John Bale

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 210lb (193cm, 95kg)

Born: May 22, 1974 in Cheverly, MD us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 12th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Coastal Alabama Community College-Brewton (Brewton, AL), the Baltimore Orioles in the 6th round of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS) and the Toronto Blue Jays in the 5th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS).

High School: Crestview HS (Crestview, FL)

Schools: Coastal Alabama Community College-Brewton (Brewton, AL), University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS)

Debut: September 30, 1999 (Age 25-131d, 17,600th in major league history)
vs. CLE 2.0 IP, 2 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: October 2, 2009 (Age 35-133d)
vs. MIN 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2003 season

Full Name: John Robert Bale

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.0

ERA

4.66

109

173.2

148

WHIP

1.486

Summary of 16 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 3 go ahead

4 Tms
CIN	7
KCR	5
BAL	2
TOR	2

Platoon
vs RHB	13
vs LHB	3

Home/Road
Home	9
Away	7

Outs
2	9
0	4
1	3

10 Opps
PIT	3
OAK	3
ARI	2
NYY	2
MIN	1
STL	1
BOS	1
CLE	1
HOU	1
MIL	1

15 Batters
Craig Wilson	2
Manny Ramirez	1
Ben Grieve	1
Khalil Greene	1
Doug Mirabelli	1
Junior Spivey	1
Dan Johnson	1
Shea Hillenbrand	1
Justin Morneau	1
Melky Cabrera	1
Richard Hidalgo	1
Chuck Knoblauch	1
Bobby Crosby	1
Brady Clark	1
Jason Bay	1

8 Parks
KauffmanStad (KAN)	4
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	3
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
Chase Field (PHO)	2
Camden Yards (BAL)	2
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1

Where Hit
7	5
9	5
8	3
78	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
4	5
6	4
1	2
2	2
5	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	11
3·HR gms	1
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	11
--3	2
12-	1
1--	1
-23	1

23 Runs
RISP	4
0 on	11
1 on	3
2 on	2
Any on	5

Inning
1	1
2	2
3	2
6	7
8	2
9	2

1-3	5
4-6	7
7-end	4

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	3
+2	3
+1	1
Tied	3
-1	2
-4..	2

Ahead	9
Tied	3
Behind	4

Before event,
for batter

Count
2-1	4
3-2	4
0-0	2
1-0	2
2-2	2
1-2	2

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	6
RF	3
LF	3
CF	1
C	1
2B	1
3B	1

OrderPos
5th	4
6th	3
4th	2
8th	2
3rd	1
7th	1
1st	1
9th	1
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	1
Medium Lev	3
Low Lev	12

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1999-09-30	Manny Ramirez	CLE		TOR	ahead 6-0	b 6	2	-23	5,(2-2) BFBFX	3	4	9	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); S. Alomar Scores; O. Vizquel Scores
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2000-04-25	Ben Grieve	OAK		TOR	ahead 9-0	b 6	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Giambi Scores
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	2001-08-12	Doug Mirabelli	BOS	@	BAL	ahead 7-5	t 6	1	---	7,(3-2) SSBBFBX	1	9	2	9%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
4	4	2	1	2001-09-22	Chuck Knoblauch	NYY	@	BAL	behind 1-9	t 8	1	---	6,(3-2) BFFBBX	1	1	7	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2003-08-19	Junior Spivey	ARI		CIN	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	4,(2-1) SBBX	1	7	4	11%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
6	6	2	2	2003-08-19	Shea Hillenbrand	ARI		CIN	ahead 3-0	b 6	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	3	5%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	3	1	2003-08-24	Richard Hidalgo	HOU		CIN	behind 0-1	b 2	1	---	6,(3-2) BCBBCX	1	5	9	11%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
8	8	4	1	2003-09-03	Brady Clark	MIL		CIN	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	9	10%	61%		Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF)
9	9	5	1	2003-09-08	Craig Wilson	PIT	@	CIN	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	4,(1-2) FBFX	1	5	3	11%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
10	10	6	2	2003-09-08	Craig Wilson	PIT	@	CIN	ahead 2-1	t 6	2	--3	5,(2-2) S>B.SBX	2	5	3	20%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Sanders Scores
11	11	7	3	2003-09-08	Jason Bay	PIT	@	CIN	ahead 4-1	t 6	2	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	6	7	6%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	2007-08-19	Dan Johnson	OAK		KCR	ahead 2-0	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	6	3	7%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	2008-04-10	Melky Cabrera	NYY	@	KCR	behind 0-1	t 3	2	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	2	8	11%	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	2009-06-20	Khalil Greene	STL	@	KCR	ahead 4-1	t 9	2	12-	6,(1-2) CFFBFX	3	8	5	3%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); C. Duncan Scores; Y. Molina Scores
15	15	2	1	2009-06-29	Justin Morneau	MIN	@	KCR	behind 0-4	t 8	2	--3	6,(3-2) BFBBCX	2	4	3	5%	8%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); D. Span Scores
16	16	3	1	2009-08-09	Bobby Crosby	OAK	@	KCR	ahead 5-3	t 9	0	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	8	3	4%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)