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Name Team Age
Ralph Ballinger Retired (1976, Age 34) Died (2023, Age 81)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 47
(1966)
3B B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Barry Zito League 0 0 years (131 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A+ A- A-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C- D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A- 0 1/31/1942
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
(2.7 %) (0.0 %) (0.0 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1966 Minors 56.00 5 / 8 1 / 6 4 / 11 2 / 4 1 / 9 7 / 9 4 / 9 24 / 56
1967 Minors 62.00 0 / 8 2 / 5 3 / 11 5 / 10 3 / 11 5 / 8 5 / 9 23 / 62
1968 Minors 17.00 1 / 3 1 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 2 / 2 3 / 5 8 / 17
1968 Majors 22.85 123 13 0 3 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 1 4 / 6 1 / 3 1 / 3 0 / 1 9 / 22
1969 Majors 18.00 0 / 4 2 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 1 3 / 18
1970 Majors 19.00 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 2 / 4 0 / 2 2 / 19
1971 Majors 14.00 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 14
1972 Majors 16.00 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 5 0 / 16
1973 Minors 51.00 0 / 6 1 / 7 2 / 7 0 / 4 1 / 8 0 / 13 1 / 6 5 / 51
1973 Majors 1.18 8 0 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1
1974 Majors 18.00 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 3 2 / 18
1975 Minors 15.00 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 15
1976 Majors 12.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 12
Total 131 13 0 9 / 44 7 / 40 10 / 50 13 / 47 7 / 46 18 / 49 13 / 45 77 / 321
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1976-11-01Ralph Ballinger has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1975-08-31The Cincinnati Red Legs have acquired Ralph Ballinger from the waiver wire.
1973-04-10The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Butch Kubiszyn to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have designated Ralph Ballinger for assignment.
1973-03-31The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Red Tessmer to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Ralph Ballinger to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Neal Baldwin to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Brad Aitchison to the major league team.
1973-03-31Ralph Ballinger has signed with the Chicago Cubbies for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1969-04-01The Chicago Cubbies have waived Ralph Ballinger.
1969-04-01The Chicago Cubbies have promoted John Peploski to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Charlie Hogue to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Ricky Mecir to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Ralph Ballinger to the minors. The Chicago Cubbies have sent John Dellucci to the minors.
1969-03-29The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Ralph Ballinger to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Jeromy Sawyer to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Chris Naragon to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Johnny Fincher to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Chick Felton to the major league team.
1968-08-19The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Frank Pavano to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Ralph Ballinger to the minors.
1968-03-30The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Ralph Ballinger to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Johnny Fincher to the major league team.