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Name	Team	Age
Lu Blue	Retired (1974, Age 36)	Died (2026, Age 89)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 9 (1957)	LF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Keller Stargell League	0	14 years (17 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	C+	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B+	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B+	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	B+	B+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A	0	12/24/1937
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (2B)
A+ (94.4 %)	C+ (47.1 %)	C- (31.9 %)

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Year

Type

Chances

Active

GS

Injured

Contact vs R

Power vs R

Contact vs L

Power vs L

Speed

Arm

Range

Total

1970

Majors

63.84

162

159

0

0 / 8

0 / 11

0 / 6

0 / 9

0 / 7

0 / 11

1 / 11

1 / 63

1971

Majors

63.73

162

157

0

-1 / 7

-2 / 8

-3 / 8

-4 / 9

-3 / 7

0 / 13

-3 / 11

-16 / 63

1972

Majors

56.61

162

131

0

-2 / 7

-2 / 8

-2 / 7

-7 / 8

-9 / 7

-2 / 10

0 / 9

-24 / 56

1973

Majors

58.85

162

113

0

-2 / 7

-1 / 8

-4 / 6

-2 / 11

-6 / 9

-2 / 7

-3 / 10

-20 / 58

1974

Majors

31.57

162

39

0

-2 / 4

-3 / 7

-4 / 0

-3 / 5

-7 / 7

-4 / 5

-4 / 3

-27 / 31

Total

810

599

0

-7 / 33

-8 / 42

-13 / 27

-16 / 42

-25 / 37

-8 / 46

-9 / 44

-86 / 271

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1974-11-01	Lu Blue has retired from the Baltimore Orioles
1974-03-07	The Baltimore Orioles have renamed Barry Groth to Lu Blue.
1972-07-13	Trade #1332300 has been completed between the Boston Bees and the Baltimore Orioles. The Baltimore Orioles receive Barry Groth from the Boston Bees in exchange for Draft Pick 1973 Round 2 BAL (Bud Baldwin).
1972-04-26	The Boston Bees have placed Barry Groth on the trade block.