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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.
Triple Plays: 1 (May 3)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	KCR		TOR	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
2	2	Apr 10	KCR		TOR	L,0-1	CG	37	10.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
3	3	Apr 11	KCR		TOR	L,3-4	GS	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
4	4	Apr 13	KCR		DET	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
5	5	Apr 14	KCR		DET	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
6	6	Apr 16	KCR		BOS	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	16	0	0	16	2	1B
7	7	Apr 17	KCR		BOS	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
8	8	Apr 18	KCR		BOS	L,3-4	CG	58	14.0	25	0	0	25	1	1B
9	9	Apr 19	KCR	@	DET	W,9-2	CG	39	9.0	10	1	1	12	1	1B
10	10	Apr 20	KCR	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	37	8.1	10	1	0	11	0	1B
11	11	Apr 21	KCR	@	DET	W,3-2	GS	48	11.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
12	12	Apr 22	KCR	@	TOR	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
13	13	Apr 23	KCR	@	TOR	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
14	14	Apr 24	KCR	@	TOR	L,2-10	CG	38	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
15	15	Apr 26	KCR	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	7	3	0	10	3	1B
16	16	Apr 27	KCR	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
17	17	Apr 28	KCR	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
18	18	Apr 29	KCR		CLE	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
19	19	Apr 30	KCR		CLE	W,5-1	CG	29	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	20	May 1	KCR		CLE	L,5-6	CG	51	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
21	21	May 3	KCR	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
22	22	May 4	KCR	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
23	23	May 5	KCR	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
24	24	May 7	KCR		BAL	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
25	25	May 8	KCR		BAL	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
26	26	May 10	KCR		NYY	L,4-6	GS	34	8.0	7	3	0	10	2	1B
27	27	May 11	KCR		NYY	L,3-11	CG	44	9.0	11	0	1	12	2	1B
28	28	May 12	KCR		NYY	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
29	29	May 13	KCR	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
30	30	May 14	KCR	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
31	31	May 15	KCR	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
32	32	May 16	KCR	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
33	33	May 17	KCR	@	MIL	W,3-0	CG	27	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
34	34	May 18	KCR	@	MIL	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
35	35	May 19	KCR	@	MIL	L,10-11	CG	47	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
36	36	May 20	KCR	@	TEX	L,7-8	CG	39	8.1	9	0	0	9	2	1B
37	37	May 21	KCR	@	TEX	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
38	38	May 22	KCR	@	TEX	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	16	1	1	18	1	1B
39	39	May 24	KCR		CHW	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	10	2	1	13	1	1B
40	40	May 25	KCR		CHW	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
41	41	May 26	KCR		CHW	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
42	42	May 27	KCR		TEX	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
43	43	May 28	KCR		TEX	L,1-6	CG	44	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
44	44	May 29	KCR		TEX	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
45	45	May 30	KCR	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
46	46	May 31	KCR	@	CHW	L,3-8	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	47	Jun 1	KCR	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	41	8.0	2	2	1	5	0	1B
48	49 (1)	Jun 4	KCR		MIL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
49	50	Jun 5	KCR		MIL	L,2-10	CG	46	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
50	51	Jun 7	KCR	@	CAL	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	12	1	1	14	0	1B
51	52	Jun 8	KCR	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
52	53	Jun 9	KCR	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
53	54	Jun 10	KCR	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	46	9.2	10	0	0	10	1	1B
54	55	Jun 11	KCR	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	10	1	0	11	1	1B
55	56	Jun 12	KCR	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	56	14.0	15	2	0	17	2	1B
56	57	Jun 13	KCR	@	SEA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
57	58	Jun 14	KCR	@	SEA	L,5-13	CG	46	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
58	59	Jun 15	KCR	@	SEA	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
59	60	Jun 16	KCR	@	SEA	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	4	2	0	6	3	1B
60	61	Jun 17	KCR		MIN	W,10-3	CG	41	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
61	62	Jun 18	KCR		MIN	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	12	3	0	15	2	1B
62	63	Jun 19	KCR		MIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
63	64	Jun 20	KCR		MIN	L,8-11	CG	48	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
64	65	Jun 22	KCR		SEA	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
65	66	Jun 23	KCR		SEA	L,2-8	CG	46	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
66	67	Jun 24	KCR	@	MIN	W,12-6	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
67	68	Jun 25	KCR	@	MIN	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
68	69	Jun 26	KCR	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	32	8.1	8	0	0	8	0	1B
69	70	Jun 28	KCR		CAL	W,5-4	CG	57	14.0	20	1	1	22	3	1B
70	71	Jun 29	KCR		CAL	L,1-7	CG	46	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
71	72	Jun 30	KCR		CAL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	13	0	1	14	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	73	Jul 1	KCR		OAK	L,3-4	GS	34	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
73	74	Jul 2	KCR		OAK	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
74	75	Jul 3	KCR		OAK	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
75	76	Jul 4	KCR		BAL	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
76	77	Jul 5	KCR		BAL	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
77	78	Jul 6	KCR		BAL	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
78	79	Jul 7	KCR		BAL	W,8-4	GF	8	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
79	80	Jul 8	KCR	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
80	81	Jul 9	KCR	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
