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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	49-26 / in Starts: 10-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 136 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	94 (52-29-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 136 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	83 (40-27-14)

Most Driven In
G Nettles	2
R White	2
C Chambliss	2
Self	2
B Dent	1
C Johnson	1
T Munson	1
R Jackson	1

Most Driven In By
L Piniella	2
Self	2
W Randolph	2
R Jackson	1
T Munson	1
G Nettles	1
B Dent	0

1978 Batting Game Log

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1978 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1784	5 (4)	Apr 12	NYY	@	MIL	L,3-5	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	2.60	-0.058	3.25	-0.04%	-0.35	CF
2	1785	8 (2)	Apr 16	NYY		CHW	W,3-0	5-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	.48	0.017	.53	0.01%	0.63	PR CF
3	1786	18 (9)	Apr 29	NYY	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	8	1.02	-0.041	1.25	-0.03%	-0.25	CF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	1787	27 (8)	May 12	NYY	@	KCR	L,3-4	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	1	.96	-0.008	1.43	-0.01%	-0.20	PR CF
5	1788	30 (2)	May 15	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	8	.82	-0.002	1.14	0.00%	-0.60	CF
6	1789	31	May 16	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	8	.35	-0.047	.54	-0.04%	-1.39	CF
7	1790	32	May 17	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG(10)	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.294	.333	.353	.686	8	.83	-0.072	1.47	-0.08%	-0.31	CF
8	1791	33	May 18	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.318	.333	.652	8	1.07	-0.020	1.77	-0.02%	-0.28	CF RF
9	1792	34	May 19	NYY	@	TOR	W,11-3	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.292	.304	.596	4	.12	-0.006	.19	-0.01%	-1.47	RF
10	1793	37 (2)	May 21 (2)	NYY	@	TOR	W,9-1	6-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.308	.320	.628	1	.03	0.002	.05	0.00%	0.10	PH CF
11	1794	38	May 23	NYY		CLE	W,10-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.296	.308	.604	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.30	PH CF
12	1795	39	May 25	NYY		CLE	W,9-3	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.321	.333	.655	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.25	PH CF
13	1796	41 (1)	May 27	NYY		TOR	L,1-4	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.267	.290	.300	.590	4	1.57	-0.158	3.27	-0.20%	-0.91	PH RF
14	1797	42	May 28 (1)	NYY		TOR	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.265	.286	.324	.609	8	1.80	-0.228	3.50	-0.27%	-1.25	RF
15	1798	43	May 28 (2)	NYY		TOR	W,6-5	CG(13)	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.237	.293	.289	.582	8	1.66	-0.258	3.25	-0.30%	-0.89	RF
16	1799	44	May 29	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.273	.268	.541	8	.70	-0.054	1.42	-0.07%	-0.53	RF
17	1800	45	May 30	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.255	.250	.505	8	1.80	-0.142	3.99	-0.19%	-0.79	RF
18	1801	46	May 31	NYY		BAL	L,2-3	CG	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.280	.283	.563	8	1.55	0.186	3.09	0.22%	1.89	RF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	1802	47	Jun 1	NYY		BAL	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.264	.265	.529	8	2.07	-0.165	4.25	-0.20%	-0.92	RF
20	1803	48	Jun 2	NYY	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.281	.255	.536	8	.55	-0.002	.98	0.00%	0.23	RF
21	1804	51 (2)	Jun 5	NYY	@	SEA	L,3-7	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.283	.315	.598	8	.62	-0.036	1.03	-0.04%	0.36	CF
22	1805	52	Jun 6	NYY	@	SEA	L,3-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.204	.283	.315	.598	1						CF
23	1806	55 (2)	Jun 10	NYY	@	CAL	L,3-4	8-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.279	.309	.588	1	1.24	-0.031	2.16	-0.03%	-0.09	CF
24	1807	58 (2)	Jun 13	NYY		OAK	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.281	.310	.592	8	.97	-0.036	1.35	-0.03%	-0.31	CF
25	1808	59	Jun 14	NYY		SEA	W,11-9	CG(10)	6	6	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.271	.344	.615	2	2.07	0.683	2.86	0.57%	1.40	CF 3B
26	1809	61 (1)	Jun 16	NYY		CAL	L,7-10	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.203	.271	.344	.615	3						3B
27	1810	62	Jun 17	NYY		CAL	W,4-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.203	.271	.344	.615	3						CF
28	1811	63	Jun 18	NYY		CAL	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.203	.271	.344	.615	7						PR
29	1812	65 (1)	Jun 20	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-4	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.282	.344	.625	7	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	0.21	CF
30	1813	67 (1)	Jun 22	NYY	@	DET	W,4-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.278	.338	.616	2	.27	-0.008	.30	-0.01%	-0.49	2B SS
31	1814	68	Jun 23	NYY	@	DET	W,12-3	6-GF	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.293	.358	.652	6	.62	0.113	.78	0.09%	1.75	PH CF
32	1815	70 (1)	Jun 25	NYY	@	DET	W,4-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.289	.353	.642	7	.46	-0.012	.50	-0.01%	-0.10	PH CF
33	1816	71	Jun 26	NYY		BOS	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.289	.353	.642	8						SS 2B
34	1817	72	Jun 27	NYY		BOS	W,6-4	4-GF(14)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.288	.347	.635	7	2.17	-0.049	3.46	-0.05%	-0.69	PH CF
35	1818	73	Jun 28 (1)	NYY	@	MIL	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.197	.274	.329	.603	7	.91	-0.117	1.21	-0.09%	-1.31	CF
36	1819	74	Jun 28 (2)	NYY	@	MIL	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.338	.610	6	.99	-0.093	1.18	-0.07%	-0.51	CF
37	1820	75	Jun 30	NYY		DET	W,10-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.338	.610	4						CF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
