Sheriff Blake was born on Sunday, September 17, 1899, in Ansted, West Virginia. Blake was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 29, 1920, 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 Sheriff Blake baseball stats page.
"I've experimented with the knuckle ball, but I very seldom use it and I haven't what I'd call a good slow ball, either. Yes, I guess I'm a curve ball pitcher, all right." - Sheriff Blake in Baseball Magazine (1928)
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Sheriff BlakeSheriff Blake Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1920 | 21 | Pirates | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 64 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 6 | - | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1924 | 25 | Cubs | 29 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.57 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 106.1 | 469 | 123 | 54 | 58 | 3 | 44 | - | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
1925 | 26 | Cubs | 36 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 18 | .357 | 4.86 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 231.1 | 1,046 | 260 | 125 | 144 | 17 | 114 | - | 93 | 3 | 5 | 0 | - |
1926 | 27 | Cubs | 39 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 3.60 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 197.2 | 849 | 204 | 79 | 91 | 7 | 92 | - | 95 | 6 | 6 | 0 | - |
1927 | 28 | Cubs | 32 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 3.29 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 224.1 | 963 | 238 | 82 | 101 | 3 | 82 | - | 64 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - |
1928 | 29 | Cubs | 34 | 29 | 5 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 2.47 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 240.2 | 995 | 209 | 66 | 80 | 4 | 101 | - | 78 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
1929 | 30 | Cubs | 35 | 30 | 3 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 4.29 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 218.1 | 962 | 244 | 104 | 122 | 8 | 103 | - | 70 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
1930 | 31 | Cubs | 34 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 4.82 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 186.2 | 856 | 213 | 100 | 127 | 14 | 99 | - | 80 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - |
1931 | 32 | Cubs | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 5.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 238 | 64 | 29 | 34 | 4 | 26 | - | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1931 | 32 | Phillies | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 5.58 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 71.0 | 335 | 90 | 44 | 49 | 2 | 35 | - | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - |
1937 | 38 | Browns | 15 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 7.61 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36.2 | 180 | 55 | 31 | 33 | 5 | 20 | - | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1937 | 38 | Cardinals | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43.2 | 192 | 45 | 18 | 23 | 1 | 18 | - | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
10 Years | 304 | 196 | 60 | 87 | 102 | .460 | 4.13 | 81 | 11 | 8 | 1,620.0 | 7,149 | 1,766 | 744 | 876 | 68 | 740 | - | 621 | 35 | 30 | 0 | - |
Sheriff BlakeSheriff Blake Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1920 | 21 | Pirates | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .250 | .250 | .250 |
1924 | 25 | Cubs | 29 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | .290 | .313 | .355 |
1925 | 26 | Cubs | 36 | 79 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | - | 21 | 3 | - | 0 | - | .152 | .173 | .165 |
1926 | 27 | Cubs | 39 | 65 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | 9 | 3 | - | 1 | - | .215 | .250 | .215 |
1927 | 28 | Cubs | 32 | 83 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 10 | 4 | - | 0 | - | .193 | .202 | .193 |
1928 | 29 | Cubs | 35 | 88 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | 13 | 7 | - | 1 | - | .216 | .233 | .227 |
1929 | 30 | Cubs | 38 | 81 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | 10 | 5 | - | 0 | - | .173 | .212 | .198 |
1930 | 31 | Cubs | 36 | 66 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | 14 | 3 | - | 0 | - | .227 | .250 | .227 |
1931 | 32 | Cubs | 16 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .500 | .500 | .500 |
1931 | 32 | Phillies | 14 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .240 | .269 | .280 |
1937 | 38 | Browns | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | .100 | .100 | .100 |
1937 | 38 | Cardinals | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .300 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
10 Years | 310 | 558 | 46 | 118 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 91 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .211 | .233 | .224 |
Sheriff BlakeSheriff Blake Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1920 Pirates | P | 6 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.03 |
1924 Cubs | P | 29 | 11 | 319 | 32 | 1.1 | 32 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.71 |
1925 Cubs | P | 36 | 31 | 694 | 61 | 1.7 | 59 | 7 | 52 | 2 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.30 |
1926 Cubs | P | 39 | 27 | 593 | 64 | 1.6 | 63 | 9 | 54 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.87 |
1927 Cubs | P | 32 | 27 | 673 | 78 | 2.4 | 74 | 10 | 64 | 4 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 2.97 |
1928 Cubs | P | 34 | 29 | 722 | 55 | 1.6 | 52 | 4 | 48 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 1.94 |
1929 Cubs | P | 35 | 30 | 655 | 51 | 1.5 | 49 | 6 | 43 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 2.02 |
1930 Cubs | P | 34 | 24 | 560 | 58 | 1.7 | 57 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.75 |
1931 Cubs | P | 16 | 5 | 150 | 17 | 1.1 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.06 |
1931 Phillies | P | 14 | 9 | 213 | 27 | 1.9 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.42 |
1937 Browns | P | 15 | 1 | 110 | 10 | 0.7 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.45 |
1937 Cardinals | P | 14 | 2 | 131 | 13 | 0.9 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.68 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 304 | 196 | 4,860 | 469 | 1.5 | 456 | 55 | 401 | 13 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.53 | |
10 Years | 304 | 196 | 4,860 | 469 | 1.5 | 456 | 55 | 401 | 13 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.53 |
Sheriff BlakeSheriff Blake Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1920 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.17 | 4.73 | 4.05 |
1924 Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 31.0 | 10.3 | 0.95 | 3.55 | 3.72 |
1925 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 11.3 | 0.82 | 3.62 | 4.44 |
1926 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.2 | 16.3 | 1.03 | 4.33 | 4.19 |
1927 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.3 | 27.7 | 0.78 | 2.57 | 3.29 |
1928 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.8 | 17.6 | 0.77 | 2.92 | 3.78 |
1929 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.1 | 20.3 | 0.68 | 2.89 | 4.25 |
1930 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.7 | 33.0 | 0.81 | 3.86 | 4.77 |
1931 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.0 | 16.0 | 1.12 | 5.22 | 4.68 |
1931 Phillies | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.6 | 25.0 | 0.89 | 3.93 | 4.44 |
1937 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.60 | 2.95 | 4.91 |
1937 Cardinals | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1.11 | 4.12 | 3.71 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
10 Years | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.1 | 18.6 | 0.84 | 3.45 | 4.11 |
Sheriff BlakeSheriff Blake Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1920 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1924 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1925 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1926 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1927 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1928 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1929 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1930 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1931 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1931 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1937 St. Louis Browns | 14 | $4,000.00 | - | - |
1937 St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
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