Ron Blackburn

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 160lb (183cm, 72kg)

Born: April 23, 1935 in Mount Airy, NC us

Died: April 29, 1998 in Morganton, NC

Buried: Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis, NC

Schools: Catawba College (Salisbury, NC), Western Carolina University (Cullowhee, NC)

Debut: April 15, 1958 (Age 22-357d, 9,119th in MLB history)
vs. MLN 3.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: July 28, 1959 (Age 24-096d)
vs. LAD 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season

Full Name: Ronald Hamilton Blackburn

Career

0.8

3.50

108.0

1.417

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1953	18	PIT-min	B	0	0		4.76	7						17.0	15	10	9		10									1.471	7.9		5.3			BGH CARL
1954	19	PIT-min	C	5	14	.263	5.81	33	19					158.0	200	132	102	12	99									1.892	11.4	0.7	5.6			SJE PROV
1955	20	BAL-PIT-min	C,B	16	8	.667	4.48	37	21					217.0	216	135	108	14	83									1.378	9.0	0.6	3.4			PHX,BGH AZMX,CARL
1956	21	PIT-min	A,AA	6	7	.462	3.49	26	11		9	1		116.0	108	54	45	9	37		67	1	0	1				1.250	8.4	0.7	2.9	5.2	1.81	WPT,NOR EL,SOUA
1957	22	PIT-min	AAA	9	13	.409	4.30	33	27		9	1		199.0	209	104	95	20	61		101	7	1	0				1.357	9.5	0.9	2.8	4.6	1.66	CLB IL
1958	23	PIT	NL	2	1	.667	3.39	38	2	15	0	0	3	63.2	61	33	24	7	27	5	31	3	0	1	278	115	4.34	1.382	8.6	1.0	3.8	4.4	1.15
1959	24	PIT-min	AAA	4	1	.800	2.75	9	7		1	0		59.0	52	19	18	3	11	2	28	0	0	3				1.068	7.9	0.5	1.7	4.3	2.55	CLB IL
1959	24	PIT	NL	1	1	.500	3.65	26	0	9	0	0	1	44.1	50	21	18	5	15	4	19	2	0	0	199	106	4.30	1.466	10.2	1.0	3.0	3.9	1.27
1960	25	PIT-min	AAA	6	10	.375	4.55	43	7		0	0		93.0	105	57	47	8	31	1	40	4	0	3				1.462	10.2	0.8	3.0	3.9	1.29	SLC,CLB PCL,IL
1961	26	LAA-min	AAA	13	11	.542	3.91	58	2		0	0		122.0	139	61	53	13	33	11	71	1	0	1				1.410	10.3	1.0	2.4	5.2	2.15	DFW AA
1962	27	PIT-min	AAA	10	6	.625	3.10	51	1		0	0		154.0	150	67	53	16	40	6	94	5	0	6				1.234	8.8	0.9	2.3	5.5	2.35	CLB IL
1963	28	PIT-min	AAA	6	4	.600	3.35	36	0		0	0		102.0	95	45	38	7	20	2	61	2	0	0				1.127	8.4	0.6	1.8	5.4	3.05	CLB IL
1964	29	PIT-min	AA,AAA	3	5	.375	3.32	34	0		0	0		65.0	63	29	24	11	13	5	31	1	0	0				1.169	8.7	1.5	1.8	4.3	2.38	AVL,CLB SOUL,IL
2 Yrs				3	2	.600	3.50	64	2	24	0	0	4	108.0	111	54	42	12	42	9	50	5	0	1	477	111	4.33	1.417	9.3	1.0	3.5	4.2	1.19
162 Game Avg.				3	2	.600	3.50	66	2	25	0	0	4	111	114	56	43	12	43	9	52	5	0	1	491	111	4.33	1.417	9.3	1.0	3.5	4.2	1.19