Larvell Blanks

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 167lb (173cm, 75kg)

Born: January 28, 1950 in Del Rio, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from San Felipe HS (Del Rio, TX).

High School: San Felipe HS (Del Rio, TX)

School: Sul Ross State University (Alpine, TX)

Debut: July 19, 1972 (Age 22-173d, 13,249th in major league history)
vs. PIT 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 3, 1980 (Age 30-188d)
vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: Larvell Blanks

Nicknames: Sugar Bear

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.2

1766

446

.253

203

RBI

172

OBP

.302

SLG

.335

OPS

.637

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	24-46 / in Starts: 21-28
Longest Hitting Streak	9 games
Longest On Base Streak	14 games
Most Games w/o HR	43 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 7 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 212 PAs	20
Actual Runners on Base	153 (79-52-22)
Avg. MLBer w/ 212 PAs	21
Avg. Runners on Base	129 (63-43-22)

Most Driven In
B Bell	5
A Thornton	4
J Grubb	3
Self	2
B Carbo	2
P Dade	1
B DÃaz	1
T Cox	1

Most Driven In By
R Manning	4
B Bell	3
R Pruitt	2
P Dade	2
Self	2
D Kuiper	1
M Vail	1
J Grubb	1

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	404	1	Apr 8	CLE		KCR	W,8-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	6	.64	0.061	.79	0.05%	0.67	SS
2	405	2	Apr 9	CLE		KCR	L,4-5	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	6	1.56	-0.012	2.17	-0.01%	0.78	SS
3	406	3	Apr 10	CLE		BOS	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.385	.692	6	1.22	-0.028	1.72	-0.02%	-0.16	SS
4	407	4	Apr 12	CLE		BOS	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.353	.412	.765	6	.86	0.043	1.25	0.04%	0.34	SS
5	408	5	Apr 14	CLE	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.333	.619	6	1.27	-0.137	1.52	-0.10%	-1.07	SS
6	409	6	Apr 15	CLE	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.280	.320	.600	6	1.49	-0.033	1.73	-0.02%	-0.55	SS
7	410	7	Apr 16	CLE	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.276	.310	.586	6	1.28	0.004	1.34	0.00%	-0.33	SS
8	411	8	Apr 17	CLE		TEX	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.333	.606	2	1.13	0.084	1.08	0.05%	-0.04	SS
9	412	9	Apr 21	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-9	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.270	.324	.595	5	2.40	0.116	3.09	0.09%	0.49	SS
10	413	10	Apr 22	CLE	@	BOS	W,13-4	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.262	.333	.595	5	.33	0.063	.37	0.04%	0.12	SS
11	414	11	Apr 23 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.283	.333	.616	5	.93	0.078	1.16	0.06%	0.50	SS
12	415	12	Apr 23 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,10-7	CG(11)	6	6	1	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.275	.288	.373	.661	5	2.41	-0.135	2.62	-0.09%	-0.47	SS
13	416	13	Apr 24	CLE	@	TOR	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.286	.382	.668	5	.58	-0.019	.65	-0.01%	0.45	SS
14	417	14	Apr 25	CLE	@	TOR	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.271	.283	.390	.673	5	1.16	-0.038	1.36	-0.03%	-0.33	SS
15	418	15	Apr 26	CLE	@	TEX	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.281	.371	.652	5	.85	-0.045	.99	-0.03%	-0.47	SS
16	419	16	Apr 27	CLE	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.294	.379	.673	5	1.30	0.053	1.47	0.04%	0.93	SS
17	420	17	Apr 28	CLE	@	OAK	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.271	.292	.371	.663	5	1.53	-0.027	1.62	-0.02%	-0.06	SS
18	421	18	Apr 29	CLE	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.289	.356	.646	5	.40	-0.026	.47	-0.02%	-0.40	SS
19	422	19	Apr 30	CLE	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.288	.351	.638	5	1.67	-0.153	1.82	-0.10%	-0.71	SS
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
20	423	20	May 2	CLE	@	SEA	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.274	.333	.607	7	.83	-0.082	.80	-0.05%	-0.81	SS
21	424	22 (1)	May 5	CLE	@	CAL	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.264	.321	.586	7	.90	-0.072	.97	-0.05%	-0.61	SS
22	425	23	May 6	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.261	.318	.579	8	.40	-0.009	.40	-0.01%	-0.39	SS
23	426	25 (1)	May 9	CLE		SEA	W,5-4	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.247	.272	.326	.598	7	1.34	-0.012	.93	-0.01%	-0.34	SS
24	427	26	May 10	CLE		SEA	W,6-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.263	.315	.578	8	.90	-0.063	.73	-0.03%	-0.96	SS
25	428	27	May 12	CLE		CAL	W,4-3	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.276	.312	.587	8	1.07	-0.002	.94	0.00%	0.07	SS
26	429	28	May 13	CLE		CAL	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.267	.302	.569	8	1.15	-0.085	1.19	-0.05%	-0.71	SS
27	430	29	May 14	CLE		CAL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.257	.290	.547	8	1.47	-0.070	1.55	-0.04%	-0.46	SS 2B
28	431	30	May 15	CLE		OAK	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.223	.259	.291	.551	8	1.23	0.002	1.09	0.00%	-0.47	2B
29	432	31	May 16	CLE		OAK	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.224	.259	.290	.549	8	1.00	0.067	.79	0.03%	0.32	2B
30	433	32	May 17	CLE		NYY	W,5-4	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.261	.291	.552	3	1.64	-0.077	1.59	-0.05%	-0.72	SS
31	434	35 (2)	May 20	CLE		BAL	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.261	.291	.552	9						SS
32	435	36	May 21 (1)	CLE		BAL	L,0-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.259	.288	.547	1	1.82	-0.046	1.43	-0.02%	-0.42	PH
33	436	42 (5)	May 28 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.254	.283	.537	8	1.09	-0.054	.56	-0.02%	-0.42	SS
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
