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
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Majors Service Time |
Cool Papa Bell League | 0 | 12 years (141 games) |
Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
Endurance | Velocity | Control |
Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
0 | 10/30/1924 | |
WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
0 | 0 | 2 |
Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (SS) | Alt Pos (1B) |
(98.9 %) | (50.6 %) | (2.4 %) |
Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
1950 | PHI-MIL | 146 | 503 | 77 | 135 | 26 | 2 | 17 | 65 | 68 | 64 | 3 | 6 | 4 | .785 | .355 | .429 | .268 |
1951 | MIL | 144 | 572 | 93 | 182 | 27 | 1 | 23 | 80 | 75 | 71 | 8 | 5 | 11 | .890 | .401 | .490 | .318 |
1952 | MIL | 144 | 565 | 72 | 166 | 34 | 2 | 20 | 90 | 72 | 59 | 7 | 4 | 13 | .841 | .374 | .467 | .294 |
1953 | MIL | 144 | 558 | 83 | 169 | 23 | 1 | 31 | 88 | 75 | 74 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .901 | .387 | .514 | .303 |
1954 | MIL | 133 | 431 | 74 | 124 | 22 | 3 | 14 | 67 | 49 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .810 | .360 | .450 | .288 |
1955 | MIL | 146 | 495 | 70 | 156 | 27 | 4 | 16 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 4 | 6 | 11 | .879 | .396 | .483 | .315 |
1956 | MIL | 149 | 419 | 58 | 131 | 28 | 1 | 14 | 60 | 49 | 55 | 4 | 9 | 5 | .868 | .383 | .484 | .313 |
1957 | MIL | 145 | 538 | 96 | 177 | 34 | 7 | 23 | 84 | 78 | 62 | 4 | 5 | 14 | .963 | .416 | .546 | .329 |
1958 | MIL-BOS | 157 | 514 | 72 | 141 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 66 | 62 | 66 | 6 | 2 | 11 | .752 | .353 | .399 | .274 |
1959 | BOS | 146 | 393 | 56 | 104 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 56 | 47 | 65 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .786 | .346 | .440 | .265 |
1960 | BOS | 148 | 517 | 79 | 179 | 35 | 4 | 21 | 74 | 55 | 72 | 3 | 7 | 10 | .964 | .413 | .551 | .346 |
1961 | BOS | 134 | 375 | 48 | 90 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 45 | 43 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .710 | .318 | .392 | .240 |
1962 | KC | 45 | 64 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.122 | .434 | .688 | .328 |
Total | 1781 | 5944 | 899 | 1775 | 308 | 32 | 228 | 857 | 750 | 757 | 49 | 51 | 119 | .855 | .378 | .476 | .299 |
Date | Transaction |
1962-11-01 | Blade Fried has retired from the Kansas City Athletics |
1962-05-01 | The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Blade Fried to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Rocky McKnight to the minors. |
1962-05-01 | The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Blade Fried from the waiver wire. |
1962-04-05 | The Boston Colonials have waived Blade Fried. |
1962-03-25 | The Boston Colonials have promoted Fred Smith to the major league team. The Boston Colonials have designated Blade Fried for assignment. |
1958-04-11 | A 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. |
1950-06-26 | A 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. |
1950-04-01 | The Philadelphia Drizzle have renamed Mark Fries to Blade Fried. |