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, 13,493rd 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

Summary of 25 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 10 go ahead

2 Tms
MON	22
SDP	3

Platoon
vs RHB	16
vs LHB	9

Home/Road
Away	15
Home	10

Outs
1	11
0	8
2	6

9 Opps
PIT	6
ATL	5
PHI	4
SFG	3
CHC	2
CIN	2
NYM	1
STL	1
HOU	1

22 Batters
Jay Johnstone	2
Gary Matthews	2
Richie Zisk	2
Marc Hill	1
Manny Trillo	1
Reggie Smith	1
Dave Parker	1
Bob Horner	1
Mike Schmidt	1
Doug Rader	1
Davey Johnson	1
Greg Luzinski	1
Bob Robertson	1
Tony Pérez	1
Dave Rader	1
Richie Hebner	1
Dale Murphy	1
Ken Boswell	1
Joe Morgan	1
Dusty Baker	1
Al Oliver	1
José Cardenal	1

9 Parks
Parc Jarry (MON)	10
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	5
VeteransStad (PHI)	3
3Com Park (SFO)	2
Busch Stad (STL)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	1

Where Hit
7	7
9	7
8	2
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	16
2·HR gms	3
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	15
1--	4
12-	3
123	1
-2-	1
1-3	1

41 Runs
RISP	6
0 on	15
1 on	5
2 on	4
3 on	1
Any on	10

Inning
1	5
2	2
3	2
4	3
5	5
6	1
7	6
9	1

1-3	9
4-6	9
7-end	7

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	1
+2	3
Tied	8
-1	3
-2	4
-4..	2

Ahead	8
Tied	8
Behind	9

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
LF	5
CF	4
RF	4
3B	4
1B	3
2B	2
C	2
PH	1

OrderPos
6th	7
5th	5
3rd	4
4th	3
7th	2
2nd	2
9th	1
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	8
Medium Lev	8
Low Lev	9

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1974-07-20	Gary Matthews	SFG		MON	behind 0-1	b 7	1	---	1	5	7	24%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	1974-07-26	Bob Robertson	PIT	@	MON	ahead 2-0	t 7	0	---	1	6	3	8%	90%		Home Run (Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	1974-08-05	Ken Boswell	NYM	@	MON	behind 2-4	t 7	0	1--	2	9	PH	26%	50%		Home Run; D. Hahn Scores
4	4	4	1	1974-08-14	Dusty Baker	ATL		MON	tied 0-0	b 1	2	12-	3	5	8	25%	79%		Home Run; M. Perez Scores; H. Aaron Scores
5	5	5	2	1974-08-14	Davey Johnson	ATL		MON	ahead 3-0	b 1	2	---	1	6	3	6%	86%		Home Run
6	6	6	1	1974-09-04	Reggie Smith	STL		MON	tied 3-3	b 7	1	---	1	3	9	23%	78%		Home Run (Deep RF)
7	7	7	1	1974-09-14	Richie Hebner	PIT	@	MON	behind 1-9	t 7	1	---	1	2	5	0%	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1975-04-19	Jay Johnstone	PHI	@	MON	tied 0-0	t 2	0	12-	3	7	8	19%	79%		Home Run; T. Hutton Scores; M. Schmidt Scores
9	9	2	1	1975-04-29	Greg Luzinski	PHI		MON	ahead 2-0	b 5	1	1--	2	4	7	11%	93%		Home Run; M. Schmidt Scores
10	10	3	2	1975-04-29	Jay Johnstone	PHI		MON	ahead 4-0	b 5	2	---	1	6	9	3%	96%		Home Run
11	11	4	1	1975-05-28	Joe Morgan	CIN		MON	tied 0-0	b 4	1	---	1	3	4	14%	67%		Home Run (Deep RF)
12	12	5	1	1975-06-15 (2)	Marc Hill	SFG		MON	behind 0-4	b 5	0	1--	2	8	2	13%	28%		Home Run (Deep LF); S. Ontiveros Scores
13	13	6	1	1975-06-30	Richie Zisk	PIT	@	MON	tied 1-1	t 5	0	---	1	6	7	15%	65%		Home Run (Deep CF)
14	14	7	1	1975-07-09	Doug Rader	HOU		MON	behind 2-3	b 9	1	---	1	6	5	47%	57%		Home Run
15	15	8	1	1975-07-18	Tony Pérez	CIN	@	MON	behind 0-1	t 3	1	123	4	5	3	29%	79%		Home Run (LF-CF); P. Rose Scores; K. Griffey Scores; J. Morgan Scores
16	16	9	1	1975-07-28	José Cardenal	CHC		MON	tied 2-2	b 5	1	1--	2	4	7	24%	81%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Monday Scores
17	17	10	1	1975-08-14	Dave Rader	SFG	@	MON	tied 0-0	t 2	1	12-	3	7	2	23%	78%		Home Run (Deep RF); W. Montañez Scores; C. Speier Scores
18	18	11	1	1975-09-07	Al Oliver	PIT	@	MON	tied 0-0	t 1	1	-2-	2	3	8	16%	68%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Sanguillén Scores
19	19	12	2	1975-09-07	Dave Parker	PIT	@	MON	ahead 2-0	t 1	2	---	1	5	9	9%	75%		Home Run (Deep RF)
20	20	13	1	1975-09-14	Richie Zisk	PIT		MON	behind 0-2	b 4	1	---	1	6	7	12%	38%		Home Run (Deep LF)
21	21	14	1	1975-09-21	Manny Trillo	CHC	@	MON	behind 0-2	t 4	2	---	1	6	4	11%	32%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1976-09-13	Mike Schmidt	PHI		MON	behind 0-2	b 1	0	1-3	3	3	5	18%	65%		Home Run; G. Maddox Scores; D. Cash Scores
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	1980-07-04	Bob Horner	ATL		SDP	ahead 5-0	b 3	0	---	1	5	5	2%	97%		Home Run (Deep LF)
24	24	2	2	1980-07-04	Dale Murphy	ATL		SDP	ahead 7-0	b 6	2	---	1	2	8	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
25	25	3	3	1980-07-04	Gary Matthews	ATL		SDP	ahead 8-0	b 7	0	---	1	4	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep CF)