34	437	49 (6)	Jun 4 (2)	CLE	@	MIL	L,4-9	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.256	.284	.541	7	1.28	0.012	.63	0.00%	0.41	SS
35	438	50	Jun 5	CLE		CHW	L,0-2	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.260	.282	.542	7	.77	0.004	.31	0.00%	-0.03	PH 2B
36	439	51	Jun 6	CLE		CHW	L,0-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.254	.275	.529	7	1.75	-0.122	.72	-0.03%	-0.86	2B
37	440	54 (2)	Jun 11	CLE		MIN	W,2-1	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.252	.273	.525	2	3.79	-0.104	1.32	-0.02%	-0.31	PH 2B
38	441	55	Jun 12	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.260	.288	.548	7	1.33	0.007	.51	0.00%	0.02	2B
39	442	56	Jun 13	CLE	@	CHW	L,9-10	3-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.261	.289	.550	3	.55	0.015	.15	0.00%	-0.29	PH 3B
40	443	57	Jun 14	CLE	@	MIN	L,2-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.261	.289	.550	8						SS
41	444	59 (1)	Jun 17	CLE		MIL	L,3-4	10-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.257	.285	.542	8	3.28	-0.173	.36	-0.01%	-0.57	PH 2B
42	445	62 (2)	Jun 19	CLE	@	KCR	L,5-6	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.257	.285	.542	9	4.62	-0.050	.37	0.00%	-0.20	PH
43	446	63	Jun 20	CLE	@	KCR	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.255	.282	.538	8	2.76	-0.077	.10	0.00%	-0.22	PH
44	447	67 (3)	Jun 25 (1)	CLE		TOR	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.221	.255	.282	.538	1						SS
45	448	71 (3)	Jun 28 (1)	CLE		DET	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.261	.288	.549	7	3.37	0.133	.10	0.00%	0.37	PH
46	449	72	Jun 28 (2)	CLE		DET	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.257	.284	.541	8	1.24	-0.038	.04	0.00%	-0.41	SS
47	450	73	Jun 29	CLE		DET	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.257	.284	.541	2						SS
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
48	451	75 (1)	Jul 1	CLE	@	TOR	L,3-9	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.222	.254	.281	.535	7	4.30	-0.146	.29	-0.01%	-0.81	PH SS
49	452	77 (1)	Jul 2 (2)	CLE	@	TOR	L,1-3	CG	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.264	.309	.573	9	1.35	0.193	.10	0.01%	1.06	SS
50	453	78	Jul 3	CLE		BAL	W,9-0	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.275	.340	.616	2	.48	0.065	.03	0.00%	2.83	SS
51	454	79	Jul 4	CLE		BAL	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.248	.281	.345	.626	8	2.05	-0.246	.12	-0.01%	-1.10	SS
52	455	81 (1)	Jul 6	CLE	@	DET	L,4-8	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.286	.349	.635	7	.26	0.012	.01	0.00%	0.38	PH 2B
53	456	83 (1)	Jul 8 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,5-12	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.285	.347	.631	8	.24	-0.018	.01	0.00%	0.34	SS
54	457	93 (9)	Jul 21	CLE		SEA	W,11-0	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.252	.281	.344	.626	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.46	2B
55	458	98 (4)	Jul 27 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.245	.274	.335	.610	7	.23	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-2.48	3B
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
56	459	108 (9)	Aug 6	CLE	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.274	.333	.607	6	1.41	0.069	.00	0.00%	0.10	3B
57	460	112 (3)	Aug 11	CLE		TEX	L,2-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.272	.331	.603	8	.31	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.08	2B
58	461	113	Aug 12	CLE		TEX	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.273	.331	.605	8	.69	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.14	2B
59	462	114	Aug 13 (1)	CLE		TEX	L,2-3	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.274	.337	.612	8	1.09	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.04	2B
60	463	115	Aug 13 (2)	CLE		TEX	L,5-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.279	.337	.617	6	1.21	0.114	.00	0.00%	0.51	2B
61	464	116	Aug 14	CLE		MIN	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.280	.337	.617	6	.80	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.99	2B
62	465	117	Aug 15	CLE		MIN	L,8-9	CG	5	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.290	.347	.637	6	1.50	0.105	.00	0.00%	0.20	2B
63	466	125 (7)	Aug 23	CLE	@	MIL	L,4-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.289	.345	.633	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
64	467	129 (3)	Aug 27	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.284	.339	.623	6	1.54	-0.116	.00	0.00%	-0.67	DH
65	468	131 (1)	Aug 31 (1)	CLE		MIL	L,0-1	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.283	.337	.620	6	1.72	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
66	469	132	Aug 31 (2)	CLE		MIL	W,12-6	CG	5	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.291	.346	.637	6	.20	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.89	2B
Sept		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
67	470	134 (1)	Sep 2	CLE	@	MIN	L,1-2	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.258	.288	.344	.632	8	2.09	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-0.13	PH SS
68	471	136 (1)	Sep 3 (2)	CLE	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.254	.282	.339	.621	8	.87	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.74	SS
69	472	138 (1)	Sep 5	CLE	@	TOR	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.286	.339	.625	8	.58	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.06	SS
70	473	154 (15)	Sep 26	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.285	.337	.622	8	.89	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.14	PH
							24-46		212	193	19	49	10	0	2	20	10	0	16	0	5	4	2	7	0	0	.254	.285	.337	.622		1.20	-1.259	.80	-0.44%	-9.83

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