#13 Jack "Blazing Jack" Blazejowski, Shortstop, 33 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Wednesday, 7/16/1952 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Jack Blazejowski Blazing Jack 10/20/1918 33 Cicero, IL 5"10 180
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| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Strong Loyal None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Normal Durable 3.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years of Pro Service :
| Big League Contract $ 10,220,000 1956 14 Year(s), 12 Days (2420 total Days) 107 Day(s) 15 Year(s)
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talent | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 8 4 7 2 4 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 4 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 5 (Range), .955 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 5 (Range), .964 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 4 (Range), .970 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 4 (Range), .968 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 3
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 7/4 | @SLA | W 3-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 7/5 | @WSH | W 7-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 7/6 | @WSH | L 0-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 7/10 | CLE | W 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 7/11 | CLE | L 2-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 7/12 | CLE | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 7/13 | PHA | W 8-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 7/13 | PHA | W 6-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 7/14 | PHA | W 5-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 7/15 | BOS | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 85 | 334 | 85 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 52 | 44 | 46 | .254 | .346 | .362 | .708 | .667 | .108 |
| Projected | 149 | 585 | 149 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 91 | 77 | 81 | .254 | .346 | .362 | .708 | .667 | .108 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 83 | 382 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 42.9 | 48.1 | 5.0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 121 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .392 | .388 | .780 |
| vs. RHP | 213 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .239 | .318 | .347 | .665 |
| Close/Late | 36 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .444 | .545 | .556 | 1.101 |
| Scoring Position | 53 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .170 | .328 | .245 | .574 |
| Pinch Hitting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 47 | 188 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 21 | 28 | .239 | .322 | .367 | .689 |
| Road | 38 | 146 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 18 | .274 | .374 | .356 | .730 |
| This Week | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
| Last Week | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .158 | .238 | .316 | .554 |
| March/April | 17 | 67 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | .239 | .338 | .403 | .741 |
| May | 26 | 104 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 16 | .279 | .336 | .404 | .740 |
| June | 29 | 117 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 16 | 16 | .265 | .360 | .342 | .702 |
| July | 13 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | .196 | .339 | .261 | .600 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1938 | 70 | 216 | 63 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 44 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 11 | .292 | .390 | .444 | .835 | BRO PHI |
| 1939 | 148 | 520 | 145 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 93 | 95 | 80 | 5 | 2 | 85 | 10 | 11 | .279 | .379 | .504 | .883 | PHI |
| 1940 | 150 | 533 | 161 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 56 | 125 | 104 | 17 | 2 | 89 | 18 | 26 | .302 | .430 | .463 | .893 | PHI DET,AL |
| 1941 | 126 | 450 | 145 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 89 | 89 | 5 | 1 | 73 | 15 | 17 | .322 | .439 | .449 | .887 | DET,AL |
| 1942 | 149 | 525 | 163 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 43 | 94 | 112 | 5 | 3 | 74 | 15 | 21 | .310 | .434 | .442 | .876 | DET,AL |
| 1943 | 148 | 525 | 161 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 100 | 98 | 12 | 3 | 67 | 25 | 23 | .307 | .425 | .396 | .821 | DET |
| 1944 | 151 | 522 | 150 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 72 | 106 | 101 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 18 | 14 | .287 | .403 | .437 | .840 | DET,AL |
| 1945 | 150 | 565 | 167 | 35 | 14 | 12 | 81 | 123 | 124 | 2 | 8 | 83 | 9 | 8 | .296 | .419 | .471 | .890 | DET |
| 1946 | 150 | 552 | 163 | 26 | 4 | 14 | 76 | 120 | 134 | 2 | 5 | 82 | 4 | 7 | .295 | .431 | .433 | .864 | DET,AL |
| 1947 | 150 | 560 | 169 | 31 | 11 | 14 | 57 | 125 | 113 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 15 | 10 | .302 | .416 | .471 | .887 | DET CHA,AL BS |
| 1948 | 151 | 514 | 138 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 79 | 81 | 98 | 3 | 4 | 70 | 4 | 7 | .268 | .386 | .409 | .795 | BSN |
| 1949 | 150 | 561 | 179 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 66 | 128 | 104 | 7 | 3 | 71 | 23 | 15 | .319 | .430 | .478 | .907 | BSN NYA,AL |
| 1950 | 149 | 590 | 175 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 64 | 128 | 111 | 2 | 2 | 102 | 21 | 19 | .297 | .409 | .458 | .866 | NYA |
