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| Name | Team | Age |
| Bill Blair | Retired (1992, Age 36) | Died (2023, Age 67) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 3 (1978) |
SS | B/R |
| League | Option Years
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Majors Service Time |
| Lou Brock League | 0 | 14 years (53 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 | 6/5/1956 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Alt Pos (SS) | Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (72.4 %) | (59.8 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | PB | SB | CS | CS% | +/- | RF
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FPCT |
| 1978 | 1B | STL | 16 | 16 | 134.0 | 154 | 147 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -1 | 10.07 | .974 | ||||
| SS | STL | 113 | 113 | 960.0 | 504 | 181 | 311 | 12 | 67 | -7 | 4.61 | .976 | |||||
| LF | STL | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1979 | SS | STL | 130 | 130 | 1160.0 | 674 | 233 | 425 | 16 | 79 | +4 | 5.11 | .976 | ||||
| 1980 | 3B | STL | 16 | 16 | 141.0 | 41 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2.62 | 1.000 | ||||
| SS | STL | 87 | 87 | 765.33 | 351 | 122 | 223 | 6 | 47 | +7 | 4.06 | .983 | |||||
| LF | STL | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | |||||
| CF | STL | 7 | 7 | 60.0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2.10 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1981 | SS | STL | 130 | 130 | 1169.66 | 623 | 216 | 395 | 12 | 86 | +11 | 4.70 | .981 | ||||
| 1982 | SS | STL | 105 | 105 | 943.66 | 479 | 164 | 311 | 4 | 59 | +5 | 4.53 | .992 | ||||
| 1983 | SS | STL | 130 | 130 | 1151.66 | 581 | 226 | 343 | 12 | 77 | +18 | 4.45 | .979 | ||||
| 1984 | SS | STL | 130 | 130 | 1186.0 | 625 | 241 | 373 | 11 | 79 | +10 | 4.66 | .982 | ||||
| 1985 | SS | STL | 100 | 100 | 892.0 | 441 | 163 | 274 | 4 | 57 | +7 | 4.41 | .991 | ||||
| 1986 | C | STL | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NaN% | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 |
| SS | STL | 116 | 105 | 983.33 | 474 | 153 | 310 | 11 | 59 | +13 | 4.24 | .977 | |||||
| 1987 | 1B | STL-KC | 9 | 9 | 77.0 | 78 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 8.88 | .974 | ||||
| 3B | STL-KC | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | |||||
| SS | STL-KC | 98 | 98 | 885.33 | 462 | 169 | 287 | 6 | 55 | +9 | 4.64 | .987 | |||||
| 1988 | 1B | KC | 47 | 44 | 398.66 | 413 | 394 | 19 | 0 | 36 | +4 | 9.32 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2B | KC | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 9.00 | 1.000 | |||||
| 3B | KC | 7 | 7 | 64.0 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.53 | 1.000 | |||||
| SS | KC | 14 | 14 | 121.0 | 76 | 26 | 48 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 5.50 | .974 | |||||
| 1989 | 1B | KC | 64 | 59 | 532.66 | 553 | 541 | 12 | 0 | 39 | +9 | 9.34 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2B | KC | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 1.000 | |||||
| 3B | KC | 9 | 9 | 78.0 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1.96 | 1.000 | |||||
| SS | KC | 20 | 20 | 171.33 | 81 | 29 | 50 | 2 | 14 | -3 | 4.15 | .975 | |||||
| 1990 | 1B | KC | 42 | 38 | 338.66 | 325 | 312 | 12 | 1 | 26 | +4 | 8.61 | .997 | ||||
| 3B | KC | 6 | 6 | 55.0 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2.13 | .929 | |||||
| SS | KC | 19 | 19 | 162.66 | 77 | 25 | 49 | 3 | 12 | +4 | 4.09 | .961 | |||||
| 1991 | 1B | KC | 72 | 67 | 599.0 | 631 | 608 | 23 | 0 | 55 | +7 | 9.48 | 1.000 | ||||
| 3B | KC | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.91 | .846 | |||||
| SS | KC | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1992 | 1B | KC | 53 | 48 | 435.66 | 462 | 445 | 17 | 0 | 48 | +10 | 9.54 | 1.000 | ||||
| 3B | KC | 4 | 4 | 39.0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.54 | 1.000 | |||||
| SS | KC | 7 | 7 | 64.0 | 34 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4.64 | .971 | |||||
| Pos Total | C | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NaN% | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | |
| 1B | 303 | 281 | 2515.64 | 2616 | 2523 | 86 | 7 | 221 | +32 | 9.33 | .997 | ||||||
| 2B | 2 | 2 | 15.0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 7.80 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 3B | 48 | 48 | 427.0 | 114 | 30 | 81 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 2.34 | .974 | ||||||
| SS | 1200 | 1189 | 10625.96 | 5484 | 1960 | 3422 | 102 | 701 | +76 | 4.56 | .981 | ||||||
| LF | 2 | 1 | 11.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.64 | 1.000 | ||||||
| CF | 7 | 7 | 60.0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2.10 | 1.000 | ||||||
| Total | 1564 | 1528 | 13656.6 | 8244 | 4535 | 3597 | 112 | 927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NaN% | +106 | 5.36 | .986 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1992-11-01 | Bill Blair has retired from the Kansas City Monarchs |
| 1992-08-31 | The Kansas City Monarchs have removed Bill Blair from the trade block. |
| 1992-05-08 | The Kansas City Monarchs have placed Bill Blair on the trade block. |
| 1991-04-03 | Bill Blair of the Kansas City Monarchs is injured and is expected to be out 41 days. |
| 1990-08-18 | Bill Blair of the Kansas City Monarchs is injured and is expected to be out 40 days. |
| 1990-05-17 | Bill Blair of the Kansas City Monarchs is injured and is expected to be out 20 days. |
| 1988-05-22 | Bill Blair of the Kansas City Monarchs is injured and is expected to be out 40 days. |
| 1987-08-16 | A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Busch Men and the Kansas City Monarchs. The Kansas City Monarchs receive Bill Blair from the St. Louis Busch Men in exchange for Draft Pick 1988 Round 1 KC (Carl Roberge). Protest This Trade. |
| 1986-06-09 | Bill Blair of the St. Louis Busch Men is injured and is expected to be out 26 days. |
| 1985-05-25 | Bill Blair of the St. Louis Busch Men is injured and is expected to be out 19 days. |
| 1985-04-12 | Bill Blair of the St. Louis Busch Men is injured and is expected to be out 24 days. |
| 1982-06-25 | Bill Blair of the St. Louis Busch Men is injured and is expected to be out 36 days. |
| 1980-05-29 | Bill Blair of the St. Louis Busch Men is injured and is expected to be out 28 days. |
| 1978-04-01 | The St. Louis Busch Men have promoted Bill Blair to the major league team. The St. Louis Busch Men have designated John Somerlott for assignment. |