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Richie Ashburn League
4-1-2013
Joe Blanton Starting Pitcher
Retired (1997, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.83 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 168-187 Status Retired (1997) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age 51 (OS 52) Date of Birth 10-04-1961
K 2515 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1980)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(48 games)
IP 3160.1
WHIP 1.30
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity A    Mentor Val C+
Speed B  Bunt D+ Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Endurance   Velocity   Control   Total 
1980 Minors 19 52.00 5 / 10 3 / 24 4 / 18 12 / 52
1981 Minors 20 69.00 0 / 6 1 / 24 2 / 39 3 / 69
1982 Minors 21 33.00 0 / 2 2 / 19 2 / 12 4 / 33
1982 Majors 21 24.78 81 19 0 0 / 0 0 / 8 2 / 16 2 / 24
1983 Majors 22 48.61 156 37 6 1 / 13 0 / 16 1 / 19 2 / 48
1984 Majors 23 50.54 162 37 0 1 / 11 0 / 17 5 / 22 6 / 50
1985 Majors 24 52.98 162 38 0 1 / 8 0 / 23 4 / 21 5 / 52
1986 Majors 25 45.19 148 33 13 3 / 8 0 / 16 0 / 21 3 / 45
1987 Majors 26 44.21 140 32 21 0 / 10 0 / 15 2 / 19 2 / 44
1988 Majors 27 48.15 162 36 0 1 / 15 0 / 21 0 / 12 1 / 48
1989 Majors 28 47.36 162 34 0 0 / 11 0 / 22 0 / 14 0 / 47
1990 Majors 29 51.87 162 36 0 1 / 11 0 / 21 0 / 19 1 / 51
1991 Majors 30 51.12 162 36 0 0 / 10 0 / 20 1 / 21 1 / 51
1992 Majors 31 46.22 162 29 0 1 / 14 0 / 16 0 / 16 1 / 46
1993 Majors 32 47.27 162 30 0 0 / 11 0 / 18 0 / 18 0 / 47
1994 Majors 33 50.91 162 33 0 0 / 11 0 / 21 0 / 18 0 / 50
1995 Majors 34 52.21 156 36 6 -6 / 11 -3 / 23 -5 / 18 -14 / 52
1996 Majors 35 46.64 162 31 0 -5 / 13 -8 / 16 -3 / 17 -16 / 46
1997 Majors 36 46.16 162 29 0 0 / 12 -3 / 21 -1 / 13 -4 / 46
Total 2463 526 46 3 / 187 -8 / 361 14 / 353 9 / 901
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1997-11-01Joe Blanton has retired from the Boston Brewers
1995-06-30Joe Blanton of the Boston Brewers is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1994-08-12A trade has been completed between the Boston Brewers and the Philadelphia Schmidtheads. The Philadelphia Schmidtheads receive Kelly Wellman, Doug Hines, Draft Pick 1995 Round 2 BOS (Larry Fletcher) from the Boston Brewers in exchange for Joe Blanton.
1994-06-10The Philadelphia Schmidtheads have placed Joe Blanton on the trade block.
1987-04-25Joe Blanton of the Philadelphia Schmidtheads is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1986-06-20Joe Blanton of the Philadelphia Schmidtheads is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1986-03-03The Philadelphia Schmidtheads have renamed Brett Myers to Joe Blanton.
1983-04-01Brett Myers of the Philadelphia Schmidtheads is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1982-08-08The Philadelphia Schmidtheads have promoted Brett Myers to the major league team. The Philadelphia Schmidtheads have designated Joe Lee for assignment.
1982-05-07The Philadelphia Schmidtheads have promoted Ron Burgundy to the major league team. The Philadelphia Schmidtheads have sent Brett Myers to the minors.
1981-10-22The Philadelphia Schmidtheads have promoted Greg Luzinski to the major league team. The Philadelphia Schmidtheads have promoted Brett Myers to the major league team. The Philadelphia Schmidtheads have designated Danny Kusnyer for assignment. The Philadelphia Schmidtheads have designated Eric Bruntlett for assignment.
1980-04-01The Philadelphia Schmidtheads have renamed Dave Adams to Brett Myers.