Player Report for #11 Nick Blackburn

04/26/1981

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3B Nick Blackburn #11

Age: 35

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Normal

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	10	11	10	11
Gap	10	11	10	10
Power	1	1	1	1
Eye	14	16	14	15
Avoid K's	20	20	20	20

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	17	11
Errors:	-	15	1
Arm:	1	14	2
Turn DP:	-	18	-
Ability:	1	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	17
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	-
1st Base:	18	Center Field:	-
2nd Base:	19	Right Field:	-
3rd Base:	11

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	9
Stealing Ability:	12
Baserunning Inst.:	6
Sacrifice Bunt:	19
Bunt for Hit:	10

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Normal
Loyalty:	Normal
Desire f. Win:	Normal
Greed:	High
Intelligence:	Low
Work Ethic:	Very High

Nick Blackburn
Birthday:	01/20/1929
Born in:	Hanover (Massachusetts)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 2"
Weight:	224 lbs
Local Popularity:	Insignificant
National Pop.:	Insignificant

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	5 Years, 121 Days
Service This Yr:	33 Days
40-Man Service:	9 Years, 19 Days
Pro Service:	13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1951, 4th Pick in Round 1

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+	VORP
1951 Los Angeles - ABA	22	34	103	23	4	1	0	10	12	8	2	2	8	2	1	.223	.287	.282	.569	53	-3.2
1952 Los Angeles - ABA	23	118	414	105	16	3	1	23	43	36	1	4	14	5	1	.254	.312	.314	.626	83	2.1
1953 Los Angeles - ABA	24	60	215	62	8	1	1	14	23	26	0	1	6	1	4	.288	.364	.349	.712	105	7.4
1954 Los Angeles - ABA	25	136	523	123	19	4	4	42	64	60	2	5	15	5	1	.235	.314	.310	.623	75	6.6
1955 St. Louis - ABA	26	94	235	59	14	3	0	20	24	19	0	2	2	4	0	.251	.305	.336	.641	76	-0.2
1956 St. Louis - ABA	27	2	8	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.444	.625	1.069	197	1.9
1957 St. Louis - ABA	28	3	9	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	11	-1.0
1958 St. Louis - ABA	29	8	30	12	4	0	0	4	4	2	0	0	2	0	1	.400	.438	.533	.971	176	3.6
1963 Philadelphia - ABA	34	48	80	17	1	0	0	4	5	5	0	1	6	1	0	.212	.256	.225	.481	42	-3.7
Total ABA		503	1617	406	67	12	6	120	177	158	5	16	53	18	8	.251	.317	.318	.635	80	13.5

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+	VORP
1951 Total - COL	22	59	248	79	11	6	2	52	65	45	1	1	3	39	10	.319	.424	.435	.859	100	0.0
1951 Calabasas - A	22	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.1
1956 Hamilton - AAA	27	89	172	49	4	0	0	23	18	21	0	4	1	1	2	.285	.355	.308	.663	87	1.0
1957 Hamilton - AAA	28	90	225	50	6	2	1	15	26	29	0	0	7	1	2	.222	.311	.280	.591	68	-2.8
1958 Brownsville - AA	29	13	22	3	0	0	0	1	5	8	0	0	2	0	0	.136	.367	.136	.503	51	-1.1
1958 Hamilton - AAA	29	113	436	109	13	2	3	31	51	46	1	6	10	1	4	.250	.319	.310	.629	79	5.2
1959 Brownsville - AA	30	39	136	43	2	1	0	13	16	26	0	0	6	2	0	.316	.426	.346	.772	117	11.0
1959 Hamilton - AAA	30	71	221	51	8	0	1	14	21	29	1	0	6	1	1	.231	.323	.281	.603	66	-2.0
1960 Brownsville - AA	31	83	285	82	17	2	2	30	36	47	0	3	9	2	5	.288	.385	.382	.768	117	14.2
1960 Hamilton - AAA	31	14	46	17	1	2	0	2	7	5	0	0	3	0	0	.370	.431	.478	.910	154	5.7
1961 Brownsville - AA	32	35	122	35	3	2	1	11	22	25	0	1	9	0	0	.287	.405	.369	.774	119	8.2
1961 Hamilton - AAA	32	79	287	70	8	1	0	13	27	31	2	0	7	1	2	.244	.322	.279	.601	70	-4.4
1962 Frankfort - AA	33	3	11	4	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.417	.364	.780	120	0.8
1962 Timmins - AAA	33	99	371	101	16	1	2	30	51	64	1	3	21	6	2	.272	.378	.337	.715	100	13.9
1963 Harlingen - AA	34	5	14	2	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	.143	.294	.143	.437	32	-1.0
1963 Brantford - AAA	34	35	109	22	3	1	0	8	7	12	0	2	4	0	2	.202	.276	.248	.524	56	-5.4
1964 Harlingen - AA	35	58	198	47	8	0	0	18	26	40	0	1	8	2	1	.237	.364	.278	.642	93	4.8
1964 Brantford - AAA	35	46	128	28	6	0	0	3	12	19	1	1	6	2	0	.219	.322	.266	.588	78	1.0
Total GHL		636	1995	497	65	9	7	139	220	256	6	16	65	13	15	.249	.334	.301	.635	80	12.4
Total STL		236	788	216	30	5	3	74	110	150	0	5	34	7	6	.274	.388	.336	.724	108	36.9
Total SCL		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.1

