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Name	Team	Age
Joe Balboni	Retired (1983, Age 35)	Died (2026, Age 78)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 17 (1970)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ford Hernandez League	0	1 years (3 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A+	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	D-	D-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D-	D-	F
Endurance	Velocity	Control
D+	A	C
Leadership	Mentor Value
C-	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	1/16/1948
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Energy  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Batting   |  Fielding   |  Game Log

Year	Vs	G	IP	SO	BB	H	WHIP
1976	HHB	1	2.0	2	0	2	1.00
1976	LHB	1	2.0	2	0	1	0.50
1976	RHB	1	0.0	0	0	1	99.99
1982	AHB	15	15.0	14	10	16	1.73
1982	HHB	28	37.2	30	17	33	1.33
1982	LHB	40	27.2	19	15	25	1.45
1982	RHB	42	25.0	25	12	24	1.44
2219	AHB	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.00
2219	HHB	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.00
2219	LHB	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.00
2219	RHB	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.00
Total	AHB	15	15.0	14	10	16	1.73
Total	HHB	29	39.2	32	17	35	1.31
Total	LHB	41	29.2	21	15	26	1.38
Total	RHB	43	25.0	25	12	25	1.48
Total		44	54.2	46	27	51	1.43

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1983-11-01	Joe Balboni has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1983-04-18	The Chicago Nighthawks have waived Joe Balboni.
1983-03-25	The Chicago Nighthawks have promoted Otto Baldwin to the major league team. The Chicago Nighthawks have designated Joe Balboni for assignment.
1982-04-01	The Chicago Nighthawks have renamed Lefty Balboni to Joe Balboni.
1982-04-01	The Chicago Nighthawks have promoted Lefty Balboni to the major league team. The Chicago Nighthawks have sent Mike Mitterwald to the minors.
1982-04-01	The Chicago Nighthawks have acquired Lefty Balboni from the waiver wire.
1977-03-25	The Montreal Royals have waived Art Raleigh. The Montreal Royals have waived Lefty Balboni. The Montreal Royals have waived Scott Terry.
1976-09-29	The Montreal Royals have promoted Art Raleigh to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Lefty Balboni to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Scott Terry to the major league team.
1976-09-29	The Montreal Royals have acquired Lefty Balboni from the waiver wire.
1974-04-01	The Detroit Mustangs have waived Lefty Balboni.
1972-09-02	The Detroit Mustangs have acquired Lefty Balboni from the waiver wire.
1972-06-03	The Cleveland Chippers have waived Lefty Balboni.