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Paul Blair
Full name Paul L.D. Blair Born February 1, 1944, Cushing, Oklahoma Died December 26, 2013, Baltimore, Maryland Cremated (ashes retained by family) First Game: September 9, 1964 ; Final Game: June 20, 1980 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 168 Bats both during part of 1971 Named outfielder on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1969 and 1974) Won AL Gold Glove as outfielder (1967 and 1969 to 1975) Ejections: 1972 (1), 1973 (1), 1975 (1), 1976 (1). Total: 4 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1964 BAL A Daily Splits 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 1964 BAL A
1965 BAL A Daily Splits 119 364 49 85 19 2 5 25 32 3 52 4 8 1 0 6 6 8 5 .234 .302 .338 -1.4 1965 BAL A
1966 BAL A Daily Splits 133 303 35 84 20 2 6 33 15 0 36 0 5 2 0 10 4 5 6 .277 .309 .416 -0.4 1966 BAL A
1967 BAL A Daily Splits 151 552 72 162 27 12 11 64 50 3 68 5 5 7 0 6 11 8 6 .293 .353 .446 3.2 1967 BAL A
1968 BAL A Daily Splits 141 421 48 89 22 1 7 38 37 4 60 2 5 2 0 10 4 4 2 .211 .277 .318 -1.0 1968 BAL A
1969 BAL A Daily Splits 150 625 102 178 32 5 26 76 40 0 72 2 13 5 0 7 11 20 6 .285 .327 .477 2.6 1969 BAL A
1970 BAL A Daily Splits 133 480 79 128 24 2 18 65 56 1 93 3 5 4 0 6 9 24 11 .267 .344 .438 1.9 1970 BAL A
1971 BAL A Daily Splits 141 516 75 135 24 8 10 44 32 2 94 1 6 0 0 9 8 14 11 .262 .306 .397 -1.3 1971 BAL A
1972 BAL A Daily Splits 142 477 47 111 20 8 8 49 25 0 78 0 5 7 0 10 16 7 8 .233 .267 .358 -1.3 1972 BAL A
1973 BAL A Daily Splits 146 500 73 140 25 3 10 64 43 4 72 0 6 5 0 8 10 18 8 .280 .334 .402 0.8 1973 BAL A
1974 BAL A Daily Splits 151 552 77 144 27 4 17 62 43 0 59 2 11 7 0 8 11 27 9 .261 .313 .417 0.5 1974 BAL A
1975 BAL A Daily Splits 140 440 51 96 13 4 5 31 25 0 82 0 17 5 0 10 7 17 11 .218 .257 .300 -3.0 1975 BAL A
1976 BAL A Daily Splits 145 375 29 74 16 0 3 16 22 2 49 2 13 1 0 4 14 15 6 .197 .245 .264 -2.7 1976 BAL A
1977 NY A Daily Splits 83 164 20 43 4 3 4 25 9 1 16 2 5 3 0 2 7 3 2 .262 .303 .396 -0.5 1977 NY A
1978 NY A Daily Splits 75 125 10 22 5 0 2 13 9 0 17 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 .176 .231 .264 -1.4 1978 NY A
1979 NY A Daily Splits 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 0.0 1979 NY A
1979 CIN N Daily Splits 75 140 7 21 4 1 2 15 11 3 27 0 2 2 0 1 4 0 0 .150 .209 .236 -1.5 1979 CIN N
1979 Total 77 145 7 22 4 1 2 15 11 3 28 0 2 2 0 1 4 0 0 .152 .209 .234 -1.5 1979 Total
1980 NY A Daily Splits 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1980 NY A
Total NL ( 1 Year ) 75 140 7 21 4 1 2 15 11 3 27 0 2 2 0 1 4 0 0 .150 .209 .236 -1.5 Total NL
Total AL (17 Years) 1872 5902 769 1492 278 54 132 605 438 20 850 23 106 49 0 96 122 171 93 .253 .305 .385 -4.1 Total AL
Total (17 Years) Splits 1947 6042 776 1513 282 55 134 620 449 23 877 23 108 51 0 97 126 171 93 .250 .302 .382 -5.6 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1969 BAL A Daily Splits 3 15 1 6 2 0 1 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .471 .733 1969 BAL A
1970 BAL A Daily Splits 3 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .143 .077 1970 BAL A
1971 BAL A Daily Splits 2 9 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 1971 BAL A
1973 BAL A Daily Splits 5 18 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .250 .167 1973 BAL A
1974 BAL A Daily Splits 4 14 3 4 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .286 .375 .500 1974 BAL A
1977 NY A Daily Splits 3 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 1977 NY A
1978 NY A Daily Splits 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1978 NY A
Total ( 7 Years) Splits 24 80 9 19 3 0 2 10 6 0 17 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 .238 .299 .350 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1966 BAL A Daily Splits 4 6 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .667 1966 BAL A
1969 BAL A Daily Splits 5 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 .182 .100 1969 BAL A
1970 BAL A Daily Splits 5 19 5 9 1 0 0 3 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .474 .524 .526 1970 BAL A
