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Tony Balsamo

Anthony Fred Balsamo

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 21, 1937 in Brooklyn, NY
High School: Erasmus Hall HS (Brooklyn, NY)
School: Fordham University (New York, NY)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1962
Team: Cubs 1962

Final Game: June 26, 1962
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1962 24 CHC NL 0 1 .000 6.44 18 0 5 0 0 0 29.1 34 22 21 1 20 2 27 1 1 8 140 65 1.841 10.4 0.3 6.1 8.3 1.35
1 Yr 0 1 .000 6.44 18 0 5 0 0 0 29.1 34 22 21 1 20 2 27 1 1 8 140 65 1.841 10.4 0.3 6.1 8.3 1.35
162 Game Avg. 0 4 .000 6.44 68 0 19 0 0 0 111 128 83 79 4 76 8 102 4 4 30 529 65 1.841 10.4 0.3 6.1 8.3 1.35

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1962 24 CHC NL 29.1 18 0 22 6.75 4.74 -0.15 -0.20 106.6 5.00 -6 -0.6 .8 0.0 -0.3 -2 .467 .496 $
1 Season 29.1 18 0 22 6.75 4.74 -0.15 -0.20 106.6 5.00 -6 -0.6 .8 0.0 -0.3 -2 .467 .496 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1962 24 CHC NL 18 126 116 22 34 8 3 1 4 1 20 27 .293 .396 .440 .835 .367 51 4 1 1 2 2 3
1 Yr 18 126 116 22 34 8 3 1 4 1 20 27 .293 .396 .440 .835 .367 51 4 1 1 2 2 3
162 Game Avg. 68 476 438 83 128 30 11 4 15 4 76 102 .293 .396 .440 .835 .367 193 15 4 4 8 8 11
MLB Averages .258 .326 .393 .719 .281

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1962 24 CHC NL -6.1 -0.6 137 -0.7 0.9 -1.6 .52 -0.4 -0.9 -9.3 -0.9 0.52 -8.2 2 2 12
1 Yr -6.1 -0.6 137 -0.7 0.9 -1.6 .52 -0.4 -0.9 -9.3 -0.9 0.52 -8.2 2 2 12

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1962 24 CHC NL 18 18 5 0 1 1 0 1 0% 1 0 13 9 69% 7 .517 2 2 12 1 1 15 5 12 10 3 10 2 4.9
1 Yr 18 18 5 0 1 1 0 1 0% 1 0 13 9 69% .517 2 2 12 1 1 15 5 12 10 3 10 2 4.9

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1962 24 CHC NL 140 62% 0.8% 21.4% 15.9% 9.5% 35% 1.08 71% 28 4 14%
1 Yr 140 62% 0.8% 21.4% 15.9% 9.5% 35% 1.08 71% 28 4 14%
MLB Averages 50% 2.4% 14.2% 8.8% 6.6% 29% 1.05 73% 10%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1962 24 CHC NL 126 34 1 0 8 1 0 0 1 13 8 3 62% 3 8 0 47 4 1 80% 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 14
1 Yr 126 34 1 0 8 1 0 0 1 13 8 3 62% 3 8 0 47 4 1 80% 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 14
MLB Averages 52% 65%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1962 24 0 1 .000 6.44 18 0 5 0 0 0 29.1 34 22 21 1 20 2 27 1 1 8 140 65 1.841 10.4 0.3 6.1 8.3 1.35 65

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1962 24 1 2 .333 6.21 29.0 33 22 20 1 19 27 1 1.793 10.2 5.9 8.4 1.42 0.3 18
1 Yr 1 2 .333 6.21 29.0 33 22 20 1 19 27 1 1.793 10.2 8.4 1.42 0.3 18

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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