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	23-38 / in Starts: 18-23
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	1 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 169 PAs	22
Actual Runners on Base	108 (53-37-18)
Avg. MLBer w/ 169 PAs	17
Avg. Runners on Base	103 (50-34-18)

Most Driven In
Self	5
C Lemon	2
R Garr	2
J Breazeale	2
J Orta	2
L Johnson	1
B Bonds	1
E Soderholm	1

Most Driven In By
Self	5
E Soderholm	2
H Cruz	1
J Breazeale	1
G Pryor	1
B Nahorodny	1
M Foley	1
C Washington	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	401	1	Apr 7	CHW		BOS	W,6-5	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.800	1.000	5	1.52	0.398	1.82	0.29%	0.66	DH
2	402	2	Apr 8	CHW		BOS	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.444	.556	5	1.63	-0.190	2.11	-0.15%	-1.43	DH
3	403	4 (1)	Apr 11	CHW		TOR	W,9-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.615	.769	5	.66	0.113	.82	0.09%	1.19	DH
4	404	5	Apr 12	CHW		TOR	W,5-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.500	.625	5	.67	-0.059	.89	-0.05%	-0.90	DH
5	405	7 (1)	Apr 15	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.450	.600	6	1.19	-0.017	1.58	-0.01%	-0.05	DH
6	406	8	Apr 16	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.174	.435	.609	6	1.34	-0.030	1.72	-0.02%	-0.14	DH
7	407	9	Apr 17	CHW	@	DET	L,9-10	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.192	.423	.615	6	.76	-0.027	.87	-0.02%	0.24	DH
8	408	11 (1)	Apr 22	CHW	@	TOR	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.207	.414	.621	6	1.17	-0.032	1.36	-0.02%	-0.01	DH
9	409	13 (1)	Apr 24	CHW		DET	L,1-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	1.00	-0.025	.84	-0.01%	-0.23	PH
10	410	16 (2)	Apr 28	CHW		BAL	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.226	.516	.742	9	.47	0.024	.37	0.01%	1.75	PH
11	411	17	Apr 29	CHW		BAL	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.229	.471	.699	7	.78	0.009	.52	0.00%	-0.17	DH
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
12	412	19 (1)	May 2	CHW	@	MIL	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.237	.256	.474	.730	5	.89	0.169	.45	0.05%	1.13	DH
13	413	22 (2)	May 6 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.256	.452	.708	5	.83	-0.043	.38	-0.01%	-0.34	DH
14	414	28 (5)	May 15	CHW		NYY	L,1-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.244	.432	.676	5	.97	-0.046	.38	-0.01%	-0.44	DH
15	415	30 (1)	May 17	CHW		CAL	W,9-6	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.240	.396	.636	4	.65	-0.079	.23	-0.02%	-1.37	DH
16	416	31	May 18	CHW		CAL	L,5-9	GS-9	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.241	.373	.613	4	.40	-0.006	.17	0.00%	-0.18	DH
17	417	32	May 19	CHW	@	OAK	W,6-2	GS-9	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.185	.241	.352	.593	4	.96	0.115	.37	0.03%	1.11	DH
18	418	33	May 20	CHW	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.230	.333	.563	4	1.25	-0.076	.57	-0.02%	-0.63	DH
19	419	34	May 21 (1)	CHW	@	OAK	W,6-2	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.175	.230	.333	.563	9						PH
20	420	36 (1)	May 23	CHW	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.246	.350	.596	4	1.10	-0.035	.45	-0.01%	-0.11	DH
21	421	37	May 24	CHW	@	CAL	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.246	.359	.606	4	.76	0.008	.28	0.00%	0.23	DH
22	422	41 (3)	May 28 (1)	CHW		OAK	W,3-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.250	.358	.608	4	.75	0.028	.11	0.00%	0.29	DH
23	423	45 (3)	May 31	CHW		CAL	W,17-2	GS-5	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.257	.377	.634	6	.60	0.005	.19	0.00%	0.06	DH
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
24	424	51 (5)	Jun 7	CHW	@	MIN	W,8-3	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.282	.389	.671	6	.24	0.038	.11	0.01%	0.80	DH
25	425	52	Jun 8	CHW	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.293	.395	.687	6	1.29	0.080	.68	0.03%	-0.07	DH
26	426	53	Jun 9	CHW	@	TEX	W,4-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.294	.385	.679	6	1.56	-0.013	1.21	-0.01%	-0.15	DH
27	427	54	Jun 10	CHW	@	TEX	L,3-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.292	.378	.670	6	1.13	-0.022	1.14	-0.01%	-0.70	DH
28	428	59 (4)	Jun 15	CHW		TEX	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.301	.419	.720	6	.74	0.154	1.23	0.15%	1.65	DH
29	429	61 (1)	Jun 17	CHW		KCR	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.299	.422	.721	4	.52	0.107	.92	0.11%	0.01	DH
30	430	62	Jun 18 (1)	CHW		KCR	L,2-3	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.296	.418	.714	9	3.17	-0.089	6.48	-0.11%	-0.35	PH
31	431	64 (1)	Jun 19	CHW		SEA	L,4-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.294	.411	.705	4	1.21	-0.060	1.73	-0.05%	-0.52	DH