38	1821	77 (1)	Jul 2 (1)	NYY		DET	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.338	.610	9						CF
39	1822	78	Jul 2 (2)	NYY		DET	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.338	.610	2						RF
40	1823	79	Jul 3	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.270	.333	.603	1	.37	-0.010	.73	-0.01%	-0.25	PH
41	1824	82 (2)	Jul 7	NYY	@	MIL	L,0-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.267	.329	.596	7	.09	-0.002	.08	0.00%	-0.10	PH
42	1825	83	Jul 8	NYY	@	MIL	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.264	.325	.589	7	2.82	-0.071	2.60	-0.04%	-0.22	PH
43	1826	84	Jul 9	NYY	@	MIL	L,4-8	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.261	.321	.582	8	.27	-0.008	.16	0.00%	-0.22	3B 2B
44	1827	87 (2)	Jul 15	NYY		KCR	L,2-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.261	.321	.582	8						2B
45	1828	92 (4)	Jul 21	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-4	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.258	.318	.576	9	.35	-0.008	.10	0.00%	-0.15	2B SS
46	1829	94 (1)	Jul 23	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.255	.314	.569	2	.96	-0.024	.47	-0.01%	-0.10	CF
47	1830	96 (1)	Jul 25	NYY	@	KCR	W,4-0	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.253	.310	.563	3	.04	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.10	RF
48	1831	98 (1)	Jul 27 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,11-0	2-GF	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.263	.319	.581	1	.26	0.042	.22	0.02%	0.64	PH CF
49	1832	99	Jul 27 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,5-17	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.250	.302	.552	1	.06	-0.008	.06	-0.01%	-1.07	CF
50	1833	100	Jul 28	NYY		MIN	L,5-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.248	.299	.547	9	1.49	-0.037	1.22	-0.02%	-0.22	PH SS
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
51	1834	105 (4)	Aug 1	NYY		TEX	W,8-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.245	.296	.541	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.09	CF
52	1835	118 (12)	Aug 15	NYY	@	OAK	W,6-0	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.243	.293	.536	1	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.21	CF
53	1836	122 (3)	Aug 20	NYY	@	SEA	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.234	.282	.516	1	.91	-0.091	.91	-0.06%	-0.63	CF
54	1837	125 (2)	Aug 25	NYY		OAK	W,7-1	1-GF	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.168	.226	.271	.497	8	.57	-0.055	.55	-0.03%	-0.77	LF
55	1838	128 (2)	Aug 28	NYY		CAL	W,4-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.168	.226	.271	.497	4						RF
56	1839	129	Aug 29	NYY		CAL	W,4-3	8-GF(11)	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.239	.278	.517	9	4.02	0.245	3.76	0.14%	1.37	PR CF
57	1840	130	Aug 30	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-4	GS-7	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.240	.277	.516	1	.98	-0.045	.92	-0.03%	-0.37	CF
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
58	1841	136 (5)	Sep 4 (2)	NYY		DET	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.240	.277	.516	8						RF
59	1842	138 (1)	Sep 6	NYY		DET	W,8-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.238	.274	.512	1	.02	-0.001	.05	0.00%	-0.21	PH CF
60	1843	139	Sep 7	NYY	@	BOS	W,15-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.236	.272	.508	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.25	CF
61	1844	140	Sep 8	NYY	@	BOS	W,13-2	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.230	.265	.495	1	.01	0.000	.04	0.00%	-0.84	PR CF
62	1845	141	Sep 9	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-0	6-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.236	.271	.507	1	.01	0.001	.08	0.00%	0.27	CF
63	1846	142	Sep 10	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.234	.269	.503	1	.30	-0.006	2.62	-0.03%	-0.42	CF
64	1847	144 (1)	Sep 13	NYY	@	DET	W,7-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.233	.267	.499	1	.05	-0.001	.25	0.00%	-0.16	PH CF
65	1848	145	Sep 14	NYY	@	DET	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.175	.233	.267	.499	1						PR CF
66	1849	146	Sep 15	NYY		BOS	W,4-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.175	.233	.267	.499	1						CF
67	1850	152 (5)	Sep 20 (2)	NYY	@	TOR	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.175	.233	.267	.499	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR RF
68	1851	153	Sep 21	NYY	@	TOR	W,7-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.231	.264	.495	4	.01	0.000	.05	0.00%	-0.23	RF CF
69	1852	155 (1)	Sep 23	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-10	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.227	.260	.487	1	.01	-0.001	.05	0.00%	-0.51	PH CF
70	1853	156	Sep 24	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-0	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.226	.258	.484	1	.05	-0.001	.35	-0.01%	-0.22	CF
71	1854	157	Sep 26	NYY		TOR	W,4-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.169	.226	.258	.484	1						CF
72	1855	158	Sep 27	NYY		TOR	W,5-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.169	.226	.258	.484	1						CF
73	1856	159	Sep 28	NYY		TOR	W,3-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.169	.226	.258	.484	8						CF
74	1857	161 (1)	Sep 30	NYY		CLE	W,7-0	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.169	.226	.258	.484	1						CF
75	1858	163 (1)	Oct 2	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-4	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.231	.264	.495	1	.38	0.010	15.83	0.24%	0.13	PH CF
							49-26		136	125	10	22	5	0	2	13	9	0	17	0	2	0	0	4	1	1	.176	.231	.264	.495		.94	-0.714	1.58	-0.73%	-12.01

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