2B Larvell Blanks #44
Age: 43 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/06/1969
2B LARVELL BLANKS #44 - AGE: 43 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 7 7 7 7
Gap 4 4 4 4
Power 5 5 5 5
Eye 5 5 5 7
Avoid K's 7 7 7 7
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 5 1
Errors: - 7 1
Arm: - 6 1
Turn DP: - 7 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 4
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 6 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 7
Baserunning Inst.: 7
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
He is slow to catch on.
Low: Adaptability, Intelligence
Birthday:01/28/1926
Born in:Del Rio, TX
Nationality:American
Height:5' 8"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:16 Years, 157 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 5 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1946, 4th Pick in Round 5
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1947 Houston - FORT 21 40 136 32 5 1 0 11 13 10 0 1 12 0 0 .235 .286 .287 .572 51 47 -0.4
1948 Houston - FORT 22 120 421 127 18 6 7 44 55 39 0 1 40 2 1 .302 .360 .423 .783 98 99 0.8
1949 Houston - FORT 23 148 596 173 24 8 10 87 83 68 0 7 26 2 1 .290 .359 .408 .767 100 105 0.4
1950 Houston - FORT 24 136 520 165 27 2 13 77 68 49 0 4 34 2 3 .317 .373 .452 .825 107 114 1.6
1951 Montreal - FORT 25 122 456 141 18 3 13 81 57 47 0 4 20 2 0 .309 .371 .447 .818 115 110 0.8
1952 Montreal - FORT 26 128 478 152 21 5 9 72 60 46 0 9 36 2 1 .318 .371 .439 .811 123 114 0.6
1953 Montreal - FORT 27 120 451 143 15 0 9 66 63 33 0 7 29 6 0 .317 .358 .410 .769 110 105 2.1
1954 Montreal - FORT 28 135 523 138 24 6 8 62 68 48 0 5 35 2 0 .264 .323 .379 .702 96 93 2.0
1955 Montreal - FORT 29 101 391 120 12 4 6 49 58 31 0 2 29 1 2 .307 .356 .404 .760 110 109 1.1
1956 Atlanta - FORT 30 62 190 50 10 5 3 25 25 16 0 0 15 0 0 .263 .320 .416 .736 98 97 -0.4
1957 Detroit - FORT 31 94 359 88 11 3 5 27 33 23 0 2 39 0 0 .245 .289 .334 .623 72 65 -1.1
1958 St. Louis - FORT 32 67 243 74 12 1 4 29 32 24 0 3 20 0 0 .305 .363 .412 .774 112 116 0.4
1959 St. Louis - FORT 33 85 329 79 9 2 6 27 42 33 0 0 38 1 3 .240 .309 .334 .644 78 83 -0.3
1960 St. Louis - FORT 34 86 295 82 12 1 5 34 24 23 0 1 39 0 2 .278 .329 .376 .705 93 95 0.4
1961 St. Louis - FORT 35 82 272 76 10 2 4 23 25 16 0 1 21 0 0 .279 .318 .375 .693 98 100 0.4
1962 St. Louis - FORT 36 73 200 61 6 1 8 33 17 14 0 1 17 0 1 .305 .349 .465 .814 119 122 0.1
1963 St. Louis - FORT 37 32 89 22 2 1 2 9 7 6 0 1 10 0 0 .247 .292 .360 .651 90 90 0.0
Total FORT 1631 5949 1723 236 51 112 756 730 526 0 49 460 20 14 .290 .345 .403 .748 101 100 8.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1947 Kansas City - AAA 21 5 19 5 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .263 .333 .316 .649 82 65 0.0
1951 Long Beach - AAA 25 7 17 4 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 .235 .235 .412 .647 56 53 0.0
Total MAAA 12 36 9 4 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 7 0 0 .250 .289 .361 .651 70 60
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1947 Houston - FORT 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
1948 Houston - FORT 22 10 38 9 2 0 0 2 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 .237 .326 .289 .615 0 0 0.0
1955 Montreal - FORT 29 5 19 6 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .316 .316 .368 .684 0 0 0.0
Total FORT 16 58 15 3 0 0 7 6 5 0 0 3 0 0 .259 .317 .310 .628 64 72
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1947 Houston - MLB 2B 32 31 63 98 24 165 4 .976 261.0 5.55 -0.6 .974
1947 Houston - MLB 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1947 Houston - MLB SS 5 4 9 13 1 22 0 1.000 43.1 4.57 -1.7 .788
1948 Houston - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 +0.0 .000
1948 Houston - MLB C 3 3 17 2 1 19 0 1.000 27.0 6.33 -1.0 .000 5 4 2 50.0
1948 Houston - MLB 2B 100 99 224 286 78 515 5 .990 848.2 5.41 -5.7 .954
1948 Houston - MLB 3B 5 0 0 2 2 2 0 1.000 7.1 2.45 -0.0 1.075
