#9 Lu Blue, First Base, 30 yrs, Boston (N) Braves Wednesday, 10/25/1927 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Lu Blue
3/5/1897 30 USA,DC,WASHINGTON 5"10 165
First Base S L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Very inconsistent Suffers Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,120,000 1927 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 22 Days (710 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 22 Days (1054 total Days) 6 Year(s) Arbitration eligible Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
Talent | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 7 6 5 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 4 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/14 | @CIN | W 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/15 | @CIN | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/18 | @NYN | L 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/20 | STL | L 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/21 | STL | W 8-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/23 | @CHC | W 11-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/28 | NYN | W 7-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/29 | CIN | W 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/30 | STL | W 7-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/2 | @PHI | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 104 | 99 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 32 | 5 | .293 | .470 | .444 | .914 | 1.026 | .152 |
Projected | 104 | 99 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 32 | 5 | .293 | .470 | .444 | .914 | 1.026 | .152 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 11 | 138 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 26.4 | 8.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 43 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .483 | .512 | .995 |
vs. RHP | 56 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .304 | .458 | .393 | .851 |
Close/Late | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .281 | .490 | .500 | .990 |
Scoring Position | 45 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .289 | .455 | .444 | .899 |
Pinch Hitting | 59 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .305 | .466 | .458 | .924 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 51 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .313 | .455 | .500 | .955 |
Road | 53 | 51 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 5 | .275 | .444 | .392 | .837 |
March/April | 17 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .563 | .650 | .813 | 1.462 |
May | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .214 | .350 | .214 | .564 |
June | 15 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .208 | .296 | .458 | .755 |
July | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .200 | .440 | .200 | .640 |
August | 22 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .200 | .517 | .200 | .717 |
Sept/Oct | 15 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .400 | .471 | .733 | 1.204 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1921 | 16 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .214 | .353 | .393 | .746 | BSN |
1924 | 110 | 146 | 52 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 5 | .356 | .443 | .486 | .929 | BSN |
1925 | 96 | 111 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | .351 | .419 | .441 | .861 | BSN |
1926 | 110 | 94 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .319 | .504 | .521 | 1.025 | BSN |
1927 | 104 | 99 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .293 | .470 | .444 | .914 | BSN |
Total | 436 | 478 | 156 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 86 | 97 | 111 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 35 | 12 | .326 | .452 | .469 | .921 | |
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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 |
1921, AAA | 138 | 462 | 157 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 57 | 97 | 163 | 47 | 38 | 13 | .340 | .507 | .491 | .998 |
1922, AAA | 138 | 484 | 145 | 34 | 4 | 20 | 69 | 96 | 107 | 36 | 33 | 12 | .300 | .424 | .510 | .935 |
1923, AAA | 137 | 455 | 156 | 35 | 4 | 20 | 83 | 102 | 146 | 34 | 35 | 14 | .343 | .498 | .569 | 1.067 |
1924, AAA | 6 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .316 | .480 | .684 | 1.164 |
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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 |
1926 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
Total | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 12 | 11 | 108 | 10 | 6 | 119 | 1 | .992 | 94.0 | 11.39 | | | | |
Third Base | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 1.80 | | | | |
Leftfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1921... Had first career hit on 9/16/1921, off Wilbur Cooper (PIT)... Hit first career homerun on 9/23/1921, off Rube Marquard (NYN)... 1/31/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,120,000 through salary arbitration...
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