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| Name | Team | Age |
| Ben Balas | Retired (1999, Age 36) | Died (2023, Age 60) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 3 (1984) |
3B | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Aaron Fox League | 0 | 10 years (10 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 5/30/1963 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (72.1 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
| 1984 | Minors | 66.00 | 6 / 10 | 7 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 4 / 11 | 6 / 13 | 5 / 10 | 3 / 6 | 33 / 66 | |||
| 1985 | Minors | 48.00 | 7 / 12 | 5 / 8 | 0 / 4 | 3 / 9 | 1 / 6 | 4 / 6 | 1 / 3 | 21 / 48 | |||
| 1986 | Minors | 71.00 | 5 / 12 | 1 / 4 | 4 / 11 | 3 / 14 | 3 / 11 | 6 / 9 | 4 / 10 | 26 / 71 | |||
| 1987 | Minors | 57.00 | 5 / 12 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 3 / 8 | 6 / 9 | 3 / 10 | 4 / 8 | 22 / 57 | |||
| 1988 | Minors | 55.00 | 2 / 10 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 5 | 2 / 12 | 1 / 5 | 2 / 8 | 9 / 55 | |||
| 1989 | Minors | 7.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 7 | |||
| 1989 | Majors | 34.26 | 133 | 29 | 0 | 2 / 6 | 1 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 3 | 2 / 5 | 10 / 34 |
| 1990 | Majors | 39.50 | 162 | 30 | 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 3 / 9 | 2 / 7 | 6 / 39 |
| 1991 | Majors | 37.77 | 162 | 33 | 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 1 / 7 | 3 / 37 |
| 1992 | Majors | 39.12 | 162 | 40 | 0 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 2 / 39 |
| 1993 | Majors | 42.50 | 162 | 43 | 0 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 42 |
| 1994 | Majors | 45.48 | 162 | 49 | 0 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 45 |
| 1995 | Majors | 59.42 | 144 | 118 | 18 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 14 | 1 / 59 |
| 1996 | Majors | 57.35 | 137 | 115 | 25 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 5 | 1 / 57 |
| 1997 | Majors | 66.97 | 162 | 125 | 0 | -3 / 4 | 0 / 10 | -2 / 14 | -1 / 9 | -7 / 4 | -1 / 16 | -4 / 9 | -18 / 66 |
| 1998 | Minors | 14.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 14 | |||
| 1998 | Majors | 25.75 | 93 | 31 | 0 | -4 / 2 | -1 / 3 | -2 / 4 | -3 / 4 | -4 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 7 | -14 / 25 |
| 1999 | Minors | 10.00 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 10 | |||
| 1999 | Majors | 21.12 | 126 | 13 | 0 | -6 / 2 | -6 / 5 | -2 / 4 | -3 / 1 | -4 / 3 | -2 / 2 | -1 / 4 | -24 / 21 |
| Total | 1605 | 626 | 43 | 14 / 117 | 8 / 105 | 5 / 104 | 8 / 118 | 7 / 111 | 25 / 114 | 15 / 123 | 82 / 792 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1999-11-01 | Ben Balas has retired from the New York Style Pizzas |
| 1999-05-12 | The New York Style Pizzas have promoted Ben Balas to the major league team. The New York Style Pizzas have sent Ren Goodwin to the minors. |
| 1998-07-16 | The New York Style Pizzas have promoted Ed Kurtz to the major league team. The New York Style Pizzas have promoted Pete Gudat to the major league team. The New York Style Pizzas have designated Ben Balas for assignment. The New York Style Pizzas have designated Harry Rodriguez for assignment. |
| 1996-09-03 | Ben Balas of the New York Style Pizzas is injured and is expected to be out 37 days. |
| 1995-08-13 | The New York Style Pizzas have placed Ben Balas on the trade block. |
| 1995-05-25 | Ben Balas of the New York Style Pizzas is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. |
| 1989-05-03 | The New York Style Pizzas have promoted Ben Balas to the major league team. The New York Style Pizzas have sent Steve English to the minors. |