SS Mark Belanger #40
Age: 22 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/06/1969
SS MARK BELANGER #40 - AGE: 22 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
134 559 141 20 0 3 48 37 54 .252 .303 .304 15 2.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 7 7 7 6
Gap 4 4 4 4
Power 2 2 2 2
Eye 5 5 5 4
Avoid K's 8 8 8 7
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 8 1
Errors: - 7 1
Arm: - 8 1
Turn DP: - 8 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 8
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 9 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 7
Stealing Ability: 9
Baserunning Inst.: 10
Sacrifice Bunt: 6
Bunt for Hit: 5
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/15/1969 @ NYM Loss, 0-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/13/1969 NYM Loss, 0-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/12/1969 NYM Win, 4-3 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
10/11/1969 NYM Win, 5-2 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
10/09/1969 @ NYM Loss, 1-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/08/1969 @ NYM Loss, 5-8 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
10/05/1969 ARI Loss, 0-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/04/1969 ARI Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/03/1969 ARI Win, 8-5 5 1 3 2 1 0 0 0
10/02/1969 ARI Win, 11-2 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Nothing stands out about Belanger.
Birthday:06/08/1947
Born in:Pittsfield, MA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$555,000
Signed Through:1969 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 93 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 14th Pick in Round 1
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST 1969 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 134 559 141 20 0 3 48 68 37 54 .252 .303 .304 .608 .278 .052 75
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 134 617 5 0 0 13 14 2 170 23 15 4 78.9 53.0 3.17 2.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   155 34 7 0 1 11 19 12 11 0 7 1 .219 .280 .284 .564
Versus Right   404 107 13 0 2 37 49 25 43 2 7 4 .265 .313 .312 .625
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   60 22 3 0 1 14 9 4 6 1 1 0 .367 .400 .467 .867
May   82 15 3 0 0 3 9 7 10 0 3 0 .183 .247 .220 .467
June   70 18 3 0 0 2 7 4 9 0 0 0 .257 .297 .300 .597
July   104 21 2 0 1 10 11 8 14 0 4 2 .202 .272 .250 .522
August   115 32 5 0 0 9 16 9 5 1 4 2 .278 .339 .322 .660
September   106 26 3 0 0 8 14 5 7 0 2 1 .245 .286 .274 .559
October   22 7 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 .318 .318 .500 .818
Spring Training   52 14 2 0 1 11 9 9 4 0 2 1 .269 .387 .365 .752
Postseason   24 6 0 0 1 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .308 .375 .683
Last Year   391 107 15 0 1 38 47 26 41 0 6 3 .274 .324 .320 .644
2 Years Ago   228 67 7 1 0 23 18 16 22 4 5 0 .294 .335 .333 .668
Career   1178 315 42 1 4 109 133 79 117 6 25 8 .267 .316 .315 .631
Home   270 67 7 0 2 20 37 24 22 1 8 2 .248 .313 .296 .609
Road   289 74 13 0 1 28 31 13 32 1 6 3 .256 .294 .311 .606
Grass   454 116 16 0 3 41 62 32 41 2 12 4 .256 .309 .311 .620
Turf   105 25 4 0 0 7 6 5 13 0 2 1 .238 .279 .276 .555
Night   559 141 20 0 3 48 68 37 54 2 14 5 .252 .303 .304 .608
As Starter   559 141 20 0 3 48 68 37 54 2 14 5 .252 .303 .304 .608
Close/Late   103 24 2 0 3 12 14 9 9 0 9 1 .233 .301 .340 .641
Inning 1-3   240 57 8 0 0 14 32 16 25 2 0 0 .237 .283 .271 .554
Inning 4-6   171 51 10 0 0 21 21 8 16 0 5 3 .298 .341 .357 .697
Inning 7-9   138 32 2 0 3 12 13 11 10 0 8 2 .232 .298 .312 .610
Extra Innings   10 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 1 0 .100 .250 .100 .350
0 Outs   237 49 6 0 1 7 34 16 28 0 13 1 .207 .260 .245 .505
1 Outs   165 49 9 0 1 27 23 11 9 2 1 2 .297 .344 .370 .714
2 Outs   157 43 5 0 1 14 11 10 17 0 0 2 .274 .325 .325 .650
Scoring Position   109 33 7 0 1 42 12 7 7 2 14 1 .303 .345 .394 .739
Bases Empty   361 85 11 0 0 0 47 21 43 0 0 3 .235 .283 .266 .549
Runner on 1st   89 23 2 0 2 6 9 9 4 0 0 1 .258 .333 .348 .682
Runner on 2nd   32 9 0 0 0 5 3 1 4 0 7 1 .281 .324 .281 .605
Runner on 3rd   11 5 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 1 1 0 .455 .417 .636 1.053
Runner on 1st & 2nd   28 9 2 0 0 8 1 3 2 0 1 0 .321 .387 .393 .780
