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Paul Blair
Paul L D Blair (Motormouth)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 171 lb.

Debut September 9, 1964
  vs. WSA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game June 20, 1980
Born February 1, 1944 in Cushing, OK

Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1964 20 BAL AL   8    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  1   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1965 21 BAL AL 119  364   49   85  19  2   5   25   8  5  32  52  .234  .302  .338   81  123   8   1   3   4   6
 1966 22 BAL AL 133  303   35   84  20  2   6   33   5  6  15  36  .277  .309  .416  108  126   5   2   0   0   4
 1967 23 BAL AL 151  552   72  162  27 12  11   64   8  6  50  68  .293  .353  .446  135  246   5   7   3   5  11 MVP-16
 1968 24 BAL AL 141  421   48   89  22  1   7   38   4  2  37  60  .211  .277  .318   80  134   5   2   4   2   4
 1969 25 BAL AL 150  625  102  178  32  5  26   76  20  6  40  72  .285  .327  .477  122  298  13   5   0   2  11 MVP-11,AS
 1970 26 BAL AL 133  480   79  128  24  2  18   65  24 11  56  93  .267  .344  .438  114  210   5   4   1   3   9
 1971 27 BAL AL 141  516   75  135  24  8  10   44  14 11  32  94  .262  .306  .397   99  205   6   0   2   1   8
 1972 28 BAL AL 142  477   47  111  20  8   8   49   7  8  25  78  .233  .267  .358   83  171   5   7   0   0  16
 1973 29 BAL AL 146  500   73  140  25  3  10   64  18  8  43  72  .280  .334  .402  108  201   6   5   4   0  10 MVP-33,AS
 1974 30 BAL AL 151  552   77  144  27  4  17   62  27  9  43  59  .261  .313  .417  112  230  11   7   0   2  11 MVP-13
 1975 31 BAL AL 140  440   51   96  13  4   5   31  17 11  25  82  .218  .257  .300   62  132  17   5   0   0   7
 1976 32 BAL AL 145  375   29   74  16  0   3   16  15  6  22  49  .197  .245  .264   54   99  13   1   2   2  14
 1977 33 NYY AL  83  164   20   43   4  3   4   25   3  2   9  16  .262  .303  .396   90   65   5   3   1   2   7
 1978 34 NYY AL  75  125   10   22   5  0   2   13   1  1   9  17  .176  .231  .264   41   33   2   0   0   0   4
 1979 35 TOT     77  145    7   22   4  1   2   15   0  0  11  28  .152  .209  .234   21   34   2   2   3   0   4
         NYY AL   2    5    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .200  .200  .200   10    1   0   0   0   0   0
         CIN NL  75  140    7   21   4  1   2   15   0  0  11  27  .150  .209  .236   21   33   2   2   3   0   4
 1980 36 NYY AL  12    2    2    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 17 Seasons    1947 6042  776 1513 282 55 134  620 171 93 449 877  .250  .302  .382   96 2307 108  51  23  23 126
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        503   65  126  23  5  11   52  14  8  37  73  .250  .302  .382   96  192   9   4   2   2  10
 Career High    151  625  102  178  32 12  26   76  27 11  56  94  .293  .353  .477  135  298  17   7   4   5  16
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1964 20 BAL AL    1    2    0   0.0    96| .000  .256| .000  .324| .000  .397| .000  .721|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1965 21 BAL AL  409  299   38   3.4    93| .234  .253| .302  .323| .338  .388| .640  .711|  81  .425  -9.3  -1.0  61%
 1966 22 BAL AL  325  236   37   4.2    89| .277  .247| .309  .314| .416  .381| .725  .695| 108  .536   2.6   0.3  45%
 1967 23 BAL AL  619  419   87   5.6    84| .293  .243| .353  .312| .446  .365| .799  .677| 135  .677  24.4   2.6  57%
 1968 24 BAL AL  467  345   39   3.0    81| .211  .239| .277  .308| .318  .354| .595  .662|  80  .435 -10.2  -1.2  66%
 1969 25 BAL AL  685  482   97   5.4    96| .285  .255| .327  .332| .477  .385| .804  .718| 122  .613  15.4   1.6  76%
 1970 26 BAL AL  548  381   74   5.2    98| .267  .259| .344  .334| .438  .395| .782  .729| 114  .588   9.4   1.0  68%
