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.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	BAL	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	2	Apr 8	BAL	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
3	3	Apr 9	BAL	@	CLE	W,13-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 10	BAL		DET	W,3-2	CG	44	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
5	5	Apr 11	BAL		DET	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
6	6	Apr 12	BAL		DET	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
7	7	Apr 16	BAL		WSA	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
8	8	Apr 17	BAL		NYY	L,1-4	CG	43	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
9	9	Apr 18	BAL		NYY	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
10	10	Apr 19 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
11	11	Apr 19 (2)	BAL		NYY	L,5-8	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	12	Apr 20	BAL	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	13	Apr 22	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
14	14	Apr 24	BAL	@	KCR	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
15	15	Apr 25	BAL	@	KCR	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
16	16	Apr 26	BAL	@	KCR	W,10-9	CG	44	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
17	17	Apr 28	BAL	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	18	Apr 29	BAL	@	CHW	W,18-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
19	19	Apr 30	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	20	May 1	BAL		MIN	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	21	May 2	BAL		MIN	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
22	22	May 3	BAL		MIN	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
23	23	May 5	BAL		KCR	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
24	24	May 6	BAL		KCR	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
25	25	May 7	BAL		KCR	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
26	26	May 8	BAL		CHW	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	27	May 9	BAL		CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
28	28	May 10 (1)	BAL		CHW	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
29	29	May 10 (2)	BAL		CHW	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
30	30	May 12	BAL	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	31	May 13	BAL	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	41	9.2	0	1	0	1	0	CF
32	32	May 15	BAL	@	WSA	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
33	33	May 16	BAL	@	WSA	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
34	34	May 18	BAL	@	NYY	L,4-10	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
35	35	May 19	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
36	36	May 20	BAL	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
37	37	May 21 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	2	1	1	4	1	CF
38	38	May 21 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
39	39	May 22	BAL		BOS	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
40	40	May 23	BAL		BOS	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
41	41	May 24 (1)	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	CG	35	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
42	42	May 24 (2)	BAL		BOS	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
43	43	May 25	BAL		CLE	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
44	44	May 26	BAL		CLE	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
45	45	May 27	BAL		CLE	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
46	46	May 29	BAL	@	CAL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
47	47	May 30	BAL	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
48	48	May 31	BAL	@	CAL	L,1-6	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	66 (17)	Jun 21	BAL		WSA	W,4-2	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
50	67	Jun 22	BAL	@	BOS	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
51	68	Jun 23	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
52	69	Jun 24	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
53	70	Jun 25	BAL	@	BOS	W,13-8	GF	28	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	PH CF 3B
54	71	Jun 26	BAL	@	WSA	W,12-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
55	72	Jun 27	BAL	@	WSA	L,3-5	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
56	73	Jun 28	BAL	@	WSA	L,3-4	CG	47	11.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF
57	74	Jun 29	BAL	@	WSA	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
58	75	Jun 30	BAL		CLE	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	76	Jul 1	BAL		CLE	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
60	77	Jul 2	BAL		CLE	L,9-10	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
61	78	Jul 3	BAL		DET	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
62	80 (1)	Jul 5	BAL		DET	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	84 (3)	Jul 10	BAL	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
64	85	Jul 11	BAL	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
65	86	Jul 12 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
66	87	Jul 12 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,13-3	GF	12	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH CF
67	88	Jul 16	BAL		MIN	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
68	89	Jul 17	BAL		MIN	L,5-6	CG	45	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
69	90	Jul 18	BAL		MIN	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
70	92 (1)	Jul 19 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
71	93	Jul 20	BAL	@	CHW	W,14-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
72	94	Jul 21	BAL	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
73	95	Jul 22	BAL	@	KCR	W,4-3	CG	50	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
74	96	Jul 23	BAL	@	KCR	W,5-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
75	97	Jul 24	BAL	@	MIN	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
76	98	Jul 25	BAL	@	MIN	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
77	99	Jul 26	BAL	@	MIN	W,11-1	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
78	101 (1)	Jul 28	BAL		CHW	W,4-2	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
79	103 (1)	Jul 31	BAL		KCR	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
80	105 (1)	Aug 2	BAL		KCR	W,10-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
81	106	Aug 4	BAL		BOS	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
82	107	Aug 5	BAL		BOS	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
83	109 (1)	Aug 6 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
84	110	Aug 7	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-10	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
85	111	Aug 8	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
86	112	Aug 9 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	48	10.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
87	113	Aug 9 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,12-9	CG	57	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
88	114	Aug 11	BAL	@	CAL	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
89	115	Aug 12	BAL	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
90	117 (1)	Aug 14	BAL	@	OAK	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	118	Aug 15	BAL	@	OAK	W,7-1	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
92	119	Aug 16	BAL	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
93	120	Aug 17	BAL	@	MIL	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
94	121	Aug 18	BAL	@	MIL	W,3-0	GF	6	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
95	122	Aug 19	BAL	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
96	123	Aug 21	BAL		CAL	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
97	124	Aug 22	BAL		CAL	L,2-3	CG	43	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
98	125	Aug 23	BAL		CAL	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
99	126	Aug 25	BAL		OAK	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
100	127	Aug 26	BAL		OAK	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
101	128	Aug 27	BAL		OAK	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
102	129	Aug 28 (1)	BAL		MIL	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
103	132 (2)	Aug 30	BAL		MIL	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	CF
104	133	Aug 31	BAL	@	NYY	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
105	134	Sep 1	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
106	135	Sep 2	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
107	136	Sep 3	BAL	@	NYY	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
108	137	Sep 4	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-6	GF	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
109	138	Sep 5	BAL	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
110	139	Sep 6	BAL	@	BOS	L,8-9	CG	51	10.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
111	140	Sep 7	BAL	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	141	Sep 8	BAL	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
113	142	Sep 9	BAL		NYY	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
114	143	Sep 10	BAL		NYY	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
115	144	Sep 11	BAL		BOS	W,3-2	CG	51	13.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
116	145	Sep 12	BAL		BOS	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
117	146	Sep 13	BAL		BOS	W,13-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
118	148 (1)	Sep 16	BAL	@	WSA	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
119	149	Sep 17	BAL	@	WSA	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
120	151 (1)	Sep 19	BAL		CLE	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
121	152	Sep 20	BAL		CLE	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
122	154 (1)	Sep 22	BAL		DET	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
123	155	Sep 24	BAL		DET	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
124	156	Sep 25	BAL	@	CLE	W,9-7	GF	14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
125	157	Sep 26	BAL	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	41	11.0	10	0	0	10	0	CF
126	160 (2)	Sep 29 (2)	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
127	161	Sep 30	BAL		WSA	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
128	162	Oct 1	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
							129gm		1090.2	366	11	5	382	3