Monday, May 26, 2014

Paul Blair: Baltimore Orioles timeline

Born: February 1, 1944

1961: Signed by New York Mets

1962: Drafted by Baltimore Orioles from Mets

Debut: September 4, 1964 (Orioles)

1966: O's win World Series

1966: Homered in 1-0 win in Game 3 World Series

1966: Robbed Jim Lefebvre of a game tying home run in Game 4

1969: .285, 26 HR, 76 RBI, 20 SB, 32 doubles, 102 runs, .804 OPS, All Star, Gold Glove 1969: O's win Pennant

1970: Broke nose in beaning

1970: O's win World Series

1971: O's win Pennant

1973-74: O's win AL East

1977: Traded to New York Yankees

1977: Replaced Reggie Jackson in the middle of an inning in infamous game at Fenway Park

1977-78: Yanks win World Series

1979: Signed by Reds

1980: Signed by Yankees

1980: Retired

1981: Yankee coach

1982: Fordham Baseball Coach (14-19 record)

1983-5: Astros instructor 1995: Managed in independent league (12-52 record)

1998-2002: Coppin State College Baseball coach (30-185 record)

2013: Died


Accomplishments:
4x World Champ

8x Gold Glove winner

2x All Star

.250

134 HR

620 RBI

776 Runs

1513 Hits

.684 OPS

102 runs (1969)

32 doubles (1969)

Led league in triples (12): 1967

26 HR (1969)

20+ SB: 3x

Led league in SH (13): 1969

Postseason: .260, 3 HR, 15 RBI, .684 OPS (13 Series)

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