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Name Team Age
Blade Fried Retired (1962, Age 38) Died (1997, Age 73)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4
(1950)		 3B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Cool Papa Bell League 0 12 years (141 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- C  C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- A- D+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B+ C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D  B+ B+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 10/30/1924
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 2
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (98.9 %) C+ (50.6 %) F  (2.4 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1950 LHP 68 136 32 9 0 5 18 18 14 .736 .325 .412 .235
1950 RHP 128 367 103 17 2 12 47 50 50 .803 .367 .436 .281
1951 LHP 70 159 52 8 0 11 26 27 15 1.013 .429 .585 .327
1951 RHP 127 413 130 19 1 12 54 48 56 .843 .390 .453 .315
1952 LHP 66 152 51 10 1 6 26 17 15 .935 .402 .533 .336
1952 RHP 125 413 115 24 1 14 64 55 44 .807 .364 .443 .278
1953 LHP 73 166 54 10 0 11 31 24 21 .995 .411 .584 .325
1953 RHP 126 392 115 13 1 20 57 51 53 .861 .376 .485 .293
1954 LHP 85 178 59 11 2 5 37 17 18 .886 .386 .500 .331
1954 RHP 106 253 65 11 1 9 30 32 32 .756 .341 .415 .257
1955 LHP 75 186 55 9 2 10 26 25 27 .906 .379 .527 .296
1955 RHP 123 309 101 18 2 6 42 40 34 .863 .406 .456 .327
1956 LHP 75 176 53 12 0 9 30 27 23 .916 .393 .523 .301
1956 RHP 121 243 78 16 1 5 30 22 32 .833 .376 .457 .321
1957 LHP 71 169 61 8 5 12 41 23 18 1.119 .438 .680 .361
1957 RHP 125 369 116 26 2 11 43 55 44 .891 .406 .485 .314
1958 LHP 57 85 22 1 1 2 16 15 18 .727 .363 .365 .259
1958 RHP 138 429 119 26 4 7 50 47 48 .757 .351 .406 .277
1959 LHP 66 135 41 2 1 8 26 16 23 .901 .390 .511 .304
1959 RHP 122 258 63 9 1 10 30 31 42 .726 .323 .403 .244
1960 LHP 71 124 40 7 0 3 13 13 19 .843 .391 .452 .323
1960 RHP 133 393 139 28 4 18 61 42 53 1.003 .420 .583 .354
1961 LHP 68 125 28 4 0 6 15 15 13 .707 .307 .400 .224
1961 RHP 108 250 62 8 0 9 30 28 32 .711 .323 .388 .248
1962 LHP 26 30 7 0 0 3 4 4 6 .857 .324 .533 .233
1962 RHP 21 34 14 2 0 4 10 8 7 1.347 .524 .824 .412
Total LHP 871 1821 555 91 12 91 309 241 230 .905 .387 .518 .305
Total RHP 1503 4123 1220 217 20 137 548 509 527 .833 .375 .458 .296
Total 1781 5944 1775 308 32 228 857 750 757 .855 .378 .476 .299
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1962-11-01Blade Fried has retired from the Kansas City Athletics
1962-05-01The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Blade Fried to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Rocky McKnight to the minors.
1962-05-01The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Blade Fried from the waiver wire.
1962-04-05The Boston Colonials have waived Blade Fried.
1962-03-25The Boston Colonials have promoted Fred Smith to the major league team. The Boston Colonials have designated Blade Fried for assignment.
1958-04-11A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Masters and the Boston Colonials. The Boston Colonials receive Blade Fried, Draft Pick - 1959 Round 2 (MIL) from the Milwaukee Masters in exchange for Don Cradle.
1950-06-26A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Drizzle and the Milwaukee Brews. The Milwaukee Brews receive Blade Fried, Draft Pick - 1953 Round 2 (STL), Draft Pick - 1952 Round 2 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Drizzle in exchange for Jim Webb.
1950-04-01The Philadelphia Drizzle have renamed Mark Fries to Blade Fried.