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Nellie Fox League
4-1-2156
Stew Blackburn First Base
Retired (1963, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .253 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .684 Status Deceased (2006) Option Years 0  
H 570 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 04-23-1928
HR 36 Drafted Round 2, Pick 25
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(66 games)
RBI 242
SB 15
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L B- Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed C  Bunt B  Control C-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF A+ (94.5%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF B  (60.3%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF B  (67.2%)   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 +/- RF   FPCT GG
1951 LF STL 5 5 46.0 22 22 0 0 0 0 4.30 1.000
CF STL 1 1 8.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5.62 1.000
1953 CF STL 41 38 352.2 88 87 0 1 0 +4 2.22 .989
LF STL 9 9 80.0 12 12 0 0 0 0 1.35 1.000
1954 CF STL 37 21 210.0 55 55 0 0 0 +1 2.36 1.000
LF STL 22 22 198.0 42 42 0 0 0 0 1.91 1.000
RF STL 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1955 LF STL 29 29 263.0 55 55 0 0 0 0 1.88 1.000
CF STL 30 16 159.0 48 45 0 3 0 0 2.55 .938
1956 CF STL 63 42 424.2 119 114 1 4 1 +2 2.44 .966
LF STL 19 16 145.1 30 30 0 0 0 0 1.86 1.000
RF STL 16 15 132.0 33 33 0 0 0 +2 2.25 1.000
1957 1B STL 130 130 1153.1 1217 1179 30 8 121 +7 9.43 .993
LF STL 6 6 54.0 11 11 0 0 0 +2 1.83 1.000
CF STL 3 1 11.0 5 5 0 0 0 +1 4.09 1.000
RF STL 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
1958 1B STL 21 10 107.0 113 111 1 1 12 +1 9.42 .991
RF STL 5 5 48.0 11 11 0 0 0 0 2.06 1.000
1959 1B STL 10 7 69.0 75 74 1 0 7 -1 9.78 1.000
LF STL 6 6 54.0 14 14 0 0 0 -1 2.33 1.000
CF STL 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
RF STL 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.000
1960 1B STL 71 46 443.0 454 440 13 1 56 +1 9.20 .998
3B STL 1 1 9.0 3 0 3 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
CF STL 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.12 1.000
1961 1B STL 64 20 232.2 240 231 8 1 21 +6 9.25 .996
3B STL 4 4 37.0 13 2 7 4 0 0 2.19 .692
1962 1B STL 71 57 525.0 536 515 20 1 48 +8 9.17 .998
LF STL 21 18 169.0 39 39 0 0 0 +1 2.08 1.000
CF STL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1963 1B STL 22 4 62.1 67 65 2 0 11 0 9.67 1.000
CF STL 4 2 23.1 5 5 0 0 0 0 1.93 1.000
Pos Total 1B 389 274 2592.1 2702 2615 75 12 276 +22 9.34 .996
CF 182 123 1206.2 328 319 1 8 1 +8 2.39 .976
LF 117 111 1009.1 225 225 0 0 0 +2 2.01 1.000
RF 24 22 199.0 49 49 0 0 0 +2 2.22 1.000
3B 5 5 46.0 16 2 10 4 0 0 2.35 .750
Total 717 535 5053.1 3320 3210 86 24 277 +34 5.87 .993
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Stew Blackburn has retired from the St. Louis Redbirds
1955-09-10Stew Blackburn of the St. Louis Redbirds is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1953-09-23The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Stew Blackburn to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Denny Alston to the minors.
1953-09-09The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Jeff Muir to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Stew Blackburn to the minors.
1953-06-22The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Stew Blackburn to the major league team.
1952-04-01The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Stew Blackburn to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Alberto Jansen to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Amos Myers to the minors.
1951-09-26The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Alberto Jansen to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Stew Blackburn to the major league team.
1950-04-01The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Stew Blackburn down to the minors.