1948 Houston - MLB SS 5 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 8.1 3.24 -0.2 1.058
1949 Houston - MLB 2B 98 93 217 273 74 498 8 .984 832.2 5.30 -9.5 .950
1949 Houston - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
1949 Houston - MLB SS 55 52 74 110 28 191 7 .963 449.0 3.69 -17.8 .733
1950 Houston - MLB 2B 133 132 260 355 88 635 20 .969 1086.1 5.10 -12.7 .922
1950 Houston - MLB 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .000
1950 Houston - MLB SS 10 2 5 12 3 17 0 1.000 32.0 4.78 -1.1 .809
1951 Montreal - MLB 2B 52 51 103 122 38 228 3 .987 425.2 4.76 -3.4 .940
1951 Montreal - MLB 3B 13 6 1 17 2 19 1 .947 68.2 2.36 -0.9 .914
1951 Montreal - MLB SS 65 64 95 155 39 257 7 .973 539.2 4.17 -14.9 .847
1952 Montreal - MLB 2B 86 85 192 275 69 488 21 .957 750.1 5.60 -12.3 .913
1952 Montreal - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Montreal - MLB SS 38 38 69 82 19 158 7 .956 328.2 4.13 -13.0 .770
1953 Montreal - MLB 2B 105 105 211 323 80 545 11 .980 919.1 5.23 +0.9 .997
1953 Montreal - MLB SS 15 13 24 34 8 63 5 .921 124.0 4.21 -4.0 .820
1954 Montreal - MLB 2B 117 117 245 379 87 637 13 .980 1018.0 5.52 +2.8 1.006
1954 Montreal - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Montreal - MLB SS 11 4 11 17 4 29 1 .966 53.0 4.75 +0.1 .998
1955 Montreal - MLB 2B 55 34 93 123 27 222 6 .973 338.1 5.75 -1.0 .989
1955 Montreal - MLB SS 59 59 86 162 43 261 13 .950 494.2 4.51 -10.9 .863
1956 Atlanta - MLB 2B 9 8 22 20 7 43 1 .977 73.2 5.13 -1.3 .917
1956 Atlanta - MLB SS 50 43 63 123 27 192 6 .969 386.1 4.33 -10.8 .842
1956 Atlanta - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
1956 Atlanta - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Detroit - MLB 2B 78 78 179 240 69 426 7 .984 659.2 5.72 -4.9 .957
1957 Detroit - MLB SS 5 5 8 18 4 26 0 1.000 44.1 5.28 -2.8 .711
1958 St. Louis - MLB 2B 37 36 69 111 25 185 5 .973 325.0 4.98 -3.8 .958
1958 St. Louis - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 St. Louis - MLB SS 26 26 31 68 19 103 4 .961 224.2 3.97 -7.3 .797
1958 St. Louis - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
1958 St. Louis - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 St. Louis - MLB 2B 74 70 164 211 63 387 12 .969 635.1 5.31 -6.1 .938
1959 St. Louis - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 St. Louis - MLB SS 9 9 13 26 7 41 2 .951 79.0 4.44 -2.5 .832
1959 St. Louis - MLB CF 1 0 2 0 0 4 2 .500 6.0 3.00 -1.0 .656
1960 St. Louis - MLB 2B 67 58 132 151 49 288 5 .983 549.1 4.64 -3.9 .959
1960 St. Louis - MLB SS 4 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 6.0 7.50 +0.1 1.047
1961 St. Louis - MLB 2B 77 57 115 162 42 286 9 .969 543.2 4.59 -7.7 .917
1961 St. Louis - MLB SS 7 4 6 13 3 19 0 1.000 43.0 3.98 -0.2 .981
1962 St. Louis - MLB 2B 54 22 70 85 19 159 4 .975 283.0 4.93 -2.5 .945
1962 St. Louis - MLB SS 29 26 26 55 15 87 6 .931 200.2 3.63 -10.1 .724
1963 St. Louis - MLB 2B 27 25 51 48 12 102 3 .971 190.2 4.67 -2.0 .928
1963 St. Louis - MLB SS 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 4.1 2.08 -0.5 .522
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 +0.0 .000
TOTAL C 3 3 17 2 1 19 0 1.000 27.0 6.33 -1.0 .000 5 4 2 50.0
TOTAL 2B 1201 1101 2410 3262 851 5809 137 .976 9740.2 5.24 -73.5 .955
TOTAL 3B 25 7 2 19 4 23 2 .913 92.1 2.05 -1.4 .888
TOTAL SS 397 349 521 896 221 1475 58 .961 3061.0 4.17 -97.7 .814
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.8 .000
TOTAL CF 1 0 2 0 0 4 2 .500 6.0 3.00 -1.0 .656
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1946 Drafted in the 1946 first-year player draft by the Houston Astros (Round 1, Pick 12, 12th overall pick).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
04/01/1947 Named the #14 prospect in the FORT
05/03/1947 Injured (Sprained ankle), out for 3 weeks.
06/09/1947 Injured on 06/08/1947, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, will miss 5-6 weeks.
10/29/1947 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
03/02/1948 Injured (Bruised neck), day-to-day for 5 days.
07/05/1948 Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award.
