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Ron
Blackburn		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 165
 
Born: April 23, 1935 in Usa, NC, MOUNT AIRY
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1958 23 DET AL   6 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3
1959 24 DET AL   6 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3
1960 25 DET AL   6 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3
1961 26 TAM AL   6 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3
1962 27 TAM AL   6 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3
1963 28 TAM AL   6 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3
1964 29 TAM AL   6 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3
1965 30 TAM AL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3
1966 31 TAM AL $ 300,000 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3
1967 32 TAM AL   6 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3
1968 33 TAM AL   6 2 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1958 23 DET AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 24 DET AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 25 DET AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1961 26 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 27 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 28 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 29 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 30 TAM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1966 31 TAM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1967 32 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1968 33 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1958 23 AAA   8 11 .421 23 23 0 0 0 154.3 187 77 28 52 125 4.49 .301 .355 .494 .848  
    AA   2 3 .400 6 6 0 0 0 42.3 41 15 3 8 34 3.19 .247 .282 .343 .625  
1959 24 AAA   3 0 1.000 32 0 0 0 4 43.0 35 4 2 5 40 0.84 .215 .238 .288 .526  
1960 25 AAA   2 2 .500 26 1 0 0 0 50.0 53 31 13 9 35 5.58 .269 .301 .523 .824  
1961 26 AA   8 9 .471 24 24 2 0 0 170.7 142 49 17 56 175 2.58 .222 .285 .335 .620  
1962 27 A   2 4 .333 69 0 0 0 8 59.7 34 15 4 17 50 2.26 .174 .241 .267 .507  
1963 28 A   4 1 .800 79 0 0 0 6 68.3 47 14 5 17 53 1.84 .197 .250 .276 .526  
1964 29 A   6 4 .600 86 0 0 0 11 93.0 66 15 3 28 80 1.45 .199 .262 .275 .537  
1965 30 TAM AL 6 9 .400 42 14 3 0 0 141.7 166 75 14 52 41 4.76 .293 .354 .408 .762 3.5
    AAA   2 3 .400 6 6 1 1 0 42.7 40 16 8 12 25 3.38 .242 .294 .412 .706  
1966 31 TAM AL 2 10 .167 21 21 0 0 0 131.3 153 85 21 56 44 5.83 .295 .367 .453 .820 0.2
    AAA   0 1 .000 7 0 0 0 0 18.0 19 7 2 8 10 3.50 .260 .333 .438 .772  
1967 32 A   1 0 1.000 8 2 0 0 0 22.0 18 4 0 6 15 1.64 .217 .270 .241 .511  
1968 33 A   8 2 .800 26 10 0 0 0 97.3 93 27 4 29 92 2.50 .251 .306 .330 .635  
2 Years Sim 8 19 .296 63 35 3 0 0 273.0 319 160 35 108 85 5.27 .294 .360 .429 .790 3.7
5 Years AAA 15 17 .469 94 30 1 1 4 308.0 334 135 53 86 235 3.94 .274 .322 .457 .778  
2 Years AA 10 12 .455 30 30 2 0 0 213.0 183 64 20 64 209 2.70 .227 .284 .337 .621  
5 Years A 21 11 .656 268 12 0 0 25 340.3 258 75 16 97 290 1.98 .212 .270 .288 .558  
12 Years Minors 46 40 .535 392 72 3 1 29 861.3 775 274 89 247 734 2.86 .239 .293 .364 .656  
Season Average 4 9 .308 31 17 1 0 0 136.5 159 80 17 54 42 5.27 .294 .360 .429 .790  
Career Highs 6 10 .400 42 21 3 0 0 141.7 166 85 21 56 44 5.83 .295 .367 .453 .820  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   148 96 24 46 47   .269 .325 .437 .762
vs LH   171 64 11 62 38   .320 .391 .421 .812
Home 3 13 .188 34 18 1 0 0 147.7 183 103 22 56 42 6.28 .308 .368 .455 .822
Away 5 6 .455 29 17 2 0 0 125.3 136 57 13 52 43 4.09 .277 .346 .399 .745
May 3 2 .600 7 7 2 0 0 52.3 49 17 3 15 18 2.92 .246 .299 .332 .631
June 1 3 .250 15 6 0 0 0 55.7 72 38 8 26 22 6.14 .316 .386 .443 .829
July 2 6 .250 11 11 1 0 0 71.3 89 44 9 26 19 5.55 .309 .366 .458 .825
August 0 5 .000 16 6 0 0 0 48.0 56 29 8 22 18 5.44 .289 .361 .448 .810
Sep/Oct 2 3 .400 14 5 0 0 0 45.7 53 32 7 19 8 6.31 .301 .369 .455 .824
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1962 27 A   7 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
1964 29 A   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
1965 30 TAM AL 42 41 2 7 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 6 .171 .171 .268 .439 0.5 0.0
1966 31 TAM AL 21 39 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 12 .154 .175 .179 .354 0.7 0.0
2 Years Sim 63 80 3 13 2 0 1 5 0 1 1 18 .163 .173 .225 .398 1.2 0.0
2 Years A 13 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5  
162 Game Average 205 7 33 5 0 2 12 0 2 2 46 .163 .173 .225 .398 3.2  
Career Highs 42 41 2 7 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 12 .171 .175 .268 .439 0.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   38 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 .132 .154 .158 .312 -0.1
vs LH   42 1 8 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 12 .190 .190 .286 .476 1.6
Home 34 41 2 7 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 13 .171 .171 .268 .439 1.1
Away 29 39 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 .154 .175 .179 .354 0.4
RISP   16 0 4 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .438 .688 1.8
Close/Late   8 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .375 .375 .500 .875 1.2
May 7 16 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .188 .188 .188 .375 -0.1
June 15 17 2 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 .294 .294 .529 .824 2.5
July 11 24 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1
August 16 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .091 .167 .182 .348 0.1
Sep/Oct 14 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1965 30 TAM AL P 42 14 141.7 8 26 2 2 .944 2.16    
1966 31 TAM AL P 21 21 131.3 11 18 1 1 .967 1.99    
Career Totals   63 35 273.0 19 44 3 3 .955 2.08    
Career Highs   42 21 141.7 11 26 2 2 .967 2.16    
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 49th overall pick, by Detroit in 1958
Traded from Detroit to Tampa Bay on 3/3/1961 (Going to TAM: C Choo choo Coleman, C Phil Roof, P Ed Bauta, P Ron Blackburn. Going to DET: P Russ Kemmerer)
Injured on 8/18/1962 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 5/6/1965
Had first career hit on 5/15/1965, off Paul Lindblad (OAK)
Hit first career homerun on 6/5/1965, off Seth Morehead (SDP)
 
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