Comments on: Chasing Balboni

By: Billy Butler Headed For Career Power Year • Kansas-City-Royals.fans-talk.com

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 07:47:25 +0000

[...] franchise is often an easy target since Steve Balboni‘s team record of 36 homers in 1985 is the lowest of all current franchises. The park has a lot to do with that, but there have also been years where Mike Macfarlane, Mark [...]

By: Royals 2011 in Review: Kings of Kauffman Looks Back - Kings of Kauffman - A Kansas City Royals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:02:28 +0000

[...] home run record below 40 homers. I looked at who was close in the past, as well as who would be Chasing Balboni in 2011 and [...]

By: Should the Royals Crown Pujols? « Kings of Kauffman | A Kansas City Royals Blog

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 06:03:13 +0000

[...] hit in a season is 32, which, you might know, is only four fewer than Steve Balboni’s team record of 36. Pujols would be a centerpiece for a team that is going to be young and looking for added [...]

By: blueblood

blueblood — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 21:06:35 +0000

According to baseball-reference.com

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/balbost01.shtml

Bye Bye Balboni hit .320 with a .433 on base percentage for the ’85 World Series. All singles…but 3 RBIs and 5 walks with only 4 k’s.

By: Michael Engel

Michael Engel — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:50:06 +0000

Yeah, I tried to find more specifics on when the moved the fences around and just didn’t come up with anything, but now that you mention it, I recall the lowering part too. Good info, and yeah, that does have an impact.

By: limaboykc

limaboykc — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:47:49 +0000

Royals Stadium, before they brought the fences in, also had a 12 foot high wall all the way around (I believe it is 9 feet now). That helped inflate the triples numbers in the 70s and 80s and also makes Bye-Bye’s 36 homeruns that much more impressive.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:38:13 +0000

Balboni will always hold a special place in my heart.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:05:29 +0000

Howser was no idiot. He knew that Balboni hit better with runners on base and knowing the pitcher had to throw strikes. Check out his ’85 splits – .229/.292/.471 with no runners on, .262/.325/.485 with runners on.

By: Michael Engel

Michael Engel — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:49:05 +0000

Haha.

I think it’s funny that in the World Series, after hitting 36 homers, Balboni was batting no higher than sixth in the order in any one game.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:36:03 +0000

Never forget at a Royals game once my dad yelled at him, heckling, “hey, pizza boy,” and right about that time he hit one onto the freeway. Awesome.