LF Red Blackburn #27
Age: 55 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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LF RED BLACKBURN #27 - AGE: 55 - 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
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/20/1919
Born in:Lakewood, OH
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 128 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, 163 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1937, 6th Pick in Round 3
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
1944 Philadelphia - FABL 25 73 75 17 2 1 1 14 4 4 0 0 2 0 0 .227 .266 .320 .586 64 75 0.1
Total FABL 73 75 17 2 1 1 14 4 4 0 0 2 0 0 .227 .266 .320 .586 64 75 0.1
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
1937 Ottumwa - R 18 18 49 9 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 1 11 0 0 .184 .212 .204 .416 29 34 -0.2
1938 Ottumwa - R 19 70 138 45 3 1 2 25 17 12 3 1 13 0 0 .326 .390 .406 .795 112 119 0.8
1939 Ottumwa - R 20 7 18 6 0 0 0 6 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .350 .333 .683 68 70 -0.0
1939 Savannah - A 20 53 123 34 6 1 1 18 19 18 3 2 14 1 0 .276 .377 .366 .743 102 105 0.5
1940 Ottumwa - R 21 14 56 22 2 1 0 14 12 3 1 1 3 1 2 .393 .426 .464 .891 140 142 0.4
1940 Savannah - A 21 68 161 43 4 2 3 22 23 16 0 2 8 0 0 .267 .330 .373 .702 108 114 0.9
1940 Youngstown - AA 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 208 381 0.0
1941 Savannah - A 22 138 533 150 32 2 4 45 74 66 4 6 7 3 2 .281 .361 .371 .733 121 127 4.2
1942 Savannah - A 23 5 22 6 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .385 .273 .657 112 127 0.3
1942 Wilmington - A 23 17 23 8 3 0 0 4 6 5 0 1 2 0 0 .348 .448 .478 .927 150 157 0.3
1942 Youngstown - AA 23 45 72 19 3 0 0 3 9 13 0 1 0 0 1 .264 .372 .306 .678 101 107 0.4
1943 Youngstown - AA 24 95 244 62 6 0 4 23 32 28 0 3 14 4 4 .254 .327 .328 .655 103 109 1.3
1945 Providence - AA 26 69 216 67 16 2 2 21 26 26 2 0 8 2 1 .310 .389 .431 .820 154 158 2.6
1945 San Francisco - AAA 26 15 26 10 4 1 1 7 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .467 .731 1.197 236 232 0.6
1946 Mobile - R 27 23 30 9 2 0 0 7 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .371 .367 .738 118 114 0.2
1946 Milwaukee - AAA 27 8 11 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .697 89 96 0.0
1950 Charleston - AAA 31 89 180 49 9 1 3 20 23 29 0 1 17 0 0 .272 .371 .383 .755 109 112 0.5
1951 Charleston - AAA 32 121 410 110 24 4 9 72 58 70 2 4 39 9 4 .268 .374 .412 .787 119 121 1.8
1952 Charleston - AAA 33 127 426 108 21 4 6 64 62 73 4 6 29 11 4 .254 .363 .364 .727 87 89 -0.6
1953 Charleston - AAA 34 107 161 51 8 1 4 22 32 20 0 1 17 0 0 .317 .390 .453 .844 109 108 0.5
1954 Charleston - AAA 35 96 156 42 7 4 5 23 18 22 0 2 12 2 3 .269 .356 .462 .817 118 118 0.7
1955 Charleston - AAA 36 99 117 28 2 2 2 15 14 12 2 0 7 2 0 .239 .321 .342 .662 80 79 -0.1
1956 Charleston - AAA 37 35 34 11 2 1 1 5 6 3 0 1 2 0 0 .324 .368 .529 .898 141 139 0.2
Total EA 210 532 148 25 2 6 47 68 68 2 4 22 6 6 .278 .360 .367 .726 124 129
Total GWL 15 26 10 4 1 1 7 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .467 .731 1.197 236 232
Total UL 674 1484 399 73 17 30 221 213 229 8 15 123 24 11 .269 .366 .402 .768 105 106
Total MAL 17 23 8 3 0 0 4 6 5 0 1 2 0 0 .348 .448 .478 .927 150 157
Total SEL 264 839 233 42 5 8 87 117 104 7 10 29 4 2 .278 .358 .368 .727 116 121
Total GSL 23 30 9 2 0 0 7 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .371 .367 .738 118 114
Total UMVA 109 261 82 6 2 2 49 33 18 4 4 27 1 2 .314 .362 .375 .738 100 105
Total CL 8 11 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .697 89 96
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1937 Ottumwa - R LF 17 15 35 0 0 38 3 .921 129.0 2.44 -1.9 .940
1937 Ottumwa - R RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1938 Ottumwa - R P 19 19 8 20 0 28 0 1.000 131.2 1.91 -0.7 1.013
1938 Ottumwa - R LF 34 17 34 0 0 35 1 .971 169.1 1.81 -2.1 .912
1939 Savannah - A P 30 30 13 32 1 52 7 .865 231.0 1.75 -0.6 .946
1939 Ottumwa - R P 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 15.2 1.15 +0.3 .990
1939 Savannah - A LF 12 5 12 0 0 13 1 .923 53.1 2.02 -0.3 .888
1939 Ottumwa - R LF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 -0.3 1.057
1940 Savannah - A P 3 3 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 23.0 0.78 -0.3 1.008
1940 Savannah - A LF 35 32 80 1 0 83 2 .976 281.0 2.59 -5.0 .922
1940 Ottumwa - R LF 14 14 21 1 0 22 0 1.000 108.0 1.83 -1.5 .929
1941 Savannah - A LF 137 135 317 5 1 330 8 .976 1181.2 2.45 -5.5 .981
1942 Youngstown - AA LF 13 11 24 1 0 25 0 1.000 104.0 2.16 +0.7 1.067
1942 Wilmington - A LF 6 3 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 32.0 3.09 +0.7 1.013
1942 Savannah - A LF 5 5 13 1 0 14 0 1.000 51.1 2.45 +1.4 1.125
1943 Youngstown - AA LF 60 55 105 7 2 115 3 .974 454.2 2.22 -2.0 .983
