RF Willard Blair #7
Age: 52 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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RF WILLARD BLAIR #7 - AGE: 52 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
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
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/17/1922
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 7 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1940, 14th 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
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
1942 Sacramento - AA 20 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 113 122 0.0
1946 Chattanooga - A 24 88 307 80 21 8 3 37 44 60 8 0 40 2 1 .261 .395 .410 .805 134 139 3.2
1946 Terre Haute - A 24 13 52 16 3 2 3 14 13 10 0 0 8 4 0 .308 .419 .615 1.035 202 202 1.1
1947 Akron - AA 25 67 246 71 20 5 2 31 37 38 3 0 44 3 1 .289 .390 .435 .825 134 138 2.4
1948 Chattanooga - A 26 61 167 59 20 1 8 43 44 35 1 0 11 6 2 .353 .468 .629 1.097 155 155 2.0
1948 Akron - AA 26 36 58 17 5 1 0 7 6 6 1 1 8 0 0 .293 .364 .414 .777 106 113 0.3
1949 Chattanooga - A 27 8 24 6 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 4 0 0 .250 .379 .250 .629 62 58 -0.0
1950 Denver - A 28 91 333 83 23 2 5 42 41 68 3 2 45 1 4 .249 .379 .375 .755 110 119 1.2
1951 Denver - A 29 130 429 91 19 8 5 31 81 91 2 3 62 15 5 .212 .350 .329 .679 96 105 1.2
1952 Lincoln - A 30 94 301 88 17 10 5 55 59 73 2 2 52 13 4 .292 .431 .465 .896 156 166 3.7
1953 Lincoln - A 31 105 233 53 11 3 3 30 25 44 4 3 42 4 2 .227 .356 .339 .695 85 93 0.2
1954 Lincoln - A 32 108 320 95 21 6 5 59 49 57 3 2 55 9 7 .297 .406 .447 .853 127 137 1.3
1955 Lincoln - A 33 56 55 14 4 0 2 7 13 6 1 1 9 4 0 .255 .333 .436 .770 104 108 0.3
1956 Lincoln - A 34 43 31 8 2 1 0 6 8 3 1 0 7 0 0 .258 .343 .387 .730 98 105 0.1
1957 Lincoln - A 35 7 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -139 -0.1
1957 Birmingham - AA 35 9 11 4 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .364 .417 .636 1.053 151 155 0.1
1957 St. Paul - AAA 35 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -2 48 -0.1
Total DIX 12 16 6 0 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .375 .412 .562 .974 140 145
Total EA 103 304 88 25 6 2 38 43 44 4 1 52 3 1 .289 .385 .431 .816 128 134
Total GWL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -2 48
Total HL 647 1760 448 100 32 28 245 290 352 16 13 282 50 22 .255 .381 .395 .777 116 125
Total SEL 157 498 145 41 9 11 81 91 100 9 0 55 8 3 .291 .418 .476 .894 137 140
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1942 Sacramento - AA LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1942 Sacramento - AA RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.3 1.013
1946 Chattanooga - A LF 15 15 25 1 0 26 0 1.000 127.0 1.84 -4.9 .891
1946 Terre Haute - A RF 13 13 32 2 0 34 0 1.000 116.0 2.64 +0.9 1.016
1946 Chattanooga - A RF 73 71 176 3 0 182 3 .984 618.2 2.60 -1.2 .976
1947 Akron - AA LF 23 23 34 0 0 34 0 1.000 176.2 1.73 -4.0 .955
1947 Akron - AA RF 50 40 101 3 1 105 1 .990 358.0 2.61 +2.1 .989
1948 Akron - AA 1B 3 3 20 3 0 23 0 1.000 22.0 9.41 +0.1 1.023
1948 Chattanooga - A 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1948 Chattanooga - A SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.1 1.065
1948 Akron - AA LF 6 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 19.0 2.84 -0.4 1.005
1948 Chattanooga - A LF 7 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 37.2 2.15 -0.3 1.011
1948 Chattanooga - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 Akron - AA RF 14 3 15 0 0 16 1 .938 59.0 2.29 +0.3 1.014
1948 Chattanooga - A RF 40 34 68 1 1 70 1 .986 312.1 1.99 -1.0 .962
1949 Chattanooga - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Chattanooga - A RF 6 6 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 48.1 2.23 +0.7 1.019
1950 Denver - A LF 35 34 66 1 0 68 1 .985 275.1 2.19 -1.6 .944
1950 Denver - A RF 60 53 114 2 1 116 0 1.000 490.2 2.13 -4.1 .972
1951 Denver - A 1B 45 45 398 21 55 423 4 .991 385.0 9.79 -1.1 .960
1951 Denver - A 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Denver - A LF 64 59 122 2 0 125 1 .992 519.1 2.15 -4.0 .915
1951 Denver - A RF 8 2 9 2 1 11 0 1.000 25.2 3.86 +0.3 .967
1952 Lincoln - A 1B 39 39 325 26 36 353 2 .994 335.0 9.43 +0.4 .973
1952 Lincoln - A LF 13 2 9 1 0 11 1 .909 32.2 2.76 -0.6 .871
1952 Lincoln - A RF 35 33 62 6 1 71 3 .958 286.0 2.14 -1.4 .906
1953 Lincoln - A 1B 12 12 94 9 8 104 1 .990 101.2 9.12 +0.1 1.018
1953 Lincoln - A LF 16 13 16 1 0 18 1 .944 107.1 1.43 +0.2 .982
1953 Lincoln - A RF 39 27 48 5 0 55 2 .964 259.1 1.84 -2.6 .918
1954 Lincoln - A 1B 13 13 146 6 12 154 2 .987 108.0 12.67 -0.6 .897
1954 Lincoln - A LF 38 26 46 1 0 49 2 .959 251.2 1.68 -2.1 .915
1954 Lincoln - A RF 43 42 58 5 0 67 4 .940 349.1 1.62 -7.6 .871
1955 Lincoln - A 1B 3 0 4 1 1 5 0 1.000 6.1 7.11 +0.1 1.034
1955 Lincoln - A 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Lincoln - A SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.7 .000
1955 Lincoln - A LF 7 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 33.0 1.36 -0.3 .984
1955 Lincoln - A RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.1 .963
