Paul Blair

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 168lb (183cm, 76kg)

Born: February 1, 1944 in Cushing, OK us

Died: December 26, 2013 in Baltimore, MD

Buried: Cremated

High School: Manual Arts HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 9, 1964 (Age 20-221d, 12,290th in major league history)
vs. WSA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 20, 1980 (Age 36-140d)
vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Full Name: Paul L. D. Blair

Nicknames: Motormouth

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

37.7

6042

1513

134

.250

776

RBI

620

171

OBP

.302

SLG

.382

OPS

.684

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	45-32 / in Starts: 18-20
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 160 PAs	15
Actual Runners on Base	112 (47-50-15)
Avg. MLBer w/ 160 PAs	18
Avg. Runners on Base	99 (48-33-17)

Most Driven In
D Driessen	4
R Knight	3
J Bench	3
Self	2
R Auerbach	1
V Correll	1
H Cruz	1
D Collins	0

Most Driven In By
V Correll	2
Self	2
D Driessen	2
P Moskau	1

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1859	1	Apr 5	NYY		MIL	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.03	-0.098	1.45	-0.08%	-1.22	RF
2	1860	4 (2)	Apr 10	NYY	@	BAL	W,7-6	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	.32	-0.002	.45	0.00%	0.21	CF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from New York Yankees to Cincinnati Reds
3	1861	28	May 8	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	6						PR
4	1862	30 (1)	May 10 susp	CIN	@	CHC	L,8-9	14-14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	4	2.62	-0.114	5.11	-0.13%	-0.45	PH
5	1863	33 (2)	May 13	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-3	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.625	.958	8	1.10	0.231	2.19	0.28%	1.59	CF
6	1864	34	May 14	CIN		SDP	W,7-4	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.556	.856	7	.48	-0.012	1.06	-0.02%	-0.75	PH CF
7	1865	36 (1)	May 16	CIN		SDP	W,7-0	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.500	.773	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PR CF
8	1866	37	May 18	CIN		LAD	W,7-6	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.500	.773	4	3.21	-0.012	8.42	-0.02%	-0.19	LF CF
9	1867	38	May 19	CIN		LAD	W,5-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.455	.705	6	.51	-0.013	1.36	-0.02%	-0.23	LF
10	1868	39	May 20	CIN		LAD	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.417	.647	9	2.51	-0.068	6.86	-0.11%	-0.35	PH
11	1869	41 (1)	May 23	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.313	.489	8	.16	-0.016	.47	-0.03%	-0.58	CF LF
12	1870	42	May 24	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.105	.150	.263	.413	8	1.72	-0.004	5.11	-0.01%	-0.21	CF
13	1871	43	May 25	CIN	@	LAD	L,6-17	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.286	.468	9	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.57	LF
14	1872	44	May 26	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.273	.447	7	.39	-0.011	.94	-0.02%	-0.34	LF
15	1873	46 (1)	May 28	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG(13)	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.172	.222	.395	7	1.41	-0.115	3.42	-0.17%	-1.41	CF LF
16	1874	47	May 29	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.233	.421	8	1.12	-0.038	3.42	-0.07%	-0.42	CF LF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	1875	50 (2)	Jun 1	CIN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.206	.373	8	1.44	-0.134	2.88	-0.16%	-1.21	CF LF
18	1876	51	Jun 2	CIN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.179	.216	.396	8	1.09	0.018	2.31	0.02%	-0.06	CF LF
19	1877	53 (1)	Jun 3 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,12-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.135	.179	.216	.396	4						RF
20	1878	56 (2)	Jun 6	CIN		NYM	L,3-5	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.209	.225	.434	7	1.23	0.080	2.65	0.10%	1.00	CF
