John Balaz Autographs
John Lawrence Balaz (born November 24, 1950) is a Canadian former professional baseball player. Balaz was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1974, with the California Angels.
Balaz attended Point Loma High School in San Diego, CA. He then went on to San Diego City College while attending there he was drafted by the California Angels in the 5th round (108th overall) of the 1970 amateur baseball draft.
An outstanding minor league hitter who led three leagues in runs batted in, Balaz made his major league debut in an unusual way on September 10, 1974 at Anaheim Stadium. In a game against the Kansas City Royals, he was announced as a pinch hitter for left fielder Bruce Bochte in the bottom of the 6th. Kansas City made a pitching change, so manager Dick Williams decided to have Rudy Meoli pinch hit for Balaz, who had to go back and take a seat on the dugout bench. He got into a game three days later, starting in left field against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park, and went 0-for-3 against Jim Kaat. On September 24 he had a big game against the Royals in Kansas City, with a home run and four RBI.
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Current items with a signature of John Balaz
These are the most current items with a signature of John Balaz that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | John Balaz Hand Signed 1976 Topps California Angels Autograph | $15.00 |  |
Traded items with a signature of John Balaz
The most expensive item with a signature of John Balaz (John Balaz Original Signed Autograph 3x5 Index Card) was sold in November 2025 for $20.00 while the cheapest item (John Balaz signed 3x5) found a new owner for $0.79 in October 2019. The month with the most items sold (3) was February 2026 with an average selling price of $5.10 for an autographed item of John Balaz. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2025 with $20.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.79 was October 2019. In average, an autographed item from John Balaz is worth $4.89.
Most recently, these items with a signature of John Balaz were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1975 CARUSO-JOHN BALAZ-SALT LAKE CITY GULLS -PCL-AUTOGRAPHED VINTAGE CARD | $1.99 |  |
 | 1976 Topps JOHN BALAZ Auto Card #539 ROOKIE CARD Angels Baseball MLB Autograph | $3.58 | |
| 1976 Topps JOHN BALAZ Autographed Baseball Card #539 ANGELS | $1.99 | |
| Autographed Rowe Postcard of Angels John Balaz | $6.00 | |
| John Balaz Original Signed Autograph 3x5 Index Card | $20.00 | |
| John Balaz ( Debut 1974 ) LA CAL ANGELS SIGNED AUTOGRAPH AUTO 3x5 INDEX COA | $12.50 | |
 | John Balaz 1976 Topps Angels authentic autographed card | $5.98 | |
| JOHN BALAZ 1976 TOPPS AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED # 539 CALIFORNIA ANGELS | $9.00 | |
| JOHN BALAZ AUTOGRAPH SIGNED 1976 TOPPS #539 BASEBALL CARD RC CALIFORNIA ANGELS | $4.99 | |
| JOHN BALAZ AUTOGRAPHED 1976 TOPPS ROOKIE BASEBALL CARD # 539 CALIFORNIA ANGELS | $5.10 | |
| John Balaz Autographed Postcard—Boston Red Sox | $3.99 | |
| John Balaz California Angels AUTO Signed 1976 Topps Card | $7.95 | |
| John Balaz Hand Signed 1976 Topps California Angels Autograph | $15.00 | |
| John Balaz Signed 1976 Topps #539 Autograph California Angels Auto Rookie RC | $3.97 | |
| John Balaz signed 3x5 | $0.79 | |
