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Ewell Blackwell
Ewell Blackwell (The Whip)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: October 23, 1922 in Fresno, CA
High School: Bonita (Bonita, CA)
School: University of La Verne
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1942
Final Game: April 18, 1955
Died: October 29, 1996 in Hendersonville, NC
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1942 19 CIN NL 0 0 6.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 3 4 2 0 3 1 0 0 2 16 55 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 3.0 0.33
1946 23 CIN NL 9 13 .409 2.45 33 25 5 10 5 0 194.1 160 62 53 1 79 100 4 0 4 803 136 1.230 7.4 0.0 3.7 4.6 1.27 AS
1947 24 CIN NL 22 8 .733 2.47 33 33 0 23 6 0 273.0 227 91 75 10 95 193 4 1 2 1086 166 1.179 7.5 0.3 3.1 6.4 2.03 AS,MVP-2
1948 25 CIN NL 7 9 .438 4.54 22 20 2 4 1 1 138.2 134 73 70 12 52 114 4 0 1 599 86 1.341 8.7 0.8 3.4 7.4 2.19 AS
1949 26 CIN NL 5 5 .500 4.23 30 4 17 0 0 1 76.2 80 36 36 7 34 55 3 0 1 335 98 1.487 9.4 0.8 4.0 6.5 1.62 AS
1950 27 CIN NL 17 15 .531 2.97 40 32 7 18 1 4 261.0 203 105 86 12 112 188 13 0 11 1102 142 1.207 7.0 0.4 3.9 6.5 1.68 AS,MVP-11
1951 28 CIN NL 16 15 .516 3.44 38 32 5 11 2 2 232.2 204 110 89 16 97 120 9 1 5 996 118 1.294 7.9 0.6 3.8 4.6 1.24 AS,MVP-19
1952 29 TOT MLB 4 12 .250 4.73 28 19 7 3 0 1 118.0 119 68 62 6 72 55 5 0 2 533 78 1.619 9.1 0.5 5.5 4.2 0.76
1952 29 CIN NL 3 12 .200 5.38 23 17 5 3 0 0 102.0 107 66 61 6 60 48 5 0 2 461 70 1.637 9.4 0.5 5.3 4.2 0.80
1952 29 NYY AL 1 0 1.000 0.56 5 2 2 0 0 1 16.0 12 2 1 0 12 7 0 0 0 72 594 1.500 6.8 0.0 6.8 3.9 0.58
1953 30 NYY AL 2 0 1.000 3.66 8 4 3 0 0 1 19.2 17 10 8 2 13 11 1 0 0 88 101 1.525 7.8 0.9 5.9 5.0 0.85
1955 32 KCA AL 0 1 .000 6.75 2 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 3 3 3 1 5 0 2 1 0 0 18 62 2.000 6.8 2.3 11.3 4.5 0.40
10 Seasons 82 78 .513 3.30 236 169 49 69 15 10 1321.0 1150 562 484 67 562 0 839 44 2 28 5576 120 1.296 7.8 0.5 3.8 5.7 1.49
162 Game Avg. 14 13 .513 3.30 40 28 8 12 3 2 222 193 94 81 11 94 141 7 0 5 936 120 1.296 7.8 0.5 3.8 5.7 1.49
CIN (8 yrs) 79 77 .506 3.32 221 163 42 69 15 8 1281.1 1118 547 472 64 532 819 42 2 28 5398 120 1.288 7.9 0.4 3.7 5.8 1.54
NYY (2 yrs) 3 0 1.000 2.27 13 6 5 0 0 2 35.2 29 12 9 2 25 18 1 0 0 160 156 1.514 7.3 0.5 6.3 4.5 0.72
KCA (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.75 2 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 3 3 3 1 5 0 2 1 0 0 18 62 2.000 6.8 2.3 11.3 4.5 0.40
NL (8 yrs) 79 77 .506 3.32 221 163 42 69 15 8 1281.1 1118 547 472 64 532 819 42 2 28 5398 120 1.288 7.9 0.4 3.7 5.8 1.54
AL (3 yrs) 3 1 .750 2.72 15 6 7 0 0 2 39.2 32 15 12 3 30 0 20 2 0 0 178 133 1.563 7.3 0.7 6.8 4.5 0.67

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1952 29 NYY AL WS W BRO 0 0 7.20 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 4 4 4 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 22 1.400 7.2 1.8 5.4 7.2 1.33
1 WS 0 0 7.20 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 4 4 4 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 22 1.400 7.2 1.8 5.4 7.2 1.33

