Jay Baller

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Jay Scot Baller (born October 6, 1960 in Stayton, Oregon) is a former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and Kansas City Royals. Baller spent parts of six different seasons in the major leagues but never was able to stick with a big league time for an entire campaign. Primarily a reliever, Baller recorded 138 saves in 14 minor league seasons and 6 saves in 94 major league contests. Baller was drafted by the Phillies in the 4th round (98th overall) of the 1979 amateur draft out of Canby High School in Canby, Oregon. He made his major league debut with the Phillies as a reliever on September 19, 1982, throwing a scoreless, hitless inning versus the Pittsburgh Pirates.