Mark Henry Belanger
Position: Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 170 lb.
Born: June 8, 1944 in Pittsfield, MA
High School: Pittsfield (Pittsfield, MA)
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1962.
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Debut: August 7, 1965
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Dodgers 1965-1982
Agents: Ron Shapiro [*]
Final Game: October 2, 1982
Died: October 6, 1998 in New York, NY
Buried: St. Joseph Cemetery, Pittsfield, MA
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| All-Time Rank (among Batters): #468. George Burns… #469. Dick McAuliffe… #470. Lonnie Smith… #471. MARK BELANGER… #472. Ryan Braun… #473. George Grantham… #474. Don Money… |
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 21 | BAL | AL | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /6 | |
| 1966 | 22 | BAL | AL | 8 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .158 | .158 | .211 | .368 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | /6 | |
| 1967 | 23 | BAL | AL | 69 | 205 | 184 | 19 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 46 | .174 | .224 | .217 | .442 | 31 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 64/5 | |
| 1968 | 24 | BAL | AL | 145 | 531 | 472 | 40 | 98 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 40 | 114 | .208 | .272 | .248 | .520 | 58 | 117 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | *6 | |
| 1969 | 25 | BAL | AL | 150 | 594 | 530 | 76 | 152 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 14 | 6 | 53 | 54 | .287 | .351 | .345 | .696 | 95 | 183 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | *6 | MVP-29,GG |
| 1970 | 26 | BAL | AL | 145 | 527 | 459 | 53 | 100 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 52 | 65 | .218 | .303 | .259 | .562 | 56 | 119 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | *6 | |
| 1971 | 27 | BAL | AL | 150 | 590 | 500 | 67 | 133 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 8 | 73 | 48 | .266 | .365 | .320 | .685 | 97 | 160 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | *6 | GG |
| 1972 | 28 | BAL | AL | 113 | 313 | 285 | 36 | 53 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 53 | .186 | .236 | .246 | .482 | 42 | 70 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | *6 | |
| 1973 | 29 | BAL | AL | 154 | 544 | 470 | 60 | 106 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 49 | 54 | .226 | .302 | .262 | .564 | 62 | 123 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | *6 | MVP-21,GG |
| 1974 | 30 | BAL | AL | 155 | 570 | 493 | 54 | 111 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 17 | 7 | 51 | 69 | .225 | .298 | .300 | .598 | 76 | 148 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 0 | *6 | MVP-26,GG |
| 1975 | 31 | BAL | AL | 152 | 502 | 442 | 44 | 100 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 36 | 53 | .226 | .286 | .276 | .562 | 64 | 122 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | *6 | GG |
| 1976 | 32 | BAL | AL | 153 | 589 | 522 | 66 | 141 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 27 | 17 | 51 | 64 | .270 | .336 | .326 | .661 | 100 | 170 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | *6 | AS,GG |
| 1977 | 33 | BAL | AL | 144 | 458 | 402 | 39 | 83 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 43 | 68 | .206 | .287 | .274 | .560 | 58 | 110 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | *6 | GG |
| 1978 | 34 | BAL | AL | 135 | 408 | 348 | 39 | 74 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 55 | .213 | .299 | .250 | .549 | 61 | 87 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | *6 | GG |
| 1979 | 35 | BAL | AL | 101 | 242 | 198 | 28 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 33 | .167 | .273 | .217 | .490 | 37 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1980 | 36 | BAL | AL | 113 | 291 | 268 | 37 | 61 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 25 | .228 | .261 | .276 | .537 | 48 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | *6 | |
| 1981 | 37 | BAL | AL | 64 | 158 | 139 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 25 | .165 | .242 | .237 | .479 | 39 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1982 | 38 | LAD | NL | 54 | 57 | 50 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .240 | .309 | .260 | .569 | 63 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6/4 | |
