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Cy
Blanton		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190
 
Born: July 6, 1908 in Usa, OK, WAURIKA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1943   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1934 25 MIN AL $ 300,000 9 6 7 6 6 7 7 6 7 6
1935 26 MIN AL $ 300,000 8 6 7 6 6 7 7 6 7 7
1936 27 MIN AL $ 300,000 8 6 7 6 6 7 7 6 7 7
1937 28 MIN AL $ 300,000 9 5 7 6 7 8 8 6 7 7
1938 29 MIN AL $ 3,528,571 9 5 6 5 7 8 8 6 7 6
1939 30 MIN AL $ 3,528,571 10 5 6 5 7 8 8 6 7 6
1940 31 MIN AL $ 5,000,000 10 5 6 5 8 9 9 6 6 6
1941 32 MIN AL $ 5,000,000 10 4 5 5 8 9 8 6 6 6
1942 33 MIN AL $ 5,000,000 9 4 5 4 8 8 8 6 7 6
1943 34 TAM AL $ 5,000,000 9 3 4 4 7 8 7 5 6 5
1944 35 SDP NL $ 3,500,000 9 3 4 4 6 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 3 4 4 6 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000 10 6 7 6 8 9 9 6 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1934 25 MIN AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1935 26 MIN AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1936 27 MIN AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1937 28 MIN AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1938 29 MIN AL $ 3,528,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1939 30 MIN AL $ 3,528,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1940 31 MIN AL $ 5,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1941 32 MIN AL $ 5,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1942 33 MIN AL $ 5,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1943 34 TAM AL $ 5,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1944 35 SDP NL $ 3,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
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
1934 25 TAM AL 5 10 .333 19 19 8 1 0 150.7 187 76 15 43 53 4.54 .303 .346 .465 .812 5.3
  MIN AL 8 5 .615 14 14 6 1 0 115.3 108 48 8 30 46 3.75 .247 .294 .375 .669 8.0
  TOT   13 15 .464 33 33 14 2 0 266.0 295 124 23 73 99 4.20 .280 .325 .428 .752 13.3
    AAA   1 1 .500 2 2 1 0 0 14.7 12 6 2 4 12 3.68 .214 .267 .357 .624  
1935 26 MIN AL 11 22 .333 44 44 15 0 0 342.0 381 163 28 96 131 4.29 .279 .325 .415 .740 18.4
1936 27 MIN AL 13 21 .382 43 43 10 0 0 308.0 361 181 26 116 113 5.29 .294 .354 .441 .794 12.4
1937 28 MIN AL 13 21 .382 42 42 16 1 0 334.7 355 150 20 79 135 4.03 .273 .314 .404 .718 18.4
1938 29 MIN AL 9 13 .409 28 28 11 1 0 222.7 262 115 15 56 70 4.65 .295 .334 .443 .777 8.4
1939 30 MIN AL 20 18 .526 43 43 24 2 0 328.3 379 159 23 81 117 4.36 .286 .326 .420 .745 14.1
1940 31 MIN AL 16 18 .471 38 38 24 2 0 303.0 315 133 15 62 123 3.95 .266 .301 .385 .686 17.1
1941 32 MIN AL 10 12 .455 32 27 12 1 0 231.7 267 113 19 51 88 4.39 .287 .323 .416 .738 10.4
1942 33 MIN AL 5 11 .313 39 6 4 0 2 91.7 106 52 7 25 31 5.11 .286 .331 .418 .749 4.0
1943 34 DET AL 9 7 .563 19 19 5 2 0 145.3 158 64 10 55 34 3.96 .277 .341 .388 .728 9.3
  TAM AL 6 5 .545 16 16 4 1 0 125.3 133 64 8 38 35 4.60 .271 .323 .378 .700 5.2
  TOT   15 12 .556 35 35 9 3 0 270.7 291 128 18 93 69 4.26 .275 .332 .383 .715 14.5
1944 35 SDP NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.1
    AAA   7 8 .467 16 16 2 1 0 101.7 139 60 17 29 56 5.31 .325 .368 .505 .872  
11 Years Sim 125 163 .434 378 339 139 12 2 2699.3 3012 1318 194 732 976 4.39 .281 .326 .414 .740 131.3
2 Years AAA 8 9 .471 18 18 3 1 0 116.3 151 66 19 33 68 5.11 .312 .356 .488 .844  
Season Average 11 14 .440 34 30 12 1 0 245.4 273 119 17 66 88 4.39 .281 .326 .414 .740  
Career Highs 20 22 .556 44 44 24 3 2 342.0 381 181 28 116 135 5.29 .295 .354 .443 .794  
