LF Otis Ballard #44
Age: 47 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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LF OTIS BALLARD #44 - AGE: 47 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/24/1927
Born in:Wilmington, DE
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:11 Years, 37 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:11 Years, 135 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1946, 11th Pick in Round 2
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
1951 St. Louis - FABL 23 31 55 18 4 0 2 10 9 11 0 1 3 1 2 .327 .433 .509 .942 152 150 0.4
1952 St. Louis - FABL 24 119 403 120 23 5 14 53 61 57 1 3 44 7 4 .298 .384 .484 .867 151 160 5.0
1953 St. Louis - FABL 25 149 524 160 35 9 18 88 85 92 2 5 44 5 7 .305 .408 .510 .917 150 156 5.7
1954 St. Louis - FABL 26 138 480 139 27 6 13 82 73 65 0 8 45 6 7 .290 .369 .452 .821 121 129 2.5
1955 St. Louis - FABL 27 143 502 156 21 12 19 98 87 71 0 4 55 6 7 .311 .393 .514 .907 137 144 4.5
1956 St. Louis - FABL 28 144 515 124 24 6 11 56 76 78 0 5 55 11 4 .241 .338 .375 .713 98 107 2.1
1957 St. Louis - FABL 29 151 574 151 25 6 24 69 94 80 3 1 71 6 4 .263 .356 .453 .809 121 123 2.4
1958 St. Louis - FABL 30 129 472 131 33 12 9 58 74 52 4 4 64 8 7 .278 .352 .456 .807 115 116 2.6
1959 St. Louis - FABL 31 60 139 38 6 1 3 17 21 8 2 3 23 3 1 .273 .316 .396 .711 89 90 0.0
1960 St. Louis - FABL 32 49 160 45 7 1 8 21 20 12 0 0 21 0 1 .281 .331 .487 .819 120 118 0.4
1961 St. Louis - FABL 33 31 80 15 5 1 0 1 7 4 0 0 21 0 0 .188 .226 .275 .501 36 24 -1.0
1962 St. Louis - FABL 34 18 23 3 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 6 0 0 .130 .167 .130 .297 -20 -22 -0.3
Total FABL 1162 3927 1100 210 59 121 556 609 531 12 34 452 53 44 .280 .365 .456 .821 123 128 24.5
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
1946 Tampa - A 18 43 173 45 10 6 1 21 29 19 1 2 30 3 3 .260 .333 .405 .738 117 123 1.4
1946 Springfield - A 18 27 101 22 1 2 3 22 13 14 0 1 20 3 0 .218 .310 .356 .667 93 96 0.5
1947 Hartford - A 19 35 145 27 6 2 1 13 12 18 0 1 37 1 1 .186 .274 .276 .550 48 47 -0.5
1947 Dayton - AA 19 45 151 29 7 3 0 9 15 10 0 2 22 2 0 .192 .239 .278 .517 46 46 -0.4
1948 Dayton - AA 20 140 420 128 23 11 10 63 55 38 1 4 80 7 4 .305 .361 .483 .844 124 125 3.3
1949 Santiago - DL 21 18 48 12 3 0 1 5 4 4 0 1 10 0 3 .250 .302 .375 .677 70 64 -0.2
1949 Dayton - AA 21 140 522 151 30 6 8 63 63 48 1 1 94 8 7 .289 .350 .416 .765 104 112 3.0
1950 Santiago - DL 22 33 50 16 3 0 5 17 17 20 0 0 10 1 1 .320 .514 .680 1.194 191 178 0.8
1950 Hartford - A 22 137 508 155 30 11 14 90 85 89 5 9 72 7 6 .305 .408 .490 .898 155 159 6.2
1951 Camagüey - DL 23 43 165 40 4 1 4 20 25 35 0 2 31 5 1 .242 .371 .352 .723 88 93 0.9
1951 Oakland - AAA 23 88 331 111 25 4 20 61 63 46 1 1 33 12 4 .335 .417 .616 1.033 182 190 5.4
Total EA 325 1093 308 60 20 18 135 133 96 2 7 196 17 11 .282 .339 .423 .762 104 108
Total GWL 88 331 111 25 4 20 61 63 46 1 1 33 12 4 .335 .417 .616 1.033 182 190
Total HL 27 101 22 1 2 3 22 13 14 0 1 20 3 0 .218 .310 .356 .667 93 96
Total MAL 172 653 182 36 13 15 103 97 107 5 10 109 8 7 .279 .379 .443 .822 133 135
Total SEL 43 173 45 10 6 1 21 29 19 1 2 30 3 3 .260 .333 .405 .738 117 123
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1951 St. Louis - FABL 23 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 34 38 -0.1
Total FABL 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 34 38
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1946 Springfield - A 2B 26 26 47 63 11 113 3 .973 226.2 4.37 +0.1 1.022
1946 Tampa - A 2B 42 42 71 111 21 182 0 1.000 364.0 4.50 +1.1 1.012
1946 Tampa - A LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 +0.0 1.002
