Ron Blomberg

Positions: Designated Hitter, First Baseman and Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: August 23, 1948 in Atlanta, GA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (1st) of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Druid Hills HS (Atlanta, GA).

High School: Druid Hills HS (Atlanta, GA)

Debut: September 10, 1969 (Age 21-018d, 12,918th in major league history)
vs. WSA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1978 (Age 30-039d)
vs. CAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: Ronald Mark Blomberg

Nicknames: Boomer

Pronunciation: \BLOOM-berg\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.4

1333

391

.293

184

RBI

224

OBP

.360

SLG

.473

OPS

.832

OPS+

140

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	31-33 / in Starts: 25-24
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	12 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 216 PAs	31
Actual Runners on Base	182 (93-55-34)
Avg. MLBer w/ 216 PAs	21
Avg. Runners on Base	131 (67-41-21)

Most Driven In
B Murcer	7
Self	7
F Alou	6
R White	5
D Cater	2
J Gibbs	2
H Clarke	1
J Kenney	1

Most Driven In By
Self	7
T Munson	4
H Clarke	3
D Cater	3
J Ellis	2
M Kekich	2
J Lyttle	2
G Michael	2

1971 Batting Game Log

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1971 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	5	70 (69)	Jun 25	NYY		WSA	W,12-2	CG	5	5	2	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	1.200	1.600	5	.23	0.008	.04	0.00%	0.97	RF
2	6	71	Jun 26	NYY		WSA	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.750	1.083	5	.41	-0.025	.09	0.00%	-0.73	RF
3	7	72	Jun 27 (1)	NYY		WSA	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.700	1.064	4	1.65	0.044	.57	0.01%	0.52	RF
4	8	73	Jun 27 (2)	NYY		WSA	L,0-8	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.273	.333	.636	.970	3	.61	0.025	.16	0.00%	0.19	PR RF
5	9	74	Jun 28 (1)	NYY		CLE	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.267	.313	.533	.846	5	1.36	-0.116	.33	-0.02%	-0.79	RF
6	10	75	Jun 28 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,2-5	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.350	.471	.821	4	1.52	0.051	.29	0.01%	0.14	RF
7	11	76	Jun 29	NYY		CLE	W,9-2	CG	5	4	1	3	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.440	.571	1.011	5	.51	0.056	.08	0.01%	1.81	RF
8	12	77	Jun 30	NYY	@	WSA	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	.333	.448	.542	.990	5	.85	0.031	.15	0.00%	0.27	RF
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
9	13	78	Jul 1	NYY	@	WSA	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.333	.438	.519	.956	7	1.12	0.095	.15	0.01%	0.68	RF
10	14	79	Jul 2	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-0	CG	5	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.387	.486	.581	1.067	5	.66	0.082	.09	0.01%	0.59	RF
11	15	80	Jul 3	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-1	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.475	.545	1.020	5	1.14	-0.016	.24	0.00%	-0.13	RF
12	16	81	Jul 4	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-7	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.382	.488	.559	1.047	5	.64	0.028	.17	0.01%	0.37	RF
13	17	82	Jul 5	NYY	@	BOS	L,7-12	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.371	.476	.543	1.019	9	.23	-0.006	.04	0.00%	-0.22	PH
14	18	83	Jul 6	NYY	@	DET	L,7-12	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.361	.465	.528	.993	9	.48	-0.011	.05	0.00%	-0.34	PH
15	19	84	Jul 7	NYY	@	DET	W,5-3	1-GF(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.417	.463	.880	6	2.26	-0.247	.22	-0.01%	-1.40	PH RF
16	20	87 (2)	Jul 10	NYY		BOS	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.392	.432	.824	5	1.25	-0.062	.08	0.00%	-0.44	RF
17	21	88	Jul 11	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.400	.438	.838	5	1.49	0.054	.14	0.00%	-0.19	RF
18	22	89	Jul 15	NYY		MIL	L,0-1	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.411	.449	.860	5	1.71	0.038	.16	0.00%	0.19	PH RF
19	23	90	Jul 16	NYY		MIL	W,7-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.340	.417	.509	.926	5	.82	0.306	.05	0.01%	2.74	RF
20	24	91	Jul 17	NYY		CHW	W,4-2	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.357	.422	.518	.940	5	.68	-0.001	.04	0.00%	-0.20	RF
21	25	93 (1)	Jul 18 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,6-1	GS-6	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.368	.431	.544	.975	5	.51	0.012	.06	0.00%	0.06	RF
22	26	94	Jul 19 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,3-8	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.362	.424	.534	.959	9	.13	-0.004	.02	0.00%	-0.20	PH
23	27	96 (1)	Jul 20	NYY		MIN	W,6-5	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.339	.400	.500	.900	5	.57	-0.059	.03	0.00%	-0.91	RF
24	28	99 (2)	Jul 23	NYY	@	MIL	W,6-2	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.392	.485	.877	6	.78	-0.058	.04	0.00%	-0.73	RF
25	29	100	Jul 24	NYY	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.397	.478	.876	5	.59	-0.038	.04	0.00%	-0.54	RF
26	30	101	Jul 25 (1)	NYY	@	MIL	W,6-2	CG(11)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.324	.386	.459	.845	5	1.80	-0.044	.16	0.00%	-1.07	RF
27	31	103 (1)	Jul 27	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-9	9-12	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.329	.388	.461	.849	6	3.31	-0.027	.73	0.00%	-0.04	PH RF
28	32	105 (1)	Jul 29	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.338	.393	.463	.856	5	.86	-0.020	.07	0.00%	-0.54	RF
