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.

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	BAL		BOS	L,4-5	CG	55	12.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
2	2	Apr 10	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	CG	49	13.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
3	3	Apr 11	BAL		WSA	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 12	BAL		WSA	W,9-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
5	5	Apr 13 (1)	BAL		WSA	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
6	6	Apr 13 (2)	BAL		WSA	W,9-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
7	7	Apr 14	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
8	8	Apr 15	BAL	@	BOS	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	9	Apr 16	BAL	@	BOS	W,11-8	CG	35	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
10	10	Apr 17	BAL	@	BOS	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
11	11	Apr 18	BAL	@	WSA	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	12	Apr 19	BAL	@	WSA	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	13	Apr 20 (1)	BAL	@	WSA	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
14	14	Apr 20 (2)	BAL	@	WSA	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
15	15	Apr 21	BAL		CLE	W,11-0	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
16	17 (1)	Apr 23	BAL		DET	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
17	18	Apr 24	BAL		DET	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
18	19	Apr 25	BAL		NYY	L,2-7	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
19	20	Apr 26	BAL		NYY	L,5-6	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
20	21	Apr 27 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
21	22	Apr 27 (2)	BAL		NYY	W,10-5	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
22	23	Apr 30	BAL	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	24	May 1	BAL	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
24	25	May 2	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
25	26	May 3	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
26	27	May 4 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	28	May 4 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,14-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	29	May 6	BAL		CHW	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
29	30	May 7	BAL		CHW	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
30	31	May 9	BAL		KCR	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	32	May 10	BAL		KCR	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
32	33	May 11	BAL		KCR	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
33	34	May 13	BAL	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	35	May 14	BAL	@	MIN	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
35	36	May 15	BAL	@	MIN	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
36	37	May 16	BAL	@	KCR	W,5-3	CG	43	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
37	38	May 17	BAL	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
38	39	May 18	BAL	@	KCR	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
39	40	May 20	BAL		MIN	L,2-3	CG	46	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
40	41	May 21	BAL		MIN	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
41	42	May 22	BAL		MIN	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
42	43	May 23	BAL		OAK	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
43	44	May 24	BAL		OAK	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
44	45	May 25	BAL		OAK	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
45	46	May 27	BAL	@	SEP	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
46	47	May 28	BAL	@	SEP	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
47	48	May 30	BAL	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
48	49	May 31	BAL	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	44	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	50	Jun 1	BAL	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	7	1	0	8	1	CF
50	51	Jun 3	BAL	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	41	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
51	52	Jun 4	BAL	@	OAK	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
52	53	Jun 6	BAL		SEP	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
53	54	Jun 7	BAL		SEP	W,10-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
54	55	Jun 8	BAL		SEP	L,5-7	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	56	Jun 10	BAL		CAL	W,11-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
56	57	Jun 11	BAL		CAL	L,5-7	CG	59	14.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
57	58	Jun 13	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
58	59	Jun 14	BAL	@	CHW	W,12-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	60	Jun 15 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
60	61	Jun 15 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	W,13-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
61	62	Jun 17	BAL	@	WSA	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
62	63	Jun 18	BAL	@	WSA	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	64	Jun 19	BAL	@	WSA	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
64	65	Jun 20 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
65	66	Jun 20 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
66	67	Jun 21	BAL	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	68	Jun 22 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
68	69	Jun 22 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
69	70	Jun 23	BAL		WSA	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
70	71	Jun 24	BAL		WSA	W,6-3	CG	45	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
71	72	Jun 25	BAL		WSA	L,8-11	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
72	73	Jun 27	BAL		DET	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	74	Jun 28	BAL		DET	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
74	75	Jun 29 (1)	BAL		DET	L,2-3	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
