P Gus Blackwell #95
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
09/16/1963
P GUS BLACKWELL #95 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
3 3 3-0 0 3.86 23.1 22 1 7 24 1.24 0.8
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 3 3 3
Movement 3 3 3
Control 2 2 2
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 4 -
Slider 4 -
Sinker 2 -
Splitter 3 -
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 4
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 5
Defense 2
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/14/1963 CHI Win, 6-4 X 8.0 7 4 2 4 3 Win
09/09/1963 STL Win, 4-3 X 7.0 7 3 3 2 14 Win
09/04/1963 @ DET Win, 9-5 X 8.1 8 5 5 1 7 Win
08/30/1963 @ STP Loss, 2-5 X 6.0 6 2 2 1 2
08/24/1963 @ IND Win, 7-2 X 6.0 4 2 2 4 1 Win
08/19/1963 @ MIL Win, 5-1 X 7.2 6 1 1 3 4 Win
08/14/1963 STP Loss, 1-5 X 5.2 7 5 4 4 3 Loss
08/09/1963 @ COL Win, 9-0 X 6.0 4 0 0 1 4 Win
08/04/1963 MIL Win, 4-3 X 6.0 5 2 2 3 1
07/29/1963 @ STP Loss, 2-5 X 6.0 6 4 4 2 4 Loss
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/18/1937
Born in:Saginaw, MI
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,800
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:None, 14 Days
Service This Yr:14 Days
40-Man Service:None, 14 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1956, 13th Pick in Round 3
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1963 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 3 3 3 0 0 3.86 23.1 22 12 10 1 7 24 0 0.0 0 2 66.7
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 11.96 8.49 9.26 2.70 2.72 1.24 64 0.8 .328        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 15 3 0 1 0 5 0 7 0 0 0 .200 .200 .333 .533      
vs. RHB 73 19 1 1 1 7 7 17 1 2 2 .260 .337 .342 .680      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1963 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 2 2 0 0 3.00 15.0 14 7 5 1 6 17  
September 3 3 3 0 0 3.86 23.1 22 12 10 1 7 24  
Career 3 3 3 0 0 3.86 23.1 22 12 10 1 7 24  
Home 2 2 2 0 0 3.00 15.0 14 7 5 1 6 17  
Road 1 1 1 0 0 5.40 8.1 8 5 5 0 1 7  
Grass 3 3 3 0 0 3.86 23.1 22 12 10 1 7 24  
Night 3 3 3 0 0 3.86 23.1 22 12 10 1 7 24  
As Starter 3 3 3 0 0 3.86 23.1 22 12 10 1 7 24  
CENTURY LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 11 11 6 3 0 2.67 67.1 55 22 20 2 26 40 0 0.0 0 8 72.7
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 11.36 7.35 5.35 3.48 2.94 1.20 80 1.6 .259        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 82 15 3 1 0 9 11 16 3 2 0 .183 .271 .244 .515      
vs. RHB 162 40 9 1 2 13 15 24 0 3 4 .247 .326 .352 .678      
CENTURY LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
July 5 5 3 2 0 2.70 30.0 23 10 9 1 10 25  
August 6 6 3 1 0 2.65 37.1 32 12 11 1 16 15  
Last Year 16 13 5 6 0 2.71 76.1 63 40 23 5 35 57  
2 Years Ago 26 26 10 9 0 4.51 153.2 144 80 77 9 78 83  
Career 162 53 28 26 20 3.72 479.1 427 233 198 24 250 290  
Home 4 4 1 2 0 3.13 23.0 18 10 8 2 11 17  
Road 7 7 5 1 0 2.44 44.1 37 12 12 0 15 23  
Grass 11 11 6 3 0 2.67 67.1 55 22 20 2 26 40  
Day 6 6 1 3 0 3.68 36.2 35 17 15 2 17 19  
Night 5 5 5 0 0 1.47 30.2 20 5 5 0 9 21  
As Starter 11 11 6 3 0 2.67 67.1 55 22 20 2 26 40  
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1963 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 20 14 3 6 0 4.89 99.1 102 57 54 9 56 63 3 21.4 0 7 50.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 6 6 14.68 9.24 5.71 5.07 4.15 1.59 111 0.6 .302        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 64 18 2 1 0 8 5 9 0 1 1 .281 .343 .344 .687      
vs. RHB 313 84 19 2 9 49 51 54 3 2 3 .268 .373 .428 .801      
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1963 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 2 0 1 0 8.74 11.1 11 11 11 1 15 7  
May 8 5 2 1 0 3.29 41.0 35 18 15 3 17 20  
June 9 6 1 4 0 5.85 40.0 49 26 26 4 22 32  
July 1 1 0 0 0 2.57 7.0 7 2 2 1 2 4  
Last Year 14 14 9 1 0 2.75 85.0 62 26 26 4 40 76  
Career 69 63 25 19 0 4.21 408.1 378 205 191 31 209 302  
Home 13 10 2 3 0 4.24 70.0 68 34 33 6 35 45  
Road 7 4 1 3 0 6.44 29.1 34 23 21 3 21 18  
Grass 20 14 3 6 0 4.89 99.1 102 57 54 9 56 63  
Day 7 4 1 3 0 5.08 28.1 34 16 16 2 13 19  
Night 13 10 2 3 0 4.82 71.0 68 41 38 7 43 44  
As Starter 14 14 3 6 0 5.04 91.0 91 52 51 8 55 58  
