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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1970 AHP 81 320 84 16 6 10 43 34 57 .776 .332 .444 .263
1970 HHP 79 301 93 10 6 10 43 24 51 .846 .364 .482 .309
1970 LHP 72 184 56 7 4 9 28 18 31 .905 .373 .533 .304
1970 RHP 144 437 121 19 8 11 58 40 77 .769 .337 .432 .277
1971 AHP 79 300 84 14 1 11 47 36 59 .804 .361 .443 .280
1971 HHP 80 285 83 7 4 10 56 35 52 .812 .363 .449 .291
1971 LHP 82 177 44 7 0 6 28 20 31 .713 .323 .390 .249
1971 RHP 145 408 123 14 5 15 75 51 80 .849 .378 .471 .301
1972 AHP 80 307 99 17 4 14 51 35 54 .930 .390 .541 .322
1972 HHP 56 207 51 15 1 3 22 27 38 .708 .336 .372 .246
1972 LHP 70 174 58 12 2 10 33 21 34 1.006 .408 .598 .333
1972 RHP 120 340 92 20 3 7 40 41 58 .756 .347 .409 .271
1973 AHP 61 230 72 20 2 9 46 19 43 .905 .371 .535 .313
1973 HHP 59 209 53 7 2 5 22 21 43 .700 .322 .378 .254
1973 LHP 64 162 47 7 1 4 24 14 31 .770 .350 .420 .290
1973 RHP 100 277 78 20 3 10 44 26 55 .829 .345 .484 .282
1974 AHP 25 80 21 3 0 1 8 10 13 .689 .352 .338 .263
1974 HHP 25 71 11 1 0 2 11 7 16 .491 .237 .254 .155
1974 LHP 30 61 12 1 0 2 9 6 10 .591 .279 .311 .197
1974 RHP 32 90 20 3 0 1 10 11 19 .600 .311 .289 .222
Total AHP 326 1237 360 70 13 45 195 134 226 .840 .362 .478 .291
Total HHP 299 1073 291 40 13 30 154 114 200 .758 .342 .417 .271
Total LHP 318 758 217 34 7 31 122 79 137 .829 .357 .472 .286
Total RHP 541 1552 434 76 19 44 227 169 289 .788 .350 .438 .280
Total 625 2310 651 110 26 75 349 248 426 .802 .352 .449 .282
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1974-11-01Lu Blue has retired from the Baltimore Orioles
1974-03-07The Baltimore Orioles have renamed Barry Groth to Lu Blue.
1972-07-13Trade #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).
1972-04-26The Boston Bees have placed Barry Groth on the trade block.