29	33	106	Jul 30	NYY	@	MIN	W,11-9	8-8	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.338	.400	.463	.863	9	1.44	0.063	.11	0.00%	1.43	PH
30	34	107	Jul 31	NYY	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.415	.476	.891	5	.54	0.087	.03	0.00%	1.02	RF
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
31	35	108	Aug 1	NYY	@	MIN	L,7-10	GS-8	4	4	2	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.418	.545	.964	5	.61	0.119	.03	0.00%	2.24	RF
32	36	110 (1)	Aug 3	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-1	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.355	.408	.527	.935	5	.48	-0.013	.02	0.00%	0.38	RF
33	37	111	Aug 4	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.347	.411	.516	.927	5	.76	-0.015	.03	0.00%	0.13	RF
34	38	113 (1)	Aug 6	NYY		BAL	W,12-3	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.360	.420	.520	.940	5	.65	0.219	.07	0.02%	1.87	RF
35	39	114	Aug 7	NYY		BAL	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.346	.405	.500	.905	5	2.00	-0.210	.36	-0.02%	-1.48	RF
36	40	116 (1)	Aug 10	NYY		CAL	L,6-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.343	.402	.495	.897	7	2.33	-0.018	.26	0.00%	0.21	PH RF
37	41	118 (1)	Aug 12 (2)	NYY		CAL	W,2-1	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.330	.388	.477	.865	5	1.25	-0.117	.08	0.00%	-0.66	RF
38	42	119	Aug 13	NYY		OAK	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.345	.400	.487	.887	5	1.28	0.104	.07	0.00%	0.47	RF
39	43	120	Aug 14	NYY		OAK	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.342	.395	.479	.874	5	1.75	-0.106	.05	0.00%	-0.49	RF
40	44	121	Aug 15	NYY		OAK	L,4-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.339	.392	.475	.867	6	1.33	-0.036	.04	0.00%	-0.19	PH
41	45	124 (2)	Aug 18	NYY		KCR	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.347	.398	.488	.886	5	1.50	0.286	.02	0.00%	1.85	RF
42	46	126 (1)	Aug 21	NYY	@	CAL	L,1-2	GS-12	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.336	.387	.472	.859	5	.96	-0.094	.02	0.00%	-0.57	RF
43	47	127	Aug 22	NYY	@	CAL	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.326	.376	.457	.833	5	1.51	-0.148	.02	0.00%	-1.20	RF
44	48	128	Aug 23	NYY	@	OAK	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.372	.451	.824	5	1.01	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-0.49	RF
45	49	132 (3)	Aug 28	NYY	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.328	.376	.496	.872	5	1.55	0.313	.00	0.00%	1.95	RF
46	50	133	Aug 29	NYY	@	KCR	W,10-3	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.338	.383	.521	.904	5	.81	0.171	.00	0.00%	2.47	RF
47	51	134	Aug 31	NYY		WSA	L,5-6	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.377	.510	.888	5	1.95	-0.108	.00	0.00%	-0.39	RF
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
48	52	135	Sep 1	NYY		WSA	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.377	.507	.883	5	1.06	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.24	RF
49	53	136	Sep 2	NYY		WSA	W,11-1	2-GF	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.329	.372	.500	.872	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.57	PR RF
50	54	138 (1)	Sep 4	NYY		DET	L,1-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.363	.487	.850	5	.41	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-1.30	RF
51	55	139	Sep 5	NYY		DET	W,6-5	5-GF	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.325	.365	.490	.855	7	.52	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH RF
52	56	140	Sep 6 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319	.358	.481	.840	5	1.31	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.58	RF
53	57	142 (1)	Sep 7	NYY		BOS	L,3-9	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.356	.488	.844	5	1.00	-0.077	.00	0.00%	0.01	RF
54	58	143	Sep 8	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.315	.354	.485	.839	8	4.21	-0.101	.00	0.00%	-0.39	PH
55	59	144	Sep 11	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-8	CG	5	4	3	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.325	.366	.503	.869	5	.53	0.063	.00	0.00%	1.96	RF
56	60	145	Sep 12	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.364	.494	.858	6	1.76	-0.129	.00	0.00%	-1.05	RF
57	61	146	Sep 13	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	4	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.361	.494	.856	5	.89	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.75	RF
58	62	149 (2)	Sep 16	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.322	.364	.494	.859	5	1.55	-0.078	.00	0.00%	0.20	RF
59	63	150	Sep 17 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,1-0	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.362	.492	.854	8	1.27	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.75	PH
60	64	152 (1)	Sep 18	NYY		CLE	W,9-0	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.358	.484	.842	5	.19	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.33	RF
61	65	153	Sep 19	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.356	.479	.835	5	2.69	0.072	.00	0.00%	0.06	RF
62	66	156 (2)	Sep 22	NYY		BAL	L,1-10	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.325	.364	.485	.848	5	.98	0.142	.00	0.00%	1.22	RF
63	67	157	Sep 24	NYY	@	DET	L,5-8	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.325	.366	.482	.848	5	.94	0.075	.00	0.00%	0.33	RF
64	68	158	Sep 25	NYY	@	DET	L,7-10	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.322	.363	.477	.840	6	.66	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.70	PH RF
							31-33		216	199	30	64	6	2	7	31	14	3	23	0	1	2	4	2	2	4	.322	.363	.477	.840		1.08	0.284	.08	0.01%	6.17

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