LF Dick 'The Polish Hammer' Blaszak #3
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
08/14/1950
LF DICK 'THE POLISH HAMMER' BLASZAK #3 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
80 243 65 18 0 5 47 27 24 .267 .342 .403 0 -0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/11/1950 @ CHI Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/1950 @ STL Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/05/1950 PHI Loss, 5-8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1950 BOS Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/27/1950 PIT Win, 3-2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
07/20/1950 @ PIT Win, 8-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/19/1950 @ PIT Loss, 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
07/16/1950 @ BOS Loss, 1-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/16/1950 @ BOS Win, 9-0 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 0
07/15/1950 @ PHI Win, 7-6 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/03/1921
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$10,000
Signed Through:1950 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 108 Days
Service This Yr:118 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 97 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1940, 1st Pick in Round 1
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1950 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 80 243 65 18 0 5 47 24 27 24 .267 .342 .403 .745 .325 .136 96
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 65 287 2 3 0 6 12 3 98 23 0 1 0.0 34.1 4.61 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   78 27 9 0 1 16 6 9 6 0 2 0 .346 .414 .500 .914
Versus Right   165 38 9 0 4 31 18 18 18 3 10 2 .230 .309 .358 .666
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
April   24 8 4 0 1 5 3 2 3 0 2 0 .333 .385 .625 1.010
May   68 20 4 0 3 19 5 5 4 2 3 0 .294 .333 .485 .819
June   86 25 8 0 1 16 14 12 11 1 4 2 .291 .386 .419 .805
July   58 11 2 0 0 6 2 8 6 0 3 0 .190 .288 .224 .512
August   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Spring Training   53 11 3 0 1 3 4 1 12 0 3 0 .208 .222 .321 .543
Last Year   119 27 4 1 0 16 9 10 12 1 3 1 .227 .290 .277 .567
2 Years Ago   295 74 10 2 5 29 27 34 30 0 10 1 .251 .330 .349 .679
Career   1732 413 80 8 28 203 158 163 180 14 49 5 .238 .304 .342 .646
Home   120 28 11 0 3 31 15 12 9 2 6 2 .233 .309 .400 .709
Road   123 37 7 0 2 16 9 15 15 1 6 0 .301 .374 .407 .781
Grass   243 65 18 0 5 47 24 27 24 3 12 2 .267 .342 .403 .745
Day   162 43 15 0 2 29 13 16 17 2 10 1 .265 .331 .395 .727
Night   81 22 3 0 3 18 11 11 7 1 2 1 .272 .362 .420 .781
As Starter   226 62 18 0 4 44 23 26 21 3 12 2 .274 .350 .407 .757
As Reliever / Substitution   17 3 0 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 .176 .222 .353 .575
Pinch Hitting   10 3 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .364 .600 .964
Close/Late   59 16 8 0 2 15 8 6 7 1 2 1 .271 .343 .508 .852
Inning 1-3   74 17 5 0 2 20 9 7 5 0 6 1 .230 .305 .378 .683
Inning 4-6   86 25 4 0 1 9 5 11 10 1 4 0 .291 .367 .372 .739
Inning 7-9   71 22 8 0 2 17 10 7 6 1 1 1 .310 .375 .507 .882
Extra Innings   12 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 .083 .200 .167 .367
0 Outs   78 17 3 0 0 4 8 9 6 0 12 0 .218 .299 .256 .555
1 Outs   82 28 9 0 4 20 11 11 10 3 0 2 .341 .418 .598 1.016
2 Outs   83 20 6 0 1 23 5 7 8 0 0 0 .241 .300 .349 .649
Scoring Position   80 24 6 0 2 43 11 11 8 3 12 0 .300 .372 .450 .822
Bases Empty   127 28 6 0 3 3 12 13 13 0 0 1 .220 .298 .339 .636
Runner on 1st   36 13 6 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 1 .361 .425 .528 .953
