CF Tom Blanton #1
Chicago Chiefs FABL
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy
11/01/1974
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CF TOM BLANTON #1 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
8 15 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .400 0 -0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 MIN Win, 6-5 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1974 LAF Win, 7-6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1974 @ HOU Loss, 3-5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1974 @ LAF Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/1974 @ STL Loss, 7-16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1974 HOU Win, 9-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1974 DET Loss, 6-11 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1974 DET Loss, 4-5 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/31/1974 SA Loss, 2-5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/30/1974 SA Loss, 4-10 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/05/1949
Born in:Milwaukee, WI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$25,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 67 Days
Service This Yr:33 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Last option year
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 17th Pick in Round 8
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 8 15 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 .333 .333 .400 .733 .336 .067 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 3 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 0.0 1.6 3.93 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   15 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .400 .733
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
September   13 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 .308 .308 .385 .692
October   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Spring Training   20 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 .250 .318 .250 .568
Last Year   75 11 1 1 1 7 4 3 7 1 1 0 .147 .177 .227 .404
2 Years Ago   49 9 2 0 1 5 3 5 9 0 1 0 .184 .259 .286 .545
Career   139 25 4 1 2 12 10 8 19 1 2 0 .180 .223 .266 .489
Home   10 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Road   5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Grass   15 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .400 .733
Day   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Night   14 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 .357 .357 .429 .786
As Starter   9 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
As Reliever / Substitution   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Inning 1-3   3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Inning 4-6   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 7-9   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Extra Innings   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
0 Outs   8 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125
1 Outs   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
2 Outs   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Scoring Position   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Empty   10 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .600 1.100
Runner on 1st   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   9 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
First Pitch   1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Count 0-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 1-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 3-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Behind in Count   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Ahead in Count   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 6th   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 8th   11 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .273 .273 .364 .636
Low Leverage   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Medium Leverage   6 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
High Leverage   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
LONE STAR ASSOCIATION 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 30 114 35 5 1 0 7 21 13 11 .307 .383 .368 .751 .364 .061 106
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 27 128 1 0 0 2 0 0 42 6 7 3 70.0 16.9 5.45 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   29 9 1 0 0 3 5 4 3 0 0 0 .310 .394 .345 .739
Versus Right   85 26 4 1 0 4 16 9 8 0 0 1 .306 .379 .376 .755
