#9 Lu Blue, First Base, 32 yrs, Boston (N) Braves Friday, 10/20/1929 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Lu Blue
3/5/1897 32 USA,DC,WASHINGTON 5"10 170
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 $ 4,328,571 1929 6 Year(s), 22 Days (1054 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 22 Days (1398 total Days) 8 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
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 : 5 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/18 | CHC | L 4-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/19 | CHC | L 6-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/20 | NYN | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/21 | NYN | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/23 | @STL | W 12-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/24 | @STL | L 7-9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/27 | @BRO | W 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/29 | NYN | L 4-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/1 | CHC | W 7-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/2 | PHI | W 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 113 | 142 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 39 | 10 | .239 | .405 | .359 | .765 | .880 | .120 |
Projected | 113 | 142 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 39 | 10 | .239 | .405 | .359 | .765 | .880 | .120 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 24 | 186 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 68.8 | 26.3 | 5.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 60 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .233 | .377 | .333 | .710 |
vs. RHP | 82 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .244 | .422 | .378 | .800 |
Close/Late | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .194 | .359 | .258 | .617 |
Scoring Position | 41 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .268 | .500 | .537 | 1.037 |
Pinch Hitting | 63 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .270 | .437 | .365 | .802 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 55 | 70 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 6 | .243 | .400 | .371 | .771 |
Road | 58 | 72 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 4 | .236 | .406 | .347 | .753 |
March/April | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .167 | .353 | .167 | .520 |
May | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .364 | .526 | .364 | .890 |
June | 23 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 | .243 | .391 | .378 | .770 |
July | 19 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | .206 | .400 | .382 | .782 |
August | 16 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .294 | .500 | .353 | .853 |
Sept/Oct | 22 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .226 | .314 | .387 | .701 |
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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 |
1928 | 147 | 429 | 125 | 21 | 14 | 19 | 77 | 68 | 92 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 35 | 16 | .291 | .421 | .538 | .959 | BSN |
1929 | 113 | 142 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | .239 | .405 | .359 | .765 | BSN |
Total | 696 | 1049 | 315 | 56 | 27 | 27 | 185 | 189 | 242 | 8 | 6 | 59 | 81 | 33 | .300 | .433 | .482 | .915 | |
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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 | 14 | 12 | 119 | 8 | 10 | 128 | 1 | .992 | 97.0 | 11.88 | | | | |
Leftfield | 12 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | .875 | 106.0 | 1.36 | | | | |
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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... 1/31/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,120,000 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1928, hitting .529 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... 1/31/1929: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,328,571 through salary arbitration...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP 1928 - .421 - 6th
| Triples 1928 - 14 - 1st
| BB 1928 - 92 - 4th
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