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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.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	BAL		MIL	W,10-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
2	2	Apr 7	BAL		MIL	W,8-7	CG	40	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
3	3	Apr 11	BAL	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	46	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
4	4	Apr 12	BAL	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	38	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
5	5	Apr 13	BAL	@	MIL	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
6	6	Apr 14	BAL	@	MIL	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
7	7	Apr 15 (1)	BAL	@	MIL	L,2-3	GF	12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	CF
8	8	Apr 15 (2)	BAL	@	MIL	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	9	Apr 17	BAL		NYY	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
10	10	Apr 18	BAL		NYY	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
11	11	Apr 19	BAL		NYY	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	12	Apr 20	BAL		DET	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
13	13	Apr 21	BAL		DET	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
14	14	Apr 22	BAL		DET	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
15	15	Apr 24	BAL	@	CAL	L,5-6	CG	42	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	16	Apr 25	BAL	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
17	17	Apr 27	BAL	@	OAK	L,3-4	GS	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
18	18	Apr 28	BAL	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
19	19	Apr 29	BAL	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	20	May 1	BAL	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	21	May 2	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
22	22	May 4	BAL		CAL	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
23	24 (1)	May 6	BAL		CAL	W,5-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
24	25	May 7	BAL		OAK	W,8-2	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
25	27 (1)	May 11	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-0	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
26	29 (1)	May 13 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
27	30	May 13 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,9-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	31	May 14	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-1	GS	37	10.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
29	32	May 17	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-1	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
30	33	May 18	BAL	@	CLE	W,6-2	GF	21	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
31	34	May 19	BAL		BOS	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	36 (1)	May 22	BAL		CLE	L,3-5	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
33	38 (1)	May 28	BAL	@	MIN	L,3-10	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
34	39	May 29	BAL	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
35	40	May 30	BAL	@	KCR	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
36	41	May 31	BAL	@	KCR	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	42	Jun 1	BAL	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	54	13.2	2	1	0	3	0	CF
38	43	Jun 2	BAL	@	TEX	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
39	44	Jun 3	BAL	@	TEX	W,7-1	CG	19	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
40	45	Jun 5	BAL		CHW	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
41	46	Jun 6	BAL		CHW	W,14-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
42	47	Jun 7	BAL		CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
43	48	Jun 8	BAL		MIN	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	49	Jun 9	BAL		MIN	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
45	50	Jun 10	BAL		MIN	L,4-11	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
46	51	Jun 12	BAL		KCR	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
47	52	Jun 13	BAL		KCR	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	53	Jun 14	BAL		KCR	W,8-3	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
49	54	Jun 15	BAL		TEX	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
50	55	Jun 16	BAL		TEX	W,9-1	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
51	56	Jun 17	BAL		TEX	W,5-4	CG	63	16.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
52	57	Jun 19	BAL	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
53	58	Jun 20	BAL	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
54	59	Jun 21	BAL	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
55	60	Jun 23 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
56	61	Jun 23 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	38	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	62	Jun 24	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
58	63	Jun 25	BAL	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	46	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
59	64	Jun 26	BAL	@	MIL	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
60	65	Jun 27	BAL		NYY	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
61	66	Jun 28	BAL		NYY	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
62	67	Jun 29	BAL	@	DET	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
63	68	Jun 30	BAL	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	69	Jul 1 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
65	70	Jul 1 (2)	BAL	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	71	Jul 2	BAL		MIL	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
67	72	Jul 3 (1)	BAL		MIL	W,9-7	GS	37	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
68	73	Jul 3 susp	BAL		MIL	W,6-4	GS	21	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	74	Jul 4	BAL		MIL	W,10-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
70	75	Jul 6 (1)	BAL		OAK	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
