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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	BAL	@	DET	W,10-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
2	2	Apr 11	BAL		BOS	L,5-6	CG	50	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
3	3	Apr 12	BAL		BOS	L,2-3	CG	45	13.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
4	4	Apr 13	BAL		BOS	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
5	5	Apr 15	BAL		MIL	L,1-7	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
6	6	Apr 16	BAL		MIL	W,2-0	GS	23	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	8 (1)	Apr 20	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-10	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
8	9	Apr 22	BAL	@	MIL	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	10	Apr 23	BAL	@	MIL	L,5-8	CG	36	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
10	11	Apr 26 (1)	BAL		CLE	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
11	12	Apr 26 (2)	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	15 (2)	Apr 29	BAL		DET	L,2-4	CG	39	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
13	16	Apr 30	BAL	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	39	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	17	May 1	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-5	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
15	18	May 2	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	19	May 3	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
17	20	May 4 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	W,11-1	GF	17	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
18	21	May 4 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
19	22	May 5	BAL		NYY	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
20	23	May 7	BAL		NYY	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
21	24	May 9	BAL		MIN	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
22	25	May 10	BAL		MIN	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
23	27 (1)	May 11 (2)	BAL		MIN	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
24	28	May 13	BAL		CHW	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
25	29	May 14	BAL		CHW	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
26	30	May 16 (1)	BAL		CAL	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	32 (1)	May 17	BAL		CAL	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	34 (1)	May 19	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
29	35	May 21	BAL	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
30	36	May 22	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
31	38 (1)	May 24	BAL	@	KCR	L,4-5	GF	17	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
32	40 (1)	May 26	BAL	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	51	10.2	3	1	0	4	0	CF
33	42 (1)	May 28	BAL	@	OAK	L,0-5	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	43	May 30	BAL	@	CAL	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
35	44	May 31	BAL	@	CAL	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	46 (1)	Jun 3	BAL		TEX	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
37	47	Jun 4	BAL		TEX	L,2-3	GS	27	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
38	48	Jun 6	BAL		KCR	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
39	49	Jun 7	BAL		KCR	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
40	50	Jun 8	BAL		KCR	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
41	51	Jun 9	BAL		OAK	L,3-4	CG	60	15.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
42	52	Jun 10	BAL		OAK	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
43	53	Jun 11	BAL	@	TEX	W,9-8	GF	20	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
44	54	Jun 12	BAL	@	TEX	W,7-1	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
45	55	Jun 13	BAL	@	MIN	L,3-7	GF	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
46	56	Jun 14	BAL	@	MIN	W,7-0	GF	24	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
47	58 (1)	Jun 16	BAL	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
48	59	Jun 17	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
49	60	Jun 18	BAL	@	CLE	W,13-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	61	Jun 20	BAL		BOS	L,3-4	CG	49	12.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
51	62	Jun 21	BAL		BOS	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
52	63	Jun 22 (1)	BAL		BOS	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
53	65 (1)	Jun 23	BAL		NYY	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	67 (1)	Jun 25	BAL		NYY	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
55	68	Jun 26	BAL		DET	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
56	69	Jun 27	BAL		DET	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
57	70	Jun 28	BAL		DET	W,7-4	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	71	Jun 29	BAL		DET	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
59	72	Jun 30 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
60	73	Jun 30 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-2	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	74	Jul 1	BAL	@	BOS	W,10-6	GF	25	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH CF
62	75	Jul 2	BAL	@	DET	W,13-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
63	77 (1)	Jul 4	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
64	78	Jul 5	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
65	80 (1)	Jul 8	BAL	@	CAL	W,8-5	GF	14	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	81	Jul 9	BAL	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
67	82	Jul 10	BAL	@	CAL	W,7-3	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
68	83	Jul 11	BAL	@	OAK	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
69	85 (1)	Jul 13	BAL	@	OAK	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
