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Name Team Age
Duke Ballenger Retired (1979, Age 38) Died (2028, Age 87)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 1
(1963)		 3B B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Mike Piazza League 0 16 years (21 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  A- B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- A- C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B  D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A- 0 5/1/1941
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 5 7
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (2B)
B+ (69.8 %) C  (41.3 %) D  (17.3 %)

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Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT
1964 LF BOS 19 19 152.0 48 46 1 1 1 0 2.78 .979
RF BOS 132 130 1135.0 252 251 1 0 1 0 2.00 1.000
1965 LF BOS 21 21 179.66 56 56 0 0 0 -2 2.81 1.000
RF BOS 36 11 134.0 28 28 0 0 0 0 1.88 1.000
1966 3B BOS 126 126 1107.0 336 66 240 30 13 -33 2.49 .911
RF BOS 6 6 52.0 20 20 0 0 0 0 3.46 1.000
1967 3B BOS 55 55 477.66 138 33 97 8 8 -4 2.45 .942
LF BOS 100 100 892.66 198 197 0 1 0 -1 1.99 .995
1968 3B BOS 32 32 284.66 75 17 53 5 2 -3 2.21 .933
LF BOS 123 123 1102.0 253 251 1 1 1 -3 2.06 .996
1969 1B BOS 2 0 6.33 4 4 0 0 0 0 5.69 1.000
2B BOS 1 0 3.0 3 1 2 0 0 0 9.00 1.000
3B BOS 124 123 1071.33 309 77 224 8 14 +1 2.53 .974
LF BOS 26 20 194.33 44 42 0 2 0 -1 1.95 .955
RF BOS 1 0 5.33 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.69 1.000
1970 3B BOS 150 149 1315.66 380 90 276 14 18 +8 2.50 .963
SS BOS 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
RF BOS 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1971 1B BOS-SEA 4 4 34.0 35 33 2 0 3 0 9.26 1.000
2B BOS-SEA 2 2 17.0 8 2 6 0 1 -1 4.24 1.000
3B BOS-SEA 58 56 506.66 171 45 118 8 4 +1 2.90 .953
SS BOS-SEA 1 1 8.0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.25 1.000
LF BOS-SEA 73 73 666.33 140 137 3 0 0 +1 1.89 1.000
CF BOS-SEA 4 4 39.0 8 8 0 0 0 0 1.85 1.000
1972 3B SEA 14 14 121.66 43 8 33 2 3 +2 3.03 .953
SS SEA 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0.00 NaN
LF SEA 91 91 807.66 199 188 8 3 1 +1 2.18 .985
RF SEA 17 17 148.0 30 29 1 0 0 0 1.82 1.000
1973 1B SEA 2 2 17.0 18 17 1 0 2 0 9.53 1.000
2B SEA 4 4 35.0 17 6 10 1 2 -1 4.11 .941
3B SEA 24 24 220.0 69 23 46 0 5 -1 2.82 1.000
SS SEA 4 4 40.0 18 8 9 1 0 -3 3.83 .944
LF SEA 70 70 633.33 147 143 3 1 2 -2 2.07 .993
CF SEA 1 1 12.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 5.25 1.000
RF SEA 35 35 307.66 74 72 1 1 1 +4 2.14 .986
1974 1B SEA 5 5 45.0 40 40 0 0 4 -1 8.00 1.000
2B SEA 2 2 18.0 14 7 7 0 3 -1 7.00 1.000
3B SEA 70 70 621.66 217 51 154 12 10 -4 2.97 .945
LF SEA 57 57 507.33 116 114 2 0 0 +2 2.06 1.000
CF SEA 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.25 1.000
RF SEA 9 9 81.0 13 13 0 0 0 -2 1.44 1.000
1975 C SEA 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0% 0 3.00 1.000
1B SEA 2 2 20.0 19 19 0 0 1 -1 8.55 1.000
2B SEA 5 5 45.0 23 8 14 1 2 -1 4.40 .957
3B SEA 92 91 805.0 246 51 188 7 12 +4 2.67 .972
1976 1B SEA 4 4 36.0 32 31 0 1 3 0 7.75 .969
2B SEA 3 3 27.33 19 11 8 0 4 -2 6.26 1.000
3B SEA 123 123 1100.0 377 80 283 14 15 +7 2.97 .963
SS SEA 3 3 28.0 17 4 13 0 1 -2 5.46 1.000
1977 1B SEA 1 1 12.0 12 11 1 0 2 0 9.00 1.000
2B SEA 3 3 26.0 9 4 5 0 0 0 3.12 1.000
3B SEA 114 114 1014.66 322 83 227 12 18 +10 2.75 .963
SS SEA 2 2 16.0 10 4 5 1 1 -1 5.06 .900
1978 2B SEA 6 6 53.0 27 13 13 1 1 -2 4.42 .963
3B SEA 108 107 954.0 307 66 230 11 18 +13 2.79 .964
SS SEA 1 1 8.0 3 1 2 0 0 0 3.38 1.000
LF SEA 6 6 54.0 20 19 1 0 0 -2 3.33 1.000
CF SEA 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1979 1B SEA 2 2 17.0 16 16 0 0 1 0 8.47 1.000
2B SEA 15 15 130.0 73 28 42 3 5 -4 4.85 .959
3B SEA 13 0 15.0 5 1 4 0 0 +1 3.00 1.000
SS SEA 4 4 33.0 23 11 12 0 2 -1 6.27 1.000
LF SEA 4 4 36.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
CF SEA 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
RF SEA 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
Pos Total C 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0% 0 3.00 1.000
1B 22 20 187.33 176 171 4 1 16 -2 8.41 .994
2B 41 40 354.33 193 80 107 6 18 -12 4.75 .969
3B 1103 1084 9614.95 2995 691 2173 131 140 +2 2.68 .956
SS 17 16 144.0 74 29 43 2 4 -9 4.50 .973
LF 590 584 5225.3 1225 1197 19 9 5 -7 2.09 .993
CF 8 8 76.0 20 20 0 0 0 0 2.37 1.000
RF 238 209 1873.99 420 416 3 1 2 +2 2.01 .998
Total 2020 1962 17484.9 5106 2607 2349 150 185 1 1 0 0.0% -26 2.55 .971
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1979-11-01Duke Ballenger has retired from the Seattle Mariners
1972-07-20Duke Ballenger of the Seattle Mariners is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1971-06-20A trade has been completed between the Seattle Mariners and the Boston Sand Cats. The Boston Sand Cats receive Bill Rasmussen, Steve Allison, Draft Pick 1972 Round 2 SEA (Ralph Foster) from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Duke Ballenger. Protest This Trade.
1967-04-01The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Duke Ballenger to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have designated Jason Burns for assignment.
1966-09-05The Boston Sand Cats have sent Duke Ballenger to the minors.
1966-04-01The Boston Sand Cats have promoted King Reese to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Paul Dean to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Duke Ballenger to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have designated Mike Patrick for assignment. The Boston Sand Cats have designated Foster Grant for assignment. The Boston Sand Cats have designated Boris Roberts for assignment.
1966-04-01The Boston Sand Cats have sent Duke Ballenger down to the minors.
1966-03-25The Boston Sand Cats have renamed Duke Troedson to Duke Ballenger.
1964-04-01The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Augie Chapman to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Duke Troedson to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have designated Boog Parker for assignment. The Boston Sand Cats have designated Jocko Dellucci for assignment. The Boston Sand Cats have designated Benjamin Davis for assignment.