Larvell Blanks

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 167lb (173cm, 75kg)

Born: January 28, 1950 in Del Rio, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from San Felipe HS (Del Rio, TX).

High School: San Felipe HS (Del Rio, TX)

School: Sul Ross State University (Alpine, TX)

Debut: July 19, 1972 (Age 22-173d, 13,249th in major league history)
vs. PIT 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 3, 1980 (Age 30-188d)
vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: Larvell Blanks

Nicknames: Sugar Bear

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.2

1766

446

.253

203

RBI

172

OBP

.302

SLG

.335

OPS

.637

OPS+

Summary of 20 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 3 tying, 6 go ahead

3 Tms
CLE	13
ATL	6
TEX	1

Platoon
vs LHP	11
vs RHP	9

Home/Road
Home	14
Away	6

Outs
0	9
2	6
1	5

13 Opps
TOR	3
BOS	2
CIN	2
BAL	2
DET	2
MIL	2
NYM	1
LAD	1
SDP	1
CLE	1
MON	1
NYY	1
CHW	1

20 Pitchers
Bill Travers	1
Pete Falcone	1
Rudy May	1
Jerry Johnson	1
Woodie Fryman	1
Jesse Jefferson	1
Doug Rau	1
Bob Shirley	1
Mike Paxton	1
Clay Kirby	1
Dave Roberts	1
Chris Knapp	1
Luis Tiant	1
John Hiller	1
Scott McGregor	1
Jack Billingham	1
Rick Jones	1
Chuck Hartenstein	1
Mike Cuellar	1
Jim Slaton	1

7 Parks
ClevelandStd (CLE)	10
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	3
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1

Where Hit
7	18

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	18
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	14
1--	3
12-	1
--3	1
-2-	1

27 RBI
RISP	3
0 on	14
1 on	5
2 on	1
Any on	6

Inning
1	2
3	3
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	4
9	4
Extra	1

1-3	5
4-6	6
7-end	9

RelScore
+4..	2
+2	2
+1	2
Tied	4
-1	5
-2	1
-3	2
-4..	2

Ahead	6
Tied	4
Behind	10

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
SS	10
2B	5
3B	3
PH	1
DH	1

OrderPos
2nd	6
6th	4
7th	3
9th	3
8th	2
3rd	2

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	9

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1972	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1972-08-05	ATL	@	CIN	Jack Billingham	behind 1-2	t 7	0	---	1	7	5	0.222	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1975-04-30	ATL	@	LAD	Doug Rau	behind 0-3	t 4	2	1--	2	8	6	0.175	32%		Home Run (Deep LF); V. Correll Scores
3	3	2	1	1975-05-02	ATL	@	CIN	Clay Kirby	tied 5-5	t 9	2	---	1	8	6	0.418	82%		Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	3	1	1975-07-12 (2)	ATL		MON	Woodie Fryman	behind 2-7	b 9	0	---	1	6	6	0.010	2%		Home Run
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1976-05-19	CLE		NYY	Rudy May	behind 0-3	b 9	0	---	1	2	4	0.044	8%		Home Run (Deep LF)
6	6	2	1	1976-05-31 (2)	CLE		BAL	Mike Cuellar	behind 1-2	b 7	2	1--	2	2	6	0.493	78%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Manning Scores
7	7	3	1	1976-06-29	CLE		MIL	Bill Travers	tied 0-0	b 1	0	-2-	2	2	4	0.141	75%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Manning Scores/unER
8	8	4	1	1976-07-23	CLE		DET	Dave Roberts	ahead 3-1	b 3	0	---	1	3	4	0.076	86%		Home Run (Deep LF)
9	9	5	1	1976-07-28	CLE	@	BOS	Rick Jones	behind 2-6	t 5	1	---	1	3	4	0.054	14%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1977-05-07	CLE		CHW	Chris Knapp	behind 0-2	b 6	1	---	1	6	6	0.133	35%		Home Run (Deep LF)
11	11	2	1	1977-05-10 (1)	CLE		MIL	Jim Slaton	tied 0-0	b 9	1	---	1	6	6	0.422	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
12	12	3	1	1977-06-19 (1)	CLE		DET	John Hiller	ahead 1-0	b 4	2	---	1	6	DH	0.113	77%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	4	1	1977-07-08	CLE		TOR	Jerry Johnson	ahead 4-0	b 5	2	12-	3	7	6	0.054	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Bochte Scores; C. Spikes Scores
14	14	5	2	1977-07-08	CLE		TOR	Chuck Hartenstein	ahead 7-2	b 7	1	1--	2	7	6	0.010	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Bochte Scores
15	15	6	1	1977-07-21 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	Luis Tiant	behind 1-2	t 7	2	--3	2	9	PH	0.338	63%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Spikes Scores
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	1978-07-02 (2)	CLE	@	TOR	Jesse Jefferson	behind 0-1	t 6	0	---	1	9	6	0.169	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
17	17	2	1	1978-07-03	CLE		BAL	Scott McGregor	ahead 2-0	b 3	0	---	1	2	6	0.076	85%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1979-08-11	TEX		CLE	Mike Paxton	ahead 1-0	b 3	0	---	1	9	4	0.096	77%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	1980-04-22	ATL		SDP	Bob Shirley	tied 2-2	b 10	0	---	1	2	5	0.371	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
20	20	2	1	1980-05-16	ATL		NYM	Pete Falcone	behind 0-1	b 1	1	---	1	2	5	0.110	52%		Home Run