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1942 19 CIN NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1946 23 CIN NL 33 63 56 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 12 .107 .123 .125 .248 -28 7 0 0 6 1 AS
1947 24 CIN NL 33 114 106 5 13 2 0 0 4 0 1 17 .123 .131 .142 .272 -27 15 2 0 7 1 AS,MVP-2
1948 25 CIN NL 22 51 48 3 11 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 .229 .229 .292 .521 42 14 4 0 3 1 AS
1949 26 CIN NL 30 20 19 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .211 .211 .211 .421 13 4 0 0 1 1 AS
1950 27 CIN NL 40 101 89 7 13 1 0 0 5 0 5 9 .146 .191 .157 .349 -7 14 1 0 7 1 AS,MVP-11
1951 28 CIN NL 39 89 82 10 24 3 1 1 6 0 0 5 12 .293 .333 .390 .724 92 32 1 0 2 1 AS,MVP-19
1952 29 TOT MLB 28 38 37 1 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 12 .162 .162 .216 .378 4 8 0 0 1 1
1952 29 CIN NL 23 33 32 1 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 11 .156 .156 .219 .375 3 7 0 0 1 1
1952 29 NYY AL 5 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 14 1 0 0 0 /1
1953 30 NYY AL 8 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1955 32 KCA AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
10 Seasons 237 483 443 31 77 12 1 1 22 0 0 12 73 .174 .196 .212 .408 10 94 8 0 28 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 330 303 21 53 8 1 1 15 0 8 50 .174 .196 .212 .408 10 64 5 0 19
CIN (8 yrs) 222 472 433 31 76 12 1 1 21 0 0 12 71 .176 .198 .215 .413 11 93 8 0 27
NYY (2 yrs) 13 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 -44 1 0 0 0
KCA (1 yr) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 222 472 433 31 76 12 1 1 21 0 0 12 71 .176 .198 .215 .413 11 93 8 0 27
AL (3 yrs) 15 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 -44 1 0 0 1 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1952 29 NYY AL WS BRO W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1942 CIN NL 19 P 2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.00 .950 1.15
1946 CIN NL 23 P 33 68 7 58 3 7 .956 1.97 .960 1.01 AS
1947 CIN NL 24 P 33 83 10 70 3 2 .964 2.42 .966 0.91 AS,MVP-2
1948 CIN NL 25 P 22 48 7 40 1 2 .979 2.14 .962 0.91 AS
1949 CIN NL 26 P 30 23 4 18 1 1 .957 0.73 .952 0.91 AS
1950 CIN NL 27 P 40 67 8 54 5 2 .925 1.55 .963 0.97 AS,MVP-11
1951 CIN NL 28 P 38 57 6 46 5 5 .912 1.37 .963 0.96 AS,MVP-19
1952 TOT MLB 29 P 28 23 3 20 0 1 1.000 0.82 .952 0.99
1952 CIN NL 29 P 23 20 2 18 0 1 1.000 0.87 .950 0.98
1952 NYY AL 29 P 5 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.60 .967 1.04
1953 NYY AL 30 P 8 5 1 3 1 0 .800 0.50 .960 0.88
1955 KCA AL 32 P 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.02 0.85
10 Seasons P 236 0 4.0 376 46 311 19 20 .949 803.25 1.51 .962 2.02 0.95
10 Seasons TOT 236 0 4.0 376 46 311 19 20 .949 803.25 1.51 .911 2.02 0.95

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1946 *
1947 (P)
1948 *
1949 *
1950 *
1951 *

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1947-NL-2-52%
1950-NL-11-12%
1951-NL-19-2%
0.66 Career Shares (344th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1946 NL--2.455--4th
1947 NL--2.473--2nd
1950 NL--2.966--2nd

Wins s c a p y
1947 NL--22--1st
1950 NL--17--9th
1951 NL--16--10th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1947 NL--.733--3rd

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1946 NL--1.230--8th
1947 NL--1.180--2nd
1950 NL--1.207--4th
1951 NL--1.294--10th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1946 NL--7.410--3rd
1947 NL--7.484--2nd
1950 NL--7.000--1st
1951 NL--7.891--3rd
Career--7.835--72nd

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1946 NL--4.631--3rd
1947 NL--6.363--1st
1950 NL--6.483--1st
1951 NL--4.642--7th

Saves s c a p y
1950 NL--4--7th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1947 NL--273.0--3rd
1950 NL--261.0--7th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1946 NL--100--7th
1947 NL--193--1st
1948 NL--114--7th
1950 NL--188--2nd
1951 NL--120--8th

Games Started s c a p y
1947 NL--33--4th
1950 NL--32--10th

Complete Games s c a p y
1947 NL--23--1st
1950 NL--18--8th

Shutouts s c a p y
1946 NL--5--1st
1947 NL--6--2nd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1947 NL--95--4th
1950 NL--112--3rd
1951 NL--97--4th

Hits s c a p y
1947 NL--227--6th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1946 NL--1.266--8th
1947 NL--2.032--1st
1950 NL--1.679--9th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1946 NL--.046--1st
1947 NL--.330--1st
1950 NL--.414--2nd
1951 NL--.619--7th

Losses s c a p y
1946 NL--13--9th
1950 NL--15--8th
1951 NL--15--6th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1946 NL--4--9th
1950 NL--11--1st

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1946 NL--4--8th
1947 NL--4--6th
1948 NL--4--7th
1950 NL--13--1st
1951 NL--9--1st

Batters Faced s c a p y
1947 NL--1086--4th
1950 NL--1102--5th

Games Finished s c a p y
1949 NL--17--8th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1946 NL--136--5th
1947 NL--166--2nd
1950 NL--142--2nd
Career--120--115th

Youngest s c a p y
1942 NL--born 1922-10-23--3rd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 11 (132), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 49 (317), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 38 (339), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 10 (816), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1942 Season: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent.

August 28, 1952: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the New York Yankees for Jim Greengrass, Bob Marquis, Ernie Nevel, Johnny Schmitz and $35,000.

March 30, 1955: Purchased by the Kansas City Athletics from the New York Yankees for $50,000.

April 30, 1955: Released by the Kansas City Athletics.

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