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.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	BAL		DET	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
2	2	Apr 6	BAL		DET	L,2-3	CG	40	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 7 (1)	BAL		DET	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 7 (2)	BAL		DET	L,4-8	CG	47	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
5	5	Apr 11	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	55	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
6	6	Apr 12	BAL	@	MIL	W,5-3	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	7	Apr 13	BAL	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
8	8	Apr 15	BAL	@	MIL	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
9	9	Apr 17	BAL	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
10	10	Apr 19	BAL		NYY	W,5-3	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	11	Apr 20	BAL		NYY	L,3-4	GF	15	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	12	Apr 21 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,6-5		35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
13	13	Apr 21 (2)	BAL		NYY	L,0-3	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
14	14	Apr 23	BAL		CAL	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
15	15	Apr 24	BAL		CAL	W,4-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
16	16	Apr 26	BAL		OAK	W,6-5	GS	52	12.0	6	0	1	7	0	CF
17	17	Apr 27	BAL		OAK	L,5-11	CG	44	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
18	18	Apr 28	BAL		OAK	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	19	Apr 30	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	20	May 1	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
21	21	May 3	BAL	@	CAL	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
22	23 (1)	May 5	BAL	@	CAL	L,7-8	GF	18	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
23	24	May 6	BAL	@	OAK	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
24	25	May 7	BAL	@	OAK	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
25	26	May 8	BAL	@	OAK	L,3-7	GS	26	5.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
26	27	May 10	BAL	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	33	10.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
27	28	May 11	BAL	@	CLE	W,12-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	31 (2)	May 15	BAL		MIL	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
29	32	May 17	BAL		BOS	W,6-0	CG	24	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	33	May 18	BAL		BOS	L,2-10	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
31	34	May 19 (1)	BAL		BOS	L,2-11	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	35	May 19 (2)	BAL		BOS	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
33	36	May 21	BAL		CLE	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
34	37	May 22	BAL		CLE	W,1-0	CG	43	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
35	38	May 23	BAL		CLE	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
36	39	May 24	BAL	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
37	40	May 25	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
38	41	May 26 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
39	42	May 26 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	L,5-7	GF	39	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
40	44 (1)	May 28	BAL	@	KCR	L,5-9	CG	47	10.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
41	45	May 29	BAL	@	KCR	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
42	46	May 31	BAL	@	TEX	L,6-7	GF	15	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	48 (1)	Jun 2	BAL	@	TEX	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
44	49	Jun 3	BAL		KCR	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
45	50	Jun 4	BAL		KCR	L,0-8	GS	30	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
46	51	Jun 5	BAL		KCR	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
47	52	Jun 7	BAL		TEX	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
48	53	Jun 8	BAL		TEX	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
49	55 (1)	Jun 10	BAL	@	MIN	L,1-9	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	56	Jun 11	BAL	@	MIN	W,4-2	GF	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
51	57	Jun 12	BAL	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
52	58	Jun 14	BAL		CHW	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
53	59	Jun 15	BAL		CHW	W,4-3	GS	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
54	60	Jun 16	BAL		CHW	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	CF
55	61	Jun 17	BAL		MIN	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
56	62	Jun 18	BAL		MIN	W,10-1	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
57	63	Jun 19	BAL		MIN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
58	65 (1)	Jun 21	BAL	@	MIL	L,6-8	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	66	Jun 22	BAL	@	MIL	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
60	67	Jun 23	BAL	@	MIL	L,4-9	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
61	68	Jun 24	BAL		DET	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	69	Jun 25	BAL		DET	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
63	70	Jun 26	BAL		DET	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
64	71	Jun 29	BAL		NYY	W,2-0	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
65	72	Jun 30	BAL		NYY	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	73	Jul 1	BAL		BOS	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
67	74	Jul 2	BAL		BOS	L,6-9	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
68	75	Jul 3 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
69	76	Jul 3 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
70	77	Jul 4	BAL	@	BOS	W,10-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
71	78	Jul 5	BAL	@	OAK	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
72	79	Jul 6	BAL	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
73	80	Jul 7	BAL	@	OAK	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
74	81	Jul 8	BAL	@	CAL	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	82	Jul 9	BAL	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