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   1313 552 87 254 573   .258 .293 .378 .671
vs LH   1699 766 107 478 403   .303 .358 .447 .805
Home 54 88 .380 190 171 57 8 2 1374.6 1563 714 102 371 485 4.67 .285 .330 .424 .754
Away 71 75 .486 188 168 82 4 0 1324.6 1449 604 92 361 491 4.10 .277 .324 .404 .728
Mar/Apr 28 23 .549 64 58 25 4 1 485.0 549 209 29 103 173 3.88 .285 .322 .399 .721
May 18 38 .321 69 62 18 1 0 463.3 577 278 44 130 172 5.40 .302 .346 .468 .814
June 16 32 .333 66 61 26 1 1 486.0 563 240 35 133 175 4.44 .288 .334 .420 .754
July 20 19 .513 61 52 19 0 0 416.6 437 183 31 110 150 3.95 .269 .315 .403 .719
August 19 32 .373 64 57 26 2 0 440.0 489 236 33 146 168 4.83 .281 .337 .420 .756
Sep/Oct 24 19 .558 54 49 25 4 0 408.3 397 172 22 110 138 3.79 .255 .305 .366 .670
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
1934 25 TAM AL 19 49 3 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 .163 .163 .163 .327 0.2 0.0
  MIN AL 14 41 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 .073 .073 .098 .171 -1.6 0.0
  TOT   33 90 6 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 14 .122 .122 .133 .256 -1.4 0.0
1935 26 MIN AL 44 110 3 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 27 .091 .122 .100 .222 -2.2 0.0
1936 27 MIN AL 43 92 6 18 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 20 .196 .219 .217 .436 4.4 0.0
1937 28 MIN AL 42 111 6 15 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 26 .135 .134 .162 .296 -0.5 0.0
1938 29 MIN AL 28 73 6 15 2 0 1 8 0 0 1 11 .205 .216 .274 .490 4.1 0.0
1939 30 MIN AL 43 110 7 18 1 0 1 15 0 0 2 22 .164 .177 .200 .377 3.1 0.0
1940 31 MIN AL 38 100 9 19 1 0 1 10 0 0 2 23 .190 .204 .230 .434 4.8 0.0
1941 32 MIN AL 32 74 5 10 3 0 0 11 1 0 2 16 .135 .156 .176 .332 1.0 0.0
1942 33 MIN AL 39 18 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .222 .222 .278 .500 1.1 0.0
1943 34 DET AL 19 53 2 8 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 7 .151 .182 .208 .389 1.4 0.0
  TAM AL 16 45 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 9 .111 .149 .111 .260 -0.3 0.0
  TOT   35 98 2 13 0 0 1 7 0 0 4 16 .133 .167 .163 .330 1.2 0.0
10 Years Sim 377 876 51 133 15 0 4 66 1 1 17 178 .152 .168 .183 .350 15.6 0.0
162 Game Average 376 21 57 6 0 1 28 0 0 7 76 .152 .168 .183 .350 6.7  
Career Highs 44 111 9 19 3 0 1 15 1 1 4 27 .222 .222 .278 .500 4.8  
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   602 31 91 12 0 2 45 1 1 12 116 .151 .169 .181 .350 4.9
vs LH   274 20 42 3 0 2 21 0 0 5 62 .153 .166 .186 .352 3.0
Home 190 413 20 52 5 0 1 30 1 0 9 91 .126 .144 .145 .289 -3.4
Away 187 463 31 81 10 0 3 36 0 1 8 87 .175 .189 .216 .405 11.2
RISP   222 0 38 5 0 1 60 0 0 4 53 .171 .181 .207 .388 4.7
Close/Late   99 10 19 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 18 .192 .192 .232 .424 3.0
Mar/Apr 58 157 11 29 2 0 1 18 0 0 3 28 .185 .198 .217 .414 4.6
May 62 148 7 23 3 0 2 7 0 1 1 24 .155 .161 .216 .377 2.1
June 61 160 12 29 5 0 1 16 1 0 7 33 .181 .216 .231 .447 6.5
July 61 136 7 17 2 0 0 12 0 0 1 33 .125 .129 .140 .269 -2.1
August 57 140 7 16 2 0 0 9 0 0 5 31 .114 .144 .129 .272 -1.8
Sep/Oct 49 135 7 19 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 29 .141 .146 .148 .294 -1.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1934 25 TAM AL P 19 19 150.7 9 25 3 3 .919 2.03    
  MIN AL P 14 14 115.3 7 20 2 3 .931 2.11    
  TOT   P 33 33 266.0 16 45 5 6 .924 2.06    
1935 26 MIN AL P 44 44 342.0 36 59 4 5 .960 2.50    
1936 27 MIN AL P 43 43 308.0 20 43 2 5 .969 1.84    
1937 28 MIN AL P 42 42 334.7 19 56 0 5 1.000 2.02    
1938 29 MIN AL P 28 28 222.7 9 32 1 6 .976 1.66    
1939 30 MIN AL P 43 43 328.3 22 65 6 4 .935 2.38    