| 18 Seasons | 2016 | 6602 | 5784 | 676 | 1316 | 175 | 33 | 20 | 389 | 167 | 75 | 576 | 839 | .228 | .300 | .280 | .580 | 68 | 1617 | 83 | 42 | 155 | 45 | 22 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 531 | 465 | 54 | 106 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 46 | 67 | .228 | .300 | .280 | .580 | 68 | 130 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||||||
| BAL (17 yrs) | 1962 | 6545 | 5734 | 670 | 1304 | 174 | 33 | 20 | 385 | 166 | 75 | 571 | 829 | .227 | .300 | .280 | .580 | 68 | 1604 | 81 | 42 | 153 | 45 | 21 | |||||
| LAD (1 yr) | 54 | 57 | 50 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .240 | .309 | .260 | .569 | 63 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| AL (17 yrs) | 1962 | 6545 | 5734 | 670 | 1304 | 174 | 33 | 20 | 385 | 166 | 75 | 571 | 829 | .227 | .300 | .280 | .580 | 68 | 1604 | 81 | 42 | 153 | 45 | 21 | |||||
| NL (1 yr) | 54 | 57 | 50 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .240 | .309 | .260 | .569 | 63 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rroe | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | Rrep | RAR | WAR | oRAR | oWAR | dWAR | Pos | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 21 | BAL | AL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $ | /6 | |
| 1966 | 22 | BAL | AL | 20 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.1 | -1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | $ | /6 | |
| 1967 | 23 | BAL | AL | 205 | -16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0 | 3 | 6 | -4 | -0.7 | -4 | -0.4 | -0.3 | $ | 64/5 | |
| 1968 | 24 | BAL | AL | 530 | -21 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 2.6 | 4 | 0.4 | 2.2 | $ | *6 | |
| 1969 | 25 | BAL | AL | 594 | -5 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 3.7 | 25 | 2.6 | 1.1 | $ | *6 | MVP-29,GG |
| 1970 | 26 | BAL | AL | 527 | -28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | $ | *6 | |
| 1971 | 27 | BAL | AL | 590 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 44 | 4.5 | 31 | 3.4 | 1.1 | $ | *6 | GG |
| 1972 | 28 | BAL | AL | 313 | -18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0.3 | -1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | $ | *6 | |
| 1973 | 29 | BAL | AL | 544 | -25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 2.8 | 4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | $ | *6 | MVP-21,GG |
| 1974 | 30 | BAL | AL | 570 | -17 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 3.6 | 16 | 1.7 | 1.9 | $ | *6 | MVP-26,GG |
| 1975 | 31 | BAL | AL | 502 | -24 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 3.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 3.3 | $ | *6 | GG |
| 1976 | 32 | BAL | AL | 589 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 19 | 54 | 5.4 | 30 | 3.3 | 2.1 | $60,000 | *6 | AS,GG |
| 1977 | 33 | BAL | AL | 458 | -23 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | $140,000 | *6 | GG |
| 1978 | 34 | BAL | AL | 408 | -17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | $ | *6 | GG |
| 1979 | 35 | BAL | AL | 242 | -18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0.4 | -4 | -0.4 | 0.8 | $ | 6 | |
| 1980 | 36 | BAL | AL | 291 | -19 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0.2 | -2 | -0.2 | 0.4 | $ | *6 | |
| 1981 | 37 | BAL | AL | 158 | -11 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | -0.6 | -5 | -0.5 | -0.1 | $ | 6 | |
| 1982 | 38 | LAD | NL | 57 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | $ | 6/4 | |
| 18 Seasons | 6601 | -248 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 241 | 113 | 208 | 349 | 32.5 | 108 | 11.6 | 20.9 | $200,000 | |||||
| Lg | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rroe | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | Rrep | RAR | WAR | oRAR | oWAR | dWAR | Pos | Awards | ||||
| BAL (17 yrs) | 6544 | -245 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 241 | 112 | 206 | 349 | 32.6 | 107 | 11.5 | 21.1 | $200,000 | |||||
| LAD (1 yr) | 57 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | $ | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 25 | BAL | AL | ALCS | MIN | W | 3 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .267 | .600 | .867 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | 25 | BAL | AL | WS | NYM | L | 5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .294 | .200 | .494 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | 26 | BAL | AL | ALCS | MIN | W | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .385 | .333 | .718 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | 26 | BAL | AL | WS | CIN | W | 5 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .105 | .150 | .105 | .255 