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   18 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 .167 .250 .222 .472
June   91 30 4 1 0 6 18 9 9 0 0 0 .330 .390 .396 .786
August   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 .400 .625 .400 1.025
Career   536 181 33 4 4 77 73 85 56 2 3 3 .338 .430 .437 .866
Home   51 15 1 0 0 5 8 8 3 0 0 1 .294 .400 .314 .714
Road   63 20 4 1 0 2 13 5 8 0 0 0 .317 .368 .413 .780
Grass   114 35 5 1 0 7 21 13 11 0 0 1 .307 .383 .368 .751
Day   14 7 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 .500 .611 .500 1.111
Night   100 28 5 1 0 7 17 10 10 0 0 0 .280 .345 .350 .695
As Starter   110 34 5 1 0 7 19 13 11 0 0 1 .309 .387 .373 .760
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
CENTURY LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 79 162 33 11 1 1 9 15 9 25 .204 .247 .302 .550 .253 .099 46
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 31 176 1 0 0 3 2 2 49 13 5 2 71.4 12.2 2.38 -0.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   18 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 .111 .158 .167 .325
Versus Right   144 31 10 1 1 9 15 8 19 2 1 1 .215 .258 .319 .578
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   14 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 .143 .235 .286 .521
May   37 7 2 0 0 4 5 3 6 1 0 0 .189 .244 .243 .487
June   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
July   43 8 2 1 0 0 2 2 10 0 2 1 .186 .239 .279 .518
August   64 16 5 0 1 4 7 2 6 0 0 0 .250 .273 .375 .648
Last Year   25 10 2 1 0 6 5 2 2 0 2 0 .400 .444 .560 1.004
2 Years Ago   212 57 13 4 3 25 17 15 27 0 6 1 .269 .320 .410 .731
Career   399 100 26 6 4 40 37 26 54 2 10 2 .251 .298 .376 .674
Home   74 15 4 0 0 4 4 4 10 1 1 1 .203 .250 .257 .507
Road   88 18 7 1 1 5 11 5 15 1 1 0 .205 .245 .341 .586
Grass   162 33 11 1 1 9 15 9 25 2 2 1 .204 .247 .302 .550
Day   29 9 4 0 0 4 6 2 5 1 0 1 .310 .364 .448 .812
Night   133 24 7 1 1 5 9 7 20 1 2 0 .180 .220 .271 .491
As Starter   118 23 6 1 1 5 10 7 15 0 2 1 .195 .246 .288 .534
As Reliever / Substitution   44 10 5 0 0 4 5 2 10 2 0 0 .227 .250 .341 .591
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
1972 Chicago - FABL 23 26 49 9 2 0 1 5 3 5 0 0 9 0 1 .184 .259 .286 .545 63 55 -0.1
1973 Chicago - FABL 24 47 75 11 1 1 1 7 4 3 0 1 7 0 1 .147 .177 .227 .404 12 10 -0.8
1974 Chicago - FABL 25 8 15 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 .333 .333 .400 .733 105 115 -0.2
Total FABL 81 139 25 4 1 2 12 10 8 0 1 19 0 3 .180 .223 .266 .489 40 37 -1.1
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
1967 Waterloo - R 18 40 126 33 4 4 2 14 14 12 1 2 39 1 3 .262 .326 .405 .731 96 82 -0.3
1967 Tacoma - A 18 28 90 29 5 0 1 11 16 15 0 0 21 1 0 .322 .419 .411 .830 129 132 0.6
1968 Waterloo - R 19 25 75 27 2 1 1 12 9 13 0 1 17 2 3 .360 .449 .453 .903 143 146 0.6
1968 Tacoma - A 19 63 209 53 8 2 1 28 25 26 2 1 40 4 5 .254 .340 .325 .666 84 83 0.5
1968 Cedar Rapids - A 19 4 12 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 .083 .143 .083 .226 -30 -35 -0.2
1969 Tacoma - A 20 121 459 167 30 11 11 78 98 101 2 1 62 8 10 .364 .480 .549 1.029 167 166 6.2
1969 Cedar Rapids - A 20 16 47 11 1 0 1 4 4 11 1 0 7 3 0 .234 .390 .319 .709 117 139 0.7
1970 Cedar Rapids - A 21 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 116 114 0.0
1970 Austin - AA 21 71 261 85 19 2 2 43 35 46 1 0 28 4 7 .326 .429 .437 .865 131 139 2.0
1971 Austin - AA 22 43 161 61 9 1 2 27 17 26 1 2 17 4 10 .379 .463 .484 .948 149 148 1.2
1972 Oklahoma City - AAA 23 55 212 57 13 4 3 25 17 15 1 0 27 4 0 .269 .320 .410 .731 114 114 0.9
1973 Oklahoma City - AAA 24 7 25 10 2 1 0 6 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 .400 .444 .560 1.004 170 160 0.3
1974 Austin - AA 25 30 114 35 5 1 0 7 21 13 1 0 11 7 3 .307 .383 .368 .751 90 106 0.7
1974 Oklahoma City - AAA 25 79 162 33 11 1 1 9 15 9 1 2 25 5 2 .204 .247 .302 .550 44 46 -0.8
Total HL 21 63 13 2 0 1 5 4 12 1 1 10 3 1 .206 .338 .286 .623 90 106
Total COW 212 758 249 43 13 13 117 139 142 4 2 123 13 15 .328 .436 .471 .907 140 140
Total LSA 144 536 181 33 4 4 77 73 85 3 2 56 15 20 .338 .430 .437 .866 128 135
Total UMVA 65 201 60 6 5 3 26 23 25 1 3 56 3 6 .299 .374 .423 .797 114 106
Total CL 141 399 100 26 6 4 40 37 26 2 2 54 9 2 .251 .298 .376 .674 89 90
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Tacoma - A LF 27 27 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 217.1 1.20 -0.9 1.019
1967 Waterloo - R LF 36 35 43 0 0 43 0 1.000 283.0 1.37 -1.1 1.036
