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Dennis Blair

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 182lb (196cm, 82kg)

Born: June 5, 1954 in Middletown, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 5th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Dwight D. Eisenhower HS (Rialto, CA).

High School: Dwight D. Eisenhower HS (Rialto, CA)

School: California State University, San Bernardino (San Bernardino, CA)

Debut: May 26, 1974 (Age 19-355d, 13,507th in major league history)
vs. PHI 8.0 IP, 4 H, 6 SO, 6 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: July 4, 1980 (Age 26-029d)
vs. ATL 4.1 IP, 6 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: Dennis Herman Blair

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.4

ERA

3.69

339.0

178

WHIP

1.457

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1972	18	MON-min	Rk,A,A-	2	3	.400	3.71	12	11		2	0	0	68.0	69	43	28	3	33	1	34	5	2	3				1.500	9.1	0.4	4.4	4.5	1.03	CCA,WPB,JAM FECR,FLOR,NYPL
1973	19	MON-min	AA,A	7	12	.368	2.82	25	25		5	0	0	150.0	123	65	47	3	63	0	100	8	3	7				1.240	7.4	0.2	3.8	6.0	1.59	QUE,WPB EL,FLOR
1974	20	MON-min	AAA	5	0	1.000	1.83	9	9		2	0	0	54.0	37	11	11	1	24	0	47	1	0	1				1.130	6.2	0.2	4.0	7.8	1.96	MEM IL
1974	20	MON	NL	11	7	.611	3.27	22	22	0	4	1	0	146.0	113	61	53	7	72	4	76	5	2	4	623	118	3.74	1.267	7.0	0.4	4.4	4.7	1.06
1975	21	MON	NL	8	15	.348	3.80	30	27	2	1	0	0	163.1	150	77	69	14	106	3	82	3	1	12	718	102	4.70	1.567	8.3	0.8	5.8	4.5	0.77
1976	22	MON-min	AAA	9	4	.692	4.50	25	25		0	0	0	122.0	131	73	61	14	84	3	91	8	0	15				1.762	9.7	1.0	6.2	6.7	1.08	DEN AA
1976	22	MON	NL	0	2	.000	4.02	5	4	0	1	0	0	15.2	21	11	7	1	11	0	9	2	0	1	84	95	4.80	2.043	12.1	0.6	6.3	5.2	0.82

1977	23	MON-BAL-min	AAA	9	7	.563	4.41	24	20		5	0	0	143.0	160	81	70	13	55	4	74	2	0	5				1.503	10.1	0.8	3.5	4.7	1.35	DEN,ROC AA,IL
1978	24	BAL-min	AA,AAA	6	10	.375	3.98	23	23		6	2	0	138.0	145	77	61	10	56	5	79	5	1	8				1.457	9.5	0.7	3.7	5.2	1.41	CHR,ROC SOUL,IL
1979	25	SDP-BAL-min	AAA	8	8	.500	5.26	23	22		3	0	0	137.0	146	83	80	14	63	2	85	2	1	9				1.526	9.6	0.9	4.1	5.6	1.35	HAW,ROC PCL,IL
1980	26	SDP-min	AAA	6	12	.333	4.25	23	21		6	1	0	146.0	137	78	69	8	52	0	82	7	2	8				1.295	8.4	0.5	3.2	5.1	1.58	HAW PCL
1980	26	SDP	NL	0	1	.000	6.43	5	1	0	0	0	0	14.0	18	10	10	3	3	0	11	0	0	1	61	55	4.61	1.500	11.6	1.9	1.9	7.1	3.67
4 Yrs				19	25	.432	3.69	62	54	2	6	1	0	339.0	302	159	139	25	192	7	178	10	3	18	1486	104	4.29	1.457	8.0	0.7	5.1	4.7	0.93
162 Game Avg.				11	15	.432	3.69	36	32	1	4	1	0	199	177	93	81	15	113	4	104	6	2	11	871	104	4.29	1.457	8.0	0.7	5.1	4.7	0.93

MON (3 yrs)				19	24	.442	3.57	57	53	2	6	1	0	325.0	284	149	129	22	189	7	167	10	3	17	1425	108	4.27	1.455	7.9	0.6	5.2	4.6	0.88
SDP (1 yr)				0	1	.000	6.43	5	1	0	0	0	0	14.0	18	10	10	3	3	0	11	0	0	1	61	55	4.61	1.500	11.6	1.9	1.9	7.1	3.67