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STEVE BALBONI (Franchise player
#0201 - 1984-01)
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Position:
1B-DH
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Stephen Charles Balboni
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 225 lb.
College: Eckerd College
Born: June 16, 1957 in Brockton, MA
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Acquired:
December 8, 1983:
Traded by the New York Yankees with Roger Erickson to
the Kansas City Royals for Mike Armstrong
and Duane Dewey Released:
May 27, 1988 (Signed by the Seattle Mariners on June 1, 1988)
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MLB Debut: April 22,
1981
Final MLB Game: October 2, 1993 |
Royals Debut: April
3,
1984
Final Royals Game: May
22, 1988 |
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| Awards
& Achievements |
| Royals
Player of the Month: June 1984, September 1984, April 1985, July
1986 |
| Holds Royals Single Season record
for Home Runs (36 in 1985) |
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| Statistics
with the Royals (led
team in bold) |
| Year |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
| 1984 |
126 |
438 |
58 |
107 |
23 |
2 |
28 |
77 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
139 |
.244 |
| 1985 |
160 |
600 |
74 |
146 |
28 |
2 |
36 |
88 |
1 |
1 |
52 |
166 |
.243 |
| 1986 |
138 |
512 |
54 |
117 |
25 |
1 |
29 |
88 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
146 |
.229 |
| 1987 |
121 |
386 |
44 |
80 |
11 |
1 |
24 |
60 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
97 |
.207 |
| 1988 |
21 |
63 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
20 |
.143 |
| w/Royals |
566 |
1999 |
232 |
459 |
89 |
6 |
119 |
318 |
1 |
1 |
175 |
568 |
.230 |
| Career |
960 |
3120 |
351 |
714 |
127 |
11 |
181 |
495 |
1 |
2 |
273 |
856 |
.229 |
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For
complete stats, go to Baseball-Reference.com's Steve Balboni page
* Wore #18 in 1984 |