Position: Shortstop
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
6-1, 170lb (185cm, 77kg)
Born: June 8, 1944 in Pittsfield, MA us
Died: October 6, 1998 in New York, NY
Buried: St. Joseph Cemetery, Pittsfield, MA
High School: Pittsfield HS (Pittsfield, MA)
Debut:
August 7, 1965
(Age 21-060d,
12,383rd in major league history)
vs. KCA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game:
October 2, 1982
(Age 38-116d)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season
Agents: Ron Shapiro
Full Name: Mark Henry Belanger
Nicknames: The Blade
Pronunciation: \buh-LAN-jer\
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Career
41.0
5784
1316
20
.228
676
389
167
.300
.280
.580
68
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 110 (109) | Aug 10 (1) | BAL | @ | BOS | L,5-15 | GF | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | SS |
| 2 | 111 | Aug 10 (2) | BAL | @ | BOS | W,12-4 | GF | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | SS |
| 3 | 113 (1) | Aug 12 | BAL | @ | BOS | W,5-3 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SS |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 4 | 142 (28) | Sep 10 (2) | BAL | KCA | L,5-10 | GF | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SS | |
| 4gm | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
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