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James
Blazek		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 215
 
Born: July 15, 1931 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 20 KC PL    
1953 21 KC PL $ 300,000  
1954 22 KC PL $ 350,000  
1955 23 KC PL $ 350,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 20 KC PL    
1953 21 KC PL $ 300,000  
1954 22 KC PL $ 350,000  
1955 23 KC PL $ 350,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 20 AA   5 5 .500 24 14 4 1 1 109.0 114 49 4 29 104 4.05 .270 .316 .338 .654  
1953 21 KC PL 4 9 .308 15 14 2 0 0 88.0 112 66 9 53 33 6.75 .313 .403 .472 .875 0.3
    AA   5 9 .357 17 17 6 2 0 126.3 116 51 11 37 123 3.63 .238 .292 .372 .664  
1954 22 AA   2 4 .333 6 6 2 0 0 44.7 49 22 5 17 34 4.43 .277 .340 .418 .758  
    A   9 10 .474 22 22 10 1 0 173.0 146 59 8 54 124 3.07 .227 .287 .315 .602  
1955 23 AA   1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 6 3 0 4 6 3.38 .222 .323 .259 .582  
    A   8 6 .571 38 13 3 2 4 121.0 119 63 12 46 78 4.69 .255 .322 .393 .715  
1 Years Sim 4 9 .308 15 14 2 0 0 88.0 112 66 9 53 33 6.75 .313 .403 .472 .875 0.3
4 Years AA 13 18 .419 48 38 12 3 1 288.0 285 125 20 87 267 3.91 .256 .310 .364 .673  
2 Years A 17 16 .515 60 35 13 3 4 294.0 265 122 20 100 202 3.73 .239 .302 .348 .649  
6 Years Minors 30 34 .469 108 73 25 6 5 582.0 550 247 40 187 469 3.82 .247 .306 .356 .661  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   48 25 1 25 16   .291 .384 .400 .784
vs LH   64 41 8 28 17   .332 .416 .534 .950
Home 3 3 .500 8 7 2 0 0 53.7 57 26 2 30 21 4.36 .273 .364 .388 .752
Away 1 6 .143 7 7 0 0 0 34.3 55 40 7 23 12 10.49 .369 .453 .591 1.044
July 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 15.0 17 6 0 10 10 3.60 .288 .391 .356 .747
August 2 6 .250 8 7 1 0 0 38.7 55 34 6 20 11 7.92 .337 .410 .546 .956
Sep/Oct 2 2 .500 5 5 1 0 0 34.3 40 26 3 23 12 6.82 .294 .396 .434 .830
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 20 AA   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.1  
1953 21 KC PL 15 34 3 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 13 .206 .289 .235 .525 2.6 0.0
1 Years Sim 15 34 3 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 13 .206 .289 .235 .525 2.6 0.0
1 Years AA 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.1  
162 Game Average 367 32 75 10 0 0 43 0 0 43 140 .206 .289 .235 .525 28.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   26 3 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 11 .231 .333 .269 .603 2.7
vs LH   8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
Home 8 20 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .200 .238 .200 .438 0.8
Away 7 14 3 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 .214 .353 .286 .639 1.7
RISP   12 0 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 .333 .333 .417 .750 1.5
Close/Late   1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
July 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .167 .000 .167 -0.1
August 8 14 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 .214 .353 .286 .639 1.7
Sep/Oct 5 15 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .267 .267 .267 .533 0.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1953 21 KC PL P 15 14 88.0 6 16 2 1 .917 2.25    
Career Totals   15 14 88.0 6 16 2 1 .917 2.25    
Career Highs   15 14 88.0 6 16 2 1 .917 2.25    
History
Drafted in 40th round, 788th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1952
Injured on 4/15/1952 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 8/3/1952 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Had first career hit on 8/13/1953, off William Holley (DAL)
Earned first career win on 8/17/1953
9/15/1953: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $350,000 per year, for 2 years
 
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