1956 Lincoln - A 1B 7 0 19 0 2 19 0 1.000 13.0 13.15 -0.0 1.021
1956 Lincoln - A LF 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Lincoln - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 St. Paul - AAA 1B 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1957 Birmingham - AA 1B 5 1 18 0 2 18 0 1.000 14.1 11.30 +0.2 1.049
1957 St. Paul - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.7 .000
1957 Birmingham - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Lincoln - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 130 113 1028 66 116 1103 9 .992 989.1 9.95 -0.9 .971
TOTAL SS 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 4.0 2.25 -0.8 .533
TOTAL LF 235 179 338 7 0 351 6 .983 1598.2 1.94 -18.6 .927
TOTAL RF 385 324 698 29 5 742 15 .980 2935.1 2.23 -13.4 .959
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1940 Drafted in the 1940 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 14, 78th overall pick) by the Cleveland Foresters, out of high school Columbus (Columbus; Bronx, NY).
07/18/1940 Signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization with a signing bonus of $2,500.
09/02/1940 Released by the Cleveland Foresters.
09/03/1940 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Syracuse Excelsiors organization.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/30/1941 Released by the Syracuse Excelsiors.
08/06/1941 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Richmond Rebels organization.
08/25/1941 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 4 days.
12/13/1941 Released by the Richmond Rebels.
12/15/1941 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Sacramento Governors organization.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/13/1945 Released by the Sacramento Governors.
11/15/1945 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
12/17/1945 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 4 , Pick 2, 50th overall Pick) by the Brooklyn Kings from the Detroit Dynamos.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
02/18/1946 Released by the Brooklyn organization, returned to the Detroit Dynamos.
06/10/1946 Injured (fractured finger),out for 4 weeks.
08/13/1946 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/18/1947 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Worcester Warriors, with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored.
06/05/1947 Injured (fractured finger),out for 3-4 months.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/18/1948 Injured (strained medial collateral ligament),out for 5-6 weeks.
08/10/1948 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/16/1948 Injured (hip soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/27/1949 Injured (broken bone in elbow),out for 5-6 months.
07/30/1949 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3-4 months.
11/14/1949 Released by the Detroit organization.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
03/20/1950 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Denver Plainsmen organization.
06/03/1950 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 5-6 weeks.
07/29/1950 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 2-3 weeks.
12/10/1950 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Denver Plainsmen development complex.
05/14/1951 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/27/1951 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/28/1951 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
05/31/1951 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/04/1951 Injured (foot soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/12/1951 Injured (foot soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/17/1951 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
05/20/1952 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/16/1952 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
07/03/1952 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
08/01/1952 Injured (strained medial collateral ligament),out for 5 weeks.
09/10/1952 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
03/24/1953 Detrimentally completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Lincoln Legislators development complex.
05/06/1953 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/27/1953 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/25/1953 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/07/1953 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/25/1954 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/08/1954 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/11/1955 Injured (strained medial collateral ligament),out for 6 weeks.
09/01/1955 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 weeks.
09/18/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the Lincoln Legislators!
05/25/1957 Released by the Lincoln Legislators.
07/04/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Birmingham Ironmen organization.
04/18/1958 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
10/11/1958 Retired from professional baseball.
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