#55 Lu Blue, First Base, 36 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns
Monday, 7/17/1933 |
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| Lu Blue
3/5/1897
36
USA,DC,WASHINGTON
5"10
175
First Base
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L
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2 / 6 (Fair)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
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1.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 2,750,000
1934
12 Year(s), 86 Days (2054 total Days)
106 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 106 Days (2074 total Days)
12 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 34 | 34 | 2 | 52 | 28 |
| Versus LHP | 21 | 25 | 1 | 37 | 27 |
| Versus RHP | 39 | 38 | 3 | 58 | 29 |
| Talent | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
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6
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5
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Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
1B : 9 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 6/11 | PHA | W 11-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 6/13 | @DET | L 3-10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 6/19 | @CLE | L 11-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 6/22 | DET | W 6-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 6/25 | CLE | W 6-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 6/27 | @CLE | L 3-12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
| 7/1 | CHA | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 7/2 | CHA | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 7/5 | BOS | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 7/6 | BOS | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 31 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | .233 | .324 | .333 | .657 | .560 | .100 |
| Projected | 62 | 60 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | .233 | .324 | .333 | .657 | .560 | .100 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .355 | .370 | .725 |
| Close/Late | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .294 | .214 | .508 |
| Scoring Position | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .545 | .750 | 1.295 |
| Pinch Hitting | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .333 | .261 | .594 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 17 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .267 | .467 |
| Road | 14 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .267 | .421 | .400 | .821 |
| March/April | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .308 | .417 | .724 |
| May | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .375 | .775 |
| June | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 |
| July | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
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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 | 126 | 436 | 134 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 55 | 99 | 87 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 5 | .307 | .422 | .440 | .862 | NYY |
| 1922 | 47 | 170 | 45 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .265 | .351 | .365 | .715 | NYY |
| 1923 | 132 | 429 | 120 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 63 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 1 | .280 | .376 | .364 | .739 | NYY |
| 1924 | 121 | 397 | 112 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 6 | .282 | .373 | .363 | .735 | NYY |
| 1925 | 125 | 377 | 91 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 44 | 79 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 3 | .241 | .370 | .305 | .675 | NYY |
| 1926 | 139 | 465 | 136 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 57 | 79 | 77 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 5 | .292 | .393 | .417 | .811 | NYY |
| 1927 | 126 | 394 | 94 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 48 | 63 | 68 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .354 | .338 | .692 | NYY |
| 1928 | 119 | 340 | 92 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 2 | .271 | .365 | .365 | .730 | NYY |
| 1929 | 97 | 344 | 91 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 44 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 2 | .265 | .357 | .378 | .735 | BRR |
| 1930 | 120 | 390 | 109 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 56 | 59 | 70 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 3 | 4 | .279 | .388 | .403 | .791 | BRR |
| 1931 | 129 | 430 | 124 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 66 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 4 | .288 | .396 | .365 | .761 | BRR |
| 1932 | 56 | 47 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .362 | .444 | .426 | .870 | BRR |
| 1933 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .324 | .333 | .657 | SLB |
| Total | 1368 | 4249 | 1172 | 207 | 76 | 21 | 513 | 654 | 712 | 17 | 24 | 258 | 22 | 35 | .276 | .380 | .375 | .755 | |
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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 |
| 1929, AAA | 27 | 77 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .312 | .514 | .481 | .994 |
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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 |
| 1921 | 7 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .400 | .385 | .785 |
| 1923 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .360 | .304 | .664 |
| 1925 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 1927 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .286 | .350 | .636 |
| Total | 24 | 84 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .298 | .352 | .345 | .697 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| First Base | 6 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1.000 | 19.0 | 9.00 | | | | |
| Rightfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1921...
Had first career hit on 4/18/1921, off Bullet Joe Rogan (CHA)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/29/1921, off Jesse Barnes (CLE)...
Won World Series with New York (A) in 1921...
Injured on 6/9/1922 with a Broken Wrist, out for full season...
Won World Series with New York (A) in 1923...
2/14/1924: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,542,857 through salary arbitration...
2/14/1925: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,035,714 through salary arbitration...
Won World Series with New York (A) in 1925...
2/14/1926: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,035,714 through salary arbitration...
7/31/1926: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $3,410,000 per year, for 2 years.
Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1926, hitting .464 with 0 HR, 4 RBI...
Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 1926...
Won World Series with New York (A) in 1927...
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/16/1929 to a 4-year deal worth $3,800,000 per year...
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (A) on 2/23/1933 to a 2-year deal worth $2,750,000 per year...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP
1921 - .422 - 3rd
1923 - .376 - 8th
1926 - .393 - 3rd
1931 - .396 - 2nd
| OPS
1921 - .862 - 7th
1926 - .811 - 7th
1931 - .761 - 8th
| Triples
1921 - 14 - 5th
1926 - 13 - 7th
| Runs
1921 - 99 - 6th
| BB
1921 - 87 - 2nd
1923 - 65 - 6th
1924 - 58 - 10th
1925 - 79 - 3rd
1926 - 77 - 5th
1930 - 70 - 6th
1931 - 75 - 3rd
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