 1971 27 BAL AL  555  406   60   4.0    91| .262  .254| .306  .326| .397  .377| .703  .702|  99  .494  -3.0  -0.3  56%
 1972 28 BAL AL  514  402   41   2.7    85| .233  .250| .267  .319| .358  .361| .625  .680|  83  .374 -12.1  -1.3  46%
 1973 29 BAL AL  554  389   67   4.6    93| .280  .258| .334  .327| .402  .380| .736  .707| 108  .529   5.3   0.5  69%
 1974 30 BAL AL  615  446   73   4.4    87| .261  .255| .313  .319| .417  .366| .730  .685| 112  .529   7.6   0.8  75%
 1975 31 BAL AL  487  384   34   2.4    88| .218  .251| .257  .320| .300  .369| .557  .689|  62  .252 -22.5  -2.3  60%
 1976 32 BAL AL  413  335   23   1.9    81| .197  .249| .245  .312| .264  .351| .509  .663|  54  .198 -21.6  -2.3  71%
 1977 33 NYY AL  183  138   18   3.5    99| .262  .265| .303  .329| .396  .403| .699  .732|  90  .374  -2.6  -0.3  60%
 1978 34 NYY AL  136  110    7   1.7    91| .176  .258| .231  .322| .264  .380| .495  .702|  41  .154  -9.9  -1.0  50%
 1979 35 TOT     160  131    7   1.4   100| .152  .270| .209  .336| .234  .401| .443  .737|  21  .114 -16.5  -1.7   0%
         NYY AL    5    4    0   0.0   100| .200  .267| .200  .332| .200  .405| .400  .736|  10  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
         CIN NL  155  127    7   1.5   100| .150  .270| .209  .336| .236  .401| .445  .737|  21  .119 -15.8  -1.6   0%
 1980 36 NYY AL    2    2    0   0.0    97| .000  .266| .000  .329| .000  .396| .000  .724|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 17 Seasons     6673 4907  702   3.8    90| .250  .252| .302  .322| .382  .375| .684  .696|  96  .476 -43.9  -4.7  64%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1964 20 BAL AL CF 6 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.17 2.13 1.00 2.40 0 9.0 1965 21 BAL AL CF 116 240 5 2 0 .992 .979 2.11 2.03 2.43 2.40 97 908.3 1966 22 BAL AL OF 127 204 4 2 2 .990 .982 1.64 1.82 2.38 2.10 79 787.7 CF 126 207 4 2 3 .991 .986 1.67 2.09 2.41 2.52 79 786.7 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1967 23 BAL AL CF 146 373 13 6 3 .985 .981 2.64 2.08 2.74 2.47 139 1269.3 GG 1968 24 BAL AL CF 132 272 10 2 2 .993 .986 2.14 2.25 2.60 2.53 100 977.0 3B 1 1 1 1 1 .667 .952 2.00 2.70 2.25 3.04 0 8.0 1969 25 BAL AL CF 150 402 12 5 5 .988 .982 2.76 2.18 2.78 2.50 149 1339.0 GG,AS 1970 26 BAL AL CF 128 366 11 4 3 .990 .985 2.95 2.30 3.13 2.62 117 1085.7 GG 3B 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 2.70 0.00 3.06 0 5.0 1971 27 BAL AL CF 139 331 4 3 1 .991 .983 2.41 2.32 2.70 2.73 121 1115.0 GG 1972 28 BAL AL CF 139 339 7 3 1 .991 .987 2.49 2.29 2.87 2.65 113 1083.7 GG 1973 29 BAL AL CF 144 371 14 4 4 .990 .983 2.67 2.54 3.00 2.78 123 1154.3 GG,AS DH 1 AS 1974 30 BAL AL CF 151 447 7 7 2 .985 .986 3.01 2.63 3.18 2.93 136 1285.0 GG 1975 31 BAL AL CF 138 324 8 3 1 .991 .983 2.41 2.52 2.89 2.84 103 1033.0 GG 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.30 DH 1 1976 32 BAL AL CF 139 331 6 7 1 .980 .984 2.42 2.60 3.17 2.98 89 956.7 DH 1 1977 33 NYY AL OF 79 125 1 4 0 .969 .978 1.59 2.03 2.61 2.34 37 434.3 CF 42 93 0 3 0 .969 .983 2.21 2.49 2.68 2.83 32 312.0 RF 34 28 1 1 0 .967 .973 0.85 1.71 2.53 2.08 5 103.0 LF 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 1.73 2.33 2.10 0 19.3 DH 1 1978 34 NYY AL OF 64 87 2 1 1 .989 .979 1.39 2.13 2.60 2.47 20 307.7 CF 49 68 2 1 1 .986 .985 1.43 2.64 2.99 2.97 13 211.0 RF 16 17 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.06 1.85 1.74 2.24 7 88.0 2B 5 2 3 1 0 .833 .980 1.00 4.74 6.72 5.51 0 6.7 SS 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 4.20 1.91 4.98 0 4.7 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.92 0 3.7 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.03 2.17 0 8.7 1979 35 TOT OF 69 123 3 1 0 .992 .979 1.83 2.00 3.00 2.34 38 378.3 TOT CF 56 105 1 1 0 .991 .986 1.89 2.43 2.88 2.82 37 330.7 TOT RF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 1.88 4.50 2.19 1 16.0 NYY AL OF 2 