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.

1967 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1967 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	BAL		MIN	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
2	2	Apr 13	BAL		MIN	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
3	3	Apr 14	BAL	@	KCA	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
4	4	Apr 15	BAL	@	KCA	L,3-11	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
5	5	Apr 16 (1)	BAL	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	38	9.1	3	1	0	4	1	CF
6	6	Apr 16 (2)	BAL	@	CAL	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
7	7	Apr 19	BAL	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	6	0	0	6	0	CF
8	8	Apr 21	BAL		KCA	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
9	9	Apr 22	BAL		KCA	W,12-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
10	10	Apr 23 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,5-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
11	12 (1)	Apr 25	BAL		CAL	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	14 (1)	Apr 29	BAL		DET	L,2-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
13	16 (1)	Apr 30 (2)	BAL		DET	L,4-6	GF	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	17	May 1	BAL	@	CLE	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
15	19 (1)	May 5	BAL	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
16	22 (2)	May 9	BAL		CHW	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	23	May 10	BAL		CHW	L,1-13	CG	49	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
18	24	May 12	BAL	@	NYY	W,14-0	CG	27	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
19	25	May 13	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
20	28 (2)	May 17	BAL	@	BOS	W,12-8	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
21	29	May 18	BAL	@	WSA	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
22	31 (1)	May 20	BAL	@	WSA	W,4-3	GF	13	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PR CF
23	34 (2)	May 24	BAL		NYY	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
24	35	May 26	BAL		BOS	W,4-3	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
25	36	May 27	BAL		BOS	W,10-0	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
26	39 (2)	May 30 (2)	BAL		CLE	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	40	May 31	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	44	10.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	41	Jun 2	BAL		WSA	W,12-0	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	42	Jun 3	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
30	43	Jun 4	BAL		WSA	W,7-5	GF	43	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
31	44	Jun 5	BAL	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	45	Jun 6 (1)	BAL	@	CAL	W,16-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
33	46	Jun 6 (2)	BAL	@	CAL	W,11-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
34	47	Jun 7	BAL	@	CAL	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	48	Jun 8	BAL	@	CAL	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
36	49	Jun 9	BAL	@	MIN	W,11-2	GF	6	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
37	50	Jun 10	BAL	@	MIN	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
38	51	Jun 11 (1)	BAL	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
39	52	Jun 11 (2)	BAL	@	MIN	L,7-10	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
40	53	Jun 12	BAL	@	KCA	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
41	54	Jun 13	BAL	@	KCA	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
42	55	Jun 14	BAL	@	KCA	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
43	56	Jun 15	BAL	@	KCA	L,5-6	CG	47	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
44	57	Jun 16 (1)	BAL		CAL	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
45	58	Jun 16 (2)	BAL		CAL	L,3-5	GS	23	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
46	59	Jun 17	BAL		CAL	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
47	60	Jun 18	BAL		CAL	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
48	61	Jun 19 (1)	BAL		MIN	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
49	62	Jun 19 (2)	BAL		MIN	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	63	Jun 21	BAL		KCA	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
51	64	Jun 23	BAL	@	WSA	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
52	65	Jun 24	BAL		WSA	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
53	66	Jun 25	BAL	@	WSA	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
54	67	Jun 26	BAL		CHW	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	68	Jun 27	BAL		CHW	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
56	69	Jun 28	BAL		CHW	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
57	70	Jun 29	BAL		CHW	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	71	Jun 30 (1)	BAL		CLE	L,5-6	CG	59	14.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
59	72	Jun 30 susp	BAL		CLE	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	73	Jul 1	BAL		CLE	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	74	Jul 2	BAL		CLE	W,1-0	CG	23	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
62	75	Jul 3	BAL	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	49	14.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	76	Jul 4	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
64	77	Jul 5	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	48	10.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
65	78	Jul 6	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	79	Jul 7	BAL		NYY	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
67	80	Jul 8 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,12-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
68	81	Jul 8 susp	BAL		NYY	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
69	82	Jul 9	BAL		NYY	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
70	83	Jul 13 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
71	84	Jul 13 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	W,10-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
72	85	Jul 14	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-11	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
