Ron Blackburn
Ronald Hamilton Blackburn
Born: April 23, 1935
Mount Airy, NC US
Deceased: April 29, 1998
Morganton, NC US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 160
Career: 1953-1964
Major League Statistics
Ron Blackburn compiled a career record of 84 wins and 80 losses and a 4.09 ERA in his 379-game pitching career with the Fond du Lac Panthers, Burlington-Graham Pirates, St. Jean Canadians, Phoenix Stars, Williamsport Grays, New Orleans Pelicans, Columbus Red Birds, Columbus Jets, Salt Lake City Bees, Macon Peaches, Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers and Asheville Tourists. He began playing during the 1953 season and last took the field during the 1964 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | WISL | Fond du Lac Panthers | 5 | 1 | .833 | 3.53 | 7 | 6 | 51.0 | 47 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | B | CARL | Burlington-Graham Pirates | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 7 | 17.0 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 1954 | C | PROV | St. Jean Canadians | 5 | 14 | .263 | 5.81 | 33 | 19 | 158.0 | 200 | 132 | 102 | 12 | 99 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | B | CARL | Burlington-Graham Pirates | 0 | 2 | .000 | 10.80 | 8 | 20.0 | 20 | 29 | 24 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| 1955 | C | AZTX | Phoenix Stars | 16 | 6 | .727 | 3.84 | 29 | 21 | 197.0 | 196 | 106 | 84 | 14 | 63 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.80 | 7 | 15.0 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Williamsport Grays | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.49 | 19 | 11 | 116.0 | 108 | 54 | 45 | 9 | 37 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | 9 | 13 | .409 | 4.30 | 33 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 199.0 | 209 | 104 | 95 | 20 | 61 | 101 | 7 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2.75 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 59.0 | 52 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 0 | 6 | .000 | 5.82 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 44 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.81 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59.0 | 61 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Macon Peaches | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.50 | 5 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 13 | 11 | .542 | 3.91 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 122.0 | 139 | 61 | 53 | 13 | 33 | 11 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 10 | 6 | .625 | 3.10 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 154.0 | 150 | 67 | 53 | 16 | 40 | 6 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.35 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102.0 | 95 | 45 | 38 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Asheville Tourists | 3 | 5 | .375 | 2.31 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 84 | 80 | .512 | 4.09 | 379 | 101 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1374.0 | 1404 | 747 | 625 | 116 | 469 | 27 | 426 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | C | PROV | St. Jean Canadians | 34 | 58 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .138 | .138 | .138 | .276 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | B | CARL | Burlington-Graham Pirates | 9 | 5 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1955 | C | AZTX | Phoenix Stars | 41 | 99 | 99 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .313 | .313 | .434 | .747 | 43 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Williamsport Grays | 30 | 54 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .241 | .296 | .537 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | 40 | 76 | 70 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 20 | .171 | .227 | .214 | .441 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 10 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .381 | .381 | .476 | .857 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .375 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 29 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .250 | .333 | .438 | .771 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 58 | 37 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .265 | .278 | .324 | .601 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Macon Peaches | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 52 | 53 | 48 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .208 | .283 | .292 | .575 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 36 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .083 | .154 | .083 | .237 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Asheville Tourists | 22 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 399 | 477 | 457 | 19 | 101 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 80 | .221 | .245 | .287 | .532 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | WISL | Fond du Lac Panthers | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | B | CARL | Burlington-Graham Pirates | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | C | PROV | St. Jean Canadians | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | B | CARL | Burlington-Graham Pirates | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | C | AZTX | Phoenix Stars | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Williamsport Grays | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | P | 33 | 22 | 41 | 1 | 4 | .984 | 1.909 |
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | P | 29 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .944 | .586 |
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .429 |
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | P | 58 | 12 | 33 | 2 | 4 | .957 | .776 |
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 51 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .941 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 26 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 2 | .912 | 1.192 |
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Asheville Tourists | P | 22 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .591 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .333 |
| Totals | 364 | 61 | 166 | 9 | 15 | .962 | .624 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | Wisconsin State League | Fond du Lac Panthers | |||
| 1953 | B | Carolina League | Burlington-Graham Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1954 | C | Provincial League | St. Jean Canadians | PIT | ||
| 1955 | C | Arizona-Mexico League | Phoenix Stars | PIT | ||
| 1955 | B | Carolina League | Burlington-Graham Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1956 | A | Eastern League | Williamsport Grays | PIT | ||
| 1956 | AA | Southern Association | New Orleans Pelicans | PIT | ||
| 1957 | AAA | International League | Columbus Red Birds | PIT | ||
| 1959 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1960 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Bees | PIT | ||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1961 | AA | Southern Association | Macon Peaches | |||
| 1961 | AAA | American Association 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | LAA | ||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1964 | AA | Southern League | Asheville Tourists | PIT | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT |
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