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 3.00 2.15 4.15 2.49 1 13.0 RF 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 1.90 4.00 2.20 1 9.0 CF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.60 4.50 2.93 0 4.0 CIN NL OF 67 117 3 1 0 .992 .979 1.79 2.00 2.96 2.33 37 365.3 CF 55 103 1 1 0 .990 .986 1.89 2.43 2.87 2.82 37 326.7 LF 18 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.33 1.58 1.70 2.02 0 31.7 RF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.88 5.14 2.19 0 7.0 1980 36 NYY AL OF 12 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 2.15 3.27 2.45 0 22.0 RF 7 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.71 1.77 3.46 2.15 0 13.0 LF 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 1.92 3.38 2.36 0 8.0 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1975 31 BAL AL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.30 1978 34 NYY AL 2B 5 2 3 1 0 .833 .980 1.00 4.74 6.72 5.51 0 6.7 1968 24 BAL AL 3B 1 1 1 1 1 .667 .952 2.00 2.70 2.25 3.04 0 8.0 1970 26 BAL AL 3B 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 2.70 0.00 3.06 0 5.0 1978 34 NYY AL 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.92 0 3.7 1964 20 BAL AL CF 6 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.17 2.13 1.00 2.40 0 9.0 1965 21 BAL AL CF 116 240 5 2 0 .992 .979 2.11 2.03 2.43 2.40 97 908.3 1966 22 BAL AL CF 126 207 4 2 3 .991 .986 1.67 2.09 2.41 2.52 79 786.7 1967 23 BAL AL CF 146 373 13 6 3 .985 .981 2.64 2.08 2.74 2.47 139 1269.3 1968 24 BAL AL CF 132 272 10 2 2 .993 .986 2.14 2.25 2.60 2.53 100 977.0 1969 25 BAL AL CF 150 402 12 5 5 .988 .982 2.76 2.18 2.78 2.50 149 1339.0 1970 26 BAL AL CF 128 366 11 4 3 .990 .985 2.95 2.30 3.13 2.62 117 1085.7 1971 27 BAL AL CF 139 331 4 3 1 .991 .983 2.41 2.32 2.70 2.73 121 1115.0 1972 28 BAL AL CF 139 339 7 3 1 .991 .987 2.49 2.29 2.87 2.65 113 1083.7 1973 29 BAL AL CF 144 371 14 4 4 .990 .983 2.67 2.54 3.00 2.78 123 1154.3 1974 30 BAL AL CF 151 447 7 7 2 .985 .986 3.01 2.63 3.18 2.93 136 1285.0 1975 31 BAL AL CF 138 324 8 3 1 .991 .983 2.41 2.52 2.89 2.84 103 1033.0 1976 32 BAL AL CF 139 331 6 7 1 .980 .984 2.42 2.60 3.17 2.98 89 956.7 1977 33 NYY AL CF 42 93 0 3 0 .969 .983 2.21 2.49 2.68 2.83 32 312.0 1978 34 NYY AL CF 49 68 2 1 1 .986 .985 1.43 2.64 2.99 2.97 13 211.0 1979 35 TOT CF 56 105 1 1 0 .991 .986 1.89 2.43 2.88 2.82 37 330.7 NYY AL CF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.60 4.50 2.93 0 4.0 CIN NL CF 55 103 1 1 0 .990 .986 1.89 2.43 2.87 2.82 37 326.7 1980 36 NYY AL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1973 29 BAL AL DH 1 1975 31 BAL AL DH 1 1976 32 BAL AL DH 1 1977 33 NYY AL DH 1 1966 22 BAL AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1977 33 NYY AL LF 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 1.73 2.33 2.10 0 19.3 1978 34 NYY AL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.03 2.17 0 8.7 1979 35 CIN NL LF 18 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.33 1.58 1.70 2.02 0 31.7 1980 36 NYY AL LF 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 1.92 3.38 2.36 0 8.0 1964 20 BAL AL OF 6 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.78 2.00 2.00 0 9.0 1965 21 BAL AL OF 116 241 5 2 0 .992 .978 2.12 1.78 2.44 2.04 97 908.3 1966 22 BAL AL OF 127 204 4 2 2 .990 .982 1.64 1.82 2.38 2.10 79 787.7 1967 23 BAL AL OF 146 369 13 6 3 .985 .980 2.62 1.76 2.71 2.05 139 1269.3 1968 24 BAL AL OF 132 271 10 2 2 .993 .981 2.13 1.80 2.59 2.08 100 977.0 1969 25 BAL AL OF 150 407 14 5 5 .988 .978 2.81 1.84 2.83 2.13 149 1339.0 1970 26 BAL AL OF 128 368 10 4 3 .990 .980 2.95 1.85 3.13 2.14 117 1085.7 1971 27 BAL AL OF 138 331 4 3 1 .991 .982 2.43 1.96 2.70 2.24 121 1115.0 1972 28 BAL AL OF 139 337 10 3 1 .991 .983 2.50 1.91 2.88 2.22 113 1083.7 1973 29 BAL AL OF 144 369 14 4 4 .990 .979 2.66 2.02 2.99 2.29 123 1154.3 1974 30 BAL AL OF 151 447 7 7 2 .985 .980 3.01 2.12 