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Ty Cobb League
8-11-2086
Paul Blackburn Right Field
Retired (1972, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .220 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .572 Status Deceased (2011) Option Years 0  
H 202 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 11-01-1938
HR 14 Drafted Round 5, Pick 73
(1961)		 Majors Svc Time 4 years
(91 games)
RBI 70
SB 12
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B  Velocity C    Mentor vR C-
Speed B- Bunt B- Control D-   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (94.7%) Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF D+ (23.4%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1962 BOS
45
155
28
42
6
0
2
14
14
 32 0 3
3
 1 0
.674
.326
.348
.077
.271
1963 BOS
19
67
6
11
2
0
1
4
9
 15 0 0
2
 1 2
.502
.263
.239
.075
.164
1964 BOS
10
29
2
3
0
0
1
3
3
 10 0 0
0
 1 1
.394
.188
.207
.103
.103
1965 BOS
92
355
36
80
14
0
2
18
23
 72 1 1
0
 2 3
.555
.274
.282
.056
.225
1966 BOS
35
75
10
17
0
0
5
12
2
 16 0 0
1
 0 1
.673
.247
.427
.200
.227
1967 BOS
17
30
1
4
0
0
0
0
3
 4 0 0
1
 0 1
.345
.212
.133
.000
.133
1968 BOS
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1969 BOS
46
157
14
38
5
1
3
13
6
 29 0 1
5
 1 5
.612
.268
.344
.102
.242
1970 BOS-NYN
14
43
4
7
2
1
0
6
5
 10 0 1
0
 0 1
.501
.245
.256
.093
.163
Total
286
919
101
202
29
2
14
70
65
 188 1 6
12
 6 14
.572
.270
.301
.082
.220
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01Paul Blackburn has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1970-06-10The New York BLUE BOMBERS have waived Paul Blackburn.
1970-06-03The New York BLUE BOMBERS have promoted Charlie Cunningham to the major league team. The New York BLUE BOMBERS have designated Paul Blackburn for assignment.
1970-05-09The New York BLUE BOMBERS have promoted Paul Blackburn to the major league team. The New York BLUE BOMBERS have sent Jerry Goodman to the minors.
1970-05-07The New York BLUE BOMBERS have acquired Paul Blackburn from the waiver wire.
1970-04-27The Boston Red Sox have waived Paul Blackburn.
1970-03-03The Chicago Cubs have waived Paul Blackburn.
1969-09-05The Chicago Cubs have promoted Bobby Walsh to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated Paul Blackburn for assignment.
1969-04-15The Chicago Cubs have promoted Paul Blackburn to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Ed Riles to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have designated Masaharu Morimoto for assignment.
1969-04-11The Chicago Cubs have acquired Paul Blackburn from the waiver wire.
1969-04-01The Cincinnati Reds have waived Paul Blackburn.
1968-06-13The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Eric Fulgham to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Paul Blackburn for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Jim Holloway for assignment.
1965-04-29The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Billy Rogers to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Larry Carroll to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Mike Capra to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Dickey Herbel to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Tiki Johnstone to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Bill Weiland to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Bert Garces to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Paul Blackburn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Don Miller to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Bud Wilkerson for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Bob Anderson to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Mike Munger for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Don Leber for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Guillermo Kolb to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Rolando Rivas for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Bud Lavelle for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Ed Barfield for assignment.
1964-08-28The Cincinnati Reds have sent Paul Blackburn to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Jim Holloway to the minors.
1964-07-01The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Bud Lavelle to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Eric Fulgham to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Paul Blackburn to the major league team.
1963-10-13The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Ross Budaska to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Larry Carroll to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Eric Fulgham to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Jim Holloway to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Dickey Herbel to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Bill Weiland to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Limb Gabrielson to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Fritz Hensley to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Mark Mott to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Paul Blackburn to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Tom Jones to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Bubbs Charleston for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Rich Borgelas for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Dick Ward to the minors.
1963-09-05The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Paul Blackburn to the major league team.
1963-04-27The Cincinnati Reds have sent Paul Blackburn to the minors.
1962-06-20The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Paul Blackburn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Bob Anderson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Jim Holloway to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Earl Jourdan to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Bubbs Charleston to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Danny Madden to the minors.