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Cool Papa Bell League
5-6-2061
Paul Blair Center Field
Retired (1975, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .252 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .686 Status Deceased (2003) Option Years 0  
H 665 Age at Death 64 Date of Birth 10-15-1939
HR 44 Drafted Round 2, Pick 23
(1961)
Majors Svc Time 9 years
(87 games)
RBI 314
SB 106
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity   Mentor vR C+
Speed B+ Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B (0.9%) LF A+ (98.4%) Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF A+ (99.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1963 CF CIN 14 14 110.0 30 29 0 1 0 -1 2.37 .967
RF CIN 3 3 26.0 2 2 0 0 0 +1 0.69 1.000
LF CIN 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0.00 NaN
1964 LF CIN 104 103 903.2 232 227 1 4 1 +2 2.27 .983
CF CIN 7 7 58.0 15 14 0 1 0 +1 2.17 .933
RF CIN 4 4 34.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 1.85 1.000
1965 CF CIN 34 34 293.1 90 86 1 3 1 -4 2.67 .967
LF CIN 32 21 194.0 60 58 1 1 1 +1 2.74 .983
RF CIN 6 6 53.0 10 10 0 0 0 0 1.70 1.000
1966 CF CIN 97 97 860.0 238 233 1 4 1 +3 2.45 .983
LF CIN 18 18 159.1 41 41 0 0 0 -2 2.32 1.000
1B CIN 9 9 79.0 88 86 2 0 6 -6 10.03 1.000
RF CIN 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
1967 CF CIN 43 43 371.0 94 94 0 0 0 0 2.28 1.000
RF CIN 17 17 154.0 29 29 0 0 0 -1 1.69 1.000
LF CIN 1 1 8.1 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.24 1.000
1B CIN 1 1 8.0 6 6 0 0 0 0 6.75 1.000
1968 CF CIN 21 20 179.2 35 35 0 0 0 +1 1.75 1.000
LF CIN 10 10 89.0 33 32 0 1 0 -1 3.24 .970
RF CIN 5 4 38.0 8 8 0 0 0 0 1.89 1.000
SS CIN 3 3 30.0 22 10 10 2 3 -1 6.00 .909
1969 RF CIN 16 16 148.0 24 23 0 1 0 0 1.40 .958
CF CIN 18 13 122.0 38 38 0 0 0 +2 2.80 1.000
LF CIN 12 12 106.2 26 24 0 2 0 0 2.03 .923
1970 LF CIN 56 51 472.0 108 108 0 0 0 +3 2.06 1.000
CF CIN 35 35 300.2 77 75 0 2 0 +2 2.25 .974
SS CIN 2 2 18.0 15 4 8 3 2 0 6.00 .800
RF CIN 2 2 18.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.50 1.000
1971 RF CIN 30 30 265.0 53 52 0 1 0 +1 1.77 .981
CF CIN 31 30 260.2 63 63 0 0 0 -1 2.18 1.000
LF CIN 5 4 37.1 9 9 0 0 0 0 2.17 1.000
1972 CF CIN-BAL 4 2 20.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.90 1.000
RF CIN-BAL 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1973 CF BAL 7 0 10.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2.70 1.000
C BAL 2 0 4.0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN% 0 13.50 1.000
1974 RF BAL 6 6 58.0 16 16 0 0 0 0 2.48 1.000
LF BAL 2 2 17.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2.12 1.000
CF BAL 1 1 9.0 6 6 0 0 0 0 6.00 1.000
1B BAL 1 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 18.00 1.000
Pos Total CF 312 296 2594.1 691 678 2 11 2 +3 2.36 .984
LF 241 223 1996.1 516 506 2 8 2 +2 2.29 .984
RF 91 90 812.0 152 150 0 2 0 +1 1.66 .987
1B 11 10 88.0 96 94 2 0 6 -6 9.82 1.000
SS 5 5 48.0 37 14 18 5 5 -1 6.00 .865
C 2 0 4.0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN% 0 13.50 1.000
Total 662 624 5542.2 1498 1448 24 26 15 0 0 0 NaN% -1 2.39 .983
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1975-11-01Paul Blair has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1975-04-19The Baltimore BleacherBums have waived Paul Blair.
1975-04-01The Baltimore BleacherBums have promoted Tom Garcia to the major league team. The Baltimore BleacherBums have designated Paul Blair for assignment.
1973-04-01The Baltimore BleacherBums have promoted Jack Pacella to the major league team. The Baltimore BleacherBums have promoted Paul Blair to the major league team.
1972-09-14The Baltimore BleacherBums have designated Paul Blair for assignment.
1972-08-28Paul Blair of the Baltimore BleacherBums is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1972-08-23The Baltimore BleacherBums have promoted Paul Blair to the major league team.
1972-08-23The Baltimore BleacherBums have acquired Paul Blair from the waiver wire.
1972-05-13The Cincinnati Bengals have waived Paul Blair.
1972-05-01The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Paul Blair for assignment.
1972-04-27The Cincinnati Bengals have placed Paul Blair on the trade block.
1971-04-14Paul Blair of the Cincinnati Bengals is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1969-07-22The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Paul Blair to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Jim Judge to the minors.
1969-04-17The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Adrian Holbrook to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Paul Blair for assignment.
1969-04-15Paul Blair of the Cincinnati Bengals is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
1968-05-02Paul Blair of the Cincinnati Bengals is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1966-05-27Paul Blair of the Cincinnati Dictators is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1965-04-24The Cincinnati Dictators have promoted Paul Blair to the major league team.
1965-03-07The Cincinnati Dictators have promoted Elijah Hays to the major league team. The Cincinnati Dictators have sent Paul Blair to the minors.
1964-10-04The Cincinnati Dictators have promoted Cleo Pasqua to the major league team. The Cincinnati Dictators have promoted Paul Blair to the major league team. The Cincinnati Dictators have promoted Monte Eller to the major league team. The Cincinnati Dictators have designated Reggie Pittinger for assignment. The Cincinnati Dictators have sent Walter Britton to the minors. The Cincinnati Dictators have designated Albert Line for assignment.
1964-09-27The Cincinnati Dictators have sent Paul Blair to the minors.
1963-08-29The Cincinnati Dictators have promoted Owen Holm to the major league team. The Cincinnati Dictators have promoted Paul Blair to the major league team. The Cincinnati Dictators have designated Erwin Reiss for assignment. The Cincinnati Dictators have sent Harmon Stowe to the minors.
1963-08-12The Cincinnati Dictators have sent Paul Blair to the minors.
1963-07-31The Cincinnati Dictators have promoted Paul Blair to the major league team. The Cincinnati Dictators have designated Lenny Dedeaux for assignment.
1963-04-01The Cincinnati Dictators have renamed Paul Klaerner to Paul Blair.
1961-04-09The Cincinnati Gak have promoted Glenn Plake to the major league team. The Cincinnati Gak have sent Paul Klaerner to the minors.
1961-04-02The Cincinnati Gak have promoted Paul Klaerner to the major leagues.