3.18 2.41 136 1285.0 1975 31 BAL AL OF 138 327 8 3 1 .991 .979 2.43 2.10 2.92 2.37 103 1033.0 1976 32 BAL AL OF 139 327 6 7 1 .979 .981 2.40 2.21 3.13 2.47 89 956.7 1977 33 NYY AL OF 79 125 1 4 0 .969 .978 1.59 2.03 2.61 2.34 37 434.3 1978 34 NYY AL OF 64 87 2 1 1 .989 .979 1.39 2.13 2.60 2.47 20 307.7 1979 35 TOT OF 69 123 3 1 0 .992 .979 1.83 2.00 3.00 2.34 38 378.3 NYY AL OF 2 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 3.00 2.15 4.15 2.49 1 13.0 CIN NL OF 67 117 3 1 0 .992 .979 1.79 2.00 2.96 2.33 37 365.3 1980 36 NYY AL OF 12 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 2.15 3.27 2.45 0 22.0 1977 33 NYY AL RF 34 28 1 1 0 .967 .973 0.85 1.71 2.53 2.08 5 103.0 1978 34 NYY AL RF 16 17 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.06 1.85 1.74 2.24 7 88.0 1979 35 TOT RF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 1.88 4.50 2.19 1 16.0 NYY AL RF 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 1.90 4.00 2.20 1 9.0 CIN NL RF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.88 5.14 2.19 0 7.0 1980 36 NYY AL RF 7 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.71 1.77 3.46 2.15 0 13.0 1978 34 NYY AL SS 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 4.20 1.91 4.98 0 4.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF*1878 4343 111 54 26 .988 .980 2.37 1.95 1461 14146.0 31 1802 62# CF*1802 4270 104 53 27 .988 .984 2.43 2.34 1448 13857.3 RF* 62 58 1 1 0 .983 .975 0.95 1.77 13 220.0 LF* 31 15 0 0 0 1.000 .974 0.48 1.66 0 68.7 2B* 5 2 3 1 0 .833 .980 1.00 4.74 0 6.7 3B* 5 1 1 2 1 .500 .952 0.40 2.64 0 16.7 SS* 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 4.20 0 4.7 DH 4 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.30 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1893 4347 115 57 27 .987 .980 2.36 1.97
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1966   WS    BAL LAD     W   4   6   2   1  0  0  1   1   1   0  .167  .286  .667   0  0   0   0   0 
 1969   ALCS  BAL MIN     W   3  15   1   6  2  0  1   6   2   2  .400  .471  .733   0  1   0   0   0 
        WS    BAL NYM     L   5  20   1   2  0  0  0   0   2   5  .100  .182  .100   1  0   0   0   0 
 1970   ALCS  BAL MIN     W   3  13   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   4  .077  .143  .077   0  0   1   0   0 
        WS    BAL CIN     W   5  19   5   9  1  0  0   3   2   4  .474  .524  .526   0  1   1   0   0 
 1971   ALCS  BAL OAK     W   2   9   1   3  1  0  0   2   0   3  .333  .333  .444   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    BAL PIT     L   4   9   2   3  1  0  0   0   0   1  .333  .333  .444   0  0   0   0   0 
 1973   ALCS  BAL OAK     L   5  18   2   3  0  0  0   0   1   5  .167  .250  .167   0  1   0   0   1 
 1974   ALCS  BAL OAK     L   4  14   3   4  0  0  1   2   2   2  .286  .375  .500   0  2   0   0   0 
 1977   ALCS  NYY KCR     W   3   5   1   2  0  0  0   0   0   0  .400  .400  .400   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYY LAD     W   4   4   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   0  .250  .250  .250   0  0   0   0   0 
 1978   ALCS  NYY KCR     W   4   6   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYY LAD     W   6   8   2   3  1  0  0   0   1   4  .375  .444  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  7 Lg Champ Series     5-2  24  80   9  19  3  0  2  10   6  17  .238  .299  .350   0  4   1   0   1 
  6 World Series        4-2  28  66  12  19  3  0  1   5   6  14  .288  .347  .379   1  1   1   0   0 
 13 Postseason Series   9-4  52 146  21  38  6  0  3  15  12  31  .260  .321  .363   1  5   2   0   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1969   BAL AL       2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1973   BAL AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      0   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1969 *
1973 *

