Buddy Blattner Stats

Buddy Blattner was born on Sunday, February 8, 1920, in St. Louis, Missouri. Blattner was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 18, 1942, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 Buddy Blattner baseball stats page.
"He (Buddy Blattner) was the biggest influence on my broadcasting career. He didn’t just lay back and let me do my thing. He taught me about baseball, about broadcasting, about putting together a broadcast and about life." - Broadcaster Denny Matthews in The Kansas City Star (Star Staff, 09/04/2009, 'First Royals broadcaster Blattner dies')

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Buddy Blattner

Robert Blattner Autograph on a Tip Top Bread Reprint

Robert Blattner Autograph on a Tip Top Bread Reprint
 

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Birth Name:   Robert Garnett Blattner
Nickname:   Buddy
Born On:   02-08-1920  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   St. Louis, Missouri
Year of Death Data Died On:   09-04-2009 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Chesterfield, Missouri
Cemetery:   Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri
High School:   Beaumont High School (St. Louis, MO)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-18-1942 (Age 22)
Last Game:   10-02-1949
Draft:   Not Applicable
Buddy Blattner

Buddy Blattner 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
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
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Buddy Blattner Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1942 22 Cardinals 19 23 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 - 6 0 - 1 1 .043 .185 .043
1946 26 Giants 126 420 63 107 18 6 11 1 49 56 - 52 6 - 6 6 .255 .351 .405
1947 27 Giants 55 153 28 40 9 2 0 0 13 21 - 19 1 - 0 1 .261 .351 .346
1948 28 Giants 8 20 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 2 1 - 0 0 .200 .304 .250
1949 29 Phillies 64 97 15 24 6 0 5 0 21 19 - 17 2 - 0 2 .247 .371 .464
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 272 713 112 176 34 8 16 1 84 102 - 96 10 - 7 10 .247 .347 .384
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Buddy Blattner Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1942 Cardinals 2B 3 0 9 5 1.7 5 3 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 15.00
1942 Cardinals SS 13 6 123 30 2.3 27 11 16 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .900 5.93
1946 Giants 1B 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1946 Giants 2B 114 111 2,734 615 5.4 600 285 315 15 62 n/a n/a n/a .976 5.93
1947 Giants 2B 34 32 828 189 5.6 179 79 100 10 14 n/a n/a n/a .947 5.84
1947 Giants 3B 11 3 78 14 1.3 13 7 6 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .929 4.50
1948 Giants 2B 7 4 105 30 4.3 30 8 22 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 7.71
1949 Phillies 2B 15 11 279 52 3.5 51 24 27 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .981 4.94
1949 Phillies 3B 12 9 230 23 1.9 22 11 11 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.58
1949 Phillies SS 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
2B Totals 173 158 3,955 891 5.2 865 399 466 26 86 n/a n/a n/a .971 5.91
3B Totals 23 12 308 37 1.6 35 18 17 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .946 3.07
SS Totals 14 6 123 30 2.1 27 11 16 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .900 5.93
1B Totals 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
5 Years 211 176 4,389 959 4.5 928 429 499 31 91 n/a n/a n/a .968 5.71
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Buddy Blattner Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1942 Cardinals 0 - - 2 1 n/a 0.0 3.8 23.0 - - -
1946 Giants 12 - - 4 7 n/a 38.2 8.1 8.6 - - -
1947 Giants 4 - - 3 8 n/a 0.0 8.1 11.8 - - -
1948 Giants 2 - - 0 1 n/a 0.0 10.0 0.0 - - -
1949 Phillies 0 - - 35 3 n/a 19.4 5.7 4.6 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 18 - - 44 20 n/a 44.6 7.4 8.5 - - -
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Buddy Blattner Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1942 St. Louis Cardinals 2 Undetermined - -
1946 New York Giants 15 Undetermined - -
1947 New York Giants 12 Undetermined - -
1948 New York Giants 17 Undetermined - -
1949 Philadelphia Phillies 7 Undetermined - -




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