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Steve Balboni
Stephen Charles Balboni (Bye Bye)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 225 lb.

Born: January 16, 1957 in Brockton, MA
High School: Memorial (Manchester, NH)
School: Eckerd College
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1981
Final Game: October 2, 1993
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1981 24 NYY AL 4 8 7 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 .286 .375 .714 1.089 211 5 0 0 0 0 0 /3D
1982 25 NYY AL 33 114 107 8 20 2 1 2 4 0 0 6 34 .187 .228 .280 .508 40 30 1 0 0 1 0 3/D
1983 26 NYY AL 32 95 86 8 20 2 0 5 17 0 0 8 23 .233 .295 .430 .725 101 37 2 0 0 1 0 3/D
1984 27 KCR AL 126 488 438 58 107 23 2 28 77 0 0 45 139 .244 .320 .498 .817 123 218 9 4 0 1 5 *3/D MVP-19
1985 28 KCR AL 160 662 600 74 146 28 2 36 88 1 1 52 166 .243 .307 .477 .783 111 286 14 5 0 5 4 *3 MVP-19
1986 29 KCR AL 138 562 512 54 117 25 1 29 88 0 0 43 146 .229 .286 .451 .738 96 231 8 1 0 6 2 *3
1987 30 KCR AL 121 425 386 44 80 11 1 24 60 0 0 34 97 .207 .273 .427 .700 81 165 11 2 0 3 1 3D
1988 31 TOT AL 118 440 413 46 97 17 1 23 66 0 1 24 87 .235 .277 .448 .725 97 185 8 1 0 2 2 D3
1988 31 KCR AL 21 64 63 2 9 2 0 2 5 0 0 1 20 .143 .156 .270 .426 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 3/D
1988 31 SEA AL 97 376 350 44 88 15 1 21 61 0 1 23 67 .251 .298 .480 .778 111 168 8 1 0 2 2 D3
1989 32 NYY AL 110 334 300 33 71 12 2 17 59 0 0 25 67 .237 .296 .460 .756 112 138 10 3 0 6 5 D3
1990 33 NYY AL 116 307 266 24 51 6 0 17 34 0 0 35 91 .192 .291 .406 .697 94 108 4 3 1 2 2 D3
1993 36 TEX AL 2 5 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .600 .600 .600 1.200 231 3 0 0 0 0 0 /D
11 Seasons 960 3440 3120 351 714 127 11 181 495 1 2 273 856 .229 .293 .451 .743 101 1406 67 19 1 27 21
162 Game Avg. 162 581 527 59 120 21 2 31 84 0 0 46 144 .229 .293 .451 .743 101 237 11 3 0 5 4
KCR (5 yrs) 566 2201 1999 232 459 89 6 119 318 1 1 175 568 .230 .294 .459 .752 101 917 42 12 0 15 12
NYY (5 yrs) 295 858 766 75 164 23 4 41 116 0 0 75 219 .214 .286 .415 .701 95 318 17 6 1 10 7
TEX (1 yr) 2 5 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .600 .600 .600 1.200 231 3 0 0 0 0 0
SEA (1 yr) 97 376 350 44 88 15 1 21 61 0 1 23 67 .251 .298 .480 .778 111 168 8 1 0 2 2

