#45 Tony Balsamo, Reliever, 38 yrs, No Team - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#45 Tony Balsamo, Reliever, 38 yrs, No Team
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Tony Balsamo

11/21/1937
38
USA,NY,
6"2
185

Reliever
R
R

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3 / 6 (Well Known)
4 / 6 (Popular)
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1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Free Agent
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13 Year(s), 0 Days (2236 total Days)
0 Day(s)
13 Year(s), 0 Days (2236 total Days)
14 Year(s)

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	5	2	4	88-91 Mph
Versus LHB	5	2	4
Versus RHB	6	2	4
Talent	4	1	1

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

4
56
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	4	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	5	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
3
2
1
Normal

Fielding Ratings
P : 7 (Range), .957 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date

Opp.

Result

Start

Dec

Pitching Stats 1998

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	.0	.0	.0	.0	0	0	.0	0	0	.0	0.00

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
vs. RHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Road	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
May	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
June	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
July	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
August	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Sept./Oct.	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1962	42	0	4	8	20	3.95	41.0	33	21	18	3	42	36	0	0	1.83	.291	CHA
1963	50	0	9	8	18	6.36	46.2	56	33	33	5	31	39	0	0	1.86	.345	CHA,AL
1964	43	0	5	3	22	2.56	38.2	30	12	11	3	19	38	0	0	1.27	.270	CHA
1965	43	0	7	5	17	3.76	38.1	32	16	16	4	27	39	0	0	1.54	.295	CHA
1966	34	0	6	5	20	4.30	29.1	27	17	14	1	21	21	0	0	1.64	.299	CHA
1967	38	0	2	2	11	4.46	36.1	30	19	18	5	25	36	0	0	1.51	.272	CHA
1968	46	0	7	8	18	3.71	51.0	48	21	21	3	31	40	0	0	1.55	.308	CHA
1969	50	0	4	4	25	3.70	48.2	42	20	20	3	16	37	0	0	1.19	.291	CHA,AL
1970	65	0	3	6	10	4.95	72.2	70	49	40	7	48	65	0	0	1.62	.307	CHA
1971	29	0	1	2	1	4.02	31.1	35	14	14	5	15	25	0	0	1.60	.326	CHA
1972	52	0	1	2	2	3.56	65.2	61	30	26	8	26	49	0	0	1.32	.282	WS2
1973	22	0	2	0	14	1.90	23.2	18	6	5	1	15	17	0	0	1.39	.250	WS2
1974	37	0	2	4	13	4.31	39.2	39	22	19	3	23	24	0	0	1.56	.295	NYM
Total	551	0	53	57	191	4.08	563.0	521	280	255	51	339	466	0	0	1.53	.297

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1971	4	0	0	1	0	13.50	3.1	7	5	5	3	2	0	0
1974	3	0	0	0	0	6.35	5.2	8	4	4	3	5	0	0
Total	7	0	0	1	0	9.00	9.0	15	9	9	6	7	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1962	42	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	CHA
1963	50	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA,AL
1964	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1965	43	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	CHA
1966	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1967	38	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1968	46	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1969	50	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA,AL
1970	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1971	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1972	52	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	WS2
1973	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	WS2
1974	37	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	NYM
Total	551	17	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	5	0	0	.235	.278	.235	.513

Fielding Stats 1998

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Player History

Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game...
9/25/1967: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $2,100,000 per year, for 4 years.
Injured on 3/14/1969 with a Tender Elbow, out for one week...
Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game...
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/8/1972 to a 2-year deal worth $2,141,290 per year...
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/27/1974 to a 1-year deal worth $4,000,000 per year...
Won World Championship with New York (N) in 1974...
Retired in 1976.

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
1962 - 20 - 5th
1963 - 18 - 3rd
1964 - 22 - 2nd
1965 - 17 - 4th
1966 - 20 - 2nd
1967 - 11 - 7th
1968 - 18 - 2nd
1969 - 25 - 1st
1970 - 10 - 10th
1973 - 14 - 3rd
1974 - 13 - 7th

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