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Name Team Age
Paul Blackburn Retired (1972, Age 33) Died (2011, Age 73)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 5, Pick 73
(1961)		 RF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Ty Cobb League 0 4 years (91 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- C  B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- B- B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ B  B-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D+ C- B 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 11/1/1938
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (94.7 %) D+ (23.4 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1962 BOS 45 155 28 42 6 0 2 14 14 32 3 1 0 .674 .326 .348 .271
1963 BOS 19 67 6 11 2 0 1 4 9 15 2 1 2 .502 .263 .239 .164
1964 BOS 10 29 2 3 0 0 1 3 3 10 0 1 1 .394 .188 .207 .103
1965 BOS 92 355 36 80 14 0 2 18 23 72 0 2 3 .555 .274 .282 .225
1966 BOS 35 75 10 17 0 0 5 12 2 16 1 0 1 .673 .247 .427 .227
1967 BOS 17 30 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 1 .345 .212 .133 .133
1968 BOS 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1969 BOS 46 157 14 38 5 1 3 13 6 29 5 1 5 .612 .268 .344 .242
1970 BOS-NYN 14 43 4 7 2 1 0 6 5 10 0 0 1 .501 .245 .256 .163
Total 286 919 101 202 29 2 14 70 65 188 12 6 14 .572 .270 .301 .220
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01Paul Blackburn has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1970-06-10The New York BLUE BOMBERS have waived Paul Blackburn.
1970-06-03The New York BLUE BOMBERS have promoted Charlie Cunningham to the major league team. The New York BLUE BOMBERS have designated Paul Blackburn for assignment.
1970-05-09The New York BLUE BOMBERS have promoted Paul Blackburn to the major league team. The New York BLUE BOMBERS have sent Jerry Goodman to the minors.
1970-05-07The New York BLUE BOMBERS have acquired Paul Blackburn from the waiver wire.
1970-04-27The Boston Red Sox have waived Paul Blackburn.
1970-03-03The Chicago Cubs have waived Paul Blackburn.
1969-09-05The Chicago Cubs have promoted Bobby Walsh to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated Paul Blackburn for assignment.
1969-04-15The Chicago Cubs have promoted Paul Blackburn to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Ed Riles to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have designated Masaharu Morimoto for assignment.
1969-04-11The Chicago Cubs have acquired Paul Blackburn from the waiver wire.
1969-04-01The Cincinnati Reds have waived Paul Blackburn.
1968-06-13The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Eric Fulgham to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Paul Blackburn for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Jim Holloway for assignment.
1965-04-29The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Billy Rogers to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Larry Carroll to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Mike Capra to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Dickey Herbel to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Tiki Johnstone to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Bill Weiland to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Bert Garces to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Paul Blackburn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Don Miller to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Bud Wilkerson for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Bob Anderson to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Mike Munger for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Don Leber for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Guillermo Kolb to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Rolando Rivas for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Bud Lavelle for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Ed Barfield for assignment.
1964-08-28The Cincinnati Reds have sent Paul Blackburn to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Jim Holloway to the minors.
1964-07-01The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Bud Lavelle to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Eric Fulgham to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Paul Blackburn to the major league team.
1963-10-13The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Ross Budaska to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Larry Carroll to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Eric Fulgham to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Jim Holloway to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Dickey Herbel to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Bill Weiland to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Limb Gabrielson to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Fritz Hensley to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Mark Mott to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Paul Blackburn to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Tom Jones to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Bubbs Charleston for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Rich Borgelas for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Dick Ward to the minors.
1963-09-05The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Paul Blackburn to the major league team.
1963-04-27The Cincinnati Reds have sent Paul Blackburn to the minors.
1962-06-20The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Paul Blackburn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Bob Anderson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Jim Holloway to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Earl Jourdan to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Bubbs Charleston to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Danny Madden to the minors.