Runner on 2nd   13 4 0 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 10 0 .308 .500 .308 .808
Runner on 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 7 2 0 0 9 0 1 2 0 0 0 .280 .308 .360 .668
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 2 1 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .300 .633
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 2 0 .286 .375 .857 1.232
Bases Loaded   19 7 2 0 1 22 4 2 2 3 0 0 .368 .375 .632 1.007
Two Strikes   100 21 6 0 2 17 12 11 24 1 0 2 .210 .298 .330 .628
First Pitch   47 16 5 0 2 7 5 3 0 1 2 0 .340 .373 .574 .947
Count 0-1   28 9 2 0 1 7 3 0 0 0 4 0 .321 .321 .500 .821
Count 0-2   17 3 1 0 0 4 1 0 6 0 0 1 .176 .222 .235 .458
Count 1-0   18 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .211 .222 .433
Count 1-1   13 5 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 .385 .385 .462 .846
Count 1-2   24 7 1 0 1 8 2 0 7 1 0 1 .292 .308 .458 .766
Count 2-0   8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 2-1   19 7 3 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 .368 .368 .526 .895
Count 2-2   34 7 4 0 1 3 5 0 7 0 0 0 .206 .206 .412 .618
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 1 0 .100 .500 .100 .600
Full Count   25 4 0 0 0 2 4 11 4 0 0 0 .160 .417 .160 .577
Behind in Count   69 19 4 0 2 19 6 0 13 1 4 2 .275 .292 .420 .712
Ahead in Count   55 14 4 0 0 13 3 13 0 1 3 0 .255 .391 .327 .719
Batting 4th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 5th   169 44 11 0 3 31 19 16 16 2 9 2 .260 .328 .379 .707
Batting 6th   32 9 2 0 1 8 1 4 3 1 1 0 .281 .351 .438 .789
Batting 7th   26 9 5 0 0 5 3 4 2 0 2 0 .346 .433 .538 .972
Batting 8th   7 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .143 .333 .571 .905
Batting 9th   6 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Low Leverage   82 22 6 0 2 8 8 11 9 1 2 0 .268 .351 .415 .766
Medium Leverage   97 29 7 0 1 12 11 10 7 0 8 2 .299 .376 .402 .778
High Leverage   64 14 5 0 2 27 5 6 8 2 2 0 .219 .278 .391 .668
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1945 Chicago - FABL 23 94 293 70 15 0 1 35 25 29 1 3 23 0 0 .239 .307 .300 .607 79 79 -1.1
1946 Detroit - FABL 24 100 318 69 12 2 6 22 26 30 0 3 51 0 1 .217 .282 .324 .606 80 75 -1.2
1947 Detroit - FABL 25 140 464 108 21 3 11 54 47 33 0 4 40 1 0 .233 .281 .362 .644 76 75 -0.8
1948 Detroit - FABL 26 99 295 74 10 2 5 29 27 34 1 0 30 1 1 .251 .330 .349 .679 84 82 0.1
1949 Detroit - FABL 27 34 119 27 4 1 0 16 9 10 1 1 12 0 0 .227 .290 .277 .567 53 54 -0.3
1950 Detroit - FABL 28 80 243 65 18 0 5 47 24 27 2 3 24 0 1 .267 .342 .403 .745 97 96 -0.3
Total FABL 547 1732 413 80 8 28 203 158 163 5 14 180 2 3 .238 .304 .342 .646 80 79 -3.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1938 Total - 16 23 101 52 12 1 12 42 54 14 1 2 2 4 2 .515 .568 1.010 1.578 100 100 3.3
1939 Total - 17 23 101 53 17 2 11 43 59 14 1 0 3 9 4 .525 .586 1.059 1.646 100 100 3.5
1940 Total - 18 21 93 48 13 2 12 37 50 13 1 1 5 9 4 .516 .574 1.086 1.660 100 100 3.3
1940 Burlington - C 18 40 89 17 5 1 1 6 7 3 0 1 17 0 0 .191 .215 .303 .518 38 33 -0.9
1940 Charleston - B 18 19 58 6 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 12 0 0 .103 .103 .207 .310 -9 -14 -0.7
1941 Burlington - C 19 69 218 63 7 1 7 21 26 13 1 1 21 0 0 .289 .330 .427 .757 108 112 0.7
1941 Charleston - B 19 69 258 62 10 2 2 24 24 19 1 2 30 0 0 .240 .293 .318 .611 84 84 -0.8
1942 Charleston - B 20 137 522 124 18 3 2 47 32 43 3 3 79 1 0 .238 .298 .295 .593 91 90 0.2
1945 Fort Wayne - AAA 23 24 92 31 6 3 2 12 13 9 1 2 11 0 0 .337 .394 .533 .927 169 172 0.8
