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Barry Zito League
9-5-2102
Russ Blake Center Field
Retired (1977, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .266 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .719 Status Deceased (2012) Option Years 0  
H 1202 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 09-17-1942
HR 87 Drafted Round 2, Pick 18
(1965)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(156 games)
RBI 547
SB 13 Salary $0.80M Final Contract Year 1977
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A+ Contact vs. L A+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity C    Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt C  Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF B- (58.5%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1967 Away 45 191 27 47 4 2 6 27 18 38 0 0 2 .693 .311 .382 .136 .246
1967 Home 69 284 40 64 13 2 4 35 28 58 0 0 0 .624 .296 .327 .102 .225
1968 Away 63 258 29 60 7 2 2 25 30 43 0 0 4 .613 .315 .298 .066 .233
1968 Home 58 234 24 49 12 0 0 17 25 43 0 0 0 .550 .289 .261 .051 .209
1969 Away 70 269 35 72 9 1 6 28 31 46 0 0 0 .716 .341 .375 .108 .268
1969 Home 61 236 31 76 11 4 4 25 24 35 0 0 0 .835 .382 .453 .131 .322
1970 Away 27 29 3 7 0 0 2 3 4 4 0 0 0 .782 .333 .448 .207 .241
1970 Home 23 19 2 6 1 0 1 3 4 4 0 0 0 .961 .435 .526 .211 .316
1971 Away 61 214 32 66 6 1 4 19 28 17 0 1 2 .791 .389 .402 .093 .308
1971 Home 62 200 21 56 10 4 3 19 24 37 0 2 2 .772 .357 .415 .135 .280
1972 Away 69 287 45 84 16 1 5 32 28 52 3 3 1 .767 .360 .408 .115 .293
1972 Home 66 251 38 60 17 1 5 28 29 37 2 5 1 .696 .322 .375 .135 .239
1973 Away 66 253 30 68 8 2 6 30 31 38 0 2 0 .736 .349 .387 .119 .269
1973 Home 69 255 34 68 16 1 9 40 35 40 3 2 1 .798 .355 .443 .176 .267
1974 Away 70 270 27 77 11 1 5 45 24 47 2 1 2 .730 .341 .389 .104 .285
1974 Home 65 244 23 70 11 0 7 38 14 41 0 1 4 .745 .327 .418 .131 .287
1975 Away 70 261 35 65 15 4 2 27 38 49 1 1 0 .708 .348 .360 .111 .249
1975 Home 65 256 30 68 7 1 4 34 18 43 2 0 1 .666 .319 .348 .082 .266
1976 Away 73 272 36 79 8 3 8 42 33 50 0 0 2 .800 .370 .430 .140 .290
1976 Home 62 232 34 60 7 2 4 30 23 42 0 0 2 .685 .327 .358 .099 .259
Total Away 614 2304 299 625 84 17 46 278 265 384 6 8 13 .730 .348 .382 .111 .271
Total Home 600 2211 277 577 105 15 41 269 224 380 7 10 11 .708 .330 .378 .117 .261
Total 1214 4515 576 1202 189 32 87 547 489 764 13 18 24 .719 .339 .380 .114 .266
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1977-11-01Russ Blake has retired from the Chicago Cubbies
1977-03-31Russ Blake has signed with the Chicago Cubbies for $0.8M per year for 1 year.
1971-03-28The Miami Jugadores have promoted Russ Blake to the major league team. The Miami Jugadores have promoted Charlie Doll to the major league team. The Miami Jugadores have promoted Leo Easterly to the major league team. The Miami Jugadores have promoted Dave Milliken to the major league team.
1971-03-28Russ Blake has signed with the Miami Jugadores for $2.55M per year for 6 years.
1969-09-05Russ Blake of the Toronto Soulpeppers is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1968-06-17Russ Blake of the Toronto Soulpeppers is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1967-04-11Russ Blake of the Tampa Bay Tusks is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1967-04-08The Tampa Bay Tusks have promoted Russ Blake to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tusks have sent Dan Callahan to the minors.
1967-04-05The Tampa Bay Tusks have acquired Russ Blake from the waiver wire.
1967-03-31The Miami Jugadores have waived Russ Blake.