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Name Team Age
John Blackburne Retired (1972, Age 36) Died (2006, Age 70)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 34
(1955)		 SP R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Harold Baines League 0 13 years (7 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ C+ F 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D- D- D+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
D- D- D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B+ B+ B+
Leadership   Mentor Value  
A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D  0 10/23/1936
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 2 6
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Energy  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Batting   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1960 FLA 12 14 32 32 2 0 0 0 210.2 226 111 103 3 100 156 1.55 4.40
1961 FLA 12 11 32 32 5 1 0 0 222.2 230 116 106 0 81 171 1.40 4.28
1962 FLA-TOR 16 13 35 35 4 0 0 0 253.0 232 124 109 4 83 176 1.25 3.88
1963 TOR-TEX 9 9 27 27 4 3 0 0 182.0 192 99 91 1 63 151 1.40 4.50
1964 TEX 10 16 35 35 3 3 0 0 228.0 207 116 96 3 85 197 1.28 3.79
1965 TEX 13 14 34 34 3 0 0 0 234.0 231 106 95 0 70 199 1.29 3.65
1966 TEX 19 11 36 36 6 2 0 0 245.1 228 109 95 1 66 194 1.20 3.49
1967 TEX 13 14 35 35 4 2 0 0 235.2 213 109 100 3 80 192 1.24 3.82
1968 TEX 16 9 34 34 4 2 0 0 248.2 221 92 83 1 74 215 1.19 3.00
1969 TEX 16 9 37 37 8 3 0 0 261.2 219 103 87 3 86 234 1.17 2.99
1970 TEX 18 8 34 34 7 1 0 0 245.2 224 103 97 2 70 223 1.20 3.55
1971 TEX 19 9 35 35 7 3 0 0 230.0 208 106 95 1 71 193 1.21 3.72
1972 TEX 13 7 30 30 6 0 0 0 189.2 203 112 103 6 63 143 1.40 4.89
2053 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total 186 144 436 436 63 20 0 0 2987.0 2834 1406 1260 28 992 2444 1.28 3.80
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01John Blackburne has retired from the Texas Wranglers
1963-10-23A trade has been completed between the Toronto Snow Storm and the Texas Wranglers. The Texas Wranglers receive Orlando Virgil, John Blackburne from the Toronto Snow Storm in exchange for Jimmy Bonetti, Draft Pick 1964 Round 1 TEX (John Smith), Draft Pick 1965 Round 1 TEX (Pete Gunkel), Draft Pick 1966 Round 1 LAA (Carl Dillard), Draft Pick 1966 Round 1 FLA (Josh Soff).
1963-09-13John Blackburne of the Toronto Snow Storm is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1962-05-19A trade has been completed between the Florida Gamblers and the Toronto Snow Storm. The Toronto Snow Storm receive John Blackburne, Roy McLaughlin, Jimmie Livingstone, Draft Pick 1965 Round 1 FLA (Art Thorgard) from the Florida Gamblers in exchange for Carlito Pistachio.
1960-04-01The Florida Gamblers have promoted John Blackburne to the major league team.
1956-04-11A trade has been completed between the Florida Gamblers and the Oakland River Cats. The Oakland River Cats receive Don Mueller, Lou Hoffman from the Florida Gamblers in exchange for Swede Pawlowski, John Blackburne, Draft Pick 1959 Round 2 COL (Beauty Bailey).
1955-07-13A trade has been completed between the Oakland River Cats and the Cleveland Steamers. The Cleveland Steamers receive Draft Pick 1956 Round 3 COL (Joe Smith) from the Oakland River Cats in exchange for John Blackburne.