Tim Belk

Timothy William Belk

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 200 lb.
• School Lubbock Christian University, University of Texas at Austin
• High School Spring Woods High School
• Debut June 25, 1996
• Final Game July 3, 1996
• Born April 6, 1970 in Cincinnati, OH USA

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Biographical Information

First baseman Tim Belk played nearly a decade in the minors and had a brief taste of major league ball.

Originally selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 15th round of the 1992 amateur draft, Belk began his pro career that summer with the Billings Mustangs, hitting .286 with 12 homers and earning a spot on the Pioneer League All-Star team. With the Winston-Salem Spirits in 1993, he hit .306 with 14 homers while leading the Carolina League with 156 hits. With the AAA Indianapolis Indians in 1995, he hit .301 in 57 games before being hit in the face by a ball and missing the remainder of the year.

Belk spent most of 1996 back with Indianapolis, clubbing a career-best 15 home runs. He briefly reached the majors with the Reds midway through the season; his first two games were a June 25th double-header against the Philadelphia Phillies in Riverfront Stadium in which he went 2-for-5 with a walk and 2 runs. However, he only appeared in five more games prior to being sent back down and only obtained one more hit, finishing with a .200 batting average. He spent the entirety of 1997 in Indianapolis, and was traded to the Detroit Tigers during spring training in 1998, in return for Kevin Baez. He would end up missing much of the year with a wrist injury. He split 1999 between the Memphis Redbirds in the St. Louis Cardinals chain and the independent Zion Pioneerzz of the Western League. In 2000, he played for both the Pioneerzz and the Mexican League's Olmecas de Tabasco, where he hit a combined .315 with 21 home runs.

Following his playing days, he founded the Belk Baseball Academy in Houston.