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John Balaz
John Lawrence Balaz

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 180 lb.

Debut September 10, 1974
  vs. KCR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 28, 1975
Born November 24, 1950 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN

Drafted by the California Angels in the 5th round of the 1970 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1974 23 CAL AL  14   42    4   10   0  0   1    5   0  0   2  10  .238  .289  .310   77   13   1   0   0   1   0
 1975 24 CAL AL  45  120   10   29   8  1   1   10   0  0   5  25  .242  .270  .350   81   42   1   1   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2 Seasons       59  162   14   39   8  1   2   15   0  0   7  35  .241  .275  .340   80   55   2   1   0   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        445   38  107  22  3   5   41   0  0  19  96  .241  .275  .340   80  151   5   3   0   3   3
 Career High     45  120   10   29   8  1   1   10   0  0   5  25                          42   1   1   0   1   1
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1974 23 CAL AL   46   33    4   3.3    84| .238  .251| .289  .315| .310  .361| .599  .676|  77  .393  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1975 24 CAL AL  127   94   12   3.4    86| .242  .249| .270  .317| .350  .365| .620  .682|  81  .397  -3.1  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2 Seasons       173  127   16   3.4    86| .241  .249| .275  .316| .340  .364| .615  .681|  80  .397  -4.4  -0.4   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1974 23 CAL AL LF 12 16 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.75 1.41 2.12 12 102.0 1975 24 CAL AL OF 27 40 3 0 1 1.000 .979 1.59 2.10 2.02 2.37 22 192.0 LF 19 28 3 0 1 1.000 .978 1.63 1.80 1.89 2.18 17 148.0 DH 11 RF 8 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.38 1.84 2.25 2.11 5 44.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1975 24 CAL AL DH 11 1974 23 CAL AL LF 12 16 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.75 1.41 2.12 12 102.0 1975 24 CAL AL LF 19 28 3 0 1 1.000 .978 1.63 1.80 1.89 2.18 17 148.0 1974 23 CAL AL OF 12 17 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.42 2.12 1.50 2.41 12 102.0 1975 24 CAL AL OF 27 40 3 0 1 1.000 .979 1.59 2.10 2.02 2.37 22 192.0 1975 24 CAL AL RF 8 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.38 1.84 2.25 2.11 5 44.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 39 57 3 0 1 1.000 .980 1.54 2.11 1.84 2.38 34 294.0 31 0 8# LF* 31 44 3 0 1 1.000 .977 1.52 1.78 1.69 2.15 29 250.0 DH 11 Games not counted in Overall Total below RF* 8 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.38 1.84 2.25 2.11 5 44.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 39 57 3 0 1 1.000 .980 1.54 2.11 1.84 2.38 34 294
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

June 4, 1970: Drafted by the California Angels in the 5th round of the 1970 amateur draft.

March 3, 1976: Traded by the California Angels with Dave Machemer and Dick Sharon to the Boston Red Sox for Dick Drago.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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