81	82	Jul 10	KCR	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	40	8.1	7	1	1	9	0	1B
82	83	Jul 11	KCR	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
83	84	Jul 12	KCR	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	46	10.2	14	0	0	14	1	1B
84	85	Jul 13	KCR	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
85	86	Jul 14	KCR	@	CLE	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
86	87	Jul 18	KCR	@	BAL	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
87	88	Jul 19	KCR	@	BAL	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	16	1	0	17	1	1B
88	89	Jul 20	KCR	@	BAL	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
89	90	Jul 21	KCR	@	BAL	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
90	91	Jul 22	KCR		NYY	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
91	92	Jul 23	KCR		NYY	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
92	93	Jul 24	KCR		NYY	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	8	4	0	12	2	1B
93	94	Jul 26	KCR		CLE	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
94	95	Jul 27	KCR		CLE	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	15	0	0	15	2	1B
95	96	Jul 28	KCR		CLE	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
96	97	Jul 29	KCR	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
97	98	Jul 30	KCR	@	DET	L,7-11	CG	44	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
98	99	Jul 31	KCR	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	100	Aug 2	KCR		BOS	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
100	101	Aug 3	KCR		BOS	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
101	102	Aug 4	KCR		BOS	L,5-6	CG	52	12.0	16	0	0	16	2	1B
102	103	Aug 5	KCR		DET	L,4-8	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
103	104	Aug 8 (1)	KCR		DET	W,10-3	GS	27	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
104	105	Aug 8 (2)	KCR		DET	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
105	106	Aug 9	KCR		TOR	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
106	107	Aug 10	KCR		TOR	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	15	2	0	17	0	1B
107	108	Aug 11	KCR		TOR	L,3-5	CG	43	10.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
108	109	Aug 12	KCR	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
109	110	Aug 13	KCR	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
110	111	Aug 14	KCR	@	BOS	L,3-16	CG	49	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
111	112	Aug 16	KCR	@	TOR	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
112	113	Aug 17	KCR	@	TOR	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
113	114	Aug 18	KCR	@	TOR	L,6-10	CG	41	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
114	115	Aug 19	KCR		DET	W,2-1	CG	35	10.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
115	116	Aug 20	KCR	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	38	8.2	10	0	0	10	0	1B
116	117	Aug 21	KCR	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
117	118	Aug 22	KCR	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
118	119	Aug 23	KCR		TEX	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
119	120	Aug 24	KCR		TEX	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
120	121	Aug 25	KCR		TEX	L,3-7	CG	46	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
121	122	Aug 26	KCR		TEX	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	19	0	0	19	1	1B
122	123	Aug 27	KCR	@	MIL	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
123	124	Aug 28	KCR	@	MIL	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
124	125	Aug 30	KCR	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	1B
125	126	Aug 31	KCR	@	TEX	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	127	Sep 1	KCR	@	TEX	L,3-5	CG	31	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
127	128	Sep 2	KCR		CHW	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
128	129	Sep 3	KCR		CHW	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
129	130	Sep 4	KCR		CHW	W,6-5	CG	46	10.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
130	131	Sep 5	KCR		MIL	W,4-1	GS	31	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
131	132	Sep 6 (1)	KCR		MIL	W,4-3	CG	43	11.0	19	0	0	19	0	1B
132	133	Sep 6 (2)	KCR		MIL	W,7-1	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
133	134	Sep 7	KCR		MIL	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
134	135	Sep 8	KCR		MIL	W,13-11	CG	55	11.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
135	136	Sep 9	KCR	@	CAL	L,1-7	CG	33	8.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
136	137	Sep 10	KCR	@	CAL	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
137	138	Sep 11	KCR	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
138	139	Sep 13	KCR	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
139	140	Sep 14	KCR	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
140	141	Sep 15 (1)	KCR	@	OAK	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
141	142	Sep 15 (2)	KCR	@	OAK	W,7-2	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
142	143	Sep 16	KCR		SEA	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
143	144	Sep 17	KCR		SEA	L,0-7	CG	41	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
144	145	Sep 18	KCR		SEA	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
145	146	Sep 19	KCR		SEA	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
146	147	Sep 20	KCR		MIN	W,5-1	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
147	148	Sep 21	KCR		MIN	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
148	149	Sep 22	KCR		MIN	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
149	150	Sep 24	KCR	@	SEA	L,2-5	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
150	151	Sep 25	KCR	@	SEA	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
151	152	Sep 26	KCR	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
152	153	Sep 27	KCR	@	MIN	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
153	154	Sep 28	KCR	@	MIN	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
154	155	Sep 29	KCR	@	MIN	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
155	156	Sep 30	KCR		CAL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
156	157	Oct 1	KCR		CAL	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
157	158	Oct 2	KCR		CAL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
158	159	Oct 3	KCR		CAL	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
159	160	Oct 4	KCR		OAK	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
160	161	Oct 5	KCR		OAK	W,5-4	CG	39	10.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
							160gm		1428.0	1573	101	12	1686	138