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Name	Team	Age
Tug Blackburn	Retired (1979, Age 37)	Died (2020, Age 78)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 8 (1960)	3B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Bob Gibson League	0	17 years (127 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B+	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A	A+	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	1/6/1942
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	3
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (LF)
A+ (98.5 %)	D+ (20.0 %)	F  (1.3 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (C)	Alt Pos (1B)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1962	NYA	0	0	87	36	0	0	0	0	5
1963	NYA	0	0	28	102	0	0	0	0	9
1964	NYA	0	0	7	125	0	0	0	0	11
1965	NYA	1	0	14	115	0	1	0	0	19
1966	NYA	0	0	28	107	2	1	0	0	5
1967	NYA	0	0	72	60	8	0	0	0	5
1968	NYA	1	0	22	110	0	0	0	0	15
1969	NYA	0	0	29	94	0	0	0	0	0
1970	NYA	0	3	37	96	0	0	0	0	14
1971	NYA	1	0	3	135	5	0	0	0	8
1972	NYA	0	0	8	128	2	0	0	0	7
1973	NYA	3	0	9	50	79	0	0	0	12
1974	NYA	0	0	0	120	14	0	0	0	9
1975	NYA	0	0	13	126	2	0	0	0	8
1976	NYA	0	0	33	9	99	0	0	0	2
1977	NYA	0	0	35	73	29	0	0	0	2
1978	NYA	0	0	12	103	7	0	0	0	25
1979	NYA	0	0	10	39	3	2	0	0	39

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1979-11-01	Tug Blackburn has retired from the New York Yankees
1962-04-01	The New York Yankees have promoted Tug Blackburn to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Marshall White to the minors.