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1971 | 27 | BAL | AL | ALCS | OAK | W | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .250 | .455 | .250 | .705 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1971 | 27 | BAL | AL | WS | PIT | L | 7 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .238 | .385 | .333 | .718 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | 29 | BAL | AL | ALCS | OAK | L | 5 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .125 | .176 | .125 | .301 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | 30 | BAL | AL | ALCS | OAK | L | 4 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .100 | .000 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 35 | BAL | AL | ALCS | CAL | W | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 35 | BAL | AL | WS | PIT | L | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 Seasons (10 Series) | 43 | 143 | 126 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 14 | .183 | .270 | .238 | .508 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 6 ALCS | 21 | 73 | 65 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .200 | .268 | .277 | .545 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 WS | 22 | 70 | 61 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | .164 | .271 | .197 | .468 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | BAL | AL | 21 | SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 0.50 | .960 | 4.72 | |||||||
| 1966 | BAL | AL | 22 | SS | 6 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3 | 4.83 | .960 | 4.78 | |||||||
| 1967 | BAL | AL | 23 | SS | 38 | 167 | 65 | 94 | 8 | 17 | .952 | -3 | 4.18 | .963 | 4.63 | |||||||
| 1967 | BAL | AL | 23 | 2B | 26 | 74 | 33 | 40 | 1 | 6 | .986 | 2 | 2.81 | .979 | 4.96 | |||||||
| 1967 | BAL | AL | 23 | 3B | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 3.00 | .955 | 3.15 | |||||||
| 1968 | BAL | AL | 24 | SS | 145 | 714 | 248 | 444 | 22 | 73 | .969 | 27 | 4.77 | .962 | 4.77 | |||||||
| 1969 | BAL | AL | 25 | SS | 148 | 723 | 251 | 449 | 23 | 79 | .968 | 12 | 4.73 | .966 | 4.96 | MVP-29,GG | ||||||
| 1970 | BAL | AL | 26 | SS | 143 | 643 | 212 | 412 | 19 | 78 | .970 | 9 | 4.36 | .967 | 4.91 | |||||||
| 1971 | BAL | AL | 27 | SS | 149 | 739 | 280 | 443 | 16 | 77 | .978 | 13 | 4.85 | .965 | 4.88 | GG | ||||||
| 1972 | BAL | AL | 28 | SS | 105 | 477 | 180 | 285 | 12 | 53 | .975 | 8 | 4.43 | .967 | 4.97 | |||||||
| 1973 | BAL | AL | 29 | SS | 154 | 794 | 241 | 530 | 23 | 100 | .971 | 26 | 5.01 | .963 | 5.07 | MVP-21,GG | ||||||
| 1974 | BAL | AL | 30 | SS | 155 | 808 | 243 | 552 | 13 | 100 | .984 | 20 | 5.13 | .965 | 4.96 | MVP-26,GG | ||||||
| 1975 | BAL | AL | 31 | SS | 152 | 784 | 259 | 508 | 17 | 105 | .978 | 35 | 5.05 | .959 | 4.84 | GG | ||||||
| 1976 | BAL | AL | 32 | SS | 153 | 798 | 239 | 545 | 14 | 97 | .982 | 24 | 5.12 | .967 | 5.01 | AS,GG | ||||||
| 1977 | BAL | AL | 33 | SS | 142 | 671 | 244 | 417 | 10 | 82 | .985 | 24 | 4.65 | .963 | 4.79 | GG | ||||||
| 1978 | BAL | AL | 34 | SS | 134 | 602 | 184 | 409 | 9 | 76 | .985 | 26 | 4.43 | .964 | 4.87 | GG | ||||||
| 1979 | BAL | AL | 35 | SS | 98 | 308 | 110 | 195 | 3 | 38 | .990 | 8 | 3.11 | .965 | 4.95 | |||||||
| 1980 | BAL | AL | 36 | SS | 109 | 401 | 133 | 258 | 10 | 49 | .975 | 5 | 3.59 | .963 | 4.98 | |||||||
| 1981 | BAL | AL | 37 | SS | 63 | 255 | 86 | 162 | 7 | 21 | .973 | 1 | 3.94 | .967 | 4.98 | |||||||
| 1982 | LAD | NL | 38 | SS | 44 | 86 | 20 | 62 | 4 | 4 | .953 | -1 | 1.86 | .967 | 5.02 | |||||||
| 1982 | LAD | NL | 38 | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0 | 1.00 | .980 | 5.40 | |||||||
| 18 Seasons | SS | 1942 | 9001 | 3005 | 5786 | 210 | 1054 | .977 | 238 | 4.53 | .964 | 4.92 | ||||||||||
| 2 Seasons | 2B | 27 | 75 | 33 | 41 | 1 | 6 | .987 | 2 | 2.74 | .979 | 4.98 | ||||||||||
| 1 Season | 3B | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 3.00 | .955 | 3.15 | ||||||||||
| 18 Seasons | TOT | 1971 | 9082 | 3040 | 5831 | 211 | 1061 | .977 | 241 | 4.50 | .964 | 4.92 | ||||||||||
| Lg | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards | |||
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| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 59 (327), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 16 (994), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 32 | Baltimore Orioles | $60,000 | 11/13/76 TSN | |
| 1977 | 33 | Baltimore Orioles | $140,000 | TSN salary survey, 4/23/77 | |
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $200,000 | ||||
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