32	432	65	Jun 20	CHW		SEA	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.286	.398	.684	4	1.30	-0.101	1.65	-0.08%	-0.69	DH
33	433	66	Jun 22	CHW		SEA	L,6-8	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.230	.278	.390	.668	5	1.54	-0.081	1.64	-0.05%	-0.96	DH
34	434	67	Jun 23	CHW		MIN	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.270	.379	.649	6	1.15	-0.083	1.03	-0.05%	-0.59	DH
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
35	435	78 (10)	Jul 3	CHW		TEX	W,7-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.268	.375	.643	1	1.46	-0.041	1.22	-0.02%	-0.22	PH
36	436	80 (1)	Jul 5	CHW		BOS	L,2-9	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.219	.265	.371	.637	7	.09	0.004	.07	0.00%	1.00	PH
37	437	81	Jul 6	CHW		BOS	L,6-7	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.263	.368	.631	1	1.75	-0.043	1.16	-0.02%	-0.15	PH
38	438	82	Jul 7	CHW		TOR	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.261	.364	.625	3	4.97	-0.139	2.92	-0.05%	-0.31	PH
39	439	83	Jul 8	CHW		TOR	L,0-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.259	.361	.620	7	1.33	-0.037	.66	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
40	440	86 (2)	Jul 14	CHW	@	NYY	L,6-7	10-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.256	.358	.614	4	1.71	-0.041	.81	-0.01%	-0.15	PH
41	441	92 (5)	Jul 21	CHW		NYY	L,4-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.254	.355	.609	8	1.46	-0.041	.12	0.00%	-0.22	PH
42	442	93	Jul 22	CHW		NYY	L,2-7	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.258	.357	.615	4	.76	-0.019	.05	0.00%	-0.19	1B
43	443	94	Jul 23	CHW		NYY	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.258	.353	.612	7	1.14	0.049	.07	0.00%	0.43	1B
44	444	95	Jul 24	CHW		MIL	W,5-1	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.273	.361	.635	6	.69	0.040	.02	0.00%	0.83	1B
45	445	96	Jul 25	CHW		MIL	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.236	.280	.366	.646	6	.55	0.071	.02	0.00%	0.55	1B
46	446	97	Jul 26	CHW		OAK	L,4-8	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.286	.371	.657	9	.08	0.003	.01	0.00%	0.20	PH
47	447	98	Jul 27	CHW		OAK	L,4-7	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.285	.375	.660	5	1.28	-0.038	.05	0.00%	-0.02	1B
48	448	101 (2)	Jul 30 (1)	CHW		TEX	W,5-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.283	.372	.655	9	2.66	-0.060	.04	0.00%	-0.35	PH
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
49	449	112 (10)	Aug 10	CHW	@	TOR	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.282	.368	.650	6	.50	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.35	1B
50	450	113	Aug 11	CHW		DET	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.234	.274	.358	.632	5	.85	-0.104	.00	0.00%	-1.46	1B
51	451	116 (2)	Aug 14	CHW	@	TEX	L,3-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.272	.355	.627	9	1.61	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
52	452	118 (1)	Aug 16	CHW	@	TEX	W,6-2	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.277	.355	.632	9	.81	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.17	PH
53	453	121 (2)	Aug 19	CHW	@	CLE	W,2-1	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.282	.355	.637	9	1.21	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.22	PH
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
54	454	133 (11)	Sep 1 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	L,3-9	GS-9	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.288	.366	.654	4	.42	-0.025	.00	0.00%	1.81	DH
55	455	140 (6)	Sep 7	CHW		SEA	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.286	.364	.649	2	2.51	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.28	PH
56	456	142 (1)	Sep 9	CHW		SEA	L,6-9	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.290	.364	.654	6	4.14	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.38	PH
57	457	144 (1)	Sep 11	CHW		MIN	L,1-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.288	.361	.650	8	2.66	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.19	PH
58	458	151 (6)	Sep 19 (1)	CHW	@	OAK	W,8-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.288	.378	.666	4	2.36	0.579	.00	0.00%	2.92	DH
59	459	152	Sep 19 (2)	CHW	@	OAK	W,7-3	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.285	.379	.664	4	.48	0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.20	DH
60	460	158 (5)	Sep 28	CHW	@	CAL	L,7-11	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.281	.374	.656	4	.68	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.25	DH
61	461	161 (2)	Oct 1	CHW	@	CAL	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.280	.372	.652	2	2.71	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
							23-38		169	156	16	36	7	0	5	22	11	2	17	0	1	1	5	1	0	0	.231	.280	.372	.652		1.06	0.074	.66	-0.05%	2.63

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