1940 31 MIN AL P 38 38 303.0 19 50 0 6 1.000 2.05    
1941 32 MIN AL P 32 27 231.7 12 31 4 3 .915 1.67    
1942 33 MIN AL P 39 6 91.7 4 12 2 2 .889 1.57    
1943 34 DET AL P 19 19 145.3 10 25 1 2 .972 2.17    
  TAM AL P 16 16 125.3 8 22 0 2 1.000 2.15    
  TOT   P 35 35 270.7 18 47 1 4 .985 2.16    
1944 35 SDP NL P 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   378 339 2699.3 175 440 25 46 .961 2.05    
Career Highs   44 44 342.0 36 65 6 6 1.000 2.50    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1939-6-20
 Losses
1935-4-22
1936-5-21
1937-1-21
1939-8-18
1940-3-18
 Winning Pct
1943-10-.556
 Games Started
1935-1-44
1936-6-43
1937-8-42
1939-5-43
 Complete Games
1935-8-15
1937-9-16
1939-1-24
1940-2-24
 Shutouts
1934-4-2
1939-5-2
1940-4-2
1941-8-1
1943-2-3
Innings Pitched
1935-3-342.0
1937-7-334.7
1939-5-328.3
 Hits Allowed
1935-3-381
1936-7-361
1937-7-355
1939-2-379
 Homeruns Allowed
1934-4-23
1935-3-28
1936-4-26
1939-6-23
 Strikeouts
1935-7-131
1937-9-135
 Walks Allowed
1936-6-116
 Walks per 9IP
1935-9-2.5
1937-8-2.1
1938-6-2.3
1939-8-2.2
1940-5-1.8
1941-6-2.0
Strikeouts per 9IP
1935-9-3.4
 WHiP
1934-10-1.38
1937-10-1.30
1940-4-1.24
 OOBP
1934-9-.325
1935-9-.325
1937-10-.314
1940-3-.301
 OOPS
1940-5-.686
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 55    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  5. Rick Wise (913)
  6. Mort Cooper (908)
  7. Tommy John (907)
  8. Ken Heintzelman (907)
  9. Tony Cloninger (907)
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  1. Jim Kaat (990)
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  3. Tex Clevenger (986)
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  6. Joe Presko (985)
  7. Larry Sherry (983)
  8. Juan Marichal (982)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1934
Earned first career win on 4/9/1934
Had first career hit on 4/13/1934, off Bump Hadley (CLE)
Traded from Tampa Bay to Minnesota on 7/16/1934 (Going to MIN: P Cy Blanton, CF Sammy Byrd, SS Charlie Hollocher, P Walter Beall, P Hugh Canavan. Going to TAM: SS Joe Cronin, P Dave Keefe)
Injured on 7/22/1936 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1937, going 5-0, 1.40
2/1/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,528,571 through salary arbitration
Hit first career homerun on 5/1/1938, off Spud Chandler (BSN)
Injured on 7/22/1938 with a Broken Finger, out for 5 weeks
2/1/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,528,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/11/1939 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1939, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1939, going 6-0, 2.52
7/31/1939: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1939, going 5-2, 2.15
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1940, going 3-0, 1.00
Traded from Minnesota to Detroit on 2/3/1943 (Going to MIN: LF Don Padgett, LF Fred Sington, 2B Lonny Frey, P Dutch Leonard. Going to DET: 1B George Mcquinn, P Cy Blanton)
Injured on 5/4/1943 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Detroit to Tampa Bay on 7/1/1943 (Going to TAM: P Cy Blanton. Going to DET: RF Dick Siebert)
Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game
9/1/1943: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $3,500,000 per year, for 2 years
Traded from Tampa Bay to Seattle on 2/1/1944 (Going to SEM: P Cy Blanton. Going to TAM: P Ralph Winegarner)
Traded from Seattle to San Diego on 3/3/1944 (Going to SEM: 3B Mel Ott. Going to SDP: SS Ellis Clary, P Cy Blanton, P Al Benton, P Rene Monteagudo, CF Eddie Wilson)
 
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