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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 POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1982 P PHI 19 19 88.1 22 1 19 2 1 -1 2.04 .909
1983 P PHI 36 36 185.0 33 2 31 0 2 +2 1.61 1.000
1984 P PHI 37 37 191.2 29 2 26 1 1 +2 1.31 .966
1985 P PHI 37 37 221.0 26 3 22 1 3 -2 1.02 .962
1986 P PHI 33 33 191.1 32 5 27 0 2 0 1.51 1.000
1987 P PHI 32 32 175.1 28 1 26 1 1 -1 1.39 .964
1988 P PHI 36 36 219.1 24 2 20 2 0 -5 0.90 .917
1989 P PHI 34 34 219.0 29 1 27 1 3 -2 1.15 .966
1990 P PHI 36 36 232.2 23 0 21 2 0 -1 0.81 .913
1991 P PHI 36 36 223.1 28 2 26 0 1 -2 1.13 1.000
1992 P PHI 29 29 178.1 22 1 19 2 2 +1 1.01 .909
1993 P PHI 30 30 190.1 16 1 15 0 0 0 0.76 1.000
1994 P PHI-BOS 33 33 222.1 33 1 32 0 1 0 1.34 1.000
1995 P BOS 36 36 245.1 27 2 24 1 1 -1 0.95 .963
1996 P BOS 31 31 210.1 16 0 16 0 0 -2 0.68 1.000
1997 P BOS 29 29 166.2 25 1 23 1 1 -3 1.30 .960
Total 524 524 3160.1 413 25 374 14 19 -15 1.14 .966
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.