#91 Al Blanche, Closer, 36 yrs, Detroit Tigers Monday, 10/23/1945 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Al Blanche
9/21/1909 36 USA,MA,SOMERVILLE 6"0 183
Closer R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 4 / 6 (Popular) Average Normal Prone 3.5 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 $ 480,000 1945 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 39 Days (899 total Days) 172 Day(s) 10 Year(s), 140 Days (1860 total Days) 10 Year(s) Arbitration eligible Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 2 | 6 | 9 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
Versus RHB | 2 | 7 | 10 | |
Talent | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 5 65 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 4 (Range), .999 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2.84 | 50.2 | 49 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 |
Projected | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2.84 | 50.0 | 49 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 29 | 19 | 12.1 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 12 | 1 | 8.3 | 3.16 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 87 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .369 | .391 | .760 |
vs. RHB | 106 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 | .261 | .283 | .544 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.51 | 33.1 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Road | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.56 | 17.1 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.06 | 17.0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
May | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.20 | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
June | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.77 | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
July | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.08 | 8.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
August | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.87 | 7.2 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 6.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1935 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9.45 | 6.2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | .400 | DET |
1936 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4.29 | 42.0 | 42 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.40 | .299 | DET |
1937 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.94 | 5.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.41 | .250 | DET |
1943 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 2.36 | 26.2 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 | .255 | DET |
1944 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4.89 | 38.2 | 48 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.78 | .362 | DET |
1945 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2.84 | 50.2 | 49 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1.32 | .271 | DET,AL |
Total | 128 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 4.02 | 170.1 | 181 | 82 | 76 | 7 | 71 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 1.48 | .300 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1935, AA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 |
1935, AAA | 37 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4.68 | 32.2 | 33 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1.38 | .306 |
1938, AAA | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2.53 | 21.1 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | .306 |
1939, AAA | 27 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1.15 | 39.0 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.90 | .188 |
1940, AAA | 20 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3.28 | 24.2 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.30 | .328 |
1941, AAA | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0.36 | 25.1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.18 | .227 |
1942, AAA | 29 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5.77 | 39.0 | 49 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.87 | .331 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1935 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | DET |
1936 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | DET |
1937 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | DET |
1943 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | DET |
1944 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 | .800 | 1.000 | 1.800 | DET |
1945 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .397 | DET,AL |
Total | 128 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .333 | .350 | .683 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 31 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1.000 | 50.2 | 3.91 | | | | |
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Drafted in 4th round, 63rd overall pick, by Detroit in 1935... Injured on 4/5/1935 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week... Earned first career win on 8/5/1936... 1/31/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $480,000 through salary arbitration... Had first career hit on 4/28/1944, off Gene Lambert (CLE)... 1/31/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $480,000 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game...
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