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Ron Blomberg
Ronald Mark Blomberg (Boomer)
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: August 23, 1948 in Atlanta, GA
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1967 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1969
Final Game: October 1, 1978
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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
1969 20 NYY AL 4 7 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .571 .500 1.071 208 3 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1971 22 NYY AL 64 216 199 30 64 6 2 7 31 2 4 14 23 .322 .363 .477 .840 143 95 2 0 1 2 3 9
1972 23 NYY AL 107 341 299 36 80 22 1 14 49 0 2 38 26 .268 .355 .488 .843 153 146 4 3 0 1 4 3
1973 24 NYY AL 100 338 301 45 99 13 1 12 57 2 0 34 25 .329 .395 .498 .893 154 150 7 0 1 2 4 D3
1974 25 NYY AL 90 301 264 39 82 11 2 10 48 2 1 29 33 .311 .375 .481 .856 147 127 5 2 0 6 2 D9/7
1975 26 NYY AL 34 119 106 18 27 8 2 4 17 0 0 13 10 .255 .336 .481 .817 130 51 3 0 0 0 1 D/9
1976 27 NYY AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /D
1978 29 CHW AL 61 169 156 16 36 7 0 5 22 0 0 11 17 .231 .280 .372 .652 82 58 1 0 1 1 2 D/3
8 Seasons 461 1493 1333 184 391 67 8 52 224 6 7 140 134 .293 .360 .473 .832 140 630 22 5 3 12 16
162 Game Avg. 162 525 468 65 137 24 3 18 79 2 2 49 47 .293 .360 .473 .832 140 221 8 2 1 4 6
NYY (7 yrs) 400 1324 1177 168 355 60 8 47 202 6 7 129 117 .302 .370 .486 .856 148 572 21 5 2 11 14
CHW (1 yr) 61 169 156 16 36 7 0 5 22 0 0 11 17 .231 .280 .372 .652 82 58 1 0 1 1 2
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1969 NYY AL 20 LF 2 2 13.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 9.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 1.38 1.00 1.000 2.01 1.60
1969 NYY AL 20 OF 2 2 13.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 9.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 1.38 1.00 1.000 2.15 1.85
1971 NYY AL 22 OF 57 49 450.2 100 96 1 3 1 .970 0.3 0.8 -0.7 -2.0 1.3 1 1.94 1.70 .982 2.24 1.96
1971 NYY AL 22 RF 57 49 450.2 98 94 1 3 1 .969 0.3 0.8 -0.7 -2.0 1.3 1 1.90 1.67 .981 2.05 1.70
1972 NYY AL 23 1B 95 90 715.1 858 813 32 13 88 .985 -7.4 -12.4 -7.4 -4.6 -2.9 0 10.63 8.89 .991 9.75 8.04
1973 NYY AL 24 DH 55 0.0
1973 NYY AL 24 1B 41 37 312.0 395 359 28 8 38 .980 -1.7 -6.5 -1.7 -1.1 -0.6 0 11.16 9.44 .992 9.86 8.27
1974 NYY AL 25 DH 58 0.0
1974 NYY AL 25 OF 19 15 129.2 34 32 2 0 0 1.000 2.2 20.4 1.2 0.5 0.7 1 2.36 1.79 .979 2.41 2.12
1974 NYY AL 25 RF 17 15 125.0 33 31 2 0 0 1.000 2.7 25.9 1.7 1.0 0.7 1 2.38 1.94 .976 2.18 1.86
1974 NYY AL 25 LF 2 0 4.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 -128.6 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.12 1.75
1975 NYY AL 26 DH 27 0.0
1975 NYY AL 26 OF 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 1.000 2.36 2.10
1975 NYY AL 26 RF 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 1.000 2.14 1.80
1976 NYY AL 27 DH 1 0.0
1978 CHW AL 29 DH 36 0.0
1978 CHW AL 29 1B 7 7 59.0 74 70 3 1 2 .986 0.5 10.2 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 11.14 10.43 .992 10.05 8.74
5 Seasons DH 177 0.0
3 Seasons 1B 143 134 1086.1 1327 1242 63 22 128 .983 -8.6 -9.5 -8.6 -5.2 -3.5 0 10.81 9.13 .991 9.80 8.14
4 Seasons OF 79 67 601.1 138 132 3 3 1 .978 2.6 5.2 0.6 -1.4 2.0 2 2.02 1.71 .982 2.28 2.00
3 Seasons RF 75 65 583.2 133 127 3 3 1 .977 3.0 6.2 1.0 -1.0 2.0 2 2.00 1.73 .980 2.08 1.74
2 Seasons LF 4 2 17.2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -27.2 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 1.02 0.50 1.000 2.04 1.68
8 Seasons TOT 222 201 1687.2 1465 1374 66 25 129 .983 -6.0 -4.3 -8.0 -6.6 -1.5 2 0 7.68 6.49 .973 7.12 5.95
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1892), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 16 (894), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 6, 1967: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1967 amateur draft.

October 20, 1977: Granted Free Agency.

November 17, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

March 30, 1979: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

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