1947 Dayton - AA 2B 33 32 66 98 23 167 3 .982 265.1 5.56 -5.1 .932
1947 Hartford - A 2B 31 31 75 74 15 154 5 .968 278.2 4.81 -2.3 .926
1947 Dayton - AA LF 13 11 19 0 0 20 1 .950 91.0 1.88 +0.5 1.011
1947 Hartford - A LF 4 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 37.0 1.46 -0.6 .859
1948 Dayton - AA 2B 138 138 250 298 67 553 5 .991 976.0 5.05 -0.4 1.000
1948 Dayton - AA LF 50 0 44 2 1 48 2 .958 133.0 3.11 +2.3 1.078
1949 Santiago - DL 1B 3 3 30 2 1 33 1 .970 26.0 11.08 -0.0 1.025
1949 Dayton - AA 2B 139 138 251 363 76 620 6 .990 1061.2 5.21 +0.7 1.011
1949 Santiago - DL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .000
1949 Dayton - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Dayton - AA LF 19 0 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 52.1 2.92 +0.7 1.001
1949 Santiago - DL LF 12 8 20 0 0 21 1 .952 78.0 2.31 -1.0 .995
1950 Santiago - DL 1B 2 2 14 1 2 15 0 1.000 18.0 7.50 +0.1 1.011
1950 Hartford - A 2B 15 15 23 38 8 64 3 .953 135.1 4.06 -2.9 .941
1950 Santiago - DL 2B 6 0 8 4 2 13 1 .923 17.1 6.23 -0.5 .637
1950 Hartford - A LF 121 121 314 7 5 324 3 .991 1076.0 2.68 +7.0 1.024
1950 Santiago - DL LF 17 7 16 1 1 17 0 1.000 83.1 1.84 +0.3 .956
1951 St. Louis - MLB 1B 14 9 88 3 9 91 0 1.000 85.0 9.64 +0.6 1.050
1951 Camagüey - DL 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1951 St. Louis - MLB 2B 6 2 10 6 4 17 1 .941 21.0 6.86 -1.2 .672
1951 Oakland - AAA 2B 82 81 212 245 71 473 16 .966 709.2 5.80 -1.9 .983
1951 Camagüey - DL 2B 43 43 104 128 30 233 1 .996 385.0 5.42 +3.4 1.020
1951 St. Louis - MLB LF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.0 1.972
1951 Oakland - AAA LF 7 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 20.0 2.70 +0.5 .985
1952 St. Louis - MLB 1B 6 0 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 9.0 11.00 +0.1 1.050
1952 St. Louis - MLB 2B 6 0 5 5 3 10 0 1.000 16.2 5.40 -0.7 .649
1952 St. Louis - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 St. Louis - MLB LF 110 105 215 2 0 220 3 .986 919.0 2.13 +4.5 1.008
1953 St. Louis - MLB 1B 2 0 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 9.1 8.68 +0.1 1.045
1953 St. Louis - MLB 2B 11 0 10 7 3 17 0 1.000 19.2 7.78 +0.3 .957
1953 St. Louis - MLB LF 145 145 272 6 3 286 8 .972 1240.1 2.02 -0.6 1.022
1954 St. Louis - MLB 1B 2 0 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 3.0 18.00 +0.1 1.033
1954 St. Louis - MLB 2B 10 0 4 5 2 9 0 1.000 16.0 5.06 +0.2 .977
1954 St. Louis - MLB LF 77 70 118 4 2 125 3 .976 589.1 1.86 -2.4 .980
1954 St. Louis - MLB CF 69 54 155 2 1 158 1 .994 490.0 2.88 -6.3 .928
1955 St. Louis - MLB 2B 5 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 5.0 9.00 +0.1 .980
1955 St. Louis - MLB LF 127 126 201 6 4 214 7 .967 1065.2 1.75 +1.0 1.015
1955 St. Louis - MLB CF 25 3 13 0 0 14 1 .929 72.2 1.61 -0.8 .996
1956 St. Louis - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 St. Louis - MLB 2B 35 33 88 89 30 179 2 .989 287.2 5.54 -3.3 .925
1956 St. Louis - MLB LF 98 97 167 5 1 174 2 .989 836.1 1.85 +1.5 1.020
1956 St. Louis - MLB CF 18 5 17 0 0 19 2 .895 73.1 2.09 -0.4 .923
1957 St. Louis - MLB 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 -0.0 .955
1957 St. Louis - MLB LF 13 13 27 1 0 29 1 .966 101.2 2.48 +0.6 1.025
1957 St. Louis - MLB CF 140 136 349 8 0 364 7 .981 1198.1 2.68 -20.2 .933
1958 St. Louis - MLB 1B 7 7 58 1 9 59 0 1.000 58.0 9.16 +0.3 1.015
1958 St. Louis - MLB 2B 13 0 6 8 2 14 0 1.000 21.0 6.00 -1.3 .636
1958 St. Louis - MLB LF 117 116 187 2 1 193 4 .979 1002.2 1.70 +4.5 1.032
1958 St. Louis - MLB CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.1 0.00 -0.0 .000
1959 St. Louis - MLB 1B 23 23 183 9 15 194 2 .990 185.0 9.34 -1.2 .942
1959 St. Louis - MLB 2B 22 8 25 20 6 45 0 1.000 96.1 4.20 -0.5 .977
