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Paul Blair (MLB)

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Full Name: Paul L.D. Blair Primary Position: OF,CF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/168 First Game: September 9, 1964
Birthdate: February 1, 1944 Final Game: June 20, 1980
Birthplace: Cushing, Oklahoma MLB Experience: 17 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Paul Blair (Paul L.D. Blair) was born on February 1, 1944 in Cushing, Oklahoma. He made his Major League debut on September 9, 1964 for the Baltimore Orioles. In 1965, his rookie year, he hit .234 with 5 home runs and 25 RBI. Blair played for the Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 17 year career.

Most people believe that Paul Blair's best season was 1969, when he slugged 26 home runs, hit for a .285 average and knocked in 76 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1964 BAL A 8 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1965 BAL A 119 364 49 85 5 25 .234 .302 .338 19 2 32 52 4 8 8 3 6
1966 BAL A 133 303 35 84 6 33 .277 .309 .416 20 2 15 36 0 5 5 0 4
1967 BAL A 151 552 72 162 11 64 .293 .353 .446 27 12 50 68 5 5 8 3 11
1968 BAL A 141 421 48 89 7 38 .211 .277 .318 22 1 37 60 2 5 4 4 4
1969 BAL A 150 625 102 178 26 76 .285 .327 .477 32 5 40 72 2 13 20 0 11
1970 BAL A 133 480 79 128 18 65 .267 .344 .438 24 2 56 93 3 5 24 1 9
1971 BAL A 141 516 75 135 10 44 .262 .306 .397 24 8 32 94 1 6 14 2 8
1972 BAL A 142 477 47 111 8 49 .233 .267 .358 20 8 25 78 0 5 7 0 16
1973 BAL A 146 500 73 140 10 64 .280 .334 .402 25 3 43 72 0 6 18 4 10
1974 BAL A 151 552 77 144 17 62 .261 .313 .417 27 4 43 59 2 11 27 0 11
1975 BAL A 140 440 51 96 5 31 .218 .257 .300 13 4 25 82 0 17 17 0 7
1976 BAL A 145 375 29 74 3 16 .197 .245 .264 16 0 22 49 2 13 15 2 14
1977 NY A 83 164 20 43 4 25 .262 .303 .396 4 3 9 16 2 5 3 1 7
1978 NY A 75 125 10 22 2 13 .176 .231 .264 5 0 9 17 0 2 1 0 4
1979 NY A 2 5 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1979 CIN N 75 140 7 21 2 15 .150 .209 .236 4 1 11 27 0 2 0 3 4
1979 Total 77 145 7 22 2 15 .152 .209 .234 4 1 11 28 0 2 0 3 4
1980 NY A 12 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 75 140 7 21 2 15 .150 .209 .236 4 1 11 27 0 2 0 3 4
Total AL 1872 5902 769 1492 132 605 .253 .305 .385 278 54 438 850 23 106 171 20 122
Total 1947 6042 776 1513 134 620 .250 .302 .382 282 55 449 877 23 108 171 23 126

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1964 BAL A CF 6 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 BAL A OF 6 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 BAL A OF 116 97 908.1 241 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1965 BAL A CF 116 97 908.1 240 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1966 BAL A LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1966 BAL A OF 127 79 787.2 204 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1966 BAL A CF 126 79 786.2 207 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1967 BAL A OF 146 139 1269.1 369 13 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1967 BAL A CF 146 139 1269.1 373 13 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1968 BAL A OF 132 100 977 271 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1968 BAL A CF 132 100 977 272 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1968 BAL A 3B 1 0 8 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667
1969 BAL A OF 150 149 1339 407 14 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1969 BAL A CF 150 149 1339 402 12 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1970 BAL A CF 128 117 1085.2 366 11 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1970 BAL A 3B 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1970 BAL A OF 128 117 1085.2 368 10 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1971 BAL A CF 139 121 1115 331 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1971 BAL A OF 139 121 1115 331 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1972 BAL A OF 139 113 1083.2 337 10 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1972 BAL A CF 139 113 1083.2 339 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1973 BAL A OF 144 123 1154.1 369 14 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1973 BAL A CF 144 123 1154.1 371 14 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1974 BAL A CF 151 136 1285 447 7 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1974 BAL A OF 151 136 1285 447 7 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1975 BAL A DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1975 BAL A OF 138 103 1033 327 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1975 BAL A CF 138 103 1033 324 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1976 BAL A OF 139 89 956.2 327 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1976 BAL A CF 139 89 956.2 331 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1977 NY A OF 80 37 434.1 125 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .969
1977 NY A LF 6 0 19.1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 NY A CF 42 32 312 93 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .969
1977 NY A DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1977 NY A RF 34 5 103 28 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1978 NY A 2B 5 0 6.2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .833
1978 NY A LF 1 0 8.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 NY A CF 49 13 211 68 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1978 NY A SS 4 0 4.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 NY A RF 16 7 88 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 NY A 3B 3 0 3.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 NY A OF 64 20 307.2 87 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1979 NY A CF 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 NY A OF 2 1 13 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 NY A RF 1 1 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 CIN N LF 18 0 31.2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 CIN N OF 67 37 365.1 117 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1979 CIN N RF 4 0 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 CIN N CF 55 37 326.2 103 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1979 Total CF 56 37 330.2 105 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1979 Total OF 69 38 378.1 123 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1979 Total RF 5 1 16 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 NY A RF 7 0 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 NY A DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 NY A LF 5 0 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 NY A OF 12 0 22 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 NY A CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total CF 1802 1448 13857.1 4270 104 53 27 0 0 0 0 0 .988
Total OF 1880 1461 14146 4343 111 54 26 0 0 0 0 0 .988
Total 2B 5 0 6.2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .833
Total DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 62 13 220 58 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .983
Total 3B 5 0 16.2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Total LF 31 0 68.2 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total SS 4 0 4.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Mets (July 20, 1961).
  • Selected by Baltimore Orioles from New York Mets in the first-year minor league draft (November 26, 1962).
  • Traded by Baltimore Orioles to New York Yankees in exchange for Elliott Maddox and Rick Bladt (January 20, 1977).
  • Released by New York Yankees (April 12, 1979).
  • Signed by Cincinnati Reds (May 8, 1979).
  • Granted free agency (November 1, 1979).
  • Signed by New York Yankees (May 28, 1980).
  • Released by New York Yankees (July 1, 1980).

[edit] Trivia

  • All-Star in 1969 and 1973
  • World Series Champion in 1966 with the Baltimore Orioles, 1970 with the Baltimore Orioles, 1971 with the Baltimore Orioles, 1977 with the New York Yankees, 1978 with the New York Yankees

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