Pelham Ashby Ballenger (February 6, 1894 – December 8, 1948) was a

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, for at least a week, with the Washington Senators in 1928. He was a native of Gilreath's Mill,

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, United States. He made his debut on May 7 and played his final game on May 12. In three games he was 1-for-9 (.111) and handled nine

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without making an

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. Ballenger died in 1948 in

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