#37 Steve Blass, Reliever, 31 yrs, Chicago(N) Cubs - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#37 Steve Blass, Reliever, 31 yrs, Chicago(N) Cubs
Sunday, 9/16/1973

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Steve Blass

4/18/1942
31
USA,CT,CANAAN
6"0
185

Reliever
R
R

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Average
Minimal
Some ability
3 / 6 (Well Known)
5 / 6 (Very Popular)
Good
Normal
Normal
5.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 100,000
1973
7 Year(s), 55 Days (1259 total Days)
168 Day(s)
9 Year(s)

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	5	6	9	93-96 Mph
Versus LHB	5	6	8
Versus RHB	5	6	9
Talent	5	6	9

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

4
57
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	3	3	1	1	4
Versus LHP	3	3	1	1	4
Versus RHP	3	3	1	1	4
Talent	1	1	1	1	10

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2
2
5
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .960 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
6/12	@ATL	L 3-8		1	2	1	1	0	0
6/15	@ATL	W 13-4		1	0	0	0	0	1
6/30	@STN	W 8-5		0.1	1	0	0	0	1
7/1	@STN	W 2-0		1	1	0	0	1	0	SV
7/14	PIT	L 1-4		0	0	1	1	1	0	L
7/27	PHN	W 8-7		2	0	0	0	1	1
8/28	@ATL	L 6-9		2	6	2	2	0	0
9/4	@PHN	W 13-6		2	3	1	1	1	2
9/5	@PHN	L 3-10		3	5	4	4	1	2
9/11	LAD	L 3-7		0.2	2	0	0	0	0

Pitching Stats 1973

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	20	0	2	1	2	3.67	27.0	32	13	11	12	14	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	22	0	2	1	2	3.67	29.0	36	14	12	13	16

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	2	0	100.0	20	12	14.7	10.7	4.7	4.0	4	2	50.0	9	5	55.6	4.80

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	50	14	2	0	1	10	8	5	9	0	0	0	.280	.339	.380	.719
vs. RHB	57	18	5	0	0	6	5	7	5	0	0	0	.316	.391	.404	.794

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	10	0	1	1	1	2.25	12.0	12	5	3	7	7
Road	10	0	1	0	1	4.80	15.0	20	8	8	5	7
This Week	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.2	2	0	0	0	0
Last Week	2	0	0	0	0	9.00	5.0	8	5	5	2	4

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	5	0	1	0	1	1.08	8.1	8	1	1	1	5
May	4	0	1	0	0	2.70	3.1	4	3	1	4	1
June	4	0	0	0	0	2.08	4.1	3	1	1	2	3
July	3	0	0	1	1	3.00	3.0	1	1	1	3	1
August	1	0	0	0	0	7.72	2.1	6	2	2	0	0
Sept./Oct.	3	0	0	0	0	7.94	5.2	10	5	5	2	4

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1964	36	35	14	17	0	3.77	272.1	273	125	114	18	85	144	16	2	1.31	.293	NYA
1965	31	26	9	13	0	3.56	219.2	225	101	87	10	70	98	12	1	1.34	.295	NYA
1966	24	5	3	4	0	5.27	54.2	54	33	32	1	17	24	0	0	1.30	.279	NYA
1967	79	0	9	2	3	3.16	79.2	69	29	28	2	27	37	0	0	1.21	.260	NYA,AL
1968	28	0	1	2	5	5.16	29.2	36	17	17	4	6	9	0	0	1.42	.311	NYA
1969	20	6	1	4	0	5.64	59.0	69	44	37	5	24	33	1	0	1.58	.315	NYA CHN
1970	5	0	1	1	0	7.27	8.2	16	7	7	1	5	3	0	0	2.42	.469	CHN
1973	20	0	2	1	2	3.67	27.0	32	13	11	1	12	14	0	0	1.63	.337	CHN
Total	243	72	40	44	10	3.99	750.2	774	369	333	42	246	362	29	3	1.36	.296

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1969, AAA	2	0	0	0	0	3.18	5.2	4	2	2	0	2	3	0	0	1.06	.211
1970, AAA	40	0	2	1	1	3.57	35.1	35	15	14	1	19	35	0	0	1.53	.347
1971, AA	80	0	8	1	17	1.51	65.2	48	11	11	1	29	64	0	0	1.17	.275
1972, AAA	20	0	3	1	0	4.05	26.2	38	15	12	2	13	14	0	0	1.91	.367

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

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

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1964	36	94	12	2	0	0	8	3	2	23	0	1	.128	.155	.149	.304	NYA
1965	31	74	9	3	0	0	1	4	1	19	1	1	.122	.133	.162	.295	NYA
1966	24	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	NYA
1967	79	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYA,AL
1968	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYA
1969	20	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	NYA CHN
1970	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000	CHN
1973	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHN
Total	243	197	23	5	0	0	9	8	4	53	1	2	.117	.143	.142	.285

Fielding Stats 1973

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

27.0

2.00

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1964...
Earned first career win on 4/7/1964...
Had first career hit on 4/11/1964, off Johnny Podres (CLE)...
Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game...
Traded from New York (A) to Chicago(N) on 7/1/1969 (Going to CHN: CF Jimmy Wynn, P Steve Blass, P Phil Niekro. Going to NYA: RF Oscar Gamble, P 1970 2nd Rd Pick)...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

CG
1964 - 16 - 10th

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