#2 Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue, Rightfield, 35 yrs, Baltimore Orioles
Friday, 10/24/1969 |
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| Benjamin Buford Blue
Bubba
11/18/1933
35
Terre Haute, IN
5"11
195
Rightfield
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R
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2 / 6 (Fair)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 2,780,000
1970
8 Year(s), 87 Days (1463 total Days)
0 Day(s)
14 Year(s)
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talent | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
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| Fielding Ratings
LF : 7 (Range), .986 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 4 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 7 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 6
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1956 | 30 | 63 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .302 | .375 | .429 | .804 | DET |
| 1958 | 88 | 274 | 72 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 4 | .263 | .300 | .332 | .632 | DET SFG CHA |
| 1959 | 146 | 518 | 128 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 49 | 55 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 64 | 31 | 8 | .247 | .290 | .340 | .629 | CHA |
| 1960 | 146 | 499 | 113 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 1 | 8 | 67 | 29 | 17 | .226 | .284 | .287 | .570 | CHA |
| 1961 | 76 | 99 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 4 | .364 | .400 | .515 | .915 | CHA |
| 1962 | 127 | 313 | 76 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 46 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 11 | 5 | .243 | .316 | .377 | .693 | CHA BAL |
| 1963 | 131 | 390 | 98 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 49 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 17 | 3 | .251 | .300 | .344 | .643 | BAL |
| 1964 | 144 | 436 | 102 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 45 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 14 | 7 | .234 | .289 | .317 | .605 | BAL |
| 1965 | 77 | 221 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 3 | .317 | .368 | .425 | .794 | BAL |
| 1966 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | BAL |
| 1968 | 29 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .262 | .295 | .310 | .605 | BAL |
| Total | 1000 | 2859 | 727 | 100 | 21 | 40 | 324 | 332 | 211 | 15 | 31 | 357 | 137 | 52 | .254 | .306 | .346 | .652 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1955, AAA | 124 | 469 | 130 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 77 | 87 | 60 | 60 | 12 | 5 | .277 | .356 | .441 | .797 |
| 1956, AAA | 87 | 313 | 86 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 56 | 51 | 46 | 52 | 6 | 4 | .275 | .363 | .450 | .813 |
| 1957, AAA | 130 | 468 | 132 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 65 | 74 | 70 | 89 | 17 | 6 | .282 | .367 | .429 | .797 |
| 1958, AAA | 57 | 221 | 79 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 44 | 40 | 18 | 35 | 5 | 2 | .357 | .396 | .633 | 1.029 |
| 1966, AAA | 105 | 238 | 59 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 30 | 21 | 48 | 6 | 1 | .248 | .307 | .483 | .790 |
| 1967, AAA | 104 | 182 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 25 | 27 | 40 | 9 | 0 | .214 | .313 | .396 | .708 |
| 1968, AAA | 87 | 320 | 83 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 45 | 40 | 24 | 84 | 14 | 2 | .259 | .309 | .450 | .759 |
| 1969, AAA | 137 | 530 | 127 | 21 | 3 | 23 | 63 | 75 | 51 | 155 | 15 | 5 | .240 | .306 | .421 | .727 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 22nd overall pick, by Detroit in 1955...
Had first career hit on 7/20/1956, off Clarence Quade (BOS)...
Hit first career homerun on 7/27/1956, off Lemuel Sixsmith (WSH)...
Traded from Detroit to San Francisco on 3/1/1958 (Going to SFG: RF Benjamin Buford Blue. Going to DET: CF George Stark)...
Traded from San Francisco to Chicago (A) on 6/16/1958 (Going to SFG: P Lex Carpathian, SS Charlie Campion. Going to CHA: RF Benjamin Buford Blue, P Quentin Bryce, SS Clark Griswold)...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Rightfield in 1960...
Traded from Chicago (A) to Baltimore on 3/1/1962 (Going to BAL: RF Ron Gormley, C Harry Crane, RF Benjamin Buford Blue. Going to CHA: P Dan Huckstep, LF Bill Ramsey)...
Injured on 4/20/1967 with a Jammed Finger, out for 1-2 weeks...
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