#25 John Balaz, Leftfield, 25 yrs, Oakland Athletics
Tuesday, 4/27/1976 |
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| John Balaz
11/24/1950
25
CAN,ON,TORONTO
6"3
180
Leftfield
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R
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1.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 300,000
1976 (Automatic)
1 Year(s), 165 Days (337 total Days)
19 Day(s)
2 Year(s), 115 Days (459 total Days)
4 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 38 | 60 | 16 | 25 | 46 |
| Versus LHP | 44 | 63 | 16 | 27 | 51 |
| Versus RHP | 36 | 59 | 16 | 24 | 44 |
| Talent | 45 | 82 | 19 | 27 | 47 |
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| Fielding Ratings
LF : 83 (Range), 1.000 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 64 (Range), .999 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 2
Infield Arm : 60
Outfield Arm : 89
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 4/13 | @KC | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 4/15 | @KC | L 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 4/19 | DET | W 5-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | #8 | | |
| 4/20 | DET | W 11-10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
| 4/24 | @CLE | W 9-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 4/25 | @CLE | W 11-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .250 | .400 | .375 | .775 | .833 | .125 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 1.4 | 6.3 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .400 | .000 | .400 |
| vs. RHP | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 |
| Close/Late | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| Scoring Position | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 |
| Pinch Hitting | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .333 | .400 | .733 |
| Road | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 |
| Last Week | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .167 | .375 | .333 | .708 |
| March/April | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .250 | .400 | .375 | .775 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1974 | 14 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .273 | .310 | .582 | CAL |
| 1975 | 27 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .171 | .190 | .244 | .434 | CAL |
| 1976 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .375 | .775 | CAL OAK |
| Total | 47 | 91 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .250 | .286 | .536 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1975, AA | 28 | 108 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .365 | .500 | .865 |
| 1975, AAA | 7 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .323 | .344 | .452 | .795 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Leftfield | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.0 | 3.27 | | | | |
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Was claimed off waivers by Oakland on 4/15/1976.
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