LF Dick 'The Polish Hammer' Blaszak #4
Age: 40 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
06/04/1962
LF DICK 'THE POLISH HAMMER' BLASZAK #4 - AGE: 40 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 4 4 3
Power 3 3 3
Eye 3 4 3
Avoid K's 3 4 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 2
Errors: - 1 4
Arm: 1 3 3
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 3
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 2
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/03/1921
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 45 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:8 Years, 140 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1940, 1st Pick in Round 1
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 80 -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 76 -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 -0.9
1948 Detroit - FABL 26 99 295 74 10 2 5 29 27 34 1 0 30 1 1 .251 .330 .349 .679 84 84 0.2
1949 Detroit - FABL 27 34 119 27 4 1 0 16 9 10 1 1 12 0 0 .227 .290 .277 .567 53 55 -0.3
1950 Detroit - FABL 28 109 320 81 22 0 6 53 32 36 2 3 35 0 1 .253 .330 .378 .708 91 88 -0.7
1951 Detroit - FABL 29 6 14 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .214 .214 .214 .429 16 12 -0.1
1951 Chicago - FABL 29 33 75 21 2 0 1 6 8 7 0 0 7 0 0 .280 .341 .347 .688 86 92 0.0
1951 Total - FABL 29 39 89 24 2 0 1 8 9 7 0 0 8 0 0 .270 .323 .326 .649 76 80 -0.1
1952 Chicago - FABL 30 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -111 -0.0
1953 Chicago - FABL 31 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 49 118 0.0
Total FABL 618 1900 453 86 8 30 217 175 180 5 14 200 2 3 .238 .304 .339 .643 80 79 -4.1
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
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 31 -1.0
1940 Charleston - B 18 19 58 6 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 12 0 0 .103 .103 .207 .310 -9 -16 -0.7
1941 Burlington - C 19 69 218 63 7 1 7 21 26 13 1 1 21 0 0 .289 .330 .427 .757 108 110 0.6
1941 Charleston - B 19 69 258 62 10 2 2 24 24 19 1 2 30 0 0 .240 .293 .318 .611 84 81 -1.0
1942 Charleston - B 20 137 522 124 18 3 2 47 32 43 3 3 79 1 0 .238 .298 .295 .593 91 90 0.1
1945 Fort Wayne - AAA 23 24 92 31 6 3 2 12 13 9 1 2 11 0 0 .337 .394 .533 .927 169 167 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 57 -0.6
1949 Newark - AAA 27 82 298 72 13 0 3 27 26 26 4 0 44 0 2 .242 .311 .315 .626 94 96 0.8
1952 Fort Wayne - AAA 30 72 152 45 10 3 8 36 25 21 0 2 14 0 0 .296 .377 .559 .936 129 119 0.4
1953 Fort Wayne - AAA 31 68 178 60 6 0 10 43 41 14 0 2 16 0 1 .337 .381 .539 .921 132 126 1.1
Total CL 164 422 136 22 6 20 91 79 44 1 6 41 0 1 .322 .383 .545 .928 139 132
Total UL 116 426 100 15 2 6 40 38 35 4 1 64 0 2 .235 .298 .322 .620 85 85
Total SEL 225 838 192 28 5 6 75 60 62 4 5 121 1 0 .229 .284 .296 .580 83 81
Total UMVA 109 307 80 12 2 8 27 33 16 1 2 38 0 0 .261 .298 .391 .688 88 87
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 -3.6 .959
1941 Charleston - B LF 69 68 161 9 4 177 7 .960 626.0 2.44 -7.2 .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 -10.2 .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 -0.8 .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 -1.1 .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 +0.1 .989
1950 Detroit - MLB 1B 7 4 62 3 13 72 7 .903 51.0 11.47 -2.5 .667
1950 Detroit - MLB LF 86 81 188 3 1 192 1 .995 697.0 2.47 -3.8 .979
1950 Detroit - MLB RF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 12.1 2.19 -0.6 .993
1951 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 0 6 0 1 6 0 1.000 3.0 18.00 -0.0 1.050
1951 Detroit - MLB LF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 11.0 2.45 +0.0 .986
1951 Chicago - MLB LF 12 6 12 0 0 13 1 .923 57.2 1.87 -0.2 .986
1951 Detroit - MLB RF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 16.0 1.12 -0.4 .977
1951 Chicago - MLB RF 14 12 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 104.0 1.38 -1.4 .977
1952 Fort Wayne - AAA C 7 7 33 4 0 39 2 .949 59.0 5.64 -2.3 .987 9 3 0 0.0
1952 Fort Wayne - AAA 2B 3 3 13 7 1 22 2 .909 27.0 6.67 -1.3 .771
1952 Fort Wayne - AAA SS 1 1 3 4 1 9 2 .778 9.0 7.00 -0.7 .755
1952 Fort Wayne - AAA LF 16 8 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 80.0 2.02 -0.4 .932
1952 Chicago - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.2 .985
1952 Fort Wayne - AAA RF 13 13 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 104.0 1.38 -0.6 .921
1953 Fort Wayne - AAA C 1 1 6 3 0 9 0 1.000 8.0 10.12 -0.5 .990 3 3 2 66.7
1953 Chicago - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Fort Wayne - AAA LF 34 20 41 2 0 44 1 .977 204.0 1.90 -0.6 .949
1953 Fort Wayne - AAA RF 17 17 25 1 1 26 0 1.000 139.0 1.68 -0.7 .920
TOTAL C 8 8 39 7 0 48 2 .958 67.0 6.18 -2.8 .988 12 6 2 33.3
TOTAL 1B 9 4 71 3 14 81 7 .914 55.0 12.11 -2.5 .690
TOTAL 2B 3 3 13 7 1 22 2 .909 27.0 6.67 -1.3 .771
TOTAL SS 1 1 3 4 1 9 2 .778 9.0 7.00 -0.7 .755
TOTAL LF 1056 1012 2280 60 23 2394 54 .977 8630.1 2.44 -43.8 .977
TOTAL RF 52 44 63 1 1 64 0 1.000 376.1 1.53 -3.8 .941
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: - (-).
03/10/1951 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
05/21/1951 Was traded by the Detroit Dynamos to the Chicago Chiefs in exchange for SP Alex Milillo.
04/27/1954 Released by the Chicago Chiefs.
10/08/1954 Retired from professional baseball.
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