As Reliever / Substitution 6 0 0 0 0 3.24 8.1 11 5 3 1 1 5  
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+
1963 New York - FABL 25 3 3 3 0 0 3.86 23.1 22 12 10 1 7 24 0 0 1.24 .328 2.72 0.8 110
Total FABL 3 3 3 0 0 3.86 23.1 22 12 10 1 7 24 0 0 1.24 .328 2.72 0.8 110
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+
1953 Total - 15 14 2 2 1 8 1.12 40.1 26 8 5 1 7 65 0 0 0.82 .275 0.97 2.0 100
1954 Total - 16 16 0 1 1 13 1.52 29.2 20 6 5 1 7 43 0 0 0.91 .271 1.75 1.0 100
1955 Total - 17 15 0 2 1 11 1.67 32.1 25 8 6 1 6 46 0 0 0.96 .296 1.50 1.2 100
1956 Total - 18 14 14 9 2 0 1.12 112.2 73 17 14 3 27 175 0 0 0.89 .241 1.16 6.7 100
1956 Rock Island - C 18 16 0 1 2 0 3.09 32.0 31 12 11 3 14 27 0 0 1.41 .289 3.63 0.4 139
1956 Fresno - B 18 2 2 1 1 0 1.80 15.0 18 3 3 0 1 11 1 0 1.27 .360 1.99 0.5 178
1957 Fresno - B 19 4 4 1 1 0 2.65 34.0 33 11 10 2 3 24 1 0 1.06 .292 2.72 0.6 116
1957 Albany - A 19 4 4 2 1 0 3.25 27.2 27 13 10 3 15 22 2 0 1.52 .289 4.28 0.2 119
1958 Albany - A 20 3 3 3 0 0 1.67 27.0 19 5 5 0 18 17 3 0 1.37 .241 3.24 0.4 202
1958 Reading - AA 20 21 21 8 5 0 3.90 145.1 127 67 63 12 63 102 1 0 1.31 .268 3.55 1.5 86
1959 Reading - AA 21 14 14 5 7 0 5.49 78.2 87 55 48 6 50 61 0 0 1.74 .327 4.02 0.4 62
1959 Toledo - AAA 21 44 0 1 3 14 3.32 78.2 65 31 29 3 47 49 0 0 1.42 .251 3.49 0.6 111
1960 Toledo - AAA 22 65 3 6 5 6 4.27 103.1 100 60 49 5 64 61 0 0 1.59 .276 3.93 0.3 88
1961 Toledo - AAA 23 26 26 10 9 0 4.51 153.2 144 80 77 9 78 83 0 0 1.44 .276 3.81 2.3 87
1962 Reading - AA 24 14 14 9 1 0 2.75 85.0 62 26 26 4 40 76 0 0 1.20 .264 2.72 2.3 134
1962 Toledo - AAA 24 16 13 5 6 0 2.71 76.1 63 40 23 5 35 57 0 0 1.28 .254 3.40 1.4 141
1963 Reading - AA 25 20 14 3 6 0 4.89 99.1 102 57 54 9 56 63 3 0 1.59 .302 4.15 0.6 76
1963 Toledo - AAA 25 11 11 6 3 0 2.67 67.1 55 22 20 2 26 40 0 0 1.20 .259 2.94 1.6 137
Total CL 162 53 28 26 20 3.72 479.1 427 233 198 24 250 290 0 0 1.41 .266 3.60 102.7
Total EA 69 63 25 19 0 4.21 408.1 378 205 191 31 209 302 4 0 1.44 .288 3.61 83.5
Total MAL 7 7 5 1 0 2.47 54.2 46 18 15 3 33 39 5 0 1.45 .265 3.77 149.3
Total COW 6 6 2 2 0 2.39 49.0 51 14 13 2 4 35 2 0 1.12 .314 2.50 129.6
Total UMVA 16 0 1 2 0 3.09 32.0 31 12 11 3 14 27 0 0 1.41 .289 3.63 139.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Fresno - B P 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 15.0 1.20 -0.2 .990
1956 Rock Island - C P 16 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 32.0 0.84 +0.7 1.898
1957 Albany - A P 4 4 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 27.2 0.98 +0.3 .977
1957 Fresno - B P 4 4 0 5 1 5 0 1.000 34.0 1.32 +1.1 1.990
1958 Reading - AA P 21 21 9 9 2 19 1 .947 145.1 1.11 +0.4 1.136
1958 Albany - A P 3 3 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 27.0 1.67 +0.5 1.222
1959 Toledo - AAA P 44 0 0 6 0 6 0 1.000 78.2 0.69 +0.7 1.304
1959 Reading - AA P 14 14 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 78.2 0.92 +0.5 1.968
1960 Toledo - AAA P 65 3 3 6 1 13 4 .692 103.1 0.78 -1.3 .581
1961 Toledo - AAA P 26 26 6 16 0 22 0 1.000 153.2 1.29 +1.3 1.056
1962 Toledo - AAA P 16 13 3 7 0 11 1 .909 76.1 1.18 -0.0 .871
1962 Reading - AA P 14 14 6 10 0 17 1 .941 85.0 1.69 +0.4 1.183
1963 New York - MLB P 3 3 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 23.1 1.54 -0.3 .980
1963 Toledo - AAA P 11 11 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 67.1 1.20 +1.2 .990
1963 Reading - AA P 20 14 2 10 1 12 0 1.000 99.1 1.09 +1.2 .981
1963 Reading - AA CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.8 .742
TOTAL P 263 132 39 93 5 139 7 .950 1046.2 1.14 +6.6 1.074
TOTAL CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.8 .742
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1956 Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft out of high school (Walled Lake; Walled Lake, MI) by the New York Gothams. (Round 3, Pick 13, 45th overall pick).
07/08/1957 Injured (surgery to remove bone chips (elbow)),out for 7-8 months.
04/14/1960 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/14/1962 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
09/01/1962 Wins the EA Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/24/1962 Wins the 1962 Championship with the Reading Coal Barons!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
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