1944 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
1944 Philadelphia - MLB LF 15 2 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 46.1 1.75 -0.4 1.004
1944 Philadelphia - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1945 San Francisco - AAA LF 8 5 14 0 0 15 1 .933 44.1 2.84 +0.4 .935
1945 Providence - AA LF 60 51 166 2 1 170 2 .988 480.1 3.15 -1.6 .992
1945 San Francisco - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1946 Milwaukee - AAA LF 6 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 25.0 2.16 -0.6 1.000
1946 Mobile - R LF 4 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 28.0 1.93 -0.6 1.011
1946 Milwaukee - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 Charleston - AAA P 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.1 0.87 0.0 .000
1950 Charleston - AAA LF 39 38 89 1 0 91 1 .989 335.1 2.42 -3.5 .947
1951 Charleston - AAA LF 112 112 203 7 2 217 7 .968 970.2 1.95 -5.7 .966
1952 Charleston - AAA LF 12 0 5 1 1 6 0 1.000 26.1 2.05 +0.0 .963
1952 Charleston - AAA RF 109 108 166 3 0 171 2 .988 900.2 1.69 -13.0 .894
1953 Charleston - AAA LF 22 12 26 0 0 27 1 .963 115.2 2.02 -1.2 .890
1953 Charleston - AAA RF 15 12 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 102.1 1.76 -0.4 .953
1954 Charleston - AAA LF 16 11 19 1 0 21 1 .952 101.0 1.78 -0.9 .929
1954 Charleston - AAA RF 21 15 23 2 0 25 0 1.000 146.1 1.54 +0.3 1.016
1955 Charleston - AAA LF 18 10 23 0 0 25 2 .920 98.2 2.10 -1.2 .944
1955 Charleston - AAA RF 4 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 17.2 1.53 -0.5 .749
1956 Charleston - AAA LF 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 15.0 0.60 -0.5 1.000
1956 Charleston - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 58 54 23 55 2 85 7 .918 411.2 1.71 -1.3 .972
TOTAL 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 654 538 1222 28 7 1283 33 .974 4868.0 2.31 -31.4 .968
TOTAL RF 150 137 212 5 0 219 2 .991 1169.0 1.67 -13.6 .909
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/22/1937 Round 3, Pick 5 - Chicago Cougars: SS Billy TateDrafted in the 1937 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 6, 38th overall pick) by the Cleveland Foresters, out of high school Marlington (Marlington; Alliance, OH).
07/07/1937 Signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization with a signing bonus of $1,530.
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/04/1938 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Rock Island Steamboats with 3 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/25/1939 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Charlotte Bluebirds with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/30/1939 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Charleston Seagulls with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/16/1940 Named the #75 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/14/1941 Named the #59 prospect in the FABL
05/05/1941 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
07/06/1941 Named the #63 prospect in the FABL
10/11/1941 Named the #70 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/14/1942 Named the #89 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
12/27/1943 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 4 , Pick 11, 59th overall Pick) by the Philadelphia Sailors from the Cleveland Foresters.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/11/1945 Released by the Philadelphia organization.
12/27/1945 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/05/1946 Released by the Chicago organization.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
12/18/1947 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Philadelphia Sailors organization.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1948 Released by the Philadelphia organization.
07/28/1948 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Philadelphia Sailors organization.
08/02/1948 Released by the Philadelphia Sailors.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
03/20/1950 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Charleston Blue Legs organization.
11/06/1950 Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Charleston Blue Legs development complex.
11/26/1950 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Charleston Blue Legs development complex.
12/16/1950 Detrimentally completed training to learn a new position at the Charleston Blue Legs development complex.
01/03/1952 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Charleston Blue Legs development complex.
03/03/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Charleston Blue Legs development complex.
04/18/1955 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Charleston Blue Legs development complex.
09/25/1956 Retired from professional baseball.
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