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.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
2	2	Apr 9	BAL		DET	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
3	3	Apr 10	BAL		DET	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
4	4	Apr 11 (1)	BAL		DET	L,4-5	CG	45	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
5	5	Apr 11 (2)	BAL		DET	W,9-3	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
6	6	Apr 14	BAL	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	7	Apr 15	BAL	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
8	8	Apr 16	BAL		NYY	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
9	9	Apr 17	BAL		NYY	L,3-5	CG	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
10	10	Apr 18	BAL		NYY	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	11	Apr 20	BAL	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	39	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
12	12	Apr 21	BAL	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
13	13	Apr 23	BAL	@	CAL	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
14	14	Apr 24	BAL	@	CAL	L,4-7	CG	34	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
15	15	Apr 25	BAL	@	CAL	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
16	16	Apr 26	BAL	@	OAK	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
17	17	Apr 27	BAL	@	OAK	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	18	Apr 28	BAL	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	40	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
19	19	Apr 29	BAL	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
20	20	Apr 30	BAL	@	KCR	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	21	May 1	BAL	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
22	22	May 2	BAL	@	KCR	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
23	23	May 4	BAL		CAL	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
24	24	May 6 (1)	BAL		CAL	W,3-1	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
25	25	May 6 (2)	BAL		CAL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
26	27 (1)	May 9 (2)	BAL		OAK	L,1-2	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
27	28	May 10	BAL		KCR	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	29	May 11	BAL		KCR	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	30	May 12	BAL		KCR	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
30	31	May 14	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
31	32	May 15	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-4	GF	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	33	May 17	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
33	34	May 18	BAL	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	35	May 19	BAL	@	WSA	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
35	36	May 21	BAL		BOS	L,4-8	CG	45	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
36	37	May 22	BAL		BOS	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
37	38	May 23 (1)	BAL		BOS	W,12-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
38	39	May 23 (2)	BAL		BOS	L,1-2	GF	9	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR CF
39	40	May 26	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
40	42 (1)	May 28	BAL	@	MIN	L,6-7	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
41	43	May 29	BAL	@	MIN	W,11-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
42	44	May 30	BAL	@	MIN	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
43	45	May 31 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
44	46	May 31 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	W,11-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	47	Jun 2	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
46	48	Jun 4	BAL	@	MIL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
47	49	Jun 5	BAL	@	MIL	W,12-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
48	50	Jun 6	BAL	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
49	51	Jun 8	BAL		MIN	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
50	52	Jun 9	BAL		MIN	W,2-1	CG	36	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
51	54 (1)	Jun 11	BAL		CHW	W,8-5	GF	18	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
52	55	Jun 12	BAL		CHW	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
53	56	Jun 13	BAL		CHW	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
54	57	Jun 15	BAL		MIL	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
55	58	Jun 16	BAL		MIL	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
56	59	Jun 17	BAL		NYY	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	60	Jun 18	BAL		NYY	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
58	61	Jun 19	BAL		NYY	L,4-6	GS	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
59	62	Jun 20	BAL		NYY	W,10-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
60	63	Jun 21	BAL	@	WSA	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	64	Jun 22 (1)	BAL	@	WSA	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
62	65	Jun 22 (2)	BAL	@	WSA	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	66	Jun 23	BAL	@	WSA	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
64	67	Jun 24	BAL	@	WSA	W,6-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
65	68	Jun 25	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
66	69	Jun 26 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	38	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
67	71 (1)	Jun 27	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
68	72	Jun 28 susp	BAL		DET	L,4-9	CG	66	15.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
69	73	Jun 29	BAL		DET	W,15-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
70	74	Jun 30 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-5	GF	14	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
71	75	Jun 30 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	76	Jul 1	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	37	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	CF
73	77	Jul 2	BAL	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
74	78	Jul 3	BAL	@	DET	W,8-1	GS	23	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
75	79	Jul 4	BAL	@	DET	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
76	80	Jul 6 (1)	BAL		WSA	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
77	81	Jul 6 (2)	BAL		WSA	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	82	Jul 7	BAL		WSA	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
79	83	Jul 8	BAL		WSA	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
80	84	Jul 9	BAL		CLE	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
81	85	Jul 10 (1)	BAL		CLE	W,11-3	GF	10	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
82	86	Jul 10 (2)	BAL		CLE	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
83	87	Jul 11	BAL		CLE	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
84	88	Jul 15	BAL	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
85	89	Jul 16	BAL	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
86	90	Jul 17	BAL	@	CAL	L,3-10	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
87	91	Jul 18	BAL	@	OAK	W,7-3	GF	17	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH CF
88	92	Jul 19	BAL	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
89	93	Jul 20	BAL	@	KCR	L,1-7	GF	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
90	94	Jul 21	BAL	@	KCR	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	95	Jul 22	BAL	@	KCR	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
92	96	Jul 23	BAL		CAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
93	98 (1)	Jul 25 (2)	BAL		CAL	L,6-9	CG	61	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
94	99	Jul 27 (1)	BAL		OAK	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
95	100	Jul 27 (2)	BAL		OAK	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
96	102 (1)	Jul 30	BAL		KCR	W,1-0	CG	17	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
97	103	Jul 31	BAL		KCR	W,4-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	104	Aug 2	BAL		BOS	L,4-7	GS	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
99	111 (6)	Aug 11	BAL	@	MIN	W,9-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
100	112	Aug 12	BAL	@	MIN	W,8-2	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
101	113	Aug 13	BAL	@	CHW	W,12-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
102	114	Aug 14	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
103	117 (2)	Aug 17	BAL	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
104	118	Aug 18	BAL	@	MIL	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
105	120 (1)	Aug 21	BAL		MIN	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
106	121	Aug 22	BAL		MIN	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
107	122	Aug 24	BAL		CHW	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
108	123	Aug 25	BAL		CHW	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
109	124	Aug 26	BAL		CHW	W,8-7	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
110	125	Aug 28 (1)	BAL		MIL	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
111	126	Aug 28 (2)	BAL		MIL	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
112	127	Aug 29 (1)	BAL		MIL	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
113	128	Aug 29 (2)	BAL		MIL	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
114	129	Aug 31	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
115	130	Sep 1	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
116	131	Sep 2	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
117	132	Sep 3	BAL	@	WSA	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
118	133	Sep 4	BAL	@	WSA	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
119	134	Sep 5	BAL	@	WSA	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
120	135	Sep 6 (1)	BAL		CLE	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
121	136	Sep 6 (2)	BAL		CLE	L,0-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
122	137	Sep 7	BAL		CLE	W,3-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
123	138	Sep 9	BAL		WSA	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
124	139	Sep 10	BAL		WSA	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
125	140	Sep 13 (1)	BAL		DET	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
126	142 (1)	Sep 14	BAL		DET	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
127	143	Sep 15	BAL		NYY	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
128	144	Sep 16	BAL		NYY	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
129	146 (1)	Sep 17 (2)	BAL	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
130	147	Sep 18	BAL	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
131	148	Sep 19	BAL	@	DET	W,8-1	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR CF
132	149	Sep 20	BAL	@	NYY	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
133	150	Sep 21	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
134	151	Sep 22	BAL	@	NYY	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
135	152	Sep 24 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
136	155 (2)	Sep 26	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
137	156	Sep 28 (1)	BAL		BOS	W,10-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
138	157	Sep 28 (2)	BAL		BOS	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
139	158	Sep 29	BAL		BOS	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							139gm		1115.0	331	4	3	338	1