Jay Baller
Jay Scott Baller
Born: October 6, 1960
Stayton, OR US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 215
Draft: Round 4 (1979 June Amateur Draft, Philadelphia Phillies)
School: Canby HS (OR)
Career: 1979-1995
Major League Statistics
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Jay Baller compiled a career record of 88 wins and 102 losses, with 138 saves, and a 4.17 ERA in his 578-game pitching career with the Helena Phillies, Spartanburg Phillies, Peninsula Pilots, Reading Phillies, Buffalo Bisons, Charleston Charlies, Maine Guides, Iowa Cubs, Calgary Cannons, Indianapolis Indians, Omaha Royals, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, Dos Laredos Tecolotes, Orix BlueWave and Mexico City Diablos Rojos. He began playing during the 1979 season and last took the field during the 1995 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | R | PION | Helena Phillies | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5.78 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 67.0 | 89 | 59 | 43 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 68 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1980 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Phillies | 10 | 5 | .667 | 3.56 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 139.0 | 132 | 69 | 55 | 11 | 72 | 0 | 95 | 10 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 1981 | A | CARL | Peninsula Pilots | 9 | 14 | .391 | 3.92 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 147.0 | 119 | 85 | 64 | 14 | 78 | 0 | 166 | 19 | 0 | 15 | |
| 1982 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 9 | 8 | .529 | 2.68 | 50 | 15 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 151.3 | 110 | 64 | 45 | 7 | 85 | 7 | 155 | 12 | 0 | 14 | |
| 1983 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | 4 | 12 | .250 | 8.81 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 78.7 | 91 | 79 | 77 | 9 | 66 | 0 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1983 | AA | EL | Buffalo Bisons | 1 | 2 | .333 | 7.53 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34.7 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1984 | AAA | IL | Maine Guides | 9 | 4 | .692 | 5.38 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 83.7 | 82 | 57 | 50 | 15 | 48 | 2 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1984 | AA | EL | Buffalo Bisons | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.54 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 79.3 | 73 | 50 | 40 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 74 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1985 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 8 | 9 | .471 | 4.23 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 149.0 | 140 | 77 | 70 | 12 | 63 | 6 | 119 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4.40 | 27 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 59.3 | 63 | 32 | 29 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1987 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.64 | 44 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 59.3 | 50 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3.75 | 66 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 98.3 | 91 | 48 | 41 | 9 | 33 | 6 | 82 | 1 | 14 | 4 | |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 1 | 5 | .167 | 2.02 | 62 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 62.3 | 49 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3.24 | 52 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 75.0 | 69 | 35 | 27 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 68 | 6 | 2 | 11 | |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4.98 | 61 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 72.3 | 84 | 43 | 40 | 10 | 33 | 6 | 79 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 328 |
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 4 | 5 | .444 | 1.42 | 44 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 63.3 | 48 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 259 |
| 1994 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix BlueWave | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.3 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 132 | |
| Totals | 88 | 102 | .463 | 4.17 | 578 | 154 | 347 | 32 | 12 | 138 | 1450.0 | 1354 | 802 | 672 | 123 | 737 | 51 | 1314 | 99 | 28 | 125 | 719 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 62 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 157 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .300 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | R | PION | Helena Phillies | P | 13 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .933 | 1.077 |
| 1980 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Phillies | P | 26 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .750 | .346 |
| 1981 | A | CARL | Peninsula Pilots | P | 27 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .900 | .667 |
| 1982 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | P | 50 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 3 | .844 | .540 |
| 1983 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | P | 20 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | .778 | .700 |
| 1983 | AA | EL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .312 |
| 1984 | AAA | IL | Maine Guides | P | 15 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 1 | .897 | 1.733 |
| 1984 | AA | EL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 14 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.143 |
| 1985 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | P | 24 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | .789 | .625 |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | P | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .296 |
| 1987 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | P | 44 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .182 |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | P | 66 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .212 |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 62 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .857 | .194 |
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 52 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .929 | .250 |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | P | 61 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .917 | .180 |
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | P | 44 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .068 |
| 1994 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Orix BlueWave | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 578 | 71 | 142 | 27 | 14 | .888 | .369 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | R | Pioneer League | Helena Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1980 | A | South Atlantic League | Spartanburg Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1981 | A | Carolina League | Peninsula Pilots | PHI | ||
| 1982 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1983 | AA | Eastern League | Buffalo Bisons | CLE | ||
| 1983 | AAA | International League | Charleston Charlies | CLE | ||
| 1984 | AA | Eastern League | Buffalo Bisons | CLE | ||
| 1984 | AAA | International League | Maine Guides | CLE | ||
| 1985 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1986 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1987 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1988 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Calgary Cannons | SEA | ||
| 1989 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | MON | ||
| 1990 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1991 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | PHI | ||
| 1992 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | PHI | ||
| 1993 | AAA | Mexican League | Dos Laredos Tecolotes | |||
| 1994 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Orix BlueWave | |||
| 1995 | AAA | Mexican League | Mexico City Diablos Rojos |
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