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Larvell Blanks
Larvell Blanks (Sugar Bear)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 167 lb.

Born: January 28, 1950 in Del Rio, TX
High School: San Felipe (Del Rio, TX)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 19, 1972
Final Game: August 3, 1980
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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
1972 22 ATL NL 33 94 85 10 28 5 0 1 7 0 0 7 12 .329 .376 .424 .800 120 36 3 0 1 1 0 4/65
1973 23 ATL NL 17 19 18 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 .263 .222 .485 32 4 1 0 0 0 0 /546
1974 24 ATL NL 3 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 38 2 0 0 0 0 0 /6
1975 25 ATL NL 141 517 471 49 110 13 3 3 38 4 3 38 43 .234 .292 .293 .585 61 138 11 2 3 3 1 *64
1976 26 CLE AL 104 371 328 45 92 8 7 5 41 1 2 30 31 .280 .337 .393 .730 116 129 15 0 9 4 0 64/D5
1977 27 CLE AL 105 351 322 43 92 10 4 6 38 3 0 19 37 .286 .324 .398 .721 100 128 7 1 5 4 1 654/D
1978 28 CLE AL 70 212 193 19 49 10 0 2 20 0 0 10 16 .254 .285 .337 .622 76 65 7 0 5 4 0 64/5D
1979 29 TEX AL 68 138 120 13 24 5 0 1 15 0 0 11 9 .200 .259 .267 .526 43 32 1 0 3 4 0 64/D
1980 30 ATL NL 88 243 221 23 45 6 0 2 12 1 2 16 27 .204 .255 .258 .513 42 57 6 0 4 2 1 65/4
9 Seasons 629 1953 1766 203 446 57 14 20 172 9 7 132 178 .253 .302 .335 .637 78 591 51 3 30 22 3
162 Game Avg. 162 503 455 52 115 15 4 5 44 2 2 34 46 .253 .302 .335 .637 78 152 13 1 8 6 1
ATL (5 yrs) 282 881 803 83 189 24 3 6 58 5 5 62 85 .235 .290 .295 .585 61 237 21 2 8 6 2
CLE (3 yrs) 279 934 843 107 233 28 11 13 99 4 2 59 84 .276 .320 .382 .702 100 322 29 1 19 12 1
TEX (1 yr) 68 138 120 13 24 5 0 1 15 0 0 11 9 .200 .259 .267 .526 43 32 1 0 3 4 0
NL (5 yrs) 282 881 803 83 189 24 3 6 58 5 5 62 85 .235 .290 .295 .585 61 237 21 2 8 6 2
AL (4 yrs) 347 1072 963 120 257 33 11 14 114 4 2 70 93 .267 .312 .368 .680 93 354 30 1 22 16 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1972 ATL NL 22 2B 18 15 140.0 93 38 55 0 12 1.000 0.1 0.9 -0.9 -1.4 0.4 1 5.98 5.17 .977 5.36 4.88
1972 ATL NL 22 SS 4 3 29.2 21 8 13 0 0 1.000 0.3 12.1 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 6.37 5.25 .967 5.04 4.47
1972 ATL NL 22 3B 2 2 18.0 9 3 6 0 0 1.000 1.1 73.3 1.1 1.1 0.0 0 4.50 4.50 .944 2.85 2.55
1973 ATL NL 23 3B 3 1 12.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.8 -80.0 -0.8 -0.7 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.85 2.50
1973 ATL NL 23 2B 2 0 5.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.2 48.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 5.40 1.50 .967 5.58 4.90
1973 ATL NL 23 SS 2 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 0.50 1.000 4.95 4.30
1974 ATL NL 24 SS 2 2 18.0 9 1 7 1 0 .889 -0.8 -53.3 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 0 4.00 4.00 .967 4.95 4.25
1975 ATL NL 25 SS 129 121 1083.0 622 183 414 25 68 .960 -10.2 -11.3 -9.2 -7.1 -2.1 -1 4.96 4.63 .963 4.99 4.21
1975 ATL NL 25 2B 12 10 96.0 55 29 24 2 7 .964 -4.7 -58.7 -4.7 -1.6 -3.1 0 4.97 4.42 .975 5.54 4.92