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1984 27 KCR AL ALCS DET L 3 12 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .091 .167 .091 .258 1 0 0 0 0 0
1985 28 KCR AL ALCS TOR W 7 27 25 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 .120 .185 .120 .305 3 0 0 0 0 0
1985 28 KCR AL WS STL W 7 30 25 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 4 .320 .433 .320 .753 8 0 0 0 0 1
2 Seasons (3 Series) 17 69 61 3 12 0 0 0 4 0 0 8 16 .197 .290 .197 .487 12 0 0 0 0 1
2 ALCS 10 39 36 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 12 .111 .179 .111 .291 4 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 7 30 25 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 4 .320 .433 .320 .753 8 0 0 0 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1981 NYY AL 24 1B 3 2 17.0 15 14 1 0 2 1.000 0.2 14.1 0.2 0.4 -0.2 0 7.94 5.00 .993 10.06 8.57
1981 NYY AL 24 DH 1
1982 NYY AL 25 1B 26 25 207.0 209 194 13 2 23 .990 -3.8 -22.0 -3.8 -1.8 -2.0 0 9.00 7.96 .992 9.85 8.51
1982 NYY AL 25 DH 5
1983 NYY AL 26 1B 23 23 160.0 190 178 9 3 19 .984 2.0 15.0 2.0 -0.8 2.8 0 10.52 8.13 .992 9.90 8.24
1983 NYY AL 26 DH 4
1984 KCR AL 27 1B 125 123 1035.0 1196 1102 79 15 102 .987 4.1 4.8 3.1 -0.8 3.9 1 10.27 9.45 .991 8.69 8.00 MVP-19
1984 KCR AL 27 DH 1 MVP-19
1985 KCR AL 28 1B 160 159 1428.0 1686 1573 101 12 138 .993 -7.8 -6.6 -7.8 -7.0 -0.8 0 10.55 10.46 .991 6.30 6.25 MVP-19
1986 KCR AL 29 1B 137 136 1204.0 1352 1236 98 18 115 .987 -6.5 -6.5 -6.5 -3.9 -2.6 0 9.97 9.74 .991 7.47 7.30
1987 KCR AL 30 1B 55 54 468.0 568 521 41 6 39 .989 -1.8 -4.6 -1.8 -1.5 -0.3 0 10.81 10.22 .992 9.58 8.50
1987 KCR AL 30 DH 52
1988 TOT AL 31 DH 62
1988 TOT AL 31 1B 53 49 439.2 462 428 30 4 45 .991 0.8 2.2 0.8 -0.7 1.4 0 9.38 8.64 .992 9.57 8.41
1988 KCR AL 31 1B 13 10 93.0 101 94 5 2 11 .980 -1.1 -14.2 -1.1 -0.3 -0.8 0 9.58 7.62 .992 9.57 8.41
1988 KCR AL 31 DH 6
1988 SEA AL 31 DH 56
1988 SEA AL 31 1B 40 39 346.2 361 334 25 2 34 .994 1.9 6.6 1.9 -0.4 2.2 0 9.32 8.98 .992 9.57 8.41
1989 NYY AL 32 DH 82
1989 NYY AL 32 1B 20 15 137.0 158 150 7 1 15 .994 -0.7 -6.1 -0.7 -0.9 0.2 0 10.31 7.85 .993 9.79 8.35
1990 NYY AL 33 DH 72
1990 NYY AL 33 1B 28 20 186.0 193 183 7 3 23 .984 -2.5 -16.1 -2.5 -3.7 1.2 0 9.19 6.79 .992 9.63 8.36
1993 TEX AL 36 DH 2
10 Seasons 1B 630 606 5281.2 6029 5579 386 64 521 .989 -16.0 -3.6 -17.0 -20.7 3.6 1 10.16 9.47 .991 8.07 7.54
9 Seasons DH 281
11 Seasons TOT 630 606 5281.2 6029 5579 386 64 521 .989 -16.0 -3.6 -17.0 -20.7 3.6 1 10.16 9.47 .981 8.07 7.54
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1984-AL-19-1%
1985-AL-19-2%
0.03 Career Shares (1221st)

Games Played s c a p y
1985 AL--160--9th

Home Runs s c a p y
1985 AL--36--3rd

Strikeouts s c a p y
1984 AL--139--3rd
1985 AL--166--1st
1986 AL--146--6th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1985 AL--66--7th

AB per HR s c a p y
1984 AL--15.6--4th**
1985 AL--16.7--5th
1986 AL--17.7--9th
Career--17.2--51st

                           
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 5 (1737), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1723), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1809), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  7. Ron Kittle (926)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Dale Long (896)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft.

December 8, 1983: Traded by the New York Yankees with Roger Erickson to the Kansas City Royals for Duane Dewey (minors) and Mike Armstrong.

December 22, 1986: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

February 25, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

December 21, 1987: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

February 18, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

May 27, 1988: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

June 1, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

March 27, 1989: Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the New York Yankees for Dana Ridenour (minors).

April 1, 1991: Released by the New York Yankees.

June 2, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 15, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

March 28, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 15, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

February 8, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 4, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

January 27, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Kansas City Royals$205,000
1986Kansas City Royals$525,000
1987Kansas City Royals$625,000
1988Kansas City Royals$350,000
1989Seattle Mariners$800,000
1990New York Yankees$900,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,405,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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