Steve Balboni
Stephen Charles Balboni
Born: January 16, 1957
Brockton, MA USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 225
College: Eckerd College
Career: 1981-1993
Draft: Round 2 (1978 June Amateur Draft, New York Yankees)
School: Eckerd
Minor League Statistics
Steve Balboni compiled a career batting average of .229 with 181 home runs and 495 RBI in his 960-game career with the New York Yankees, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers. He began playing during the 1981 season and last took the field during the 1993 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1981 | AL | New York Yankees | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .286 | .375 | .714 | 1.089 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1982 | AL | New York Yankees | 33 | 114 | 107 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 34 | .187 | .228 | .280 | .508 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1983 | AL | New York Yankees | 32 | 95 | 86 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 23 | .233 | .295 | .430 | .725 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1984 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 126 | 488 | 438 | 58 | 107 | 23 | 2 | 28 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 139 | .244 | .320 | .498 | .817 | 218 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 160 | 662 | 600 | 74 | 146 | 28 | 2 | 36 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 166 | .243 | .307 | .477 | .783 | 286 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
1986 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 138 | 562 | 512 | 54 | 117 | 25 | 1 | 29 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 146 | .229 | .286 | .451 | .738 | 231 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
1987 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 121 | 425 | 386 | 44 | 80 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 97 | .207 | .273 | .427 | .700 | 165 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
1988 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 21 | 64 | 63 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .143 | .156 | .270 | .426 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1988 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 97 | 376 | 350 | 44 | 88 | 15 | 1 | 21 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 67 | .251 | .298 | .480 | .778 | 168 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1989 | AL | New York Yankees | 110 | 334 | 300 | 33 | 71 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 67 | .237 | .296 | .460 | .756 | 138 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
1990 | AL | New York Yankees | 116 | 307 | 266 | 24 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 91 | .192 | .291 | .406 | .697 | 108 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
1993 | AL | Texas Rangers | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .600 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 960 | 3440 | 3120 | 351 | 714 | 127 | 11 | 181 | 495 | 1 | 2 | 273 | 856 | .229 | .293 | .451 | .743 | 1406 | 67 | 19 | 1 | 27 | 21 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1981 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 3 | 2 | 17.0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.941 | 5.000 |
1982 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 26 | 25 | 207.0 | 194 | 13 | 2 | 23 | .990 | 9.000 | 7.962 |
1983 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 23 | 23 | 160.0 | 178 | 9 | 3 | 19 | .984 | 1.519 | 8.130 |
1984 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 125 | 123 | 1035.0 | 1102 | 79 | 15 | 102 | .987 | 1.270 | 9.448 |
1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 160 | 159 | 1428.0 | 1573 | 101 | 12 | 138 | .993 | 1.550 | 1.463 |
1986 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 137 | 136 | 1204.0 | 1236 | 98 | 18 | 115 | .987 | 9.972 | 9.737 |
1987 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 55 | 54 | 468.0 | 521 | 41 | 6 | 39 | .989 | 1.808 | 1.218 |
1988 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 1B | 40 | 39 | 346.7 | 334 | 25 | 2 | 34 | .994 | 9.320 | 8.975 |
1988 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 13 | 10 | 93.0 | 94 | 5 | 2 | 11 | .980 | 9.581 | 7.615 |
1989 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 20 | 15 | 137.0 | 150 | 7 | 1 | 15 | .994 | 1.314 | 7.850 |
1990 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 28 | 20 | 186.0 | 183 | 7 | 3 | 23 | .984 | 9.194 | 6.786 |
Totals | 630 | 606 | 5281.7 | 5579 | 386 | 64 | 521 | .989 | 1.164 | 9.468 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1984 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 7 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .120 | .185 | .120 | .305 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | 7 | 30 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .320 | .433 | .320 | .753 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Totals | 17 | 69 | 61 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | .197 | .290 | .197 | .487 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1984 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 1B | 3 | 3 | 28.0 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .958 | 7.393 | 7.667 |
1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 1B | 7 | 7 | 62.7 | 72 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .975 | 11.346 | 11.286 |
1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | 1B | 7 | 7 | 62.0 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.597 | 1.429 |
Totals | 17 | 17 | 152.7 | 161 | 14 | 3 | 8 | .983 | 1.317 | 1.294 |
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