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Walter Blair
Walter Allen Blair (Heavy)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
School Bucknell University

Debut September 17, 1907
Final Game September 29, 1915
Born October 13, 1883 in Landrus, PA
Died August 20, 1948 in Lewisburg, PA

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1907 23 NYY AL   7   22    1    4   0  0   0    1   0      2      .182  .250  .182   34    4   0           0    
 1908 24 NYY AL  76  211    9   40   5  1   1   13   4     11      .190  .237  .237   53   50   6           2    
 1909 25 NYY AL  42  110    5   23   2  2   0   11   2      7      .209  .269  .264   67   29   2           2    
 1910 26 NYY AL   6   22    2    5   0  1   0    2   0      0      .227  .227  .318   66    7   1           0    
 1911 27 NYY AL  85  222   18   43   9  2   0   26   2     16      .194  .257  .252   39   56  13           3    
 1914 30 BUF FL 128  378   22   92  11  2   0   33   6     32  64  .243  .304  .283   66  107   5           1    
 1915 31 BUF FL  98  290   23   65  15  3   2   20   4     18  32  .224  .274  .317   72   92   2           2    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      442 1255   80  272  42 11   3  106  18  0  86  96  .217  .272  .275   60  345  29   0   0  10   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        460   29  100  15  4   1   39   7  0  32  35  .217  .272  .275   60  126  11   0   0   4   0
 Career High    128  378   23   92  15  3   2   33   6  0  32  64  .243  .304  .317   72  107  13   0   0   3   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1907 23 NYY AL   24   18    1   1.5    77| .182  .263| .250  .319| .182  .329| .432  .648|  34  .205  -1.6  -0.2     
 1908 24 NYY AL  230  177   11   1.7    69| .190  .247| .237  .304| .237  .314| .474  .618|  53  .262 -11.0  -1.4     
 1909 25 NYY AL  121   89    7   2.1    74| .209  .254| .269  .314| .264  .322| .533  .636|  67  .334  -4.3  -0.5     
 1910 26 NYY AL   23   18    2   3.0    79| .227  .256| .227  .324| .318  .331| .545  .655|  66  .469  -1.2  -0.1     
 1911 27 NYY AL  254  192   14   2.0   101| .194  .288| .257  .356| .252  .379| .509  .735|  39  .202 -19.1  -2.0     
 1914 30 BUF FL  416  291   32   2.9    94| .243  .274| .304  .340| .283  .370| .587  .710|  66  .373 -14.0  -1.5     
 1915 31 BUF FL  312  227   25   3.0    88| .224  .264| .274  .332| .317  .354| .591  .686|  72  .407  -8.9  -1.0     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons      1380 1012   92   2.4    87| .217  .267| .272  .332| .275  .353| .547  .685|  60  .325 -60.2  -6.7     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1907 23 NYY AL C 7 36 11 4 0 .922 .967 6.71 5.46 1 1908 24 NYY AL C 60 225 58 13 4 .956 .969 4.72 5.55 6 OF 9 12 0 3 0 .800 .952 1.33 1.80 2 0 7 1B 3 9 1 0 0 1.000 .980 3.33 11.07 1909 25 NYY AL C 42 151 37 7 2 .964 .969 4.48 5.79 4 1910 26 NYY AL C 6 22 10 1 2 .970 .967 5.33 6.13 0 1911 27 NYY AL C 84 379 101 15 12 .970 .965 5.71 5.89 9 1B 1 7 1 1 0 .889 .976 8.00 10.00 1914 30 BUF FL C 128 604 194 13 17 .984 .973 6.23 6.04 11 1915 31 BUF FL C 97 404 150 11 15 .981 .975 5.71 5.72 7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1908 24 NYY AL 1B 3 9 1 0 0 1.000 .980 3.33 11.07 1911 27 NYY AL 1B 1 7 1 1 0 .889 .976 8.00 10.00 1907 23 NYY AL C 7 36 11 4 0 .922 .967 6.71 5.46 1 1908 24 NYY AL C 60 225 58 13 4 .956 .969 4.72 5.55 6 1909 25 NYY AL C 42 151 37 7 2 .964 .969 4.48 5.79 4 1910 26 NYY AL C 6 22 10 1 2 .970 .967 5.33 6.13 0 1911 27 NYY AL C 84 379 101 15 12 .970 .965 5.71 5.89 9 1914 30 BUF FL C 128 604 194 13 17 .984 .973 6.23 6.04 11 1915 31 BUF FL C 97 404 150 11 15 .981 .975 5.71 5.72 7 1908 24 NYY AL OF 9 12 0 3 0 .800 .952 1.33 1.80 2 0 7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total C 424 1821 561 64 52 .974 .971 5.62 5.83 38 OF 9 12 0 3 0 .800 .952 1.33 1.80 2 0 7 1B 4 16 2 1 0 .947 .978 4.50 10.80 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 437 1849 563 68 52 .973 .971 5.52 5.80
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Transactions 

August 18, 1907: Purchased by the New York Highlanders from the Williamsport (Tri-State).


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