Gold Gloves
1967-AL--OF
1969-AL--OF
1970-AL--OF
1971-AL--OF
1972-AL--OF
1973-AL--OF
1974-AL--OF
1975-AL--OF
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1967-AL-16-0.03
1969-AL-11-0.08
1973-AL-33-0.01
1974-AL-13-0.08
Car-708-0.20 shares

Batting Average
1967 AL-.293-5

At Bats
1969 AL-625-3

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1969 AL-685-7

Runs
1969 AL-102-6

Hits
1967 AL-162-7
1969 AL-178-3

Total Bases
1967 AL-246-10
1969 AL-298-7

Doubles
1967 AL-27-7
1969 AL-32-4

Triples
1967 AL-12-1
1969 AL-5-9
1971 AL-8-3
1972 AL-8-3

Strikeouts
1971 AL-94-8

Stolen Bases
1969 AL-20-10
1970 AL-24-9
1974 AL-27-10

Singles
1967 AL-112-8

Adjusted OPS+
1967 AL-135-10

Runs Created
1967 AL-87-10

Adjusted Batting Runs
1967 AL-24-10

Batting Wins
1967 AL-2.6-10

Extra-Base Hits
1967 AL-50-10
1969 AL-63-7

Sac. Hits
1969 AL-13-1
1974 AL-11-7
1975 AL-17-4
1976 AL-13-7

Sac. Flies
1967 AL-7-4
1972 AL-7-3

Grounded into Double Plays
1972 AL-16-9

Caught Stealing
1970 AL-11-7
1971 AL-11-3

Power/Speed Number
1969 AL-22.6-1
1970 AL-20.6-6
1974 AL-20.9-2

Outs
1969 AL-482-3

         

Black Ink: Batting - 1 (722) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 28 (812) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 8.5 (1901) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 36.0 (495) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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  9. Brian McRae (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  11. Tommy Harper (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Jim Piersall (927)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Jim Piersall (921)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Jim Piersall (914)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Jim Piersall (920)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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Transactions 

July 20, 1961: Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent.

November 26, 1962: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles from the New York Mets in the 1962 first-year draft.

January 20, 1977: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Yankees for Elliott Maddox and Rick Bladt.

April 12, 1979: Released by the New York Yankees.

May 8, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

November 1, 1979: Granted Free Agency.

May 28, 1980: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

July 1, 1980: Released by the New York Yankees.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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