21	1879	58 (1)	Jun 9	CIN		MON	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	2	1	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.234	.318	.552	8	1.05	0.292	2.10	0.35%	2.63	CF
22	1880	60 (1)	Jun 11	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.220	.298	.518	8	.70	-0.050	1.51	-0.06%	-0.52	CF
23	1881	61	Jun 12	CIN	@	NYM	L,6-12	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.180	.226	.300	.526	7	2.20	0.055	4.64	0.07%	-0.04	CF
24	1882	64 (2)	Jun 16	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.246	.333	.579	8	1.83	-0.094	4.04	-0.12%	-0.47	CF
25	1883	65	Jun 17	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.230	.310	.540	8	.98	-0.094	2.21	-0.13%	-0.84	CF
26	1884	67 (1)	Jun 19	CIN	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	3	3	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.266	.410	.675	8	1.05	0.133	2.38	0.18%	1.21	CF
27	1885	69 (1)	Jun 22	CIN		SFG	L,2-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.269	.397	.665	7	1.22	-0.071	2.77	-0.10%	-0.32	CF
28	1886	70	Jun 23	CIN		SFG	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.257	.379	.636	8	.78	-0.058	1.53	-0.07%	-0.55	CF
29	1887	71	Jun 24	CIN		SFG	W,8-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.257	.371	.628	8	1.46	-0.088	2.66	-0.10%	-0.46	CF
30	1888	73 (1)	Jun 25 (2)	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.247	.356	.603	7	1.36	-0.170	4.27	-0.32%	-1.01	CF
31	1889	75 (1)	Jun 27	CIN	@	LAD	W,9-1	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.244	.338	.582	8	.82	-0.102	1.19	-0.09%	-1.45	CF
32	1890	77 (1)	Jun 29	CIN	@	SFG	L,4-6	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.190	.235	.329	.564	8	1.70	-0.047	3.24	-0.05%	-0.55	CF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	1891	79 (1)	Jul 1 (1)	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.183	.227	.317	.544	8	1.57	-0.173	2.82	-0.19%	-1.22	CF
34	1892	82 (2)	Jul 4	CIN		HOU	L,2-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.181	.225	.313	.538	9	1.82	-0.044	2.92	-0.04%	-0.15	PH
35	1893	84 (1)	Jul 6	CIN		PIT	W,2-1	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.181	.225	.313	.538	7						PR LF
36	1894	85	Jul 7	CIN		PIT	W,6-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.181	.225	.313	.538	6						CF
37	1895	86	Jul 8 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,4-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.217	.302	.520	2	.86	-0.067	1.07	-0.05%	-0.69	CF
38	1896	89 (2)	Jul 10	CIN		STL	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.217	.302	.520	4						LF
39	1897	91 (1)	Jul 12	CIN		CHC	L,8-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.217	.302	.520	4						PR LF
40	1898	95 (3)	Jul 19	CIN	@	STL	W,16-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.215	.299	.514	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.46	CF
41	1899	96	Jul 20	CIN	@	STL	W,3-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.215	.299	.514	1						LF
42	1900	98 (1)	Jul 22 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,12-1	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.214	.286	.500	8	.54	-0.038	1.31	-0.06%	-0.45	CF
43	1901	100 (1)	Jul 23	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.218	.287	.505	8	.91	0.001	1.97	0.00%	0.01	CF
44	1902	101	Jul 24	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.219	.286	.505	8	.67	-0.083	1.25	-0.09%	-1.71	CF
45	1903	102	Jul 25	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.220	.294	.514	8	1.50	-0.117	2.91	-0.14%	-0.41	CF
46	1904	103	Jul 26	CIN	@	PIT	W,9-7	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.219	.290	.509	8	.68	0.037	1.38	0.05%	0.05	CF LF
47	1905	104	Jul 27	CIN	@	ATL	W,2-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.178	.219	.290	.509	1						LF
48	1906	106 (1)	Jul 28 (2)	CIN	@	ATL	L,5-8	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.218	.286	.504	7	.63	-0.075	1.75	-0.13%	-0.85	CF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
