Mike Balas

Mitchell Francis Balas
born Mitchell Francis Balaski

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

Born: May 9, 1910 in Lowell, MA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 27, 1938
Team: Bees 1938

Final Game: April 27, 1938
Died: October 15, 1996 in Westford, MA
Cremated
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Fine Details · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 6:15AM

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	Awards
1929	19	-min	B	5	14	.263	5.77	32						173.0	223	134	111		87							1.792	11.6		4.5		BKT · NENL
1930	20	-min	A	7	6	.538	3.98	21						120.0	120	66	53		61							1.508	9.0		4.6		BPT · EL
1931	21	-min	A	11	11	.500	2.90	34						202.0	202	84	65		68							1.337	9.0		3.0		BPT · EL
1932	22	NYY-min	B	1	1	.500		4						21.0																	BNG · NYPL
1933	23	LAD-min	C,A	8	7	.533	1.47	19						110.0	109	58	18		43							1.382	8.9		3.5		DAY,YOR · MATL,NYPL
1934	24	-min	B	5	7	.417		19						97.0	138	86			36							1.794	12.8		3.3		RMD · PIED
1935	25	-min	A	0	1	.000		2						11.0																	ELM · NYPL
1937	27	ATL-min	A	9	8	.529	3.29	23						123.0	127	58	45		25							1.236	9.3		1.8		SCR · NYPL
1938	28	ATL-min	A	3	8	.273	4.71	14						86.0	98	52	45		27							1.453	10.3		2.8		HFD · EL
1938	28	BSN	NL	0	0		6.75	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.1	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	67	2.250	20.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
1939	29	CIN-min	AA	5	7	.417	5.20	29	13					116.0	139	73	67		40							1.543	10.8		3.1		INA · AA
1940	30	CIN-min	AA	2	3	.400		9						25.0																	INA · AA
1 Season				0	0		6.75	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.1	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	67	2.250	20.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
162 Game Avg.				0	0		6.75	68	0	68	0	0	0	88	204	204	68	0	0	0	0	0	68	544	67	2.250	20.3	0.0	0.0	0.0

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary	Awards
1938	28	BSN	NL	1.1	0	3	1	0	1.0	-2	-0.3	$
1 Season				1.1	0	3	1	0	1.0	-2	-0.3	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	Pos
1929	19	-min	B	47	102	102		21	4	1	1					.206	.206	.294	.500	30				BKT · NENL
1930	20	-min	A	21	48	48		5	2	0	0					.104	.104	.146	.250	7				BPT · EL
1931	21	-min	A	34	67	67		11	2	1	0					.164	.164	.224	.388	15				BPT · EL
1932	22	NYY-min	B	4																				BNG · NYPL
1933	23	LAD-min	C,A	10	24	24		1	0	0	0					.042	.042	.042	.083	1				DAY,YOR · MATL,NYPL
1934	24	-min	B	20	38	38		9	2	0	1					.237	.237	.368	.605	14				RMD · PIED
1935	25	-min	A	2																				ELM · NYPL
1937	27	ATL-min	A	27	52	52		15	4	0	1					.288	.288	.423	.712	22				SCR · NYPL
1938	28	ATL-min	A,C	28	39	39		10	2	1	2					.256	.256	.513	.769	20				HFD,ERI · EL,MATL
1938	28	BSN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	/1
1939	29	CIN-min	AA	31	38	38		10	0	1	1					.263	.263	.395	.658	15				INA · AA
1940	30	CIN-min	AA,A1	9	8	8		0	0	0	0					.000	.000	.000	.000	0				INA,BIR · AA,SOUA
1 Season				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	lgRF9	lgRFG
1938	BSN	NL	28	P	1	1.1	2.02	2.20
	1 Season			P	1	1.1	2.02	2.20
	1 Season			TOT	1	1.1	2.02	2.20

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