1971 BAL A Daily Splits 4 9 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 1971 BAL A
1977 NY A Daily Splits 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1977 NY A
1978 NY A Daily Splits 6 8 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 1978 NY A
Total ( 6 Years) Splits 28 66 12 19 3 0 1 5 6 1 14 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 .288 .347 .379 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1969 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1969 AL
1973 AL Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1973 AL
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1964 BAL A Daily Splits OF 6 0 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 6 0
1964 BAL A CF 6 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 BAL A Daily Splits OF 116 97 94 908.1 241 5 2 0 0 .992 0 116 0
1965 BAL A CF 116 97 94 908.1 240 5 2 0 0 .992
1966 BAL A Daily Splits OF 127 79 72 787.2 204 4 2 2 0 .990 1 126 0
1966 BAL A CF 126 79 72 786.2 207 4 2 3 0 .991
1966 BAL A LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1967 BAL A Daily Splits OF 146 139 136 1269.1 369 13 6 3 0 .985 0 146 0
1967 BAL A CF 146 139 136 1269.1 373 13 6 3 0 .985
1968 BAL A Daily Splits OF 132 100 96 977 271 10 2 2 0 .993 0 132 0
1968 BAL A CF 132 100 96 977 272 10 2 2 0 .993
1968 BAL A 3B 1 0 0 8 1 1 1 1 0 .667
1969 BAL A Daily Splits OF 150 149 144 1339 407 14 5 5 0 .988 0 150 0
1969 BAL A CF 150 149 144 1339 402 12 5 5 0 .988
1970 BAL A Daily Splits OF 128 117 116 1085.2 368 10 4 3 0 .990 0 128 0
1970 BAL A CF 128 117 116 1085.2 366 11 4 3 0 .990
1970 BAL A 3B 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 .000
1971 BAL A Daily Splits OF 139 121 118 1115 331 4 3 1 0 .991 0 139 0
1971 BAL A CF 139 121 118 1115 331 4 3 1 0 .991
1972 BAL A Daily Splits OF 139 113 111 1083.2 337 10 3 1 0 .991 0 139 0
1972 BAL A CF 139 113 111 1083.2 339 7 3 1 0 .991
1973 BAL A Daily Splits OF 144 123 118 1154.1 369 14 4 4 0 .990 0 144 0
1973 BAL A CF 144 123 118 1154.1 371 14 4 4 0 .990
1974 BAL A Daily Splits OF 151 136 131 1285 447 7 7 2 0 .985 0 151 0
1974 BAL A CF 151 136 131 1285 447 7 7 2 0 .985
1975 BAL A Daily Splits OF 138 103 88 1033 327 8 3 1 0 .991 0 138 0
1975 BAL A CF 138 103 88 1033 324 8 3 1 0 .991
1975 BAL A DH 1 0 0 -
1976 BAL A Daily Splits OF 139 89 83 956.2 327 6 7 1 0 .979 0 139 0
1976 BAL A CF 139 89 83 956.2 331 6 7 1 0 .980
1977 NY A Daily Splits OF 80 37 30 434.1 125 1 4 0 0 .969 6 42 34
1977 NY A CF 42 32 25 312 93 0 3 0 0 .969
1977 NY A RF 34 5 5 103 28 1 1 0 0 .967
1977 NY A LF 6 0 0 19.1 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 NY A DH 3 0 0 -
1978 NY A Daily Splits OF 64 20 17 307.2 87 2 1 1 0 .989 1 49 16
1978 NY A CF 49 13 10 211 68 2 1 1 0 .986
1978 NY A RF 16 7 7 88 17 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 NY A 2B 5 0 0 6.2 2 3 1 0 0 .833
1978 NY A SS 4 0 0 4.2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 NY A 3B 3 0 0 3.2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1978 NY A LF 1 0 0 8.2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 NY A Daily Splits OF 2 1 1 13 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 1
1979 NY A RF 1 1 1 9 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 NY A CF 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 CIN N Daily Splits OF 67 37 22 366.1 117 3 1 0 0 .992 18 55 4
1979 CIN N CF 55 37 22 327.2 103 1 1 0 0 .990
1979 CIN N LF 18 0 0 31.2 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 CIN N RF 4 0 0 7 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 Total CF 56 37 22 331.2 105 1 1 0 0 .991
1979 Total RF 5 1 1 16 8 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 Total OF 69 38 23 379.1 123 3 1 0 0 .992 18 56 5
1980 NY A Daily Splits OF 12 0 0 22 8 0 0 0 0 1.000 5 1 7
1980 NY A RF 7 0 0 13 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 NY A LF 5 0 0 8 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 NY A CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1980 NY A DH 1 0 0 -
Total (17 Years) Splits OF 1880 1461 1377 14147 4343 111 54 26 0 .988 31 1802 62
Total (17 Years) CF 1802 1448 1364 13858.1 4270 104 53 27 0 .988
