#24 Mike Balas, Reliever, 39 yrs, No Team - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#24 Mike Balas, Reliever, 39 yrs, No Team
Friday, 10/20/1949

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Mike Balas

5/9/1910
39
USA,MA,LOWELL
6"0
200

Reliever
R
R

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3 / 6 (Well Known)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
Good
Normal
Prone
3.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Free Agent
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8 Year(s), 147 Days (1523 total Days)
0 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 147 Days (1523 total Days)
11 Year(s)

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	2	9	8	87-90 Mph
Versus LHB	2	9	8
Versus RHB	2	9	8
Talent	1	8	8

Pitching Ratings
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2
60
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

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

Running & Bunting Ratings
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3
3
2
1
Normal

Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .955 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date

Opp.

Result

Start

Dec

Pitching Stats 1949

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
1940	17	0	1	1	1	7.36	18.1	19	17	15	2	15	6	0	0	1.85	.283	STL
1941	11	0	0	2	0	9.75	12.0	17	14	13	0	9	3	0	0	2.17	.370	STL
1942	22	2	1	0	2	5.52	31.0	38	23	19	4	10	5	0	0	1.55	.291	STL
1943	18	1	2	0	3	4.28	27.1	25	13	13	3	9	12	0	0	1.24	.250	STL
1944	26	0	0	0	2	3.27	33.0	33	15	12	2	7	11	0	0	1.21	.274	STL
1945	31	0	2	1	1	3.00	39.0	35	13	13	2	10	11	0	0	1.15	.258	STL
1946	20	0	0	6	12	7.85	18.1	26	18	16	1	4	6	0	0	1.64	.357	WAS,AL
1947	37	0	3	4	0	4.50	48.0	61	25	24	4	14	22	0	0	1.56	.335	WAS
1948	24	0	3	1	2	3.18	28.1	28	14	10	5	8	6	0	0	1.27	.223	BSN BRO
Total	206	3	12	15	23	4.76	255.1	282	152	135	23	86	82	0	0	1.44	.289

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1938, AAA	11	0	0	0	0	2.54	28.1	17	8	8	3	11	11	0	0	0.99	.169
1939, AAA	20	0	2	1	0	2.47	47.1	41	13	13	3	24	25	0	0	1.37	.262

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1945	3	0	1	0	1	1.23	7.1	6	2	1	0	4	0	0
Total	3	0	1	0	1	1.23	7.1	6	2	1	0	4	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1940	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	STL
1941	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	STL
1942	22	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	STL
1943	18	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	STL
1944	26	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	STL
1945	31	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	STL
1946	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	WAS,AL
1947	37	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	WAS
1948	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	BSN BRO
Total	206	26	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	10	0	0	.154	.154	.192	.346

Fielding Stats 1949

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INN

RANGE

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Player History

Drafted in 4th round, 50th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1938...
Earned first career win on 4/23/1940...
Had first career hit (double) on 6/25/1942, off Hal Schumacher (PIT)...
1/31/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 9/3/1943 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week...
1/31/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $880,000 through salary arbitration...
Won World Series with St. Louis (N) in 1945...
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/20/1946 to a 2-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year...
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game...
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/22/1948 to a 1-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year...
Released by Boston (N) on 4/1/1948...
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 5/11/1948 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
1946 - 12 - 2nd

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