1946 Newark - AAA 24 34 128 28 2 2 3 13 12 9 0 1 20 0 0 .219 .268 .336 .604 62 60 -0.5
1949 Newark - AAA 27 82 298 72 13 0 3 27 26 26 4 0 44 0 2 .242 .311 .315 .626 94 101 0.9
Total CL 24 92 31 6 3 2 12 13 9 1 2 11 0 0 .337 .394 .533 .927 169 172
Total UL 116 426 100 15 2 6 40 38 35 4 1 64 0 2 .235 .298 .322 .620 85 89
Total SEL 225 838 192 28 5 6 75 60 62 4 5 121 1 0 .229 .284 .296 .580 83 82
Total UMVA 109 307 80 12 2 8 27 33 16 1 2 38 0 0 .261 .298 .391 .688 88 90
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1940 Charleston - B LF 19 19 36 1 0 38 1 .974 150.2 2.21 -0.4 .983
1940 Burlington - C LF 40 40 65 1 0 67 1 .985 275.0 2.16 -3.5 .959
1941 Charleston - B LF 69 68 161 9 4 177 7 .960 626.0 2.44 -7.1 .944
1941 Burlington - C LF 69 69 112 4 1 120 4 .967 511.2 2.04 -0.9 .996
1942 Charleston - B LF 137 137 256 9 2 270 5 .981 1204.2 1.98 -9.9 .971
1945 Chicago - MLB LF 88 85 237 8 4 253 8 .968 722.1 3.05 -3.8 .979
1945 Fort Wayne - AAA LF 24 24 70 0 0 74 4 .946 200.0 3.15 -0.7 .991
1946 Detroit - MLB LF 99 99 231 5 1 240 4 .983 821.2 2.58 -3.3 .969
1946 Newark - AAA LF 33 33 84 3 2 91 4 .956 282.1 2.77 -1.0 .979
1947 Detroit - MLB LF 133 133 348 5 3 361 8 .978 1130.0 2.81 -6.0 .980
1948 Detroit - MLB 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 1.0 27.00 +0.0 .000
1948 Detroit - MLB LF 82 78 186 5 3 193 2 .990 703.2 2.44 -2.0 .998
1949 Detroit - MLB LF 32 32 78 2 0 80 0 1.000 281.1 2.56 +0.3 1.010
1949 Newark - AAA LF 79 79 154 3 2 160 3 .981 668.1 2.11 +0.2 .989
1950 Detroit - MLB 1B 6 4 57 3 12 67 7 .896 48.0 11.25 -2.5 .635
1950 Detroit - MLB LF 64 61 140 2 0 142 0 1.000 526.0 2.43 -3.4 .987
1950 Detroit - MLB RF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.1 2.16 -0.1 .991
TOTAL 1B 7 4 60 3 12 70 7 .900 49.0 11.57 -2.5 .635
TOTAL LF 968 957 2158 57 22 2266 51 .977 8103.2 2.46 -41.5 .979
TOTAL RF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.1 2.16 -0.1 .991
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1940 Drafted in the 1940 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick) by the Cincinnati Cannons, out of high school Morris (Morris; Bronx, NY).
07/14/1940 Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization with a signing bonus of $27,000.
10/09/1940 Named the #4 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/14/1941 Named the #7 prospect in the FABL
07/06/1941 Named the #4 prospect in the FABL
07/29/1941 Goes 5-6 against the Mobile Monarchs, with 1 2B, 3 RBI and 2 R.
10/11/1941 Named the #5 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/14/1942 Named the #7 prospect in the FABL
07/06/1942 Named the #3 prospect in the FABL
10/10/1942 Named the #2 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/20/1943 Named the #6 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1944 Named the #8 prospect in the FABL
07/31/1944 Was traded by the Cincinnati Cannons to the Chicago Chiefs, along with SP Frank Sears, in exchange for SP Rabbit Day and C Tom Bird.
11/20/1944 Shot in the left shoulder by a Japanese sniper during the Battle of Peleliu.
12/03/1944 Honorably discharged with a Purple Heart by the US Marine Corps.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/16/1945 Named the #30 prospect in the FABL
07/08/1945 Named the #33 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
02/18/1946 Was traded by the Chicago Chiefs to the Detroit Dynamos, along with a 1st round draft pick, in exchange for a 1st round draft pick.
07/24/1946 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/09/1949 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
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