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Ralph Kiner League
5-30-2064
John Blatnik Starting Pitcher
Retired (1960, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 11.57 Total Rating   Bats/Throws L/R
W-L 1-1 Status Deceased (2007) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age at Death 81 Date of Birth 03-10-1926
K 3 Drafted Round 8, Pick 124
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 0 years
(12 games)
IP 7.0
WHIP 2.14
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R D+ Power vs. L D- Velocity C+   Mentor Val
Speed Bunt C+ Control
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Endurance   Velocity   Control   Total 
1950 Minors 24 9.00 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 9
1951 Minors 25 13.00 2 / 2 0 / 8 1 / 3 3 / 13
1951 Majors 25 0.41 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1952 Minors 26 12.00 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 12
1952 Majors 26 2.99 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2
1958 Majors 32 5.00 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 5
1959 Majors 33 14.00 0 / 0 0 / 5 1 / 9 1 / 14
1960 Majors 34 18.00 0 / 0 0 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 18
Total 0 0 0 2 / 3 0 / 32 2 / 38 4 / 73
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1960-11-01John Blatnik has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1952-09-26The St. Louis Browns have waived John Blatnik.
1952-05-03The St. Louis Browns have sent John Blatnik to the minors.
1952-04-22The St. Louis Browns have promoted John Blatnik to the major league team.
1951-09-25The St. Louis Browns have promoted Glenn Watson to the major league team. The St. Louis Browns have sent John Blatnik to the minors.
1951-09-23The St. Louis Browns have promoted Ken Martinez to the major league team. The St. Louis Browns have promoted John Blatnik to the major league team. The St. Louis Browns have sent El Moriarty to the minors. The St. Louis Browns have sent Bill Hearn to the minors.
1950-05-03The St. Louis Browns have acquired John Blatnik from the waiver wire.
1950-04-29The Pittsburgh Creepy-Crawlers have waived John Blatnik.