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Ty Cobb League
7-11-2085
Willard Blackburne Relief Pitcher
Retired (1967, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 2.74 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 198-128 Status Deceased (1996) Option Years 0  
SV 122 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 10-23-1928
K 2106 Drafted Round 5, Pick 66
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 4 years
(159 games)
IP 2962.1
WHIP 1.12
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L F  Endurance C    Ldrship C+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity B-   Mentor Val B+
Speed B- Bunt B  Control A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 BOS
9
 2
63
0
0
0
5
 0
86.0
 71 17 16 2 33
47
1.21
1.67
1951 BOS
11
 10
73
0
0
0
2
 0
95.2
 101 42 40 5 32
66
1.39
3.76
1952 BOS
3
 3
62
0
0
0
29
 0
70.0
 59 21 20 1 24
47
1.19
2.57
1953 BAL
3
 6
52
3
0
0
17
 0
69.0
 56 20 20 0 19
39
1.09
2.61
1954 BAL
5
 2
69
0
0
0
34
 0
71.2
 62 27 24 1 27
46
1.24
3.01
1955 BAL
5
 0
64
3
0
0
20
 0
90.2
 66 9 8 0 29
61
1.05
0.79
1956 BAL
11
 6
34
21
2
1
7
 0
145.2
 103 36 33 1 31
94
0.92
2.04
1957 BAL
18
 3
41
25
5
4
4
 0
203.0
 140 51 47 0 49
151
0.93
2.08
1958 KC-CHA
18
 7
35
35
4
0
0
 0
238.2
 193 80 71 0 70
149
1.10
2.68
1959 CHA
16
 9
37
37
8
3
0
 0
264.2
 197 63 59 0 58
189
0.96
2.01
1960 CHA
16
 11
36
36
8
4
0
 0
255.1
 197 73 68 0 73
187
1.06
2.40
1961 BOS
16
 14
36
36
5
2
0
 0
255.0
 184 90 75 0 67
209
0.98
2.65
1962 BOS
12
 15
36
36
3
2
0
 0
240.0
 225 102 92 0 73
187
1.24
3.45
1963 NYA-CLE
16
 10
36
35
5
3
0
 0
224.1
 210 83 80 1 61
164
1.21
3.21
1964 CLE
16
 10
33
33
2
1
0
 0
221.1
 184 72 70 1 71
154
1.15
2.85
1965 CLE
15
 9
36
36
2
1
0
 0
219.2
 194 85 82 2 64
159
1.17
3.36
1966 CLE-NYA-MIL
7
 9
36
27
0
0
0
 0
159.0
 163 72 69 2 45
120
1.31
3.91
1967 MIL-STL-BRO
1
 2
40
1
0
0
4
 0
53.2
 58 28 28 0 17
37
1.40
4.70
2085
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
198
 128
819
364
44
21
122
 0
2962.1
 2463 971 902 16 843
2106
1.12
2.74
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Willard Blackburne has retired from the Brooklyn piners
1967-06-07The Brooklyn piners have acquired Willard Blackburne from the waiver wire.
1967-06-03The St. Louis Gateway Archers have promoted Herb Smith to the major league team. The St. Louis Gateway Archers have promoted Jerry Busby to the major league team. The St. Louis Gateway Archers have designated Willard Blackburne for assignment. The St. Louis Gateway Archers have designated Rudy Hudson for assignment.
1967-04-08A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen and the St. Louis Gateway Archers. The St. Louis Gateway Archers receive Willard Blackburne from the Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen in exchange for Matt "The Mage" Morris, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 4 (STL).
1966-04-06A trade has been completed between the New York Creatures and the Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen. The Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen receive Willard Blackburne, Draft Pick - 1967 Round 4 (NYA) from the New York Creatures in exchange for Jesse "Six Guns" Nathan, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 3 (MIL).
1966-04-06A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Crew and the New York Creatures. The New York Creatures receive Willard Blackburne, Bernado Alicea, Draft Pick - 1967 Round 1 (CLE), Draft Pick - 1967 Round 3 (WAS) from the Cleveland Crew in exchange for Ben Robinson, Jim Manchester, Kendall Greene, Ralph Masterson, Bill Keefe.
1964-03-01The Cleveland Longhorns have renamed Darth Hodges to Willard Blackburne.
1963-07-11A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Longhorns and the New York Creatures. The New York Creatures receive Arky Vaughan, Ed Cline, Ben Stansbury from the Cleveland Longhorns in exchange for Kris Mossor, Darth Hodges.
1963-03-01The New York Creatures have renamed Willard Blackburne to Darth Hodges.
1958-05-21A trade has been completed between the Kansas City CyKlones and the Chicago Garfs Gang. The Chicago Garfs Gang receive Willard Blackburne, Jim Groom, Bob Byrne, Joe Myers from the Kansas City CyKlones in exchange for Nelly, Steve McNamara, Bruce Springsteen.
1956-08-09The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have promoted Willard Blackburne to the major league team. The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have sent Vinnie Hill to the minors.
1956-07-19The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have promoted Vinnie Hill to the major league team. The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have sent Willard Blackburne to the minors.
1953-10-01The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have promoted Willard Blackburne to the major league team. The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have sent Ryan Kohlmeier to the minors.
1953-09-30The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have promoted Brent Rush to the major league team. The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have sent Willard Blackburne to the minors.