#45 Tony Balsamo, Closer, 26 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Thursday, 10/19/1964 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Tony Balsamo
11/21/1937 26 USA,NY, 6"2 185
Closer R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 5 / 6 (Very Popular) 6 / 6 (Extremely Popular) Good Normal Normal 5.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1964 (Automatic) 3 Year(s), 0 Days (516 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 0 Days (516 total Days) 2 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 8 | 2 | 9 | 88-91 Mph |
Versus LHB | 8 | 2 | 9 | |
Versus RHB | 8 | 3 | 9 | |
Talent | 9 | 3 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 4 56 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings P : 7 (Range), .957 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 43 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 2.56 | 38.2 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Projected | 43 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 2.56 | 38.0 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 38 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 29 | 7 | 75.9 | 43 | 35 | 11.6 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 4.4 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 28 | 10 | 35.7 | 3.07 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 64 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .384 | .422 | .805 |
vs. RHB | 77 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .242 | .234 | .476 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 23 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1.99 | 22.2 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 |
Road | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.38 | 16.0 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.13 | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
May | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.29 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
June | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 4.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
July | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.60 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
August | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.26 | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Sept./Oct. | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4.50 | 8.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1962 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 3.95 | 41.0 | 33 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 42 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1.83 | .291 | CHA |
1963 | 50 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 6.36 | 46.2 | 56 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 31 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1.86 | .345 | CHA,AL |
1964 | 43 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 2.56 | 38.2 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1.27 | .270 | CHA |
Total | 135 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 60 | 4.42 | 126.1 | 119 | 66 | 62 | 11 | 92 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 | .308 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1962 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | CHA |
1963 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA,AL |
Total | 135 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 43 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 38.2 | 1.16 | | | | |
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Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Saves 1962 - 20 - 5th 1963 - 18 - 3rd
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