Total ( 4 Years) RF 62 13 13 220 58 1 1 0 0 .983
Total ( 5 Years) LF 31 0 0 68.2 15 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) 3B 5 0 0 16.2 1 1 2 1 0 .500
Total ( 1 Year ) 2B 5 0 0 6.2 2 3 1 0 0 .833
Total ( 3 Years) DH 5 0 0 -
Total ( 1 Year ) SS 4 0 0 4.2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1969 BAL A Daily Splits OF 3 3 3 32 8 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 3 0
1969 BAL A CF 3 3 3 32 8 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 BAL A Daily Splits OF 3 3 3 27 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 3 0
1970 BAL A CF 3 3 3 27 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 BAL A Daily Splits OF 2 2 2 18 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 0
1971 BAL A CF 2 2 2 18 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 BAL A Daily Splits OF 5 5 4 44 8 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 5 0
1973 BAL A CF 5 5 4 44 8 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 BAL A Daily Splits OF 4 4 4 35 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 4 0
1974 BAL A CF 4 4 4 35 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 NY A Daily Splits OF 3 1 1 13 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 3
1977 NY A RF 3 1 1 13 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 NY A Daily Splits OF 3 0 0 11 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 3 0
1978 NY A CF 3 0 0 11 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 NY A 2B 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 7 Years) Splits OF 23 18 17 180 41 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 20 3
Total ( 6 Years) CF 20 17 16 167 39 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 3 1 1 13 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) 2B 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1966 BAL A Daily Splits OF 4 2 2 21 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 4 0
1966 BAL A CF 4 2 2 21 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 BAL A Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 43 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 5 0
1969 BAL A CF 5 5 5 43 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 BAL A Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 45 18 0 1 0 0 .947 0 5 0
1970 BAL A CF 5 5 5 45 18 0 1 0 0 .947
1971 BAL A Daily Splits OF 4 2 2 21 6 2 1 0 0 .889 0 4 0
1971 BAL A CF 4 2 2 21 6 2 1 0 0 .889
1977 NY A Daily Splits OF 3 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 3
1977 NY A RF 3 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 NY A Daily Splits OF 6 1 1 20 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 6 0
1978 NY A CF 6 1 1 20 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 6 Years) Splits OF 27 15 15 158 46 2 2 0 0 .960 0 24 3
Total ( 5 Years) CF 24 15 15 150 45 2 2 0 0 .959
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 3 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1969 AL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
1969 AL CF 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 AL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
1973 AL CF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 2 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 0
Total ( 2 Years) CF 2 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
7-17-1972 BOX BAL A Don Denkinger Balls and strikes
7- 3-1973(2) BOX BAL A Hank Morgenweck Balls and strikes (Threw helmet)
5- 1-1975 BOX BAL A Marty Springstead Call at 1B
4-27-1976 BOX BAL A Joe Brinkman Balls and strikes
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Mets (July 20, 1961 ).
Selected by Baltimore Orioles from New York Mets in the first-year minor league draft (November 26, 1962 ).
Traded by Baltimore Orioles to New York Yankees in exchange for Elliott Maddox and
Rick Bladt (January 20, 1977 ).
Released by New York Yankees (April 12, 1979 ).
Signed by Cincinnati Reds (May 8, 1979 ).
Granted free agency (November 1, 1979 ).
Signed by New York Yankees (May 28, 1980 ).
Released by New York Yankees (July 1, 1980 ).
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