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.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	BAL		NYY	W,3-1	CG	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
2	2	Apr 17	BAL		NYY	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 18	BAL		DET	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
4	4	Apr 19	BAL		DET	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
5	5	Apr 20	BAL		DET	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
6	6	Apr 21	BAL	@	CLE	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
7	7	Apr 22	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-9	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
8	8	Apr 23	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	9	Apr 25	BAL	@	KCR	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
10	10	Apr 26	BAL	@	KCR	L,3-5	CG	27	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
11	11	Apr 28	BAL		CAL	W,12-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
12	12	Apr 29	BAL		CAL	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
13	13	Apr 30	BAL		CAL	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 2	BAL		CHW	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
15	15	May 5	BAL		KCR	W,3-2	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
16	16	May 6	BAL		KCR	L,1-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
17	17	May 7	BAL		KCR	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
18	18	May 10	BAL		TEX	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
19	19	May 11	BAL		TEX	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
20	20	May 12	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
21	21	May 13	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-9	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
22	22	May 14	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
23	23	May 15	BAL	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
24	24	May 16	BAL	@	DET	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	25	May 17	BAL	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
26	26	May 19	BAL	@	MIL	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
27	27	May 20	BAL	@	MIL	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	28	May 21	BAL	@	MIL	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
29	29	May 23	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-6	GF	16	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
30	30	May 24	BAL	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
31	32 (1)	May 26	BAL		CLE	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
32	33	May 27	BAL		CLE	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
33	34	May 28	BAL		CLE	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
34	35	May 29	BAL		CLE	W,6-1	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	38 (2)	Jun 2	BAL		OAK	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
36	39	Jun 3	BAL		OAK	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
37	40	Jun 4 (1)	BAL		OAK	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
38	41	Jun 4 (2)	BAL		OAK	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
39	43 (1)	Jun 6	BAL		MIN	L,4-5	CG	62	15.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
40	44	Jun 7	BAL		MIN	W,11-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
41	45	Jun 9	BAL	@	TEX	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
42	46	Jun 10	BAL	@	TEX	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
43	47	Jun 11	BAL	@	TEX	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
44	48	Jun 12	BAL	@	OAK	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
45	49	Jun 13	BAL	@	OAK	W,5-1	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
46	50	Jun 14	BAL	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	34	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
47	51	Jun 16	BAL	@	MIN	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
48	52	Jun 17	BAL	@	MIN	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
49	53	Jun 18	BAL	@	MIN	L,3-4	GF	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
50	54	Jun 19	BAL	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
51	55	Jun 20	BAL	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
52	56	Jun 21	BAL	@	CAL	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
53	57	Jun 24 (1)	BAL		DET	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
54	58	Jun 24 (2)	BAL		DET	L,1-2	CG	47	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
55	59	Jun 25	BAL		DET	W,2-1	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
56	60	Jun 26	BAL		MIL	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
57	61	Jun 27	BAL		MIL	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
58	62	Jun 28	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	64 (1)	Jun 30	BAL	@	DET	W,3-2	GF	15	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	65	Jul 1	BAL	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
61	66	Jul 2	BAL	@	DET	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
62	67	Jul 3	BAL	@	DET	W,15-3	GF	15	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	68	Jul 4	BAL	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
64	69	Jul 5	BAL	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
65	70	Jul 6	BAL	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	71	Jul 7	BAL		TEX	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
67	72	Jul 8 (1)	BAL		TEX	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
68	73	Jul 8 (2)	BAL		TEX	L,1-3	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	74	Jul 9	BAL		TEX	L,2-3	CG	43	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
70	75	Jul 10	BAL		KCR	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
71	76	Jul 11	BAL		KCR	W,2-1	CG	38	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
72	77	Jul 12	BAL		KCR	L,4-11	CG	46	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
73	78	Jul 14 (1)	BAL		CHW	W,7-4	GF	22	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
74	79	Jul 14 (2)	BAL		CHW	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
75	80	Jul 15	BAL		CHW	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
76	81	Jul 16	BAL		CHW	W,6-1	CG	25	7.0	5	1	1	7	0	CF
77	82	Jul 17	BAL	@	TEX	W,3-1	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
78	83	Jul 18	BAL	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	54	15.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
79	84	Jul 19	BAL	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
80	85	Jul 20	BAL	@	KCR	W,8-5	GF	16	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
81	86	Jul 21	BAL	@	KCR	W,7-6	GF	20	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
82	87	Jul 22	BAL	@	KCR	L,5-8	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
83	88	Jul 23	BAL	@	KCR	W,8-4	GF	18	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
84	89	Jul 27	BAL		CLE	L,3-4	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
85	91 (1)	Jul 29	BAL		CLE	W,4-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
86	92	Jul 30	BAL		NYY	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
87	93	Jul 31 (1)	BAL		NYY	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
88	94	Jul 31 (2)	BAL		NYY	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	96 (1)	Aug 2 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	97	Aug 2 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
91	98	Aug 3	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
92	100 (1)	Aug 5	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
93	101	Aug 6	BAL	@	BOS	W,11-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	102	Aug 7	BAL	@	MIL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
95	103	Aug 8	BAL	@	MIL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
96	104	Aug 9	BAL	@	MIL	W,10-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
97	105	Aug 10	BAL	@	MIL	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
98	106	Aug 11	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
99	108 (1)	Aug 12 (2)	BAL		BOS	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
100	109	Aug 13	BAL		BOS	W,8-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
101	110	Aug 14	BAL		OAK	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
102	111	Aug 16	BAL		OAK	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
103	112	Aug 17	BAL		CHW	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
104	113	Aug 18	BAL		MIN	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
105	114	Aug 19	BAL		MIN	W,2-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
106	116 (1)	Aug 21	BAL		CAL	W,3-1	GF	6	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
107	118 (1)	Aug 23	BAL		CAL	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
108	120 (1)	Aug 26	BAL	@	OAK	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
109	121	Aug 27	BAL	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
110	122	Aug 28	BAL	@	MIN	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
111	123	Aug 29	BAL	@	MIN	W,9-4	GF	16	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
112	125 (1)	Sep 1	BAL	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
113	126	Sep 2	BAL	@	CAL	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
114	127	Sep 3	BAL	@	CAL	L,0-1	GF	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
115	128	Sep 4 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
116	129	Sep 4 (2)	BAL		NYY	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
117	130	Sep 5	BAL		NYY	L,6-7	GF	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
118	131	Sep 6	BAL		DET	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
119	132	Sep 7	BAL		DET	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
120	133	Sep 8	BAL		DET	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
121	135 (1)	Sep 9 (2)	BAL		MIL	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
122	136	Sep 10	BAL		MIL	W,2-0	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
123	137	Sep 11	BAL		MIL	W,3-2	GF	17	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
124	138	Sep 12	BAL	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
125	139	Sep 13	BAL	@	DET	L,5-6	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
126	140	Sep 15	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-1	GF	17	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
127	141	Sep 16	BAL	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
128	142	Sep 17	BAL	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
129	143	Sep 18	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	CF
130	145 (1)	Sep 20 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
131	146	Sep 23	BAL	@	MIL	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
132	147	Sep 24	BAL	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
133	148	Sep 26	BAL		CLE	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
134	149	Sep 27	BAL		CLE	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
135	150	Sep 29	BAL		BOS	L,2-4	CG	40	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
136	151	Sep 30	BAL		BOS	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
137	152	Oct 1	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
138	153	Oct 3 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,5-6	GF	7	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
139	154	Oct 3 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-3	GF	9	2.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
							139gm		1083.2	339	7	3	349	1