John Balaz
- January 10, 2024
- Baseball Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | John Balaz |
| Occupation | Baseball Player |
| Date Of Birth | Nov 24, 1950(1950-11-24) |
| Age | 74 |
| Birthplace | Toronto |
| Country | Canada |
| Birth City | Ontario |
| Horoscope | Scorpio |
John Balaz Biography
| Name | John Balaz |
| Birthday | Nov 24 |
| Birth Year | 1950 |
| Place Of Birth | Toronto |
| Home Town | Ontario |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
John Balaz is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on November 24, 1950 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. John Lawrence Balaz (born November 24 1950) was an American professional baseball player. Balaz was just 23 when he made his debut into the major leagues on the morning of October 10, 1974 as a member of the California Angels.
Balaz made his debut major league homer off Kansas City Royals pitcher Paul Splittorff (Royals Stadium September 24 1974) as well as his final and second home run was at Vic Albury of the Minnesota Twins (Anaheim Stadium July 26 1975).
An outstanding minor league hitter who led three leagues in runs batted in, Balaz made his major league debut in an unusual way on September 10, 1974 at Anaheim Stadium. In a game against the Kansas City Royals, he was announced as a pinch hitter for left fielder Bruce Bochte in the bottom of the 6th. Kansas City made a pitching change, so manager Dick Williams decided to have Rudy Meoli pinch hit for Balaz, who had to go back and take a seat on the dugout bench. He got into a game three days later, starting in left field against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park, and went 0-for-3 against Jim Kaat. On September 24 he had a big game against the Royals in Kansas City, with a home run and four RBI.
Balaz spent more time with the Angels in 1975, hitting .242 (29-for-120) in 45 games with 1 HR and 10 RBI. He was in the starting lineup for 30 of those games as a left fielder, right fielder, and designated hitter.
He later was the leader of to the California League with 28 HR and 113 RBI when he was being a part of the Salinas Angels in 1973, and he also led his team in the Texas League with 111 RBI when he played with El Paso Diablos in
- El Paso Diablos in 1974.
John Balaz Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Baseball Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
John Balaz is one of the richest Baseball Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Balaz 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
On June 4, 1970, Balaz was selected from the California Angels in the 5th round of the amateur draft for baseball.
He was the top player in all of the Pioneer League with 14 HR and 51 RBI when he played in his team the Idaho Falls Angels in 1971.
Balaz began to play in 1974, and appeared in 14 games that season, in which he had 42 at bats, scored four times, had 10 hits (nine singles and one home run), drove in 5 runs, walked twice, struck out 10 times, had one sacrifice hit, and was hit by pitch once. He finished with a .238 batting average, .289 on-base percentage and .310 slugging percentage.
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John Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. John Balaz celebrates birthday on November 24 of every year.