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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 Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1950 Minors 22 61.00 2 / 3 10 / 12 4 / 8 5 / 8 8 / 8 7 / 17 1 / 5 37 / 61
1950 Pos (CF) 22 9.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 9
1950 Pos (RF) 22 30.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 18 / 30
1951 Minors 23 60.00 6 / 9 4 / 10 6 / 15 2 / 6 1 / 2 3 / 7 3 / 11 25 / 60
1951 Majors 23 2.62 6 6 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 2
1951 Pos (CF) 23 88.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 14 / 88
1952 Minors 24 60.00 3 / 7 4 / 9 2 / 9 1 / 6 6 / 7 2 / 10 7 / 12 25 / 60
1952 Pos (CF) 24 31.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 6 / 31
1953 Minors 25 31.00 2 / 3 1 / 4 1 / 6 0 / 3 1 / 4 2 / 7 0 / 4 7 / 31
1953 Majors 25 24.17 77 47 0 1 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 2 4 / 5 2 / 5 0 / 1 8 / 24
1954 Majors 26 40.35 162 44 0 4 / 6 2 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 5 2 / 5 3 / 6 1 / 9 12 / 40
1955 Majors 27 38.91 143 45 19 1 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 6 2 / 3 1 / 8 2 / 3 6 / 38
1956 Majors 28 52.61 162 73 0 0 / 4 1 / 8 0 / 9 1 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 15 1 / 4 3 / 52
1957 Majors 29 70.55 162 138 0 1 / 8 0 / 16 0 / 8 2 / 10 4 / 9 1 / 11 1 / 8 9 / 70
1958 Majors 30 24.74 162 15 0 0 / 6 1 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 5 1 / 24
1959 Majors 31 25.03 162 14 0 0 / 3 0 / 9 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 25
1960 Majors 32 42.73 162 48 0 0 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 1 0 / 9 0 / 11 0 / 42
1961 Majors 33 36.57 162 24 0 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 6 1 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 36
1962 Majors 34 51.16 162 75 0 -1 / 7 -3 / 8 -3 / 6 -3 / 5 -8 / 9 -3 / 9 -1 / 7 -22 / 51
1963 Majors 35 23.31 162 6 0 -4 / 3 -8 / 0 -3 / 2 -3 / 0 -3 / 7 -2 / 7 -3 / 4 -26 / 23
Total 1684 535 19 15 / 82 13 / 103 7 / 91 7 / 81 17 / 75 16 / 118 12 / 89 125 / 797
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.