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Buddy Blattner
Robert Garnett Blattner
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 8, 1920 in St. Louis, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1942
Final Game: October 2, 1949
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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 22 STL NL 19 27 23 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 .043 .185 .043 .229 -33 1 1 1 0 6/4
1946 26 NYG NL 126 488 420 63 107 18 6 11 49 12 56 52 .255 .351 .405 .755 113 170 6 6 6 *4/3
1947 27 NYG NL 55 175 153 28 40 9 2 0 13 4 21 19 .261 .351 .346 .697 85 53 1 0 1 45
1948 28 NYG NL 8 24 20 3 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 .200 .304 .250 .554 51 5 0 0 1 /4
1949 29 PHI NL 64 118 97 15 24 6 0 5 21 0 19 17 .247 .371 .464 .835 125 45 2 0 2 45/6
5 Seasons 272 832 713 112 176 34 8 16 84 18 102 96 .247 .347 .384 .731 102 274 10 7 10
162 Game Avg. 162 496 425 67 105 20 5 10 50 11 61 57 .247 .347 .384 .731 102 163 6 4 6
NYG (3 yrs) 189 687 593 94 151 28 8 11 62 18 80 73 .255 .349 .384 .734 103 228 7 6 8
PHI (1 yr) 64 118 97 15 24 6 0 5 21 0 19 17 .247 .371 .464 .835 125 45 2 0 2
STL (1 yr) 19 27 23 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 .043 .185 .043 .229 -33 1 1 1 0

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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 STL NL 22 SS 13 30 11 16 3 2 .900 2.08 .957 4.87
1942 STL NL 22 2B 3 5 3 2 0 1 1.000 1.67 .960 5.20
1946 NYG NL 26 2B 114 615 285 315 15 62 .976 5.26 .970 5.09
1946 NYG NL 26 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 9.30
1947 NYG NL 27 2B 34 189 79 100 10 14 .947 5.26 .976 5.19
1947 NYG NL 27 3B 11 14 7 6 1 1 .929 1.18 .950 2.80
1948 NYG NL 28 2B 7 30 8 22 0 4 1.000 4.29 .970 4.83
1949 PHI NL 29 2B 15 52 24 27 1 5 .981 3.40 .975 5.07
1949 PHI NL 29 3B 12 23 11 11 1 2 .957 1.83 .952 2.98
1949 PHI NL 29 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.70
5 Seasons 2B 173 891 399 466 26 86 .971 5.00 .971 5.10
2 Seasons 3B 23 37 18 17 2 3 .946 1.52 .951 2.90
2 Seasons SS 14 30 11 16 3 2 .900 1.93 .957 4.86
1 Season 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 9.30
5 Seasons TOT 211 959 429 499 31 91 .968 4.40 .938 4.86

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1946 NL--12--6th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1946 NL--6--1st

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1946 NL--11.5--3rd

AB per HR s c a p y
1946 NL--38.182--8th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 2 (2133), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2104), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  3. Jerry Willard (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

November 10, 1948: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from the New York Giants in the 1948 rule 5 draft.

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