Tony Balsamo

{{Short description|American baseball player (born 1937)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Tony Balsamo

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| position = Pitcher

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1937|11|21}}

| birth_place= Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place=

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = April 14

| debutyear = 1962

| debutteam = Chicago Cubs

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = June 26

| finalyear = 1962

| finalteam = Chicago Cubs

| stat2label = Earned run average

| stat2value = 6.44

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Win–loss record

| stat1value = 0–1

| stat3label = Strikeouts

| stat3value = 27

| teams =

• Chicago Cubs ({{baseball year|1962}})

}}

Anthony Alred Balsamo is a former Major League Baseball player. He was born November 21, 1937, in Brooklyn, New York. He went to Fordham University, where he pitched on the baseball team.

In 1959 he got his big break when the Chicago Cubs signed him as a free agent. He was called up by the Cubs on April 14, 1962. He pitched in 29.1 innings and recorded a 0–1 record with a 6.44 ERA. He only played in one big league season.