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, 11,504th in major league 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

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

ERA

3.50

108.0

WHIP

1.417

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 22	PIT		CIN	W,9-8		15	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	13 (4)	Apr 26 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,5-10	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	14	Apr 27	PIT		LAD	L,3-9		16	3.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	16 (1)	May 1	PIT		STL	L,6-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	22 (5)	May 6	PIT		CHC	L,0-3		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	24 (1)	May 8	PIT		PHI	L,1-8	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	26 (1)	May 10 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,3-6		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	28 (1)	May 11	PIT	@	SFG	L,4-14		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	35 (6)	May 19	PIT	@	STL	L,2-8	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	39 (3)	May 23	PIT		CIN	W,6-5	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	41 (1)	May 24 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,5-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	45 (3)	May 29	PIT	@	CIN	L,5-8	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	48 (2)	May 31 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	W,14-11		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	52 (3)	Jun 5	PIT		CHC	L,5-10		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	53	Jun 6	PIT		CHC	L,2-8	GF	12	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	56 (2)	Jun 8	PIT		SFG	W,12-9		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	57	Jun 9	PIT		SFG	L,2-6		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	58	Jun 10	PIT		SFG	L,7-11		16	3.1	0	1	1	2	0	P
19	60 (1)	Jun 12	PIT		LAD	L,6-9		12	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	68 (7)	Jun 20	PIT	@	STL	L,2-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	70 (1)	Jun 21 (2)	PIT	@	STL	W,10-8		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	71	Jun 22	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	75 (3)	Jun 26	PIT	@	LAD	L,5-6		20	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	86 (10)	Jul 10	PIT		CHC	W,7-6		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	97 (10)	Jul 24	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-8		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
26	102 (4)	Jul 28	PIT	@	LAD	L,4-9		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							26gm		44.1	2	5	2	9	0