Steve Balboni

Positions: First Baseman and Designated Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 225lb (190cm, 102kg)

Born: January 16, 1957 in Brockton, MA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, FL).

High School: Memorial HS (Manchester, NH)

School: Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, FL)

Debut: April 22, 1981 (Age 24-096d, 14,440th in major league history)
vs. DET 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1993 (Age 36-259d)
vs. KCR 4 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Full Name: Stephen Charles Balboni

Nicknames: Bye Bye

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1985 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

3120

714

181

.229

351

RBI

495

OBP

.293

SLG

.451

OPS

.743

OPS+

101

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-9 / in Starts: 8-9
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1984	ALCS g1	Oct 2	KCR		DET	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.31	-0.031	9.53	-0.65%	-0.47	1B
2	1984	ALCS g2	Oct 3	KCR		DET	L,3-5	CG(11)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	6	2.31	-0.211	65.76	-3.36%	-1.18	1B
3	1984	ALCS g3	Oct 5	KCR	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	6	.83	-0.040	14.57	-0.39%	-0.21	1B
1985 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	1985	ALCS g1	Oct 8	KCR	@	TOR	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.30	-0.024	7.84	-0.33%	-0.61	1B
5	1985	ALCS g2	Oct 9	KCR	@	TOR	L,5-6	CG(10)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	1.09	-0.148	28.88	-2.36%	-1.44	1B
6	1985	ALCS g3	Oct 11	KCR		TOR	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	7	2.03	0.149	42.29	1.65%	0.10	1B
7	1985	ALCS g4	Oct 12	KCR		TOR	L,1-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	7	.95	-0.004	28.93	0.12%	-0.38	1B
8	1985	ALCS g5	Oct 13	KCR		TOR	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	6	.88	0.058	15.52	0.56%	0.54	1B
9	1985	ALCS g6	Oct 15	KCR	@	TOR	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.136	.310	6	1.05	-0.114	40.08	-2.82%	-1.24	1B
10	1985	ALCS g7	Oct 16	KCR	@	TOR	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.185	.120	.305	6	.87	-0.001	72.50	0.12%	-0.10	1B
11	1985	WS g1	Oct 19	KCR		STL	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.194	.138	.331	7	2.12	-0.115	110.60	-4.56%	-0.02	1B
12	1985	WS g2	Oct 20	KCR		STL	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.200	.152	.352	7	.95	-0.010	48.92	0.01%	-0.67	1B
13	1985	WS g3	Oct 22	KCR	@	STL	W,6-1	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.200	.135	.335	7	.74	-0.077	30.66	-1.99%	-1.05	1B
14	1985	WS g4	Oct 23	KCR	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.233	.154	.386	7	.82	0.046	52.79	1.65%	0.35	1B
15	1985	WS g5	Oct 24	KCR	@	STL	W,6-1	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.250	.163	.413	6	.37	-0.012	18.23	-0.27%	0.05	1B
16	1985	WS g6	Oct 26	KCR		STL	W,2-1	GS-9	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.288	.196	.484	6	2.06	0.222	185.24	12.48%	0.90	1B
17	1985	WS g7	Oct 27	KCR		STL	W,11-0	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.316	.220	.536	6	.41	0.088	67.67	8.05%	1.50	1B
									69	61	3	12	0	0	0	4	8	1	16	0	0	0		0	0	0	.197	.290	.197	.487

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