70	86	Jul 17	BAL		MIN	W,6-3	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
71	87	Jul 18	BAL		MIN	W,9-6	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
72	88	Jul 19 (1)	BAL		OAK	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
73	89	Jul 19 (2)	BAL		OAK	W,5-1	GF	16	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
74	90	Jul 20	BAL		OAK	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
75	91	Jul 21	BAL		OAK	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
76	92	Jul 22	BAL		CAL	W,8-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
77	93	Jul 23	BAL		CAL	L,0-1	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
78	94	Jul 24	BAL	@	MIL	W,10-7	GF	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR CF
79	96 (1)	Jul 26	BAL	@	MIL	W,4-0	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
80	97	Jul 27 (1)	BAL	@	MIL	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
81	98	Jul 27 (2)	BAL	@	MIL	W,11-6	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
82	99	Jul 28	BAL		CLE	L,5-7	GF	6	1.0	0	0	1	1	0	PH CF
83	100	Jul 29	BAL		CLE	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
84	101	Jul 30	BAL		CLE	L,1-3	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	102	Aug 1 (1)	BAL		MIL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
86	103	Aug 1 (2)	BAL		MIL	W,3-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
87	104	Aug 2	BAL		MIL	W,6-1	GF	14	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR CF
88	105	Aug 3	BAL		MIL	L,1-4	GS	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
89	106	Aug 4	BAL	@	BOS	W,12-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	107	Aug 5	BAL	@	BOS	W,3-0	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
91	108	Aug 6 (1)	BAL	@	DET	W,4-2	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
92	109	Aug 6 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
93	110	Aug 7	BAL	@	DET	W,7-6	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
94	111	Aug 8	BAL	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
95	112	Aug 9	BAL	@	CHW	W,12-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
96	113	Aug 10	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	38	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
97	114	Aug 11	BAL		KCR	W,4-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
98	115	Aug 12	BAL		KCR	L,2-4	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
99	116	Aug 13	BAL		KCR	W,3-0	CG	28	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
100	118 (1)	Aug 15 (2)	BAL		TEX	W,13-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
101	119	Aug 16	BAL		TEX	L,1-5	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
102	120	Aug 17	BAL		TEX	W,4-0	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
103	121	Aug 18	BAL	@	MIN	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
104	123 (1)	Aug 20	BAL	@	MIN	W,3-2	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
105	124	Aug 21	BAL	@	TEX	W,4-2	CG	48	14.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
106	125	Aug 22	BAL	@	TEX	W,8-5	GF	29	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
107	126	Aug 23	BAL	@	TEX	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
108	127	Aug 24	BAL	@	TEX	L,7-8	GF	24	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
109	128	Aug 26 (1)	BAL	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
110	129	Aug 26 (2)	BAL	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
111	130	Aug 27	BAL	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
112	131	Aug 28	BAL		CHW	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
113	132	Aug 29	BAL		CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
114	133	Aug 30	BAL		CHW	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
115	134	Sep 2 (1)	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
116	135	Sep 2 (2)	BAL		CLE	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
117	136	Sep 3	BAL		BOS	L,2-3	GF	16	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
118	138 (1)	Sep 5 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
119	139	Sep 5 (2)	BAL		NYY	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
120	140	Sep 6	BAL		NYY	W,7-6	CG	53	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
121	141	Sep 7	BAL		NYY	L,0-2	GS	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
122	142	Sep 8	BAL	@	MIL	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
123	143	Sep 9	BAL	@	MIL	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
124	144	Sep 10 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-7	GS	29	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
125	145	Sep 10 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	51	13.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
126	146	Sep 11	BAL	@	CLE	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
127	147	Sep 12	BAL	@	DET	W,6-4	GS	40	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
128	148	Sep 13	BAL	@	DET	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
129	149	Sep 14	BAL	@	DET	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
130	150	Sep 16	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-2	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
131	151	Sep 17	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
132	152	Sep 19	BAL		MIL	W,6-5	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
133	153	Sep 20	BAL		MIL	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
134	154	Sep 21	BAL		MIL	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
135	155	Sep 24	BAL		DET	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
136	156	Sep 27 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
137	157	Sep 27 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
138	158	Sep 28 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
							139gm		1033.0	324	8	3	335	1