3B Iuliu Balcescu #18
Oslo Red Sox EIL
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/21/1926
 OA: 45 POT: 50
BNN Index | EIL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B IULIU BALCESCU #18 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
108 367 103 22 3 7 56 43 58 .281 .358 .414 4 3.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 50
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 55 55 55 55
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 45
Errors: - 60 45
Arm: 20 60 55
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 30
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/17/1926 ROM Win, 4-3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1926 ROM Loss, 2-7 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/15/1926 ROM Win, 6-4 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 0
09/10/1926 @ VIE Loss, 4-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
09/09/1926 @ VIE Loss, 0-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1926 @ VIE Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1926 BUC Win, 3-2 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
09/05/1926 BUC Loss, 4-5 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1926 @ DUI Loss, 3-5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/03/1926 @ DUI Loss, 0-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
PERSONALITY
Balcescu is about as humble as they come.
Personality Class: Humble
Birthday:01/12/1901
Born in:Sighisoara, MUR
Nationality:Romanian
Height:5' 9"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,320
Signed Through:1926 Season
Major Service:None, 45 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 45 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
EUROPEAN INDEPENDENT LEAGUE 1926 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 108 367 103 22 3 7 56 52 43 58 .281 .358 .414 .772 .357 .134 155
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 100 417 3 1 0 9 1 3 152 32 4 2 66.7 55.6 5.38 3.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   74 19 6 2 1 7 7 6 11 1 0 1 .257 .317 .432 .750
Versus Right   293 84 16 1 6 49 45 37 47 2 1 2 .287 .368 .410 .778
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   10 4 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 .400 .500 .700 1.200
April   71 25 5 1 0 14 11 8 12 0 1 0 .352 .418 .451 .868
May   70 26 7 0 4 10 12 8 16 0 0 1 .371 .443 .643 1.086
June   62 17 5 2 1 10 10 9 8 0 0 0 .274 .366 .468 .834
July   62 13 2 0 1 10 5 4 8 1 0 1 .210 .265 .290 .555
August   60 12 2 0 0 6 9 9 4 2 0 1 .200 .306 .233 .539
September   42 10 1 0 1 6 5 5 10 0 0 0 .238 .319 .333 .652
All-Star Game   3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.333 2.000
Spring Training   32 9 3 0 0 3 4 3 2 0 0 0 .281 .343 .375 .718
Career   367 103 22 3 7 56 52 43 58 3 1 3 .281 .358 .414 .772
Home   175 61 11 3 5 37 29 18 23 3 1 2 .349 .409 .531 .941
Road   192 42 11 0 2 19 23 25 35 0 0 1 .219 .312 .307 .619
Grass   367 103 22 3 7 56 52 43 58 3 1 3 .281 .358 .414 .772
Day   138 34 5 1 2 16 17 19 29 1 0 1 .246 .340 .341 .680
Night   229 69 17 2 5 40 35 24 29 2 1 2 .301 .370 .459 .828
As Starter   358 100 22 3 7 55 52 42 57 3 1 3 .279 .357 .416 .773
As Reliever / Substitution   9 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   83 24 2 2 1 13 12 15 9 0 0 2 .289 .410 .398 .808
Inning 1-3   124 36 7 1 3 20 16 14 22 1 0 1 .290 .364 .435 .800
Inning 4-6   129 37 12 0 2 18 22 13 22 2 1 0 .287 .347 .426 .774
Inning 7-9   99 24 2 2 2 16 14 15 12 0 0 2 .242 .353 .364 .717
Extra Innings   15 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .400 .438 .467 .904
0 Outs   135 40 11 1 4 12 24 11 17 0 1 0 .296 .349 .481 .831
1 Outs   107 27 3 1 0 15 14 18 19 3 0 1 .252 .357 .299 .656
2 Outs   125 36 8 1 3 29 14 14 22 0 0 2 .288 .369 .440 .809
Scoring Position   112 40 6 1 2 49 19 12 10 3 1 1 .357 .414 .482 .896
Bases Empty   200 52 14 2 5 5 27 27 37 0 0 2 .260 .354 .425 .779
Runner on 1st   55 11 2 0 0 2 6 4 11 0 0 0 .200 .254 .236 .491
Runner on 2nd   40 10 2 0 1 8 4 5 0 0 1 0 .250 .333 .375 .708
Runner on 3rd   23 9 1 0 0 12 2 4 3 2 0 1 .391 .467 .435 .901
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 9 1 1 1 9 8 2 1 0 0 0 .474 .524 .789 1.313
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 3 1 0 0 6 2 1 1 1 0 0 .273 .308 .364 .671
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   14 7 1 0 0 11 2 0 3 0 0 0 .500 .500 .571 1.071
Bases Loaded   5 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Two Strikes   164 40 10 3 6 24 24 19 58 0 0 0 .244 .322 .451 .774
First Pitch   55 19 4 0 1 8 8 1 0 0 1 1 .345 .368 .473 .841
