1974
Born May 22, 1974
Cheverly, MD, USA
John Bale Notable
b. May 22, 1974 · Toronto Blue Jays 1999–2000, Baltimore Orioles 2001, Cincinnati Reds 2003, Kansas City Royals 2007–2009
John Bale played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1999 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 2009.
He went 3 and 7 with a 4.66 earned run average, pitching 173 innings in 109 games. He struck out 148. Across 109 games he batted .118, with 2 hits and 0 runs.
He was born in Cheverly, MD, USA on May 22, 1974. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | BAL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | CIN | 10 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .118 |
| 2007 | KCR | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | KCR | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | KCR | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 109 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .118 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13.50 |
| 2000 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14.73 |
| 2001 | BAL | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 26.2 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 3.04 |
| 2003 | CIN | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 46.1 | 50 | 23 | 12 | 37 | 4.47 |
| 2007 | KCR | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 45 | 18 | 17 | 42 | 4.05 |
| 2008 | KCR | 0 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26.2 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 4.39 |
| 2009 | KCR | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 28.1 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 5.72 |
| Career | — | 3 | 7 | 109 | 12 | 1 | 173.2 | 183 | 90 | 75 | 148 | 4.66 |
On this day & linked events
1999
Major-league debut: John Bale
John Bale made a major-league debut on September 30, 1999.
2009
Final major-league game: John Bale
John Bale played a final major-league game on October 2, 2009.