Runner on 1st & 3rd   17 5 1 0 1 11 3 2 1 1 0 0 .294 .350 .529 .879
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 3 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 5 0 .231 .231 .308 .538
Bases Loaded   8 2 1 0 0 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708
Two Strikes   220 52 8 0 1 17 26 15 54 0 0 2 .236 .291 .286 .578
First Pitch   93 26 3 0 0 6 8 0 0 0 5 1 .280 .287 .312 .599
Count 0-1   54 19 2 0 1 9 9 0 0 0 2 1 .352 .364 .444 .808
Count 0-2   40 8 2 0 0 3 4 0 10 0 0 1 .200 .220 .250 .470
Count 1-0   58 15 1 0 1 5 7 0 0 1 2 0 .259 .254 .328 .582
Count 1-1   60 11 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 4 0 .183 .183 .200 .383
Count 1-2   76 14 3 0 1 7 6 0 19 0 0 0 .184 .184 .263 .447
Count 2-0   19 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .158 .200 .211 .411
Count 2-1   37 11 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 .297 .289 .351 .641
Count 2-2   56 13 2 0 0 5 5 0 14 0 0 0 .232 .232 .268 .500
Count 3-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 0 0 0 0 .500 .909 .500 1.409
Count 3-1   16 3 2 0 0 4 5 13 0 0 0 0 .188 .552 .312 .864
Full Count   48 17 1 0 0 2 11 15 11 0 0 1 .354 .516 .375 .891
Behind in Count   170 41 7 0 2 19 19 0 29 0 2 2 .241 .250 .318 .568
Ahead in Count   132 33 6 0 1 12 21 22 0 2 3 1 .250 .357 .318 .675
Batting Leadoff   499 119 17 0 2 34 59 33 48 1 13 5 .238 .292 .285 .576
Batting 5th   37 12 2 0 1 7 7 3 4 0 1 0 .324 .375 .459 .834
Batting 7th   20 10 1 0 0 7 2 0 2 1 0 0 .500 .476 .550 1.026
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Low Leverage   196 53 5 0 1 9 24 14 20 0 3 3 .270 .329 .311 .640
Medium Leverage   281 68 11 0 2 16 35 15 28 1 3 1 .242 .282 .302 .584
High Leverage   79 19 4 0 0 23 9 8 6 1 8 1 .241 .315 .291 .606
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1967 Kansas City - FORT 19 71 228 67 7 1 0 23 18 16 0 4 22 1 0 .294 .335 .333 .668 103 98 1.4
1968 Baltimore - FORT 20 116 391 107 15 0 1 38 47 26 3 0 41 19 6 .274 .324 .320 .644 105 103 3.8
1969 Baltimore - FORT 21 134 559 141 20 0 3 48 68 37 5 2 54 15 4 .252 .303 .304 .608 77 75 2.4
Total FORT 321 1178 315 42 1 4 109 133 79 8 6 117 35 10 .267 .316 .315 .631 91 89 7.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1967 Huntington Beach - AAA 19 64 244 72 13 0 3 23 43 32 6 1 34 12 7 .295 .389 .385 .774 132 142 0.0
Total MAAA 64 244 72 13 0 3 23 43 32 6 1 34 12 7 .295 .389 .385 .774 132 142
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1968 Baltimore - FORT 20 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0 0 0.0
1969 Baltimore - FORT 21 6 24 6 0 0 1 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .308 .375 .683 0 0 0.0
Total FORT 8 28 7 0 0 1 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .300 .357 .657 91 88
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Kansas City - MLB 2B 68 62 130 196 51 331 5 .985 534.0 5.49 +1.7 1.005
1967 Kansas City - MLB SS 4 0 4 4 2 8 0 1.000 10.0 7.20 +0.1 1.027
1968 Baltimore - MLB 2B 35 33 63 111 22 176 2 .989 302.0 5.19 +1.8 1.013
1968 Baltimore - MLB SS 79 78 109 264 27 381 8 .979 696.0 4.82 +4.8 1.014
1969 Baltimore - MLB 2B 134 134 262 433 104 705 10 .986 1199.0 5.22 +13.5 1.053
TOTAL 2B 237 229 455 740 177 1212 17 .986 2035.0 5.29 +17.1 1.035
TOTAL SS 83 78 113 268 29 389 8 .979 706.0 4.86 +4.9 1.014
PLAYER HISTORY
11/04/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 14, 14th overall pick) by the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (7); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 6 (6).
03/15/1967 Injured (Separated shoulder), out for 3-4 weeks.
04/03/1967 Named the #30 prospect in the FORT
04/28/1967 Injured (Bruised knee), day-to-day for 5 days.
06/15/1967 Was selected to the 1967 MLB Triple A All-Star Game.
10/30/1967 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Baltimore Orioles, along with LF Milt Bocek, in exchange for LF Ryan Klesko.
11/21/1967 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (6); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 6 (5).
07/07/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
11/18/1968 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (6); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 5 (4).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SB Rank
1968 19 10
1969 15 6
Year SH Rank
1969 14 6
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