Sheriff Blake Minor League Statistics & History

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Sheriff Blake

John Frederick Blake

Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: September 17, 1899 in Ansted, West Virginia, US
Died: October 31, 1982 in Beckley, West Virginia, US
School: West Virginia Wesleyan College (Buckhannon, WV)

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Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	WHIP	H/9	BB/9
1921	21	Rochester	IL	AA		21	13	.618	3.33	42		300.0	307	161	111	143	1.500	9.2	4.3
1922	22	Rochester	IL	AA		17	9	.654	2.76	34		241.0	252	113	74	104	1.477	9.4	3.9
1923	23	Seattle	PCL	AA		13	20	.394	4.71	45		256.0	305	169	134	115	1.641	10.7	4.0

1932	32	Columbus	AA	AA	STL	9	7	.563		34		161.0	184	120		92	1.714	10.3	5.1
1933	33	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA	STL	12	9	.571	4.45	25		168.0	171	93	83	88	1.542	9.2	4.7
1933	33	Rochester	IL	AA	STL	11	7	.611	4.03	21		143.0	141	70	64	70	1.476	8.9	4.4
1933	33	Columbus	AA	AA	STL	1	2	.333	6.84	4		25.0	30	23	19	18	1.920	10.8	6.5
1934	34	Toronto	IL	AA	CIN	13	11	.542	4.52	30		229.0	235	130	115	93	1.432	9.2	3.7
1935	35	Baltimore	IL	AA		12	12	.500	4.57	34		207.0	228	121	105	91	1.541	9.9	4.0
1936	36	Baltimore	IL	AA		14	16	.467	4.91	37	34	255.0	307	166	139	101	1.600	10.8	3.6

1938	38	Birmingham	SOUA	A1	CHC	8	11	.421	3.70	33		163.0	168	78	67	53	1.356	9.3	2.9
1939	39	Birmingham	SOUA	A1		12	17	.414	4.32	39	24	175.0	209	95	84	46	1.457	10.7	2.4
1940	40	2 Teams	1 Lg	A1		10	12	.455	3.28	42		192.0	201	100	70	48	1.297	9.4	2.2
1940	40	Dallas, Oklahoma City	TL	A1		10	12	.455	3.28	42		192.0	201	100	70	48	1.297	9.4	2.2
11 Seasons						141	137	.507	3.77	395	58	2347.0	2567	1346	982	974	1.509	9.8	3.7
AA (8 seasons)				AA		111	97	.534	3.77	281	34	1817.0	1989	1073	761	827	1.550	9.9	4.1
A1 (3 seasons)				A1		30	40	.429	3.75	114	24	530.0	578	273	221	147	1.368	9.8	2.5

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1921	21	Rochester	IL	AA		42		115	38	5	3	0	.330		.426		49
1922	22	Rochester	IL	AA		35		92	20	0	0	0	.217		.217		20
1923	23	Seattle	PCL	AA		45		91	17	0	0	0	.187		.187		17

1932	32	Columbus	AA	AA	STL	37		64	10	0	0	0	.156		.156		10
1933	33	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA	STL	29		56	13	0	0	0	.232		.232		13
1933	33	Rochester	IL	AA	STL	24		56	13	0	0	0	.232		.232		13
1933	33	Columbus	AA	AA	STL	5
1934	34	Toronto	IL	AA	CIN	30		85	15	0	0	0	.176		.176		15
1935	35	Baltimore	IL	AA		37		67	9	2	0	0	.134		.164		11
1936	36	Baltimore	IL	AA		38		84	20	4	0	1	.238		.321		27

1938	38	Birmingham	SOUA	A1	CHC	33		62	15	1	1	0	.242		.290		18
1939	39	Birmingham	SOUA	A1		40		59	9	0	0	0	.153		.153		9
1940	40	2 Teams	1 Lg	A1		42		64	11	1	0	0	.172		.188		12
1940	40	Dallas,Oklahoma City	TL	A1		42		64	11	1	0	0	.172		.188		12
1940	40	Oklahoma City	TL	A1
1940	40	Dallas	TL	A1
1941	41	Huntington	MTNS	D
12 Seasons						408	839	839	177	13	4	1	.211	.211	.240	.451	201
AA (8 seasons)				AA		293	654	654	142	11	3	1	.217	.217	.248	.465	162
A1 (3 seasons)				A1		115	185	185	35	2	1	0	.189	.189	.211	.400	39
D (1 season)				D

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	RF/G
1932	32	Columbus	AA	AA	STL	P	34	0.00
1933	33	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA	STL	P	25	0.00
1933	33	Rochester	IL	AA	STL	P	21	0.00
1933	33	Columbus	AA	AA	STL	P	4	0.00

1935	35	Baltimore	IL	AA		P	34	0.00
1936	36	Baltimore	IL	AA		P	37	0.00

1938	38	Birmingham	SOUA	A1	CHC	P	33	0.00
1939	39	Birmingham	SOUA	A1		P	39	0.00
1940	40	2 Teams	1 Lg	A1		P	42	0.00
1940	40	Dallas, Oklahoma City	TL	A1		P	42	0.00
7 Seasons							244	0.00

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Managing

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	W	L	W-L%
1941	41	Huntington	MTNS	D		1 of 1
1 Season

W-L Totals are for the entire season even if they managed only part of the season.
Sequence may not be in order actually managed. Rank or Pennants Won may not be given for some seasons.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1920	20	Pittsburgh Pirates	National League	MLB	PIT	1	1920-06-29	1920-08-15
1921	21	Rochester Colts	International League	AA
1922	22	Rochester Tribe	International League	AA
1923	23	Seattle Indians	Pacific Coast League	AA
1924	24	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1924-04-22	1924-09-29
1925	25	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1925-04-16	1925-10-03
1926	26	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1926-04-13	1926-09-25
1927	27	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1927-04-13	1927-09-24
1928	28	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1928-04-14	1928-09-29
1929	29	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1929-04-16	1929-10-06
1930	30	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1
1931	31	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1
1931	31	Philadelphia Phillies	National League	MLB	PHI	2
1932	32	Columbus Red Birds	American Association	AA	STL
1933	33	Rochester Red Wings	International League	AA	STL
1933	33	Columbus Red Birds	American Association	AA	STL
1934	34	Toronto Maple Leafs	International League	AA	CIN
1935	35	Baltimore Orioles	International League	AA
1936	36	Baltimore Orioles	International League	AA
1937	37	St. Louis Browns	American League	MLB	SLB	1
1937	37	St. Louis Cardinals	National League	MLB	STL	2
1938	38	Birmingham Barons	Southern Association	A1	CHC
1939	39	Birmingham Barons	Southern Association	A1
1940	40	Oklahoma City Indians	Texas League	A1		1
1940	40	Dallas Rebels	Texas League	A1		2
1941	41	Huntington Aces	Mountain State League	D

Sabr ID: d30272b3

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