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+

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

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	BAL		CHW	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
2	2	Apr 14	BAL		CHW	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 17	BAL	@	BOS	L,9-12	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 18	BAL	@	BOS	L,4-11	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
5	5	Apr 19	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
6	6	Apr 21	BAL	@	WSA	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
7	7	Apr 22	BAL	@	WSA	W,18-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
8	8	Apr 23	BAL		BOS	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
9	9	Apr 24	BAL		BOS	L,5-7	CG	52	12.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
10	10	Apr 27	BAL		WSA	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
11	11	Apr 28	BAL	@	WSA	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	12	Apr 29	BAL		WSA	W,5-4	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	13	Apr 30	BAL	@	NYY	W,10-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	BAL	@	NYY	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
15	15	May 2 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
16	16	May 2 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
17	17	May 4	BAL	@	MIN	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	18	May 5	BAL	@	MIN	L,2-9	CG	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
19	19	May 6	BAL	@	MIN	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
20	20	May 8	BAL		DET	L,3-4	GS	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	21	May 9 (1)	BAL		DET	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
22	22	May 9 (2)	BAL		DET	W,5-4	CG	48	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	23	May 10	BAL		DET	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
24	24	May 11	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
25	25	May 12	BAL		CLE	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
26	26	May 13	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	27	May 14	BAL		NYY	L,3-9	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
28	28	May 15	BAL		NYY	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
29	29	May 16	BAL		NYY	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	30	May 17	BAL		NYY	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	31	May 18	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
32	32	May 19	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
33	34 (1)	May 21	BAL	@	DET	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
34	36 (1)	May 23 (1)	BAL	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
35	37	May 23 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,8-3	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
36	38	May 24	BAL	@	WSA	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
37	39	May 25	BAL		KCA	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
38	41 (1)	May 28 (1)	BAL		CAL	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
39	42	May 28 (2)	BAL		CAL	W,3-0	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
40	44 (1)	May 30	BAL		CAL	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
41	45	May 31 (1)	BAL		MIN	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
42	46	May 31 (2)	BAL		MIN	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	47	Jun 2	BAL	@	KCA	W,6-4	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	49 (1)	Jun 5	BAL	@	CAL	W,7-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
45	53 (3)	Jun 10	BAL	@	WSA	W,5-1	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
46	54	Jun 11	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
47	55	Jun 12	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
48	56	Jun 13	BAL	@	BOS	W,1-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
49	57	Jun 15	BAL	@	NYY	W,2-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
50	58	Jun 16	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
51	59	Jun 17	BAL	@	NYY	W,2-1		22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
52	60	Jun 18	BAL		WSA	L,0-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
53	62 (1)	Jun 20	BAL		WSA	W,13-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
54	63	Jun 22 (1)	BAL		BOS	W,4-1	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
55	65 (1)	Jun 23	BAL		BOS	W,6-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
56	69 (3)	Jun 27 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
57	72 (2)	Jun 29	BAL		DET	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	74 (1)	Jul 1	BAL		NYY	W,4-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
59	76 (1)	Jul 3	BAL		CLE	W,8-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	106 (29)	Aug 6	BAL	@	KCA	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	107	Aug 7	BAL	@	KCA	L,4-7	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
62	108	Aug 8 (1)	BAL	@	KCA	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	109	Aug 8 (2)	BAL	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
64	110	Aug 10 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-15	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	111	Aug 10 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	W,12-4	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
66	112	Aug 11	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
67	113	Aug 12	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
68	114	Aug 13	BAL		WSA	L,2-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
69	115	Aug 14	BAL		WSA	L,5-8	CG	51	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
70	116	Aug 15	BAL		WSA	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
71	117	Aug 17	BAL		BOS	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
72	118	Aug 18	BAL		BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
73	119	Aug 19	BAL		BOS	L,3-11	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
74	120	Aug 20	BAL		NYY	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
75	121	Aug 23	BAL	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	48	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
76	122	Aug 24	BAL	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
77	123	Aug 25	BAL	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	124	Aug 26	BAL	@	CHW	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
79	125	Aug 27	BAL	@	WSA	L,1-2	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
80	126	Aug 28	BAL	@	WSA	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
81	127	Aug 29	BAL	@	WSA	L,4-5	CG	46	11.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
82	128	Aug 31 (1)	BAL		CHW	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	129	Aug 31 (2)	BAL		CHW	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
84	130	Sep 2 (1)	BAL		CHW	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
85	131	Sep 2 (2)	BAL		CHW	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
86	132	Sep 3	BAL		CLE	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
87	133	Sep 4	BAL		CLE	W,1-0	CG	43	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
88	134	Sep 5	BAL		CLE	W,9-5	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
89	135	Sep 6 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	136	Sep 6 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
91	137	Sep 7 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
92	138	Sep 7 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
93	139	Sep 8 (1)	BAL	@	DET	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	140	Sep 8 (2)	BAL	@	DET	L,0-5	CG	30	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
95	141	Sep 10 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
96	142	Sep 10 (2)	BAL		KCA	L,5-10	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
97	143	Sep 11	BAL		KCA	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
98	144	Sep 14 (1)	BAL		DET	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
99	145	Sep 14 (2)	BAL		DET	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
100	146	Sep 15	BAL		DET	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
101	147	Sep 17	BAL	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
102	148	Sep 20	BAL	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
103	149	Sep 21	BAL	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	46	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
104	150	Sep 22	BAL	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
105	151	Sep 24	BAL		CAL	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
106	152	Sep 25 (1)	BAL		CAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
107	153	Sep 25 (2)	BAL		CAL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
108	154	Sep 26	BAL		CAL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
109	155	Sep 27	BAL		KCA	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
110	156	Sep 28	BAL		MIN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
111	157	Sep 29	BAL		MIN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
112	158	Sep 30	BAL		MIN	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
113	159	Oct 1 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
114	160	Oct 1 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
115	161	Oct 2	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	49	11.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
116	162	Oct 3	BAL	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
							116gm		908.1	240	5	2	247	0