P Dick Blackburn #23
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
P DICK BLACKBURN #23 - AGE: 37 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/13/1937
Born in:Oak Park, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1958, 2nd Pick in Round 12
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1958 Dubuque - R 20 4 0 0 0 0 18.56 5.1 14 11 11 2 7 7 0 0 3.94 .600 9.66 -0.2 31
1959 Dubuque - R 21 14 3 0 4 1 5.52 31.0 42 20 19 5 18 16 0 0 1.94 .336 6.18 0.0 99
1960 Dubuque - R 22 5 0 0 0 1 0.00 7.1 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0.41 .067 3.56 0.2 999
1960 Mobile - A 22 9 0 0 0 0 11.93 14.1 21 19 19 1 9 13 0 0 2.09 .417 4.13 0.2 42
1960 Tampa - A 22 3 0 0 0 0 6.75 5.1 5 4 4 1 3 3 0 0 1.50 .250 6.16 -0.1 71
1960 Total - A 22 12 0 0 0 0 10.53 19.2 26 23 23 2 12 16 0 0 1.93 .375 4.68 0.1 47
1961 Tampa - A 23 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.50 .333 3.65 0.0 999
1961 Springfield - A 23 39 0 0 5 10 5.33 50.2 41 32 30 6 36 45 0 0 1.52 .252 4.37 0.1 80
1961 Knoxville - AA 23 6 0 0 2 0 2.70 6.2 9 3 2 1 2 6 0 0 1.65 .381 3.48 0.1 163
1962 Knoxville - AA 24 2 0 0 1 0 4.50 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1.50 .500 0.54 0.1 102
1962 Seattle - AAA 24 47 0 2 4 4 4.92 64.0 70 37 35 4 29 38 0 0 1.55 .313 3.28 0.8 82
1963 Knoxville - AA 25 30 0 2 5 4 4.53 43.2 41 24 22 8 15 24 0 0 1.28 .246 4.59 -0.1 94
1963 Seattle - AAA 25 6 0 0 2 1 5.00 9.0 11 5 5 2 1 3 0 0 1.33 .281 4.78 -0.0 81
1964 Springfield - A 26 8 0 1 0 2 0.77 11.2 7 2 1 0 4 19 0 0 0.94 .280 0.79 0.6 589
1964 Knoxville - AA 26 31 0 2 2 4 4.50 48.0 53 26 24 3 35 39 0 0 1.83 .342 4.07 0.4 101
1965 Galveston - AA 27 5 5 3 1 0 5.25 24.0 25 14 14 2 10 24 0 0 1.46 .343 3.39 0.6 81
1965 Portland - AAA 27 25 25 4 12 0 4.02 152.1 138 73 68 15 72 86 1 0 1.38 .260 3.97 2.3 103
1966 Springfield - A 28 6 6 2 1 0 2.12 34.0 23 9 8 2 12 39 0 0 1.03 .269 2.41 1.0 162
1966 Galveston - AA 28 45 9 7 4 2 3.81 99.1 94 45 42 4 37 122 0 0 1.32 .347 2.53 3.0 113
1967 Galveston - AA 29 31 31 9 13 0 4.86 159.1 167 94 86 12 72 149 0 0 1.50 .343 3.81 3.8 96
1968 Springfield - A 30 70 0 6 8 6 2.94 101.0 86 38 33 2 51 104 0 0 1.36 .303 1.93 2.1 104
Total DIX 69 0 4 10 8 4.40 100.1 106 54 49 12 52 71 0 0 1.57 .306 4.19 100.4
Total GWL 78 25 6 18 5 4.31 225.1 219 115 108 21 102 127 1 0 1.42 .277 3.80 95.2
Total HL 123 6 9 14 18 3.28 197.1 157 81 72 10 103 207 0 0 1.32 .283 2.58 107.5
Total SEL 14 0 0 0 0 9.55 21.2 28 23 23 2 13 17 0 0 1.89 .371 4.59 51.8
Total LSA 81 45 19 18 2 4.52 282.2 286 153 142 18 119 295 0 0 1.43 .344 3.33 99.7
Total UMVA 23 3 0 4 2 6.18 43.2 57 31 30 7 27 29 0 0 1.92 .345 6.16 89.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1958 Dubuque - R P 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.1 1.69 +0.3 .000
1959 Dubuque - R P 14 3 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 31.0 1.16 -0.5 .000
1960 Mobile - A P 9 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 14.1 0.63 +0.2 .962
1960 Tampa - A P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Dubuque - R P 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.1 1.23 +0.0 .938
1961 Knoxville - AA P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Springfield - A P 39 0 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 50.2 1.07 -0.5 .972
1961 Tampa - A P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 +0.3 .000
1962 Seattle - AAA P 47 0 3 4 0 8 1 .875 64.0 0.98 -0.2 1.004
1962 Knoxville - AA P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Seattle - AAA P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1963 Knoxville - AA P 30 0 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 43.2 1.03 +0.2 1.181
1964 Knoxville - AA P 31 0 2 4 2 6 0 1.000 48.0 1.12 +0.5 1.062
1964 Springfield - A P 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.2 0.77 -0.3 .000
1965 Portland - AAA P 25 25 11 15 0 27 1 .963 152.1 1.54 +0.3 1.059
1965 Galveston - AA P 5 5 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 24.0 1.12 -0.3 .693
1966 Galveston - AA P 44 9 3 4 0 9 2 .778 99.1 0.63 -0.2 .835
1966 Springfield - A P 6 6 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 34.0 0.79 -0.2 .520
1967 Galveston - AA P 31 31 15 11 0 27 1 .963 159.1 1.47 +1.6 1.030
1968 Springfield - A P 69 0 4 6 0 10 0 1.000 101.0 0.89 -1.6 .884
TOTAL P 385 79 47 60 3 112 5 .955 871.0 1.11 -0.6 .973
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1958 Drafted in the 1958 first-year player draft out of college (Carbondale; Carbondale, IL) by the Los Angeles Stars. (Round 12, Pick 2, 178th overall pick).
07/02/1958 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
07/09/1958 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Tulsa Roughnecks organization.
07/10/1958 Released by the Tulsa Roughnecks.
07/10/1958 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization.
07/18/1958 Released by the Chicago organization.
07/25/1958 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Omaha Cowboys organization.
07/26/1958 Released by the Omaha Cowboys.
07/26/1958 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization.
07/28/1958 Released by the Cleveland organization.
08/04/1958 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Providence Sailors organization.
08/05/1958 Released by the Providence Sailors.
08/05/1958 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization.
08/23/1958 Injured (surgery to remove bone spur (elbow)),out for 4 months.
08/25/1960 Released by the Montreal organization.
08/29/1960 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kansas City Kings organization.
09/19/1960 Wins the 1960 Championship with the Tampa Cigar Kings!
05/12/1961 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
05/17/1961 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
05/20/1961 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
03/28/1967 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Kansas City Kings development complex.
09/09/1968 Retired from professional baseball.
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