76	83	Jul 10	BAL	@	CAL	W,9-1	GF	20	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH CF
77	84	Jul 11	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	35	8.2	2	0	1	3	0	CF
78	85	Jul 12	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	35	8.2	4	0	1	5	0	CF
79	86	Jul 13	BAL	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
80	87	Jul 14	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
81	88	Jul 15	BAL		OAK	L,4-6	GF	15	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	89	Jul 16	BAL		OAK	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	90	Jul 17	BAL		OAK	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
84	91	Jul 19	BAL		CAL	W,5-4	GF	14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
85	93 (1)	Jul 20 (2)	BAL		CAL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
86	94	Jul 21	BAL		CAL	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
87	95	Jul 25 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,7-8	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
88	96	Jul 25 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	53	12.1	5	1	0	6	0	CF
89	97	Jul 26	BAL	@	CLE	W,9-5	CG	44	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	98	Jul 27	BAL		MIL	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	99	Jul 28	BAL		MIL	L,0-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
92	100	Jul 29	BAL		MIL	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
93	101	Jul 30	BAL		CLE	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
94	102	Jul 31	BAL		CLE	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
95	103	Aug 1	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-11	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
96	104	Aug 2	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
97	105	Aug 3	BAL	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
98	106	Aug 4 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
99	107	Aug 4 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
100	108	Aug 5 (1)	BAL	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
101	109	Aug 5 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
102	110	Aug 6	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
103	111	Aug 7	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
104	112	Aug 9	BAL	@	MIN	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
105	114 (1)	Aug 11	BAL	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
106	115	Aug 13	BAL		CHW	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
107	116	Aug 14	BAL		CHW	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
108	117	Aug 15	BAL		CHW	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
109	118	Aug 16	BAL		KCR	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
110	119	Aug 17	BAL		KCR	L,2-3	CG	47	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
111	120	Aug 18	BAL		KCR	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
112	121	Aug 20	BAL		TEX	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
113	122	Aug 21	BAL		TEX	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
114	123	Aug 22	BAL		TEX	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
115	124	Aug 23	BAL		MIN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
116	125	Aug 24	BAL		MIN	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
117	126	Aug 25	BAL		MIN	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
118	127	Aug 27	BAL	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
119	128	Aug 28	BAL	@	TEX	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
120	129	Aug 29	BAL	@	TEX	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
121	130	Aug 30	BAL	@	KCR	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
122	131	Aug 31	BAL	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
123	132	Sep 1	BAL	@	KCR	W,7-1	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
124	133	Sep 2 (1)	BAL		BOS	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
125	134	Sep 2 (2)	BAL		BOS	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
126	135	Sep 4	BAL		BOS	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
127	136	Sep 6 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
128	137	Sep 6 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
129	138	Sep 7	BAL	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
130	140 (1)	Sep 9	BAL	@	MIL	W,6-5	CG	48	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
131	141	Sep 10	BAL	@	MIL	L,5-6	CG	42	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
132	142	Sep 11 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,3-2	CG	67	17.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
133	143	Sep 11 (2)	BAL		NYY	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	CF
134	144	Sep 12	BAL		NYY	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
135	145	Sep 13 (1)	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
136	146	Sep 13 susp	BAL		CLE	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
137	147	Sep 14	BAL		CLE	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
138	148	Sep 15	BAL		CLE	L,0-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
139	149	Sep 17	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
140	150	Sep 18	BAL	@	NYY	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
141	151	Sep 19	BAL	@	NYY	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
142	152	Sep 20	BAL	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
143	153	Sep 21	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	47	9.1	6	0	0	6	0	CF
144	154	Sep 22	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
145	155	Sep 24	BAL		DET	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
146	156	Sep 25	BAL		DET	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
147	157	Sep 27	BAL		MIL	W,1-0	CG	63	17.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
148	158	Sep 28	BAL		MIL	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
149	159	Sep 29	BAL		MIL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
150	160	Sep 30	BAL	@	DET	W,12-6	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
151	161	Oct 1	BAL	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
							151gm		1285.0	447	7	7	461	2