1959 St. Louis - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 St. Louis - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 St. Louis - MLB LF 13 4 14 2 0 16 0 1.000 66.1 2.17 +0.2 1.019
1959 St. Louis - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 St. Louis - MLB 1B 24 20 193 6 15 199 0 1.000 181.2 9.86 +0.1 1.036
1960 St. Louis - MLB 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1960 St. Louis - MLB LF 24 19 33 0 0 33 0 1.000 172.2 1.72 -2.4 .878
1961 St. Louis - MLB 1B 5 3 26 2 2 28 0 1.000 27.0 9.33 -0.1 1.028
1961 St. Louis - MLB 2B 4 0 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 7.0 6.43 +0.0 .977
1961 St. Louis - MLB LF 19 16 32 2 2 35 1 .971 145.2 2.10 -4.2 .852
1962 St. Louis - MLB 1B 10 0 20 3 1 23 0 1.000 19.0 10.89 +0.2 1.016
1962 St. Louis - MLB 2B 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.0 .000
1962 St. Louis - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 99 67 637 29 54 669 3 .996 623.0 9.62 +0.2 1.001
TOTAL 2B 675 589 1264 1568 376 2878 46 .984 4924.0 5.18 -14.1 .984
TOTAL LF 992 864 1712 40 20 1788 36 .980 7731.1 2.04 +12.6 1.011
TOTAL CF 255 198 534 10 1 555 11 .980 1839.2 2.66 -27.9 .933
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/27/1946 Drafted in the 1946 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 11, 27th overall pick) by the Brooklyn Kings, out of high school Williamstown (Williamstown; Williamstown, NJ).
07/07/1946 Signed a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Kings organization with a signing bonus of $3,410.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
03/31/1947 Was traded by the Brooklyn Kings to the St. Louis Pioneers, along with SP Charlie Leist, in exchange for SP Buddy Long.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
11/22/1949 Named to the 1949 Cuban Winter League for the Santiago Scorpions.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/01/1950 Wins the MAL Batter of the Month Award.
06/05/1950 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
11/21/1950 Named to the 1950 Cuban Winter League for the Santiago Scorpions.
02/06/1951 Wins the 1950 Cuban Winter Championship with the Santiago Scorpions.
06/01/1951 Goes 5-5 against the Seattle Thunderbirds, with 2 HR, 5 RBI and 4 R.
07/01/1951 Wins the GWL Batter of the Month Award.
11/20/1951 Named to the 1951 Cuban Winter League for the Camagüey Coyotes.
02/05/1952 Wins the 1951 Cuban Winter Championship with the Camagüey Coyotes.
04/15/1952 Named the #99 prospect in the FABL
07/01/1952 Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award.
07/06/1952 Was selected to the 1952 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
10/18/1952 Finished 3rd in 1952 FABL FA Kellogg Award voting.
08/01/1953 Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award.
07/11/1954 Was selected to the 1954 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
10/12/1962 Wins the 1962 World Championship Series with the St. Louis Pioneers.
10/22/1962 Released by the St. Louis Pioneers.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
10/09/1963 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1951 43 1
1957 149 4
Year PA Rank
1951 202 8
1957 658 8
Year 2B Rank
1953 35 4
1958 33 10
Year 3B Rank
1953 9 7
1955 12 2
1958 12 2
Year SB Rank
1951 5 9
Year BB Rank
1951 35 7
1953 92 6
1957 80 9
Year IBB Rank
1950 3 5
Year SF Rank
1951 2 10
1954 8 6
Year EBH Rank
1953 62 7
Year OBP Rank
1953 .408 5
Year SLG Rank
1953 .510 7
Year RC Rank
1953 110.65 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1953 7.66 6
Year ISO Rank
1953 .204 8
Year wOBA Rank
1953 .408 7
Year OPS Rank
1953 .917 8
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