John Balfanz Minor League Statistics & History

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John Balfanz

John G. Balfanz

Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: 1965
School: California State University Northridge (Los Angeles, CA)

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 23rd round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University Northridge (Los Angeles, CA).

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1987	22	Springfield	MIDW	A	STL	82	308	243	42	59	8	0	7	28	0	1	58	59	.243	.397	.362	.760	88		5	1	1	8
1988	23	St. Petersburg	FLOR	A	STL	88	334	293	23	62	8	5	5	43	0	2	32	61	.212	.300	.324	.625	95	8	6	1	2	8
1989	24	Reno	CALL	A		109	439	376	56	86	24	0	10	59	5	4	53	69	.229	.329	.372	.701	140		5	1	4	4
3 Seasons						279	1081	912	121	207	40	5	22	130	5	7	143	189	.227	.340	.354	.694	323	8	16	3	7	20

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

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1987	22	Springfield	MIDW	A	STL	1B	71	687	632	46	9	54	.987	9.55
1988	23	St. Petersburg	FLOR	A	STL	1B	47	450	418	27	5	34	.989	9.47
1989	24	Reno	CALL	A		3B	82	248	67	155	26	19	.895	2.71
1989	24	Reno	CALL	A		1B	18	170	152	13	5	9	.971	9.17
3 Seasons							218	1555	1269	241	45	116	.971	6.93
1B (3 seasons)						1B	136	1307	1202	86	19	97	.985	9.47
3B (1 season)						3B	82	248	67	155	26	19	.895	2.71

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1987	22	Springfield Cardinals	Midwest League	A	STL
1988	23	St. Petersburg Cardinals	Florida State League	A	STL
1989	24	Reno Silver Sox	California League	A

Sabr ID: 2371f1db

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