| 1951 | 150 | 600 | 211 | 37 | 14 | 18 | 97 | 135 | 108 | 5 | 3 | 91 | 23 | 21 | .352 | .453 | .550 | 1.003 | NYA,AL |
| 1952 | 85 | 334 | 85 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 52 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 8 | .254 | .346 | .362 | .708 | NYA |
| Total | 2077 | 7567 | 2275 | 397 | 159 | 151 | 934 | 1545 | 1454 | 74 | 49 | 1094 | 218 | 218 | .301 | .416 | .455 | .871 | |
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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 |
| 1937, AAA | 129 | 400 | 107 | 25 | 4 | 18 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 81 | 12 | 11 | .268 | .377 | .485 | .862 |
| 1938, AAA | 80 | 290 | 94 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 67 | 60 | 65 | 49 | 9 | 11 | .324 | .436 | .655 | 1.091 |
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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 |
| 1949 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .214 | .267 | .321 | .588 |
| Total | 7 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .214 | .267 | .321 | .588 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Shortstop | 84 | 83 | 114 | 243 | 38 | 366 | 9 | .975 | 739.0 | 4.46 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1937... Traded from New York (N) to Brooklyn on 3/1/1937 (Going to BRO: SS Jack Blazejowski, P Harry Turteltaub. Going to NY1: P Joseph Tempkin)... Traded from Brooklyn to Philadelphia (N) on 3/1/1938 (Going to BRO: P Sal Mancuso, SS Webster Belcham, P Abe Stepanek. Going to PHI: SS Jack Blazejowski)... Injured on 5/12/1938 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days... Had first career hit (double) on 7/16/1938, off Richie Blackmore (SLN)... Hit first career homerun on 7/28/1938, off Paul Drumheller (PIT)... Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/1938, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 8 RBI... Traded from Philadelphia (N) to Detroit on 4/16/1940 (Going to PHI: P Arthur Deck. Going to DET: 3B Joe Strickland, C John Barnes, LF Jack Blazejowski)... Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1940, hitting .647 with 1 HR, 2 RBI... Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game... Injured on 8/1/1941 with a Pulled Hip Muscle, out for one week... Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1945, hitting .472 with 0 HR, 5 RBI... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Chicago (A) on 6/26/1946... Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game... Traded from Detroit to Chicago (A) on 3/3/1947 (Going to CHA: 2B Jack Blazejowski, CF John Harnden, C Elder Scofield, RF Eddie Gelfen. Going to DET: C Bo Beadle, 3B Hieronymous Styles, RF Possum Go ttfried, LF Glenn Hallaway)... Hit for the cycle against Detroit on 5/8/1947... Had 6 hits with 3 RBI against Detroit on 5/8/1947... Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1947, hitting .577 with 2 HR, 5 RBI... Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game... Traded from Chicago (A) to Boston (N) on 7/16/1947 (Going to CHA: LF Archie Fogarty, P Wink Oosterhouse, RF Jack Funderburk, 3B Charlie Campion, CF Woofer Kearney. Going to BSN: SS Jack Blazejowski, P Sid Rhodes)... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 4/17/1948... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1948, hitting .352 with 1 HR, 17 RBI... Traded from Boston (N) to New York (A) on 3/2/1949 (Going to BSN: P David Foote, SS Smokey Wrangle, 1B Holden Youngpeter, P Hoyt Staggers, P Johnny Proper. Going to NYA: LF Jack Blazejowski, P Sa m Siciliano, 3B John Skelton)... Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game... Won WORLD SERIES with New York (A) in 1949... Had 2000th career hit on 5/2/1951, off Rhett Wilchy (CHA)... Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 5/20/1951... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1951, hitting .416 with 3 HR, 21 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1951, hitting .513 with 5 HR, 13 RBI... Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game...
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AVG 1941 - .322 - 2nd 1942 - .310 - 6th 1943 - .307 - 7th 1946 - .295 - 9th 1949 - .319 - 6th 1951 - .352 - 1st
| OBP 1940 - .430 - 1st 1941 - .439 - 1st 1942 - .434 - 1st 1943 - .425 - 1st 1944 - .403 - 2nd 1945 - .419 - 1st 1946 - .431 - 1st 1947 - .416 - 3rd 1949 - .430 - 4th 1950 - .409 - 7th 1951 - .453 - 1st
| SLG 1939 - .504 - 4th 1941 - .449 - 10th 1942 - .442 - 6th 1945 - .471 - 5th 1947 - .471 - 9th 1949 - .478 - 10th 1951 - .550 - 4th
| OPS 1939 - .883 - 4th 1940 - .893 - 7th 1941 - .887 - 1st 1942 - .876 - 2nd 1943 - .821 - 5th 1944 - .840 - 6th 1945 - .890 - 3rd 1946 - .864 - 4th 1947 - .887 - 4th 1949 - .907 - 6th 1951 - 1.003 - 4th
| Hits 1942 - 163 - 6th 1945 - 167 - 10th 1946 - 163 - 5th 1947 - 169 - 5th 1949 - 179 - 4th 1950 - 175 - 7th 1951 - 211 - 1st
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Doubles 1939 - 39 - 8th 1941 - 39 - 2nd 1945 - 35 - 10th 1951 - 37 - 4th
| Triples 1939 - 21 - 1st 1940 - 18 - 2nd 1942 - 15 - 1st 1945 - 14 - 1st 1947 - 11 - 7th 1948 - 12 - 6th 1949 - 10 - 7th 1950 - 16 - 1st 1951 - 14 - 1st
| RBI 1939 - 93 - 9th 1951 - 97 - 7th
| Runs 1940 - 125 - 2nd 1942 - 94 - 5th 1943 - 100 - 2nd 1944 - 106 - 4th 1945 - 123 - 3rd 1946 - 120 - 1st 1947 - 125 - 1st 1949 - 128 - 1st 1950 - 128 - 2nd 1951 - 135 - 2nd
| BB 1940 - 104 - 2nd 1941 - 89 - 6th 1942 - 112 - 1st 1943 - 98 - 3rd 1944 - 101 - 2nd 1945 - 124 - 1st 1946 - 134 - 1st 1947 - 113 - 2nd 1948 - 98 - 5th 1949 - 104 - 6th 1950 - 111 - 5th 1951 - 108 - 2nd
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