#24 Mike Balas, Closer, 36 yrs, Washington Senators Monday, 10/23/1946 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Mike Balas
5/9/1910 36 USA,MA,LOWELL 6"0 200
Closer R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 3.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,500,000 1947 7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days) 8 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 2 | 9 | 9 | 88-91 Mph |
Versus LHB | 2 | 9 | 9 | |
Versus RHB | 2 | 9 | 9 | |
Talent | 1 | 9 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 3 60 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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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 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 3 2 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .955 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
7/1 | NYY | W 3-2 | | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SV | | | | |
7/20 | @SLA | W 5-4 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SV | | | | |
7/21 | @CLE | L 1-2 | | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | | | | |
8/2 | CHA | W 5-3 | | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SV | | | | |
8/6 | @SLA | W 4-3 | | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | SV | | | | |
8/16 | @CLE | W 6-5 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SV | | | | |
8/21 | PHA | W 3-2 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SV | | | | |
8/30 | @CHA | W 8-7 | | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
9/15 | BOS | L 13-14 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | L | | | | |
9/18 | @DET | W 4-2 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SV | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 7.85 | 18.1 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Projected | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 7.85 | 18.0 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 15 | 3 | 80.0 | 20 | 16 | 14.7 | 12.8 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 8 | 1 | 12.5 | 5.40 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 34 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .353 | .378 | .618 | .996 |
vs. RHB | 43 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .326 | .340 | .419 | .759 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8.00 | 9.0 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
Road | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7.71 | 9.1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
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 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8.10 | 6.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
May | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14.73 | 3.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
July | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.50 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
August | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7.36 | 3.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Sept./Oct. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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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 |
Total | 145 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 5.08 | 179.0 | 193 | 113 | 101 | 14 | 64 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 1.44 | .288 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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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 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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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 |
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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 |
Total | 145 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .235 | .412 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.1 | 1.47 | | | | |
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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...
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