1976 CLE AL 26 SS 56 39 355.1 172 59 109 4 28 .977 -3.2 -10.8 -3.2 -4.7 1.5 0 4.26 3.00 .967 4.99 4.40
1976 CLE AL 26 2B 46 40 348.1 204 93 104 7 25 .966 -2.8 -9.6 -2.8 -2.3 -0.5 0 5.09 4.28 .975 5.40 4.64
1976 CLE AL 26 DH 3
1976 CLE AL 26 3B 2 1 10.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -60.0 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 0.90 0.50 1.000 2.97 2.65
1977 CLE AL 27 SS 66 45 418.0 198 74 116 8 21 .960 -7.5 -21.5 -7.5 -1.2 -6.3 0 4.09 2.88 .963 4.82 4.07
1977 CLE AL 27 3B 18 16 149.2 56 11 42 3 3 .946 0.8 6.4 0.8 -0.9 1.7 0 3.19 2.94 .957 2.97 2.72
1977 CLE AL 27 2B 12 7 70.1 38 15 23 0 3 1.000 -0.5 -8.5 -0.5 -0.6 0.1 0 4.86 3.17 .976 5.41 4.76
1977 CLE AL 27 DH 6
1978 CLE AL 28 SS 43 36 308.0 176 56 107 13 22 .926 -0.5 -1.9 -1.5 -3.8 2.4 1 4.76 3.79 .965 4.92 4.19
1978 CLE AL 28 2B 17 10 102.0 56 25 31 0 3 1.000 -0.3 -3.5 0.7 0.0 0.7 -1 4.94 3.29 .980 5.47 4.74
1978 CLE AL 28 3B 3 2 22.2 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -37.1 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 3.18 2.67 .950 3.02 2.60
1978 CLE AL 28 DH 1
1979 TEX AL 29 SS 49 27 202.0 107 39 65 3 16 .972 -1.6 -9.5 -2.6 -0.9 -1.7 1 4.63 2.12 .964 5.01 4.10
1979 TEX AL 29 2B 16 12 106.0 51 26 25 0 6 1.000 -0.5 -5.7 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 0 4.33 3.19 .978 5.50 4.80
1979 TEX AL 29 DH 1
1980 ATL NL 30 SS 56 18 233.0 151 43 100 8 21 .947 1.0 5.2 0.0 -1.7 1.7 1 5.52 2.55 .967 5.02 4.30
1980 ATL NL 30 3B 43 32 284.1 119 21 89 9 10 .924 5.9 24.9 5.9 1.1 4.8 0 3.48 2.56 .950 2.87 2.39
1980 ATL NL 30 2B 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -53.3 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 1.00 1.00 1.000 5.50 4.70
9 Seasons SS 407 291 2649.0 1457 463 932 62 176 .957 -22.5 -10.2 -24.5 -19.1 -5.3 2 4.74 3.43 .964 4.96 4.21
8 Seasons 2B 124 95 876.2 501 228 264 9 56 .982 -8.9 -12.2 -8.9 -6.6 -2.4 0 5.05 3.97 .976 5.43 4.75
6 Seasons 3B 71 54 496.2 193 37 144 12 13 .938 5.8 14.0 5.8 -0.6 6.4 0 3.28 2.55 .952 2.91 2.50
4 Seasons DH 11
9 Seasons TOT 602 440 4022.1 2151 728 1340 83 245 .961 -25.6 -7.6 -27.6 -26.3 -1.3 2 4.63 3.44 .928 4.81 4.12
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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Transactions

June 5, 1969: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft.

December 12, 1975: Traded by the Atlanta Braves with Ralph Garr to the Chicago White Sox for Ken Henderson, Ozzie Osborn and Dick Ruthven.

December 12, 1975: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Jack Brohamer.

October 3, 1978: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Jim Kern to the Texas Rangers for Len Barker and Bobby Bonds.

December 6, 1979: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Doyle Alexander and $50,000 to the Atlanta Braves for Adrian Devine and Pepe Frias.

August 8, 1980: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

January 19, 1981: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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