Matt Blank

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: April 5, 1976 in Texarkana, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 37th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from James W. Martin HS (Arlington, TX), the Florida Marlins in the 40th round of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from Galveston College (Galveston, TX) and the Montreal Expos in the 11th round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texas A&M University (College Station, TX).

High School: James W. Martin HS (Arlington, TX)

Schools: Galveston College (Galveston, TX), Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)

Debut: April 3, 2000 (Age 23-364d, 17,606th in major league history)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 21, 2001 (Age 25-077d)
vs. NYM 5.2 IP, 5 H, 6 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2001 season

Full Name: Clarence Matthew Blank

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

ERA

5.15

36.2

WHIP

1.445

Summary of 6 Home Runs Allowed

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

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

1 Tm
MON	6

Platoon
vs RHB	5
vs LHB	1

Home/Road
Away	5
Home	1

Outs
1	3
0	2
2	1

5 Opps
ATL	2
NYM	1
COL	1
BAL	1
TOR	1

5 Batters
Chipper Jones	2
David Segui	1
Raúl Mondesí	1
Larry Walker	1
Benny Agbayani	1

5 Parks
Turner Fld (ATL)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1

Where Hit
8	2
78	2
89	1
9	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	2
4	2
3	1
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	4
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

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

12 Runs
RISP	3
0 on	2
1 on	2
2 on	2
Any on	4

Inning
1	1
3	2
5	1
6	2

1-3	3
4-6	3

RelScore
+1	3
Tied	1
-2	1
-3	1

Ahead	3
Tied	1
Behind	2

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	2
1-2	2
3-2	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	2
3B	2
1B	1
LF	1

OrderPos
4th	3
3rd	2
5th	1

Leverage
High Lev	2
Medium Lev	3
Low Lev	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2000-05-01	Larry Walker	COL		MON	ahead 8-7	b 6	0	1--	4,(1-2) FFBX	2	3	9	13%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Shumpert Scores
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2001-05-29	Chipper Jones	ATL		MON	tied 1-1	b 3	2	-2-	4,(1-2) BCCX	2	4	5	19%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Q. Veras Scores
3	3	2	2	2001-05-29	Chipper Jones	ATL		MON	ahead 3-2	b 5	1	12-	8,(3-2) BBSBFFFX	3	4	5	18%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Q. Veras Scores; A. Jones Scores
4	4	3	1	2001-06-08	David Segui	BAL		MON	ahead 1-0	b 3	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	3	10%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
5	5	4	1	2001-06-16	Raúl Mondesí	TOR	@	MON	behind 1-4	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	9	8%	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
6	6	5	1	2001-06-21	Benny Agbayani	NYM		MON	behind 0-2	b 1	1	1-3	3,(2-0) BBX	3	4	7	21%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); J. McEwing Scores/unER; M. Piazza Scores