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.

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	52	13.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	2	Apr 13	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-1	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
3	3	Apr 15	BAL		NYY	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
4	4	Apr 16	BAL		NYY	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
5	5	Apr 17	BAL		NYY	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
6	6	Apr 19	BAL		WSA	W,14-8	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
7	7	Apr 20	BAL		WSA	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
8	8	Apr 23	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
9	9	Apr 24	BAL	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
10	10	Apr 26	BAL		CAL	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
11	11	Apr 29	BAL	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
12	12	Apr 30	BAL	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 1	BAL	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
14	14	May 3	BAL	@	WSA	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
15	15	May 4	BAL	@	WSA	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
16	16	May 6	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	CG	53	15.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
17	17	May 7	BAL		CLE	L,3-6	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	18	May 8 (1)	BAL		CLE	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
19	19	May 8 (2)	BAL		CLE	W,8-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
20	20	May 10	BAL		CHW	W,3-2	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
21	21	May 11	BAL		CHW	L,2-3	CG	45	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
22	22	May 12	BAL		CHW	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	23	May 13	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	43	10.1	5	1	0	6	1	CF
24	25 (1)	May 15 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	W,1-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
25	27 (1)	May 17	BAL		BOS	W,8-6	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
26	29 (1)	May 19	BAL		BOS	L,1-3	GS	27	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
27	30	May 20 (1)	BAL		DET	W,8-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
28	33 (2)	May 22	BAL		DET	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	34	May 24	BAL	@	CHW	W,6-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
30	35	May 25	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	36	May 26	BAL	@	CHW	W,7-1	GS	17	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	37	May 27	BAL	@	KCA	W,4-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
33	38	May 28	BAL	@	KCA	W,9-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
34	40 (1)	May 30 (1)	BAL	@	MIN	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
35	42 (1)	May 31	BAL	@	MIN	W,14-5	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	43	Jun 1	BAL	@	CAL	W,9-7	GF	9	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR CF
37	44	Jun 2	BAL	@	CAL	W,9-6	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
38	45	Jun 3	BAL		KCA	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
39	47 (1)	Jun 4 susp	BAL		KCA	W,6-5		24	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
40	50 (2)	Jun 7	BAL		WSA	W,6-5	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
41	51	Jun 8 (1)	BAL		WSA	W,6-5	GS	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
42	53 (1)	Jun 9	BAL		WSA	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
43	54	Jun 10	BAL		BOS	W,9-2	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
44	56 (1)	Jun 12	BAL		BOS	W,8-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
45	57	Jun 13	BAL		NYY	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
46	58	Jun 14	BAL		NYY	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
47	59	Jun 15	BAL	@	WSA	W,6-4	GF	6	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
48	60	Jun 16	BAL	@	WSA	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
49	61	Jun 17	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	65 (3)	Jun 21 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	W,7-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
51	66	Jun 21 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
52	67	Jun 22	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
53	68	Jun 23	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	69	Jun 24	BAL	@	CAL	L,4-5	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
55	70	Jun 25	BAL	@	CAL	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
56	71	Jun 26	BAL	@	CAL	W,12-7	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
57	72	Jun 27	BAL	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
58	74 (1)	Jun 29	BAL	@	KCA	W,5-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
59	75	Jun 30	BAL	@	KCA	W,11-3	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	76	Jul 1 (1)	BAL		MIN	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
61	77	Jul 1 (2)	BAL		MIN	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	79 (1)	Jul 2 (2)	BAL		MIN	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
63	80	Jul 3	BAL		MIN	W,4-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
64	82 (1)	Jul 6 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,11-0	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	83	Jul 6 (2)	BAL		KCA	L,8-9	CG	53	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	84	Jul 8	BAL		CAL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	85	Jul 9 (1)	BAL		CAL	W,10-2	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
68	86	Jul 9 (2)	BAL		CAL	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
69	87	Jul 10	BAL		CAL	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
70	89 (1)	Jul 15	BAL	@	DET	L,5-8	GF	22	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
71	90	Jul 16	BAL	@	DET	W,8-2	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
72	91	Jul 17 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	92	Jul 17 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-2	GF	9	2.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
74	93	Jul 18	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
75	94	Jul 19	BAL		DET	W,13-3	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR CF
76	95	Jul 20	BAL		DET	W,10-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
77	96	Jul 21	BAL		DET	W,6-4	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
78	97	Jul 22	BAL		CHW	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
79	98	Jul 23	BAL		CHW	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
80	101 (2)	Jul 27	BAL		CLE	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
81	102	Jul 29	BAL	@	MIN	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
82	104 (1)	Jul 31	BAL	@	MIN	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
83	105	Aug 2	BAL	@	CLE	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	1	3	1	CF
84	109 (3)	Aug 6	BAL		WSA	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
85	110	Aug 7	BAL	@	WSA	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
86	111	Aug 9	BAL	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
87	112	Aug 10	BAL	@	NYY	W,9-4	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
88	114 (1)	Aug 12 (1)	BAL	@	WSA	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
89	115	Aug 12 (2)	BAL	@	WSA	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
90	116	Aug 13	BAL		WSA	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
91	117	Aug 14	BAL	@	WSA	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
92	118	Aug 15	BAL	@	BOS	W,4-2	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
93	120 (1)	Aug 17	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-4	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
94	121	Aug 19	BAL	@	DET	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
95	122	Aug 20	BAL	@	DET	W,8-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
96	123	Aug 21	BAL	@	DET	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
97	124	Aug 23	BAL		CLE	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
98	126 (1)	Aug 25	BAL		CLE	W,4-3	CG	43	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
99	127	Aug 26	BAL		BOS	W,3-2	CG	42	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
100	128	Aug 27	BAL		BOS	L,2-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
101	129	Aug 28	BAL		BOS	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
102	132 (2)	Aug 31	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	134 (1)	Sep 2	BAL	@	CHW	L,8-9	CG	48	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
104	135	Sep 3	BAL	@	CHW	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
105	136	Sep 4	BAL	@	CHW	W,8-5	GS	29	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
106	137	Sep 5 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
107	138	Sep 5 (2)	BAL		NYY	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
108	139	Sep 6	BAL		NYY	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
109	140	Sep 7	BAL		NYY	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
110	141	Sep 9	BAL	@	MIN	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
111	142	Sep 10	BAL	@	MIN	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
112	144 (1)	Sep 12	BAL		CAL	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
113	145	Sep 15 (1)	BAL		CAL	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
114	146	Sep 15 (2)	BAL		CAL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
115	148 (1)	Sep 17	BAL		CHW	L,1-3	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
116	149	Sep 18	BAL		CHW	L,3-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
117	150	Sep 19	BAL		CAL	W,11-9	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
118	151	Sep 20	BAL	@	KCA	W,4-0	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
119	152	Sep 21	BAL	@	KCA	W,10-8	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
120	153	Sep 22	BAL	@	KCA	W,6-1	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
121	154	Sep 23	BAL	@	CAL	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
122	155	Sep 24	BAL	@	CAL	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
123	156	Sep 25	BAL	@	CAL	L,1-6	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
124	157	Sep 30 (1)	BAL		MIN	L,7-10	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
125	158	Sep 30 (2)	BAL		MIN	L,2-8	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
126	159	Oct 2 (1)	BAL		MIN	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
127	160	Oct 2 (2)	BAL		MIN	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
							127gm		787.2	207	4	2	213	3