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	16-16 / in Starts: 14-13
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	1 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 95 PAs	17
Actual Runners on Base	67 (39-19-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 95 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	57 (28-19-9)

Most Driven In
Self	5
D Winfield	4
B Wynegar	2
D Baylor	2
L Piniella	1
O Gamble	1
R Smalley	1
S Kemp	1

Most Driven In By
Self	5
B Dayett	1
W Randolph	1
B Campaneris	1

1983 Batting Game Log

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1983 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	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	38	46 (45)	May 31	NYY		CAL	W,5-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	6	1.29	-0.058	1.91	-0.05%	-0.62	1B
Jun		Gtm	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
2	39	48 (1)	Jun 2	NYY		CAL	L,8-9	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	6	.32	0.022	.54	0.02%	0.35	1B
3	40	49	Jun 3	NYY		SEA	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	7	.72	-0.055	1.10	-0.05%	-0.74	1B
4	41	57 (7)	Jun 12	NYY	@	MIL	L,5-6	GS-9	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	8	.97	-0.028	1.31	-0.02%	-0.40	1B
Jul		Gtm	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
5	42	77 (19)	Jul 8	NYY	@	KCR	W,9-2	GS-7	4	4	1	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.286	.375	.500	.875	8	.57	0.073	1.02	0.08%	2.21	1B
6	43	78	Jul 9	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.412	.728	8	1.13	-0.087	2.26	-0.10%	-0.78	1B
7	44	79	Jul 10	NYY	@	KCR	W,6-4	GS-5	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.364	.421	.785	6	.53	0.043	.95	0.05%	0.61	1B
8	45	80	Jul 11	NYY	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.545	.930	8	1.04	0.142	1.96	0.16%	1.46	1B
9	46	81	Jul 12	NYY	@	MIN	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.345	.480	.825	6	1.07	-0.066	1.72	-0.06%	-0.69	1B
10	47	84 (2)	Jul 15	NYY		TEX	W,7-5	GS-7	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.536	.911	6	.48	0.034	.55	0.02%	0.92	1B
11	48	86 (1)	Jul 17	NYY		TEX	W,8-6	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.361	.500	.861	6	1.67	-0.016	2.17	-0.01%	-0.03	1B
12	49	89 (2)	Jul 20	NYY		MIN	W,6-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.333	.457	.790	6	1.36	-0.098	2.21	-0.10%	-0.80	1B
13	50	91 (1)	Jul 22 (2)	NYY		KCR	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.317	.432	.750	6	1.15	-0.064	2.31	-0.08%	-0.57	1B
14	51	92	Jul 23	NYY		KCR	W,5-1	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.231	.295	.410	.706	5	.66	-0.033	1.20	-0.04%	-0.48	1B
15	52	93	Jul 24 susp	NYY		KCR	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.283	.390	.673	7	.70	-0.035	1.32	-0.04%	-0.25	1B
16	53	95 (1)	Jul 26	NYY	@	TEX	W,5-0	GS-8	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.300	.467	.767	6	1.25	0.310	2.43	0.36%	2.54	1B
17	54	97 (1)	Jul 29	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.283	.438	.721	6	.98	-0.078	2.22	-0.11%	-0.57	1B
18	55	99 (1)	Jul 31	NYY	@	CHW	W,12-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.268	.412	.680	6	.81	-0.060	1.34	-0.06%	-0.72	1B
Aug		Gtm	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
19	56	100	Aug 1	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.271	.407	.679	7	.97	0.045	1.71	0.05%	0.26	1B
Sep/Oct		Gtm	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
20	57	142 (41)	Sep 11	NYY		BAL	L,3-5	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.283	.418	.702	6	1.15	0.060	1.91	0.06%	0.25	PH
21	58	147 (4)	Sep 18 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-10	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.279	.411	.689	6	.34	-0.009	.05	0.00%	-0.31	PH
22	59	148	Sep 18 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,13-8	GS-6	4	3	2	2	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.308	.492	.799	5	1.08	0.225	.09	0.01%	3.70	1B
23	60	149	Sep 19	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.254	.304	.524	.828	5	1.57	-0.103	.11	0.00%	0.08	1B
24	61	150	Sep 20	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.301	.507	.809	5	1.16	-0.119	.02	0.00%	-1.40	DH
25	62	151	Sep 21	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.299	.493	.792	5	1.66	-0.076	.07	0.00%	-0.69	DH
26	63	152	Sep 23	NYY		CLE	W,7-4	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.308	.493	.801	4	2.47	0.098	.00	0.00%	0.38	PH
27	64	154 (1)	Sep 25	NYY		CLE	W,6-4	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.305	.480	.785	5	1.16	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-1.11	1B
28	65	155	Sep 26	NYY		CLE	L,0-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.314	.474	.788	4	.49	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.45	DH
29	66	158 (2)	Sep 29	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.310	.468	.779	9	2.85	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.32	PH
30	67	160 (1)	Sep 30 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.297	.446	.742	4	1.41	-0.142	.00	0.00%	-0.78	DH
31	68	161	Oct 1	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.287	.430	.717	5	.97	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.68	1B
32	69	162	Oct 2	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-2	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.295	.430	.725	3	1.48	0.075	.00	0.00%	0.38	PH
							16-16		95	86	8	20	2	0	5	17	8	0	23	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	.233	.295	.430	.725		1.07	-0.179	1.04	0.09%	1.65

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