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1951 Los Angeles - ML	2B	21	21	53	56	14	109	0	1.000	179.2	5.46	+0.1	1.002
1951 Los Angeles - ML	SS	10	6	9	19	3	28	0	1.000	57.0	4.42	-0.5	.963
1952 Los Angeles - ML	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	2.0	4.50	0.0	.000	0	0	0	0.0
1952 Los Angeles - ML	1B	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	3.0	6.00	0.0	.000
1952 Los Angeles - ML	2B	93	89	165	282	73	461	14	.970	744.1	5.40	+7.8	1.038
1952 Los Angeles - ML	3B	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	5.0	3.60	+0.1	1.054
1952 Los Angeles - ML	SS	25	22	32	66	16	103	5	.951	186.1	4.73	+1.9	1.041
1953 Los Angeles - ML	2B	4	0	3	2	3	5	0	1.000	6.0	7.50	0.0	.000
1953 Los Angeles - ML	3B	3	0	2	2	1	4	0	1.000	5.0	7.20	+0.1	1.038
1953 Los Angeles - ML	SS	60	60	124	164	41	296	8	.973	507.0	5.11	+7.4	1.057
1954 Los Angeles - ML	1B	4	0	6	0	0	6	0	1.000	6.0	9.00	0.0	.000
1954 Los Angeles - ML	2B	17	0	5	11	2	17	1	.941	23.2	6.08	-0.2	.973
1954 Los Angeles - ML	3B	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	3.0	6.00	+0.0	1.043
1954 Los Angeles - ML	SS	136	136	246	397	102	666	23	.965	1138.1	5.08	+7.7	1.024
1955 St. Louis - ML	2B	15	1	3	5	0	8	0	1.000	24.2	2.92	+0.2	1.063
1955 St. Louis - ML	3B	20	13	9	13	0	28	6	.786	114.0	1.74	-4.7	.739
1955 St. Louis - ML	SS	60	53	98	138	33	245	9	.963	453.1	4.69	+0.7	1.005
1956 St. Louis - ML	2B	2	2	0	8	2	8	0	1.000	18.0	4.00	+0.2	1.047
1957 St. Louis - ML	3B	1	1	4	2	0	7	1	.857	8.0	6.75	-1.2	.780
1957 St. Louis - ML	SS	2	2	3	10	4	13	0	1.000	18.0	6.50	+0.2	1.041
1958 St. Louis - ML	1B	1	1	12	2	0	15	1	.933	8.0	15.75	-0.3	.858
1958 St. Louis - ML	2B	4	4	10	11	3	21	0	1.000	34.0	5.56	+0.5	1.050
1958 St. Louis - ML	3B	2	2	2	2	1	5	1	.800	17.0	2.12	-0.5	.836
1958 St. Louis - ML	SS	1	1	1	5	1	6	0	1.000	7.0	7.71	+0.0	1.016
1963 Philadelphia - ML	1B	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	2.0	4.50	0.0	.000
1963 Philadelphia - ML	2B	5	1	3	7	0	10	0	1.000	13.0	6.92	+0.3	1.049
1963 Philadelphia - ML	3B	16	12	8	33	3	47	6	.872	107.2	3.43	-1.8	.936
1963 Philadelphia - ML	SS	25	10	20	35	9	56	1	.982	101.2	4.87	+1.2	1.051

Player History
06/15/1951	Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick) by the Los Angeles Moguls, out of college (LSU).
08/10/1951	Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Moguls organization with a signing bonus of $52,200.
01/01/1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (16); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 12 (20).
04/22/1952	Named the #50 prospect in the ABA
04/25/1952	Injured (intercostal strain), out for 4 weeks.
08/30/1952	Injured (hamstring soreness), out for 6 days.
10/01/1952	Wins the ABA RL Rookie of the Month Award.
01/01/1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 14 (17).
03/24/1953	Injured (fractured ankle), out for 4 months.
09/20/1953	Injured (strained hamstring), out for 4 weeks.
01/01/1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 17 (17); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 17 (19).
06/06/1954	Injured (intercostal strain), out for 2 weeks.
08/07/1954	Injured (hip soreness), day-to-day for 5 days.
12/08/1954	Was traded by the Los Angeles Moguls to the St. Louis Dredgers in exchange for MR César Ballina.
01/01/1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 14 (14).
03/26/1955	Injured (bruised toe), day-to-day for 1 day.
08/29/1955	Injured (mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 5 days.
09/15/1955	Injured (strained hamstring), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 15 (15).
03/29/1956	Injured (shoulder tendinitis), out for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 13 (13).
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 12 (12).
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 13 (13).
09/07/1959	Won the 1959 Golden Horseshoe League Ontario Series with the Hamilton Steelers!
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 14 (14).
06/13/1960	Injured (mild shoulder strain), out for 2 weeks.
07/10/1960	Was selected to the 1960 South Texas League All-Star Game.
07/21/1960	Injured (strained oblique), out for one week.
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (12); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 13 (13).
07/28/1961	Injured (mild shoulder strain), out for 5 days.
08/29/1961	Released by the St. Louis organization.
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 13 (13).
04/08/1962	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the The Bronx Ironmen organization.
04/25/1962	Injured (sprained elbow), out for 4 weeks.
07/04/1962	Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/11/1962	Wins the 1962 GHL MCL Earl Alexander Award at SS.
10/07/1962	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 15 (15).
04/12/1963	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Philadelphia Blue Rocks organization.
01/01/1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (11); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 14 (15).
07/08/1964	Injured (sprained ankle), out for 3 weeks.
10/13/1964	Retired from professional baseball.