Mark Ballinger was born on Monday, January 31, 1949, in Glendale, California. Ballinger was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 6, 1971, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Mark Ballinger baseball stats page.
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Mark BallingerMark Ballinger Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1971 | 22 | Indians | 18 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.2 | 149 | 30 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
1 Year | 18 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.2 | 149 | 30 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - |
Mark BallingerMark Ballinger Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1971 | 22 | Indians | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
1 Year | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
Mark BallingerMark Ballinger Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1971 Indians | P | 18 | 0 | 104 | 6 | 0.3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.56 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 18 | 0 | 104 | 6 | 0.3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.56 | |
1 Year | 18 | 0 | 104 | 6 | 0.3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.56 |
Mark BallingerMark Ballinger Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1971 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.92 | 6.49 | 3.37 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1 Year | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.92 | 6.49 | 3.37 |
Mark BallingerMark Ballinger Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1971 Cleveland Indians | 49 | $12,750.00 | - | - |
Mark Ballinger Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Mark Ballinger — who exclusively took the mound in relief — won his first and only Major League game on August 28, 1971? Alan Foster started the game, allowed 7 hits in 2.2 innings, was relieved by Ray Lamb, who allowed 6 hits in 2.1 innings of work, then Ballinger took the ball, allowing no hits across the remaining four innings.
Mark Ballinger | 1977 Jacksonville Suns | 1977 TCMA (#548)Baseball Almanac Research Library
Mark Ballinger, pictured above with the Jacksonville Suns, had one season in the big leagues, but played twelve seasons in the minors, appearing in 264 games, starting 134 games, winning 56, losing 61, and posting a career ERA of 3.85.
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