Mark Ballinger
Mark Alan Ballinger
Born: January 31, 1949
Glendale, CA US
Deceased: June 13, 2014
Okeechobee, FL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 205
Draft: Round 2 (1967 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
School: Thousand Oaks HS (Newbury Park, CA)
Career: 1967-1979
Major League Statistics
Mark Ballinger compiled a career record of 54 wins and 64 losses and a 3.91 ERA in his 266-game pitching career with the Indians, Rock Hill Indians, Eugene Emeralds, Reno Silver Sox, Statesville/Monroe Indians, Jacksonville Suns, Elmira Pioneers, El Paso Sun Kings, Coahuila Mineros and Omaha Royals. He began playing during the 1967 season and last took the field during the 1979 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | A | SALL3 | Rock Hill Indians | 0 | 0 | 15.75 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1967 | R | GULF | Indians | 1 | 3 | .250 | 7.36 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1968 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 3 | 7 | .300 | 2.79 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 84.0 | 67 | 40 | 26 | 4 | 59 | 1 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 22 | |||
| 1968 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1969 | A | SALL3 | Statesville/Monroe Indians | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.79 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 51 | 38 | 36 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 1969 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.91 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1970 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 9 | 8 | .529 | 4.35 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 147.0 | 128 | 91 | 71 | 13 | 114 | 1 | 180 | 8 | 2 | 26 | ||
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 5 | 10 | .333 | 2.91 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 133.0 | 95 | 47 | 43 | 6 | 88 | 7 | 120 | 7 | 2 | 22 | ||
| 1972 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | AA | TL | El Paso Sun Kings | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.26 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 43 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1975 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.00 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | MEX | Coahuila Mineros | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5.40 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 37 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1976 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.46 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37.0 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1976 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 6 | 2 | .750 | 3.17 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 88.0 | 62 | 38 | 31 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1977 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.71 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17.0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 6 | 2 | .750 | 4.00 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 99.0 | 80 | 50 | 44 | 11 | 48 | 4 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.76 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 115.0 | 98 | 51 | 48 | 12 | 64 | 3 | 81 | 7 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4.61 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 127.0 | 138 | 77 | 65 | 12 | 62 | 2 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Totals | 54 | 64 | .458 | 3.91 | 266 | 139 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 1071.3 | 935 | 566 | 466 | 81 | 673 | 32 | 886 | 53 | 6 | 134 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | A | SALL3 | Rock Hill Indians | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | R | GULF | Indians | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 18 | 30 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .172 | .200 | .207 | .407 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | A | SALL3 | Statesville/Monroe Indians | 16 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .320 | .308 | .480 | .788 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1970 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 27 | 64 | 59 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .271 | .306 | .407 | .713 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 23 | 52 | 50 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .200 | .200 | .320 | .520 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 17 | 34 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .194 | .219 | .226 | .445 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 30 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .200 | .259 | .480 | .739 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1979 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 210 | 257 | 240 | 26 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 75 | .212 | .234 | .325 | .559 | 78 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | R | GULF | Indians | P | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1.167 |
| 1967 | A | SALL3 | Rock Hill Indians | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 1968 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | P | 18 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 1 | .897 | 1.444 |
| 1968 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1969 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | P | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .857 |
| 1969 | A | SALL3 | Statesville/Monroe Indians | P | 12 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .895 | 1.417 |
| 1970 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | P | 27 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 1 | .848 | 1.037 |
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 19 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 0 | .920 | 1.211 |
| 1972 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 1973 | AA | TL | El Paso Sun Kings | P | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .786 | .917 |
| 1975 | AAA | MEX | Coahuila Mineros | P | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .778 | 1.167 |
| 1975 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 18 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .909 | .556 |
| 1976 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .833 | .238 |
| 1976 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .882 | .882 |
| 1977 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .125 |
| 1977 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 30 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .733 |
| 1978 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 33 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 2 | .767 | .697 |
| 1979 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 28 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 2 | .949 | 1.321 |
| Totals | 266 | 67 | 171 | 35 | 11 | .872 | .895 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | A | Western Carolinas League | Rock Hill Indians | CLE | ||
| 1967 | R | Gulf Coast League | Indians | CLE | ||
| 1968 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Eugene Emeralds | PHI | ||
| 1968 | A | California League | Reno Silver Sox | CLE | ||
| 1969 | A | Western Carolinas League | Statesville/Monroe Indians | CLE | ||
| 1969 | A | California League | Reno Silver Sox | CLE | ||
| 1970 | A | California League | Reno Silver Sox | CLE | ||
| 1971 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | CLE | ||
| 1972 | AA | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | CLE | ||
| 1973 | AA | Texas League | El Paso Sun Kings | CAL | ||
| 1975 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | KCA | ||
| 1975 | AAA | Mexican League | Coahuila Mineros | |||
| 1976 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | KCA | ||
| 1976 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1977 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | KCA | ||
| 1977 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1978 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1979 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA |
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