RF Jim Ballard #27
Roanoke Railroaders (MIN) SEL
Age: 20 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/11/1975
BNN Index | SEL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF JIM BALLARD #27 - AGE: 20 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
83 321 100 14 6 11 62 40 63 .312 .383 .495 1 2.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/10/1975 ARL Win, 7-5 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/09/1975 @ SAV Win, 10-5 5 2 2 3 1 0 1 0
08/08/1975 @ SAV Win, 7-0 5 2 4 2 0 0 1 0
08/07/1975 @ SAV Loss, 4-5 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
08/03/1975 MIA Win, 8-7 3 0 1 3 0 1 0 0
08/02/1975 @ CHA Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/01/1975 @ CHA Loss, 2-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
07/31/1975 @ CHA Loss, 4-5 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
07/30/1975 WSB Win, 5-1 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
07/28/1975 WSB Win, 10-9 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/06/1954
Born in:Montgomery, AL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1972, 14th Pick in Round 8
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 83 321 100 14 6 11 62 48 40 63 .312 .383 .495 .878 .409 .184 142
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 80 368 0 0 0 5 2 5 159 31 1 0 100.0 63.7 7.38 2.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   81 25 3 4 1 16 11 12 12 0 0 0 .309 .398 .481 .879
Versus Right   240 75 11 2 10 46 37 28 51 5 2 0 .312 .377 .500 .877
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 9 2 1 1 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 .529 .556 .941 1.497
April   29 6 0 0 1 4 5 2 6 1 0 0 .207 .250 .310 .560
May   89 27 3 1 5 14 12 15 16 0 0 0 .303 .404 .528 .932
June   80 24 4 3 1 18 13 9 17 2 1 0 .300 .363 .463 .825
July   95 32 4 1 3 17 12 12 18 1 1 0 .337 .407 .495 .902
August   28 11 3 1 1 9 6 2 6 1 0 0 .393 .419 .679 1.098
Last Year   22 5 0 1 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 .227 .261 .455 .715
2 Years Ago   33 11 0 1 0 4 5 3 6 0 1 0 .333 .389 .394 .783
Career   376 116 14 8 12 71 55 44 70 5 3 0 .309 .376 .484 .861
Home   149 46 5 4 7 37 21 18 32 2 1 0 .309 .379 .537 .916
Road   172 54 9 2 4 25 27 22 31 3 1 0 .314 .386 .459 .845
Grass   321 100 14 6 11 62 48 40 63 5 2 0 .312 .383 .495 .878
Day   91 28 4 2 4 17 19 18 14 0 1 0 .308 .422 .527 .949
Night   230 72 10 4 7 45 29 22 49 5 1 0 .313 .366 .483 .848
As Starter   318 99 14 6 11 62 47 40 63 5 2 0 .311 .383 .497 .880
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1972 Waterloo - R 17 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -150 -0.1
1972 Tacoma - A 17 31 104 24 2 0 1 7 9 5 0 0 30 0 0 .231 .266 .279 .545 46 38 -0.8
1972 Cedar Rapids - A 17 5 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 .154 .214 .154 .368 4 4 -0.2
1973 St. Cloud - R 18 12 26 4 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 9 0 0 .154 .179 .231 .409 0 -29 -0.4
1973 Waterloo - R 18 8 24 9 1 1 2 9 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 .375 .423 .750 1.173 182 165 0.2
1973 Total - R 18 20 50 13 3 1 2 12 10 3 0 1 14 0 0 .260 .296 .480 .776 90 66 -0.2
1973 Tacoma - A 18 25 89 23 7 1 0 8 8 10 3 0 27 1 0 .258 .353 .360 .712 90 85 -0.0
1973 Roanoke - A 18 11 33 11 0 1 0 4 5 3 0 0 6 0 0 .333 .389 .394 .783 121 122 -0.1
1973 Total - A 18 36 122 34 7 2 0 12 13 13 3 0 33 1 0 .279 .362 .369 .731 98 95 -0.1
1974 St. Cloud - R 19 26 24 5 1 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 11 0 0 .208 .296 .375 .671 70 60 -0.0
1974 Roanoke - A 19 8 22 5 0 1 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .227 .261 .455 .715 100 98 -0.2
1974 Lincoln - A 19 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -126 -0.1
1975 Roanoke - A 20 83 321 100 14 6 11 62 48 40 0 5 63 1 0 .312 .383 .495 .878 127 142 2.6
Total HL 6 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 .118 .167 .118 .284 -19 -25
Total SEL 102 376 116 14 8 12 71 55 44 0 5 70 1 0 .309 .376 .484 .861 125 138
Total COW 56 193 47 9 1 1 15 17 15 3 0 57 1 0 .244 .308 .316 .624 67 61
Total UMVA 51 78 18 4 1 3 15 11 6 0 1 26 0 0 .231 .282 .423 .705 75 54
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1972 Cedar Rapids - A LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Tacoma - A LF 4 3 4 0 0 5 1 .800 25.0 1.44 -0.8 .813
1972 Cedar Rapids - A RF 4 4 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 31.0 1.16 -1.2 .689
1972 Tacoma - A RF 26 25 35 0 0 36 1 .972 214.0 1.47 -2.1 .936
1972 Waterloo - R RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Roanoke - A LF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 -0.5 .698
1973 Waterloo - R LF 6 6 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 50.0 0.90 -0.4 .879
1973 St. Cloud - R LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Roanoke - A RF 5 5 4 0 0 5 1 .800 43.0 0.84 -1.8 .691
1973 Tacoma - A RF 25 25 42 1 0 43 0 1.000 208.1 1.86 -1.1 .986
1973 St. Cloud - R RF 7 4 10 0 0 11 1 .909 42.1 2.13 -0.8 .890
1974 Lincoln - A RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.3 .774
1974 Roanoke - A RF 5 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 42.0 1.93 -2.5 .718
1974 St. Cloud - R RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Roanoke - A LF 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 +0.2 1.024
1975 Roanoke - A RF 82 80 106 6 0 116 4 .966 677.2 1.49 -0.6 1.007
TOTAL LF 22 12 12 0 0 13 1 .923 111.0 0.97 -1.5 .830
TOTAL RF 158 149 213 7 0 227 7 .969 1274.0 1.55 -10.5 .949
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1972 Drafted in the 1972 first-year player draft out of high school (Kellerman; Kellerman, AL) by the Chicago Chiefs. (Round 8, Pick 14, 182nd overall pick).
07/30/1973 Was traded by the Chicago Chiefs to the Minneapolis Millers, along with RP Lee Benjamin, in exchange for SP Larry Barker.
09/15/1973 Wins the 1973 Upper Mississippi Valley Association UMVA Championship Series with the St. Cloud Lumberjacks!
09/06/1974 Wins the 1974 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Lincoln Railsplitters!
10/01/1974 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/07/1975 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
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