Jeff Ballard

Full Name: Jeffrey Scott Ballard	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/195	First Game: May 9, 1987
Birthdate: August 13, 1963	Final Game: July 8, 1994
Birthplace: Billings, Montana	MLB Experience: 7 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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Born on August 13, 1963 in Billings, Montana, Jeff Ballard (Jeffrey Scott Ballard) played for the Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 7 year career. Ballard broke into the bigs on May 9, 1987 with the Baltimore Orioles, and put up a 6.59 ERA in 69.2 innings pitched in 1987, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Jeff Ballard's best season was 1989, when he posted a 3.43 ERA, won 18 games and struck out 62 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1987	BAL	A	14	14	2	8	6.59	27	60	51	0	0	0	69.2	100	15	35	1	0	0
1988	BAL	A	25	25	8	12	4.40	41	83	75	6	1	0	153.1	167	15	42	2	2	6
1989	BAL	A	35	35	18	8	3.43	62	95	82	4	1	0	215.1	240	16	57	5	3	4
1990	BAL	A	44	17	2	11	4.93	50	79	73	0	0	0	133.1	152	22	42	6	2	3
1991	BAL	A	26	22	6	12	5.60	37	91	77	0	0	0	123.2	153	16	28	2	3	2
1993	PIT	N	25	5	4	1	4.86	16	31	29	0	0	0	53.2	70	3	15	3	2	2
1994	PIT	N	28	0	1	1	6.66	11	19	18	0	0	2	24.1	32	5	10	3	1	1
Total	NL		53	5	5	2	5.42	27	50	47	0	0	2	78	102	8	25	6	3	3
Total	AL		144	113	36	51	4.63	217	408	358	10	2	0	695.1	812	84	204	16	10	15
Total			197	118	41	53	4.71	244	458	405	10	2	2	773.1	914	92	229	22	13	18

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1987	BAL	A	P	14	14	69.2	5	10	0	1	0	0	9	7	1	1.000
1988	BAL	A	P	25	25	153.1	9	13	0	3	0	1	12	3	0	1.000
1989	BAL	A	P	35	35	215.1	13	55	2	6	0	1	14	14	9	.971
1990	BAL	A	P	44	17	133.1	11	20	1	0	1	0	8	6	2	.969
1991	BAL	A	P	26	22	123.2	4	15	1	3	0	0	1	4	0	.950
1993	PIT	N	P	25	5	53.2	4	12	1	3	0	0	2	1	0	.941
1994	PIT	N	P	28	0	24.1	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.000
Total			P	197	118	773.1	47	128	5	16	1	2	47	35	12	.972

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	H	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	SO	SH
1987	BAL	A	14	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0
1988	BAL	A	25	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0
1989	BAL	A	35	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0
1990	BAL	A	44	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0
1991	BAL	A	26	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0
1993	PIT	N	25	11	4	.364	.364	.455	1	4	1
1994	PIT	N	28	2	1	.500	.500	.500	0	0	0
Total	NL		53	13	5	.385	.385	.462	1	4	1
Total	AL		144	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0
Total			197	13	5	.385	.385	.462	1	4	1

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Selected by Milwaukee Brewers in the 16th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 8, 1981).
Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 27th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 4, 1984).
Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 7th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1985).
Granted free agency (October 18, 1991).
Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (January 22, 1992).
Released by St. Louis Cardinals (December 10, 1992).
Signed by Oakland Athletics (January 26, 1993).
Released by Oakland Athletics (March 12, 1993).
Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (April 27, 1993).
Granted free agency (October 11, 1994).

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