1967 Tacoma - A CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.1 1.027
1967 Waterloo - R CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Waterloo - R RF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 16.0 1.12 -1.0 .709
1968 Tacoma - A LF 45 40 54 1 0 55 0 1.000 350.2 1.41 +3.8 1.113
1968 Waterloo - R LF 19 18 28 0 0 31 3 .903 162.2 1.55 +0.5 1.090
1968 Cedar Rapids - A CF 4 4 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 34.0 2.12 -0.1 1.018
1968 Tacoma - A CF 15 15 26 0 0 27 1 .963 116.1 2.01 +0.2 .985
1968 Waterloo - R CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 -0.8 .512
1968 Tacoma - A RF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 -0.4 .831
1969 Cedar Rapids - A LF 11 10 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 82.2 1.74 +1.5 1.119
1969 Tacoma - A LF 40 30 51 1 0 53 1 .981 294.1 1.59 +3.8 1.098
1969 Cedar Rapids - A CF 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 21.0 0.86 -0.1 1.026
1969 Tacoma - A CF 74 73 154 0 0 156 2 .987 625.0 2.22 -0.1 1.000
1969 Cedar Rapids - A RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 1.036
1969 Tacoma - A RF 14 12 22 0 0 25 3 .880 111.2 1.77 +1.9 1.050
1970 Austin - AA LF 46 39 63 1 0 67 3 .955 359.0 1.60 +0.8 .991
1970 Austin - AA CF 16 14 30 0 0 31 1 .968 120.0 2.25 -1.4 .931
1970 Cedar Rapids - A CF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.1 1.028
1970 Austin - AA RF 13 13 24 0 0 25 1 .960 106.1 2.03 +1.1 1.024
1971 Austin - AA LF 10 5 12 0 0 13 1 .923 57.0 1.89 +0.2 1.025
1971 Austin - AA CF 20 20 45 0 0 45 0 1.000 174.1 2.32 -0.9 .964
1971 Austin - AA RF 17 16 30 1 0 31 0 1.000 130.2 2.14 +0.2 1.019
1972 Chicago - MLB LF 15 7 21 1 0 22 0 1.000 78.2 2.52 +0.8 1.106
1972 Oklahoma City - AAA LF 20 18 29 2 0 31 0 1.000 160.2 1.74 +0.4 1.028
1972 Chicago - MLB CF 6 5 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 39.0 2.77 -0.3 1.004
1972 Oklahoma City - AAA CF 17 2 14 0 0 15 1 .933 50.0 2.52 -1.1 .931
1972 Chicago - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1972 Oklahoma City - AAA RF 33 32 48 1 0 51 2 .961 245.2 1.80 -1.8 .972
1973 Chicago - MLB LF 16 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 32.0 1.41 +0.0 .998
1973 Oklahoma City - AAA LF 3 3 9 0 0 10 1 .900 22.0 3.68 -0.1 1.024
1973 Chicago - MLB CF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 -0.0 1.006
1973 Oklahoma City - AAA CF 3 1 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 14.0 5.79 +0.3 1.017
1973 Chicago - MLB RF 27 13 39 0 0 41 2 .951 145.2 2.41 -0.6 .969
1973 Oklahoma City - AAA RF 2 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 18.0 3.00 +0.3 .999
1974 Oklahoma City - AAA LF 35 6 16 0 0 17 1 .941 102.2 1.40 -0.3 1.086
1974 Oklahoma City - AAA RF 30 21 32 0 0 33 1 .970 187.0 1.54 -0.4 .992
1974 Oklahoma City - AAA CF 27 4 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 77.0 2.34 -1.3 .950
1974 Austin - AA RF 7 7 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 62.0 1.16 +0.8 1.173
1974 Austin - AA CF 19 17 40 3 0 44 1 .977 152.1 2.54 -0.7 .936
1974 Austin - AA LF 3 3 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 27.0 1.00 -0.1 1.019
1974 Chicago - MLB LF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Chicago - MLB CF 5 1 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 17.0 5.82 -0.0 1.001
1974 Chicago - MLB RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.0 1.000
TOTAL LF 328 243 378 7 1 395 10 .975 2239.2 1.55 +9.4 1.057
TOTAL CF 215 163 378 5 0 389 6 .985 1475.0 2.34 -6.5 .975
TOTAL RF 150 122 218 2 0 229 9 .961 1057.0 1.87 +0.2 .995
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft out of high school (Stillman Valley; Stillman Valley, IL) by the Chicago Chiefs. (Round 8, Pick 17, 157th overall pick).
07/16/1967 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/24/1967 Wins the UMVA Player of the Week Award.
09/17/1967 Wins the 1967 Championship with the Tacoma Captains!
04/10/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Chicago Chiefs development complex.
05/19/1969 Goes 5-5 against the Yakima Rams, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI and 2 R.
05/26/1969 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1969 Wins the COW Batter of the Month Award.
07/23/1969 Goes 5-7 against the Everett Eagles, with 2 2B, 3 RBI and 2 R.
08/25/1969 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
12/10/1971 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Chicago Chiefs.
04/20/1972 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
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