73	86	Jul 15	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
74	87	Jul 16	BAL	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	48	14.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	88	Jul 17	BAL	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
76	89	Jul 18	BAL		BOS	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
77	90	Jul 19	BAL		BOS	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
78	91	Jul 21 (1)	BAL		WSA	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
79	92	Jul 21 (2)	BAL		WSA	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
80	93	Jul 22	BAL		WSA	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
81	94	Jul 23	BAL	@	WSA	W,7-3	CG	40	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
82	95	Jul 27	BAL		DET	L,0-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	96	Jul 28	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	41	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
84	97	Jul 29	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
85	98	Jul 30 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
86	99	Jul 30 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	100	Aug 1	BAL		DET	L,2-4	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
88	101	Aug 2 (1)	BAL		DET	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
89	102	Aug 2 (2)	BAL		DET	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
90	103	Aug 3	BAL		DET	L,0-5	CG	35	7.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
91	104	Aug 6 (1)	BAL		CHW	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
92	105	Aug 6 (2)	BAL		CHW	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
93	106	Aug 7	BAL		CLE	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
94	107	Aug 8	BAL		CLE	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
95	108	Aug 9	BAL		CLE	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
96	109	Aug 10	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	46	12.2	2	1	0	3	0	CF
97	110	Aug 11 (1)	BAL	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
98	111	Aug 11 (2)	BAL	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
99	112	Aug 12	BAL	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
100	113	Aug 13	BAL	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
101	114	Aug 14	BAL	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
102	115	Aug 15	BAL	@	NYY	W,11-10	CG	59	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
103	116	Aug 16	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
104	117	Aug 17	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
105	118	Aug 18 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
106	119	Aug 18 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
107	120	Aug 20 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
108	121	Aug 20 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	26	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
109	122	Aug 21	BAL		KCA	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
110	123	Aug 22 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,2-1	GS	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
111	126 (2)	Aug 26	BAL		CAL	L,4-5	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	127	Aug 28	BAL	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
113	128	Aug 29	BAL	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
114	129	Aug 30	BAL	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	35	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
115	130	Aug 31	BAL	@	MIN	L,9-10	CG	43	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
116	131	Sep 1	BAL	@	KCA	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
117	132	Sep 2	BAL	@	KCA	L,6-8	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
118	133	Sep 3	BAL	@	KCA	W,6-0	CG	21	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
119	134	Sep 4 (1)	BAL	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
120	135	Sep 4 (2)	BAL	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	52	11.2	3	0	1	4	0	CF
121	136	Sep 5 (1)	BAL	@	CAL	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
122	137	Sep 5 (2)	BAL	@	CAL	L,4-11	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
123	138	Sep 7	BAL		MIN	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
124	139	Sep 8 (1)	BAL		MIN	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
125	140	Sep 8 (2)	BAL		MIN	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
126	141	Sep 9	BAL		MIN	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
127	142	Sep 10	BAL		MIN	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
128	143	Sep 11	BAL	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
129	144	Sep 12	BAL	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
130	145	Sep 13	BAL	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
131	146	Sep 15	BAL	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
132	147	Sep 16	BAL	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
133	148	Sep 17	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
134	149	Sep 18	BAL		NYY	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
135	150	Sep 19	BAL		NYY	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	CF
136	151	Sep 20 (1)	BAL	@	WSA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
137	152	Sep 20 (2)	BAL	@	WSA	W,6-3	CG	44	10.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
138	153	Sep 21	BAL	@	WSA	L,3-4	CG	44	10.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
139	154	Sep 22 (1)	BAL		BOS	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
140	155	Sep 22 (2)	BAL		BOS	L,3-10	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
141	156	Sep 23	BAL		BOS	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
142	157	Sep 24	BAL		BOS	L,7-11	CG	53	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
143	158	Sep 25	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
144	159	Sep 26	BAL		WSA	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
145	160	Sep 30	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
146	161	Oct 1	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
							146gm		1269.1	373	13	6	392	3