71	76	Jul 6 (2)	BAL		OAK	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
72	77	Jul 7	BAL		OAK	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
73	78	Jul 8	BAL		OAK	L,5-6	CG	46	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
74	79	Jul 9	BAL		CAL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
75	80	Jul 10	BAL		CAL	L,8-10	CG	44	10.0	6	1	1	8	1	CF
76	81	Jul 11	BAL		CAL	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
77	82	Jul 12	BAL	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
78	83	Jul 13	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	34	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
79	84	Jul 14	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
80	85	Jul 15	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
81	86	Jul 16	BAL	@	OAK	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	87	Jul 17	BAL	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
83	88	Jul 18	BAL	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
84	89	Jul 19	BAL	@	CAL	W,3-1	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
85	91 (1)	Jul 21	BAL	@	CAL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
86	92	Jul 22	BAL	@	CAL	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
87	93	Jul 26 (1)	BAL		CLE	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
88	94	Jul 26 (2)	BAL		CLE	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
89	95	Jul 27 (1)	BAL		CLE	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
90	96	Jul 27 (2)	BAL		CLE	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
91	97	Jul 28	BAL		DET	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
92	98	Jul 29	BAL		DET	L,3-8	CG	40	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	CF
93	99	Jul 30	BAL		DET	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	100	Jul 31	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
95	101	Aug 1	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
96	102	Aug 2	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
97	103	Aug 3 (1)	BAL		BOS	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
98	104	Aug 3 (2)	BAL		BOS	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
99	105	Aug 4	BAL		BOS	W,4-1	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
100	106	Aug 5	BAL		BOS	L,4-7	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
101	107	Aug 6	BAL		BOS	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
102	108	Aug 7 (1)	BAL	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
103	109	Aug 7 (2)	BAL	@	MIN	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
104	110	Aug 8	BAL	@	MIN	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
105	111	Aug 9	BAL	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
106	112	Aug 10	BAL	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
107	113	Aug 11	BAL	@	KCR	L,4-9	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
108	114	Aug 12	BAL	@	KCR	W,10-6	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
109	115	Aug 13	BAL	@	TEX	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
110	116	Aug 14	BAL	@	TEX	W,12-10	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
111	117	Aug 15	BAL	@	TEX	W,5-1	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
112	118	Aug 17	BAL		CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
113	119	Aug 18	BAL		CHW	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
114	120	Aug 19	BAL		CHW	W,8-2	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
115	121	Aug 20	BAL		MIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
116	123 (1)	Aug 22	BAL		MIN	W,4-3	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
117	124	Aug 24	BAL		KCR	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
118	125	Aug 25	BAL		KCR	W,7-1	GF	13	3.0	2	1	0	3	0	PH CF
119	126	Aug 26	BAL		KCR	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
120	127	Aug 27	BAL		TEX	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
121	128	Aug 28	BAL		TEX	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
122	129	Aug 29	BAL		TEX	W,6-1	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
123	131 (1)	Sep 1	BAL	@	NYY	W,10-6	GF	22	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH CF
124	132	Sep 2	BAL	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
125	133	Sep 3 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	W,13-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
126	134	Sep 3 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	L,8-9	CG	39	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
127	135	Sep 4	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	42	11.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
128	136	Sep 5	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
129	137	Sep 7	BAL	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
130	138	Sep 8	BAL	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
131	139	Sep 9 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
132	142 (2)	Sep 11	BAL		BOS	W,8-3	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
133	143	Sep 12 (1)	BAL		MIL	W,4-1	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
134	144	Sep 12 (2)	BAL		MIL	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
135	145	Sep 13	BAL		MIL	W,7-6	GF	16	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
136	147 (1)	Sep 16 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	CF
137	149 (1)	Sep 17	BAL		NYY	W,5-4	CG	39	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
138	150	Sep 18	BAL	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
139	151	Sep 19	BAL	@	DET	L,1-10	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
140	152	Sep 20	BAL	@	DET	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
141	153	Sep 21	BAL	@	MIL	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
142	154	Sep 22	BAL	@	MIL	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
143	157 (2)	Sep 26	BAL		DET	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
144	159 (1)	Sep 28 (1)	BAL		CLE	L,4-6	GS	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							144gm		1154.1	371	14	4	389	4