Count 0-1   32 7 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .219 .281 .500
Count 0-2   27 4 1 1 1 3 2 0 15 0 0 0 .148 .148 .370 .519
Count 1-0   24 8 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .320 .375 .695
Count 1-1   35 12 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 .343 .378 .371 .750
Count 1-2   47 7 0 0 2 4 2 0 19 0 0 0 .149 .149 .277 .426
Count 2-0   12 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 2-1   37 11 1 0 0 7 6 0 0 2 0 0 .297 .282 .324 .606
Count 2-2   51 17 4 1 3 14 9 0 16 0 0 0 .333 .333 .627 .961
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 2 1 0 0 0 6 14 0 0 0 0 .250 .727 .375 1.102
Full Count   39 12 5 1 0 3 11 19 8 0 0 0 .308 .534 .487 1.022
Behind in Count   106 18 3 1 3 11 5 0 34 0 0 0 .170 .170 .302 .472
Ahead in Count   81 25 5 0 0 16 15 23 0 3 0 0 .309 .449 .370 .819
Batting 2nd   20 9 2 1 1 3 3 2 5 0 0 0 .450 .500 .800 1.300
Batting 3rd   16 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 .250 .350 .312 .662
Batting 4th   324 87 19 2 6 51 48 37 52 2 1 3 .269 .347 .395 .742
Batting 5th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 7th   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 9th   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Low Leverage   123 30 7 1 2 8 12 13 26 1 0 1 .244 .319 .366 .685
Medium Leverage   180 50 11 1 4 24 29 24 26 1 0 2 .278 .367 .417 .784
High Leverage   64 23 4 1 1 24 11 6 6 1 1 0 .359 .408 .500 .908
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
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
1921 Oslo A - A 20 19 23 7 0 0 3 9 4 5 0 0 6 0 0 .304 .429 .696 1.124 211 216 0.5
1922 Oslo A - A 21 40 123 40 8 2 4 17 10 9 3 2 28 0 1 .325 .380 .520 .900 153 154 1.1
1922 Oslo AA - AA 21 8 15 3 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 6 0 0 .200 .250 .267 .517 47 42 -0.1
1923 Oslo A - A 22 14 50 13 4 0 2 8 7 8 0 1 15 0 0 .260 .356 .460 .816 127 134 0.4
1923 Oslo AA - AA 22 40 119 31 5 0 4 12 14 13 0 1 33 0 1 .261 .331 .403 .734 108 107 0.6
1924 Oslo A - A 23 66 220 59 18 1 4 27 26 24 3 1 57 2 5 .268 .347 .414 .760 108 111 0.9
1924 Oslo AA - AA 23 23 82 22 4 0 2 7 12 6 0 1 13 0 1 .268 .315 .390 .705 97 92 0.2
1925 Oslo A - A 24 2 4 4 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 706 681 0.3
1925 Oslo AA - AA 24 36 118 29 3 2 5 17 19 15 1 1 31 0 1 .246 .333 .432 .766 113 113 0.4
1925 Oslo AAA - AAA 24 32 89 22 4 1 1 10 7 15 1 0 17 0 0 .247 .362 .348 .710 99 102 0.0
1926 Oslo - IND 25 108 367 103 22 3 7 56 52 43 3 3 58 4 2 .281 .358 .414 .772 135 155 3.8
Total EIL 108 367 103 22 3 7 56 52 43 3 3 58 4 2 .281 .358 .414 .772 135 155
Total EAAA 32 89 22 4 1 1 10 7 15 1 0 17 0 0 .247 .362 .348 .710 99 102
Total EAA 107 334 85 13 2 11 37 49 35 1 3 83 0 3 .254 .324 .404 .729 105 103
Total EA 141 420 123 31 3 14 64 50 47 6 4 106 2 6 .293 .369 .481 .850 136 139
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1925 Oslo AAA - AAA 1B 12 12 104 9 11 113 0 1.000 102.0 9.97 -0.3 1.027
1925 Oslo AA - AA 1B 12 10 80 4 5 84 0 1.000 87.0 8.69 +0.2 1.018
1925 Oslo A - A 1B 1 1 11 1 3 12 0 1.000 9.0 12.00 -0.3 .689
1925 Oslo AAA - AAA 3B 20 13 6 31 3 39 2 .949 129.0 2.58 -2.2 .875
1925 Oslo AA - AA 3B 12 8 10 3 0 14 1 .929 83.1 1.40 -1.1 .733
1925 Oslo A - A 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1925 Oslo AA - AA SS 2 2 2 6 2 8 0 1.000 16.0 4.50 -0.8 1.045
1926 Oslo - IND 1B 78 74 700 59 55 763 4 .995 644.2 10.60 +2.4 1.009
1926 Oslo - IND 3B 38 26 20 43 3 65 2 .969 252.0 2.25 -1.0 .962
1926 Oslo - IND SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.3 1.018
TOTAL 1B 103 97 895 73 74 972 4 .996 842.2 10.34 +1.9 1.008
TOTAL 3B 71 47 36 77 6 118 5 .958 465.1 2.19 -4.4 .911
TOTAL SS 3 2 2 7 2 9 0 1.000 18.0 4.50 -0.5 1.041
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1921 Drafted in the 1921 inaugural draft by the Oslo Red Sox. (Round 138, Pick 9, 2475th overall pick).
01/01/1922 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 35 (45).
07/11/1922 Was selected to the 1922 EIL Class A All-Star Game.
01/01/1923 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 40 (45).
01/01/1924 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1925 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
10/04/1925 Wins the 1925 EIL Class A World Series with the Oslo A Mercury!
01/01/1926 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
07/04/1926 Was selected to the 1926 European Independent League All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year RBI Rank
1926 56 8
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