Ron Blackburn Stats

Ron Blackburn was born on Tuesday, April 23, 1935, in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Blackburn was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1958, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ron Blackburn baseball stats page.

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Ron Blackburn

Ron Blackburn Autograph on a 1959 Topps (#401)

Ron Blackburn Autograph on a 1959 Topps (#401)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Ronald Hamilton Blackburn
Nickname:   Blackie or Ron
Born On:   04-23-1935
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Mount Airy, North Carolina
Zodiac:   Taurus
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-29-1998
Place of Death Data Died In:   Morganton, North Carolina
Cemetery:   Carolina Memorial Park, Concord, North Carolina
College:   Western Carolina University (DNP)
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00½
Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   04-15-1958 (Age 22)
Last Game:   07-28-1959
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ron Blackburn

Ron Blackburn Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1958 Pirates 38 2 15 2 1 .667 3.39 0 0 3 63.2 278 61 24 33 7 27 5 31 1 3 0 -
1959 Pirates 26 0 9 1 1 .500 3.65 0 0 1 44.1 199 50 18 21 5 15 4 19 0 2 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
2 Years 64 2 24 3 2 .600 3.50 0 0 4 108.0 477 111 42 54 12 42 9 50 1 5 0 -
Ron Blackburn

Ron Blackburn Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1958 Pirates 38 7 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .571
1959 Pirates 26 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2 Years 64 12 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .667
Ron Blackburn

Ron Blackburn Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1958 Pirates P 38 2 191 18 0.5 17 3 14 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.40 -
1959 Pirates P 26 0 133 9 0.3 7 2 5 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .778 1.42 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 64 2 324 27 0.4 24 5 19 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .889 2.00 --
2 Years 64 2 324 27 0.4 24 5 19 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .889 2.00 --
Ron Blackburn

Ron Blackburn Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1958 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.5 0.0 1.15 4.38 3.82
1959 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 5.0 2.5 5.0 1.27 3.86 3.05
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 12.0 3.0 12.0 1.19 4.17 3.50
Ron Blackburn

Ron Blackburn Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1958 Pittsburgh Pirates 48 Undetermined - -
1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 36 Undetermined - -


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