Bill Balcom
William Elmer Balcom
Born: December 20, 1935
Deceased: December 3, 2017
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B
Bats: Left
Throws:
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
Career: 1955-1958
TSN Contract Card
Bill Balcom compiled a career batting average of .294 with 42 home runs and 90 RBI in his 361-game career with the Globe-Miami Miners, Tucson Cowboys, Crowley Millers and Lewiston Broncs. He began playing during the 1955 season and last took the field during the 1958 campaign.
Click on column headings to sort.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | C | AZTX | Globe-Miami Miners | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | C | AZTX | Tucson Cowboys | 2 | 3 | .400 | 8.16 | 15 | 1 | 43.0 | 55 | 44 | 39 | 6 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 3 | 4 | .429 | 8.16 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 55 | 44 | 39 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | C | AZTX | Globe-Miami Miners | 116 | 433 | 433 | 122 | 26 | 8 | 14 | .282 | .282 | .476 | .758 | 206 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | C | AZTX | Tucson Cowboys | 125 | 512 | 512 | 164 | 25 | 9 | 11 | .320 | .320 | .469 | .789 | 240 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | C | EVAN | Crowley Millers | 109 | 472 | 386 | 74 | 106 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 80 | 1 | 3 | 76 | 65 | .275 | .393 | .420 | .813 | 162 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1958 | B | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 11 | 52 | 42 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .286 | .380 | .571 | .951 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 361 | 1469 | 1373 | 84 | 404 | 68 | 17 | 42 | 90 | 1 | 3 | 83 | 72 | .294 | .334 | .460 | .795 | 632 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | C | EVAN | Crowley Millers | OF | 55 | 127 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .977 | 2.364 |
| 1957 | C | EVAN | Crowley Millers | 1B | 54 | 404 | 21 | 9 | 43 | .979 | 7.870 |
| 1958 | B | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | OF | 11 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 120 | 551 | 26 | 12 | 44 | .980 | 4.808 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | C | Arizona-Mexico League | Globe-Miami Miners | |||
| 1956 | C | Arizona-Mexico League | Tucson Cowboys | |||
| 1957 | C | Evangeline League | Crowley Millers | KC1 | ||
| 1958 | B | Northwest League | Lewiston Broncs |
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