10/29/1948 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
10/12/1949 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,720,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
07/21/1950 Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 5 days.
09/02/1950 Injured (Strained oblique), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/13/1950 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $6,100,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
01/26/1951 Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the Montreal Expos (Round 5, Pick 4, 68th overall pick).
01/30/1951 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $46,950,000 with the Montreal Expos organization.
03/19/1951 Injured (Sprained wrist), out for 5 weeks.
05/07/1951 Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award.
05/15/1951 Goes 0-4 against the Houston Astros, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
08/16/1951 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
07/13/1952 Was selected to the 1952 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
08/09/1952 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
05/04/1953 Injured (Fractured rib), out for 4 weeks.
09/29/1953 Goes 5-5 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
03/24/1954 Injured (Strained back), out for 2 weeks.
08/18/1954 Injured (Biceps strain), day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
03/16/1955 Injured (Bruised shoulder), day-to-day for one week.
05/10/1955 Injured (Strained back), out for 4 weeks.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
04/02/1956 Was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Arizona Diamondbacks, along with LF Matty Alou, 3B Gregg Jefferies, in exchange for RF Carl Yastrzemski.
04/02/1956 Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Atlanta Braves, along with 3B Gregg Jefferies, in exchange for 3B Chad Tracy.
11/17/1956 Became a free agent.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
01/26/1957 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,000,000 with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
04/01/1957 Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for $1.
08/25/1957 Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 3 days.
09/17/1957 Injured (Elbow tendinitis), out for 5-6 weeks.
11/18/1957 Became a free agent.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (6).
02/05/1958 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
08/25/1958 Injured (Sprained wrist), out for 6 weeks.
10/22/1958 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $4,200,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (6).
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (6).
08/15/1960 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 6 days.
10/15/1960 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $4,200,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (6).
02/28/1961 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 4 days.
04/25/1961 Injured (Strained back), out for 3-4 weeks.
07/08/1961 Injured (Hand contusion), out for 3 days.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (6).
08/22/1962 Injured (Flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 3 days.
11/05/1962 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,270,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (6).
07/26/1963 Injured (Bruised lung), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
08/19/1963 Injured (Strained back), out for 4 weeks.
09/02/1963 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3-4 weeks.
11/22/1963 Became a free agent.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (6).
11/05/1964 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1949 686 5
Year AB Rank
1949 596 10
Year H Rank
1949 173 9
Year IBB Rank
1952 7 1
Year SH Rank
1948 15 3
1949 15 1
1951 14 3
1953 12 6
1954 13 9
1957 18 1
Year SF Rank
1949 7 6
1952 9 2
1953 7 10
Year AVG Rank
1950 .317 8
1952 .318 9
1953 .317 6
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