John Balaz

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 180lb (190cm, 81kg)

Born: November 24, 1950 in Toronto, Canada ca

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 5th round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from San Diego City College (San Diego, CA).

High School: Point Loma HS (San Diego, CA)

School: San Diego City College (San Diego, CA)

Debut: September 10, 1974 (Age 23-290d, 13,565th in major league history)
vs. KCR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1975 (Age 24-308d)
vs. OAK 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: John Lawrence Balaz

Pronunciation: \BAL-ash\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

162

.241

RBI

OBP

.275

SLG

.340

OPS

.614

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-5 / in Starts: 8-4
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 46 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	29 (16-9-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 46 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	28 (14-9-4)

Most Driven In
B Heise	3
M Nettles	1
Self	1
D Chalk	0
B Bochte	0

Most Driven In By
M Nettles	2
D Chalk	1
Self	1

1974 Batting Game Log

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1974 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	145 (144)	Sep 10	CAL		KCR	W,8-2	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0							3						PH
2	2	147 (1)	Sep 13 (1)	CAL	@	CHW	L,0-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.93	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.73	LF
3	3	148	Sep 13 (2)	CAL	@	CHW	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	5	2.86	0.119	.00	0.00%	0.85	PH
4	4	149	Sep 14	CAL	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	4	.63	0.130	.00	0.00%	1.24	LF
5	5	152 (2)	Sep 18 (2)	CAL	@	TEX	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	5	1.22	-0.095	.00	0.00%	-0.69	LF
6	6	155 (2)	Sep 22	CAL	@	MIN	L,2-6	GS-7	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.357	.357	.714	4	.88	0.096	.00	0.00%	1.07	LF
7	7	156	Sep 24	CAL	@	KCR	W,9-3	CG	5	5	1	2	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.368	.368	.526	.895	4	.47	0.245	.00	0.00%	2.89	LF
8	8	157	Sep 25	CAL	@	KCR	W,7-0	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	.304	.333	.435	.768	4	.56	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-1.06	LF
9	9	158	Sep 26	CAL	@	KCR	L,1-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.296	.321	.407	.729	4	.39	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.47	LF
10	10	159	Sep 27	CAL		MIN	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.367	.679	4	1.49	-0.113	.00	0.00%	-0.82	LF
11	11	160	Sep 28	CAL		MIN	W,4-0	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.343	.375	.718	7	.60	0.044	.00	0.00%	1.01	LF
12	12	161	Sep 29	CAL		MIN	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.278	.333	.361	.694	7	.58	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.45	LF
13	13	162	Oct 1	CAL		OAK	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.310	.333	.643	7	.90	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.79	LF
14	14	163	Oct 2	CAL		OAK	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.238	.289	.310	.598	4	2.06	-0.116	.00	0.00%	-0.67	LF
							9-5		46	42	4	10	1	5	2	0	10	1	1	0	0	.238	.289	.310	.598		.92	0.079	.00	0.00%	1.39

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