Lena Blackburne

Full Name: Russell Aubrey Blackburne	Primary Position: 3B,SS,2B
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/160	First Game: April 14, 1910
Birthdate: October 23, 1886	Final Game: June 5, 1929
Birthplace: Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania	MLB Experience: 7 years
Died: February 29, 1968
Deathplace: Riverside, New Jersey
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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==Biography==Russell Aubrey "Lena" Blackburne (October 23, 1886 - February 29, 1968) was an American infielder, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball.

Lena Blackburne (center) with Eddie Collins (left) and Ty Cobb (right).Between 1910 and 1927, Blackburne played for the Chicago White Sox (1910, 1912, 1914-1915, 1927), Cincinnati Reds (1918), Boston Braves (1919) and Philadelphia Phillies (1919). He batted and threw right-handed. Following his playing career, Blackburne managed the White Sox (1928-29) and coached for the Philadelphia Athletics (1933-1954).

A native of Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, Blackburne is best remembered for his eponymous rubbing mud, used by umpires on new baseballs to remove their slippery finish.

Blackburne broke into the majors with the White Sox in 1910, appearing in part of five seasons, and split the 1919 season with the Braves and Phillies. In an eight-season playing career, Blackburne was a .214 hitter with four home runs and 139 RBI in 550 games played. As a fielder, he appeared in 539 games at shortstop (213), third base (180) and second (144) and first (2), and also relieved in one game.

After playing, managing and coaching the White Sox from 1927-32, he went on to become a coach in 1933 with the Philadelphia Athletics of Connie Mack. Blackburne stayed with the Athletics as a scout when the club moved to Kansas City. As a manager in the major leagues, he posted a 99-133 record for a .427 winning percentage. He managed the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League for parts of three seasons: 1916, 1921, and 1932. In each case he was hired as a mid-season replacement.

Blackburne died in Riverside, New Jersey at age 81.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB
1910	CHI	A	75	242	16	42	0	10	.174	.245	.194	3	1	19	0	4	10	4
1912	CHI	A	5	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
1914	CHI	A	144	474	52	105	1	35	.222	.324	.270	10	5	66	58	6	31	25
1915	CHI	A	96	283	33	61	0	25	.216	.304	.240	5	1	35	34	1	23	13
1918	CIN	N	125	435	34	99	1	45	.228	.271	.299	8	10	25	30	1	11	6
1919	PHI	N	72	291	32	58	2	19	.199	.228	.289	10	5	10	22	1	23	2
1919	BOS	N	31	80	5	21	0	4	.262	.322	.325	3	1	6	7	1	5	3
1919	TOT	N	103	371	37	79	2	23	.213	.249	.296	13	6	16	29	2	28	5
1927	CHI	A	1	1	1	1	0	1	1.000	1.000	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1929	CHI	A	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		228	806	71	178	3	68	.221	.261	.298	21	16	41	59	3	39	11
Total	AL		322	1001	102	209	1	71	.209	.301	.244	18	7	121	92	11	64	43
Total			550	1807	173	387	4	139	.214	.284	.268	39	23	162	151	14	103	54

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1910	CHI	A	SS	74	173	265	43	29	.911
1912	CHI	A	SS	4	3	1	1	1	.800
1912	CHI	A	3B	1	0	1	0	0	1.000
1914	CHI	A	2B	143	239	433	26	28	.963
1915	CHI	A	3B	83	88	134	12	12	.949
1915	CHI	A	SS	9	11	19	3	3	.909
1918	CIN	N	SS	125	319	413	48	69	.938
1919	PHI	N	3B	72	85	167	18	11	.933
1919	PHI	N	1B	1	1	1	0	0	1.000
1919	BOS	N	3B	24	34	39	4	3	.948
1919	BOS	N	2B	1	2	4	0	1	1.000
1919	BOS	N	SS	1	5	2	0	0	1.000
1919	BOS	N	1B	1	2	0	0	0	1.000
1919	TOT	N	1B	2	3	1	0	0	1.000
1919	TOT	N	3B	96	119	206	22	14	.937
1929	CHI	A	P	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			3B	180	207	341	34	26	.942
Total			1B	2	3	1	0	0	1.000
Total			P	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			2B	144	241	437	26	29	.963
Total			SS	213	511	700	95	102	.927

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1929	CHI	A	1	0	0	0	.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0

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Traded by Providence (Eastern) to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Mike Welday, $6500 and a player to be named later (August 18, 1909); Providence (Eastern) received John Atz (February 18, 1910).
Traded by Chicago White Sox with Bruno Block, cash and 2 players to be named later to Milwaukee (American Association) in exchange for Ray Schalk (August 9, 1912); Milwaukee (American Association) received Matty McIntyre (August 24, