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| Name | Team | Age |
| Frank Balas | Retired (1957, Age 39) | Died (1996, Age 78) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 7 (1950) |
SS | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Lou Whitaker League | 0 | 8 years (15 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
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Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 5/17/1918 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Alt Pos (SS) | Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (1B) |
| (99.0 %) | (82.4 %) | (11.3 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
|
FPCT |
| 1950 | SS | BRO | 135 | 135 | 1208.33 | 736 | 252 | 480 | 4 | 103 | +1 | 5.45 | .995 |
| 1951 | SS | BRO | 134 | 134 | 1218.33 | 682 | 209 | 470 | 3 | 126 | +14 | 5.02 | .996 |
| 1952 | SS | BRO | 135 | 135 | 1216.0 | 729 | 224 | 501 | 4 | 109 | +16 | 5.37 | .995 |
| 1953 | SS | BRO | 135 | 135 | 1224.33 | 726 | 244 | 476 | 6 | 114 | -4 | 5.29 | .992 |
| 1954 | 2B | BRO | 31 | 31 | 287.33 | 158 | 69 | 88 | 1 | 24 | +8 | 4.92 | .994 |
| 3B | BRO | 15 | 15 | 133.0 | 59 | 11 | 46 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 3.86 | .966 | |
| SS | BRO | 41 | 8 | 133.0 | 86 | 24 | 62 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 5.82 | 1.000 | |
| 1955 | 1B | STL | 16 | 16 | 145.0 | 174 | 168 | 4 | 2 | 14 | +1 | 10.68 | .989 |
| 2B | STL | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1.000 | |
| 3B | STL | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.88 | 1.000 | |
| SS | STL | 57 | 54 | 495.0 | 297 | 88 | 207 | 2 | 38 | +1 | 5.36 | .993 | |
| 1956 | 1B | STL | 11 | 11 | 101.33 | 106 | 103 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 9.41 | 1.000 |
| 2B | STL | 22 | 22 | 191.66 | 138 | 61 | 77 | 0 | 15 | +1 | 6.48 | 1.000 | |
| 3B | STL | 27 | 27 | 240.33 | 73 | 16 | 56 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 2.70 | .986 | |
| SS | STL | 48 | 47 | 418.0 | 221 | 65 | 155 | 1 | 33 | -5 | 4.74 | .995 | |
| 1957 | 2B | STL | 83 | 83 | 735.66 | 460 | 179 | 278 | 3 | 61 | -1 | 5.59 | .993 |
| SS | STL | 47 | 47 | 411.66 | 208 | 72 | 132 | 4 | 27 | -8 | 4.46 | .981 | |
| Pos Total | 1B | 27 | 27 | 246.33 | 280 | 271 | 7 | 2 | 26 | +1 | 10.16 | .993 | |
| 2B | 137 | 137 | 1222.65 | 759 | 310 | 445 | 4 | 100 | +8 | 5.56 | .995 | ||
| 3B | 47 | 47 | 423.33 | 148 | 31 | 114 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 3.08 | .980 | ||
| SS | 732 | 695 | 6324.65 | 3685 | 1178 | 2483 | 24 | 564 | +14 | 5.21 | .993 | ||
| Total | 943 | 906 | 8216.96 | 4872 | 1790 | 3049 | 33 | 697 | +13 | 5.30 | .993 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1957-11-01 | Frank Balas has retired from the St. Louis Ravioli |
| 1955-04-01 | A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Ravioli and the Brooklyn Royal Giants. The Brooklyn Royal Giants receive Slats Grobnik from the St. Louis Ravioli in exchange for Frank Balas. |
| 1952-10-04 | Frank Balas of the Brooklyn Royal Giants is injured and is expected to be out 25 days. |