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Mike Balas

Mitchell Francis Balas
born Mitchell Francis Balaski

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: May 9, 1910 in Lowell, Massachusetts, US
Died: October 15, 1996 in Westford, Massachusetts, US

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Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	WHIP	H/9	BB/9
1929	19	Brockton	NENL	B		5	14	.263	5.77	32		173.0	223	134	111	87	1.792	11.6	4.5
1930	20	Bridgeport	EL	A		7	6	.538	3.98	21		120.0	120	66	53	61	1.508	9.0	4.6
1931	21	Bridgeport	EL	A		11	11	.500	2.90	34		202.0	202	84	65	68	1.337	9.0	3.0
1932	22	Binghamton	NYPL	B	NYY	1	1	.500		4		21.0
1933	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	C-A	BRO	8	7	.533	1.47	19		110.0	109	58	18	43	1.382	8.9	3.5
1933	23	Dayton	MATL	C		6	3	.667	2.45	10		66.0	59	23	18	19	1.182	8.0	2.6
1933	23	York	NYPL	A	BRO	2	4	.333		9		44.0	50	35		24	1.682	10.2	4.9
1934	24	Richmond	PIED	B		5	7	.417		19		97.0	138	86		36	1.794	12.8	3.3
1935	25	Elmira	NYPL	A		0	1	.000		2		11.0

1937	27	Scranton	NYPL	A	BSN	9	8	.529	3.29	23		123.0	127	58	45	25	1.236	9.3	1.8
1938	28	Hartford	EL	A	BSN	3	8	.273	4.71	14		86.0	98	52	45	27	1.453	10.3	2.8
1939	29	Indianapolis	AA	AA	CIN	5	7	.417	5.20	29	13	116.0	139	73	67	40	1.543	10.8	3.1
1940	30	Indianapolis	AA	AA	CIN	2	3	.400		9		25.0
11 Seasons						56	73	.434	3.35	206	13	1084.0	1156	611	404	387	1.423	9.6	3.2
A (6 seasons)				A		32	38	.457	3.19	103		586.0	597	295	208	205	1.369	9.2	3.1
B (3 seasons)				B		11	22	.333	3.43	55		291.0	361	220	111	123	1.663	11.2	3.8
AA (2 seasons)				AA		7	10	.412	4.28	38	13	141.0	139	73	67	40	1.270	8.9	2.6
C (1 season)				C		6	3	.667	2.45	10		66.0	59	23	18	19	1.182	8.0	2.6

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1929	19	Brockton	NENL	B		47		102	21	4	1	1	.206		.294		30
1930	20	Bridgeport	EL	A		21		48	5	2	0	0	.104		.146		7
1931	21	Bridgeport	EL	A		34		67	11	2	1	0	.164		.224		15
1932	22	Binghamton	NYPL	B	NYY	4
1933	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	C-A	BRO	10		24	1	0	0	0	.042		.042		1
1933	23	Dayton	MATL	C		10		24	1	0	0	0	.042		.042		1
1933	23	York	NYPL	A	BRO
1934	24	Richmond	PIED	B		20		38	9	2	0	1	.237		.368		14
1935	25	Elmira	NYPL	A		2

1937	27	Scranton	NYPL	A	BSN	27		52	15	4	0	1	.288		.423		22
1938	28	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-C	BSN	28		39	10	2	1	2	.256		.513		20
1938	28	Erie	MATL	C	BSN
1938	28	Hartford	EL	A	BSN	28		39	10	2	1	2	.256		.513		20
1939	29	Indianapolis	AA	AA	CIN	31		38	10	0	1	1	.263		.395		15
1940	30	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A1	CIN	9		8	0	0	0	0	.000		.000		0
1940	30	Birmingham	SOUA	A1	CIN
1940	30	Indianapolis	AA	AA	CIN	9		8	0	0	0	0	.000		.000		0
11 Seasons						233	416	416	82	16	4	6	.197	.197	.298	.495	124
A (6 seasons)				A		112	206	206	41	10	2	3	.199	.199	.311	.510	64
B (3 seasons)				B		71	140	140	30	6	1	2	.214	.214	.314	.529	44
AA (2 seasons)				AA		40	46	46	10	0	1	1	.217	.217	.326	.543	15
C (2 seasons)				C		10	24	24	1	0	0	0	.042	.042	.042	.083	1
A1 (1 season)				A1

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	RF/G
1931	21	Bridgeport	EL	A		P	34	0.00

1933	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	C-A	BRO	P	19	0.00
1933	23	Dayton	MATL	C		P	10	0.00
1933	23	York	NYPL	A	BRO	P	9	0.00
1934	24	Richmond	PIED	B		P	19	0.00
1935	25	Elmira	NYPL	A		P	2	0.00

1937	27	Scranton	NYPL	A	BSN	P	23	0.00
1938	28	Hartford	EL	A	BSN	P	14	0.00
1939	29	Indianapolis	AA	AA	CIN	P	29	0.00
1940	30	Indianapolis	AA	AA	CIN	P	9	0.00
8 Seasons							149	0.00

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Managing

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1945	35	Hagerstown	ISLG	B	CHC	1 of 2
1946	36	Smithfield-Selma	TOBS	D		1 of 1
1947	37	Smithfield-Selma	TOBS	D		1 of 1
1948	38	Newport	MTSS	D		1 of 2
4 Seasons
D (3 seasons)
B (1 season)

W-L Totals are for the entire season even if they managed only part of the season.
Sequence may not be in order actually managed. Rank or Pennants Won may not be given for some seasons.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1929	19	Brockton Shoemakers	New England League	B
1930	20	Bridgeport Bears	Eastern League	A
1931	21	Bridgeport Bears	Eastern League	A
1932	22	Binghamton Triplets	New York-Pennsylvania League	B	NYY
1933	23	Dayton Ducks	Middle Atlantic League	C
1933	23	York White Roses	New York-Pennsylvania League	A	BRO
1934	24	Richmond Colts	Piedmont League	B
1935	25	Elmira Pioneers	New York-Pennsylvania League	A

1937	27	Scranton Miners	New York-Pennsylvania League	A	BSN
1938	28	Hartford Laurels	Eastern League	A	BSN
1938	28	Erie Sailors	Middle Atlantic League	C	BSN
1938	28	Boston Bees	National League	MLB	BSN	1
1939	29	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	AA	CIN
1940	30	Birmingham Barons	Southern Association	A1	CIN
1940	30	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	AA	CIN

Sabr ID: 74a2222f

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