75	76	Jun 29 (2)	BAL		DET	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	77	Jul 1	BAL	@	NYY	L,9-10	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	78	Jul 2	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	79	Jul 4	BAL	@	DET	L,1-4	GS	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
79	80	Jul 5	BAL	@	DET	W,9-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
80	81	Jul 6	BAL	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
81	82	Jul 8 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
82	83	Jul 8 (2)	BAL		NYY	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
83	84	Jul 9	BAL		NYY	W,6-5	CG	47	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
84	85	Jul 10	BAL		BOS	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
85	86	Jul 11 (1)	BAL		BOS	L,4-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
86	87	Jul 11 (2)	BAL		BOS	L,3-12	CG	51	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
87	88	Jul 12	BAL		BOS	W,4-0	GS	23	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
88	90 (1)	Jul 15	BAL		CLE	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
89	91	Jul 16 (1)	BAL		CLE	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
90	92	Jul 16 (2)	BAL		CLE	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
91	93	Jul 17	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
92	94	Jul 18	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
93	95	Jul 19	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
94	96	Jul 20	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
95	97	Jul 24	BAL		CHW	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
96	98	Jul 25	BAL		CHW	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
97	99	Jul 26	BAL		CHW	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
98	100	Jul 27	BAL		CHW	W,17-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
99	101	Jul 29	BAL	@	KCR	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
100	102	Jul 30	BAL	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
101	103	Jul 31	BAL	@	KCR	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	104	Aug 1	BAL	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	47	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
103	105	Aug 2	BAL	@	MIN	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
104	106	Aug 3	BAL	@	MIN	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
105	107	Aug 4	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
106	108	Aug 5	BAL		KCR	W,7-5	CG	41	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
107	109	Aug 6	BAL		KCR	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
108	110	Aug 7	BAL		KCR	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
109	111	Aug 8	BAL		MIN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
110	112	Aug 9	BAL		MIN	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	CF
111	113	Aug 10	BAL		MIN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
112	114	Aug 11	BAL		OAK	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
113	115	Aug 12	BAL		OAK	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
114	116	Aug 13	BAL		OAK	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
115	117	Aug 15	BAL	@	SEP	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
116	118	Aug 16	BAL	@	SEP	W,15-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
117	119	Aug 17	BAL	@	SEP	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
118	120	Aug 18	BAL	@	SEP	W,12-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
119	121	Aug 19	BAL	@	CAL	W,10-0	GS	20	6.0	1	1	0	2	1	CF
120	125 (3)	Aug 23	BAL	@	OAK	L,2-4	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
121	126	Aug 24 (1)	BAL	@	OAK	L,0-9	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
122	127	Aug 24 (2)	BAL	@	OAK	L,8-9	GS	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
123	128	Aug 26	BAL		SEP	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
124	129	Aug 27	BAL		SEP	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
125	130	Aug 28	BAL		SEP	W,4-3	CG	43	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
126	131	Aug 29 (1)	BAL		CAL	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
127	132	Aug 29 (2)	BAL		CAL	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	137 (4)	Sep 4	BAL	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
129	138	Sep 5	BAL	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
130	139	Sep 6	BAL	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	38	10.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
131	140	Sep 7	BAL	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	54	14.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
132	141	Sep 9 (1)	BAL		WSA	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
133	142	Sep 9 (2)	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
134	143	Sep 10	BAL		BOS	W,8-7	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
135	144	Sep 11	BAL		BOS	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
136	145	Sep 12	BAL		CLE	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
137	146	Sep 13	BAL		CLE	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
138	147	Sep 14	BAL		CLE	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
139	148	Sep 15	BAL	@	WSA	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
140	152 (3)	Sep 19	BAL		NYY	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
141	153	Sep 20	BAL		NYY	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
142	154	Sep 23	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	1	1	4	1	CF
143	155	Sep 24	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	41	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
144	156	Sep 25	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
145	157	Sep 26	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
146	158	Sep 27	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
147	159	Sep 28	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	36	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
148	160	Sep 29	BAL		DET	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
149	161	Sep 30	BAL		DET	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
150	162	Oct 1	BAL		DET	W,2-1	CG	36	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
							150gm		1339.0	402	12	5	419	5