 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .775 | .361 | .414 | .287 |
| 1954 | CHN | 52 | 154 | 28 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .632 | .288 | .344 | .221 |
| 1956 | BAL-STL | 11 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .539 | .317 | .222 | .222 |
| Total | 225 | 562 | 82 | 152 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 83 | 63 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .758 | .347 | .411 | .270 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1956-11-01 | John Balcena has retired from the St. Louis Double Whiz |
| 1956-07-15 | The St. Louis Double Whiz have promoted John Balcena to the major league team. |
| 1956-04-10 | The St. Louis Double Whiz have acquired John Balcena from the waiver wire. |
| 1956-03-31 | The Baltimore Scorpions have waived John Balcena. |
| 1955-09-18 | The Baltimore Scorpions have acquired John Balcena from the waiver wire. |
| 1955-06-17 | The Chicago Mills have waived John Balcena. |
| 1955-04-10 | The Chicago Mills have promoted Eric Moran to the major league team. The Chicago Mills have designated John Balcena for assignment. |
| 1950-07-18 | The Philadelphia Mills have promoted John Balcena to the major league team. The Philadelphia Mills have sent Tim Hafey to the minors. |
| 1950-07-01 | The Philadelphia Mills have promoted Tom McConnell to the major league team. The Philadelphia Mills have sent John Balcena to the minors. |