49	1907	111 (4)	Aug 3	CIN		SDP	L,4-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.221	.287	.508	8	2.00	0.015	5.23	0.02%	-0.19	CF
50	1908	113 (1)	Aug 5	CIN		SDP	W,9-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.214	.277	.492	7	.20	-0.020	.41	-0.03%	-0.65	CF
51	1909	114	Aug 6	CIN		ATL	W,3-1	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.217	.273	.490	7	1.23	-0.035	2.68	-0.05%	-0.15	CF
52	1910	118 (3)	Aug 10	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.212	.266	.478	8	1.38	-0.099	3.61	-0.16%	-0.64	CF
53	1911	120 (1)	Aug 12 (2)	CIN	@	SDP	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.215	.268	.483	7	2.13	0.216	5.24	0.32%	1.28	CF
54	1912	121	Aug 14	CIN		PHI	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.216	.262	.477	8	1.65	-0.076	3.67	-0.10%	-0.32	CF LF
55	1913	123 (1)	Aug 17	CIN		NYM	W,4-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.213	.258	.470	8	1.69	-0.049	3.81	-0.07%	-0.33	CF
56	1914	124	Aug 18	CIN		NYM	W,4-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.221	.254	.474	8	.90	0.029	2.44	0.05%	0.28	CF LF
57	1915	126 (1)	Aug 20	CIN		MON	L,2-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.161	.216	.248	.464	8	1.46	-0.151	5.10	-0.32%	-1.40	CF
58	1916	127	Aug 21	CIN		MON	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.216	.248	.464	4						RF
59	1917	129 (1)	Aug 24	CIN	@	NYM	W,1-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.216	.248	.464	4						LF
60	1918	130	Aug 25	CIN	@	NYM	W,8-4	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.215	.246	.461	8	.66	-0.016	2.44	-0.04%	-0.14	CF
61	1919	131	Aug 26	CIN	@	NYM	W,8-0	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.159	.215	.246	.461	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR CF
62	1920	132	Aug 27	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.159	.215	.246	.461	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR CF
63	1921	133	Aug 28	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.159	.215	.246	.461	4						CF
64	1922	134	Aug 29	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.159	.215	.246	.461	1						CF
65	1923	135	Aug 31	CIN	@	MON	L,7-8	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.213	.245	.458	1	2.27	-0.057	8.68	-0.13%	-0.22	CF
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
66	1924	137 (1)	Sep 2	CIN	@	MON	L,1-13	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.212	.243	.455	9	.04	-0.001	.17	0.00%	-0.43	PH
67	1925	140 (2)	Sep 5	CIN		SFG	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.157	.212	.243	.455	1						CF
68	1926	142 (1)	Sep 7	CIN		LAD	L,5-6	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.156	.209	.241	.450	9	2.62	0.057	12.08	0.16%	-0.05	PH RF
69	1927	145 (2)	Sep 11	CIN		HOU	W,9-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.155	.208	.239	.447	1	.30	-0.013	2.99	-0.08%	-0.50	CF
70	1928	150 (4)	Sep 17	CIN	@	SFG	L,4-7	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.206	.238	.444	9	.12	-0.003	.47	-0.01%	-0.09	PH
71	1929	152 (1)	Sep 19	CIN	@	SDP	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.206	.238	.444	1						CF
72	1930	153	Sep 20	CIN	@	SDP	W,8-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.206	.238	.444	1						CF
73	1931	155 (1)	Sep 22	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.206	.238	.444	6						PR
74	1932	156	Sep 23	CIN	@	HOU	W,7-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.206	.238	.444	1						CF
75	1933	157	Sep 25	CIN		SDP	L,2-8	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.153	.205	.236	.441	2	1.32	-0.031	2.57	-0.04%	-0.28	PH
76	1934	158	Sep 26	CIN		SDP	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.153	.205	.236	.441	1						CF
77	1935	161 (2)	Sep 30	CIN		ATL	L,2-7	5-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.209	.234	.443	9	.13	0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH RF CF
							45-32		160	145	7	22	4	1	2	15	11	3	28	0	2	2	1	4	0	0	.152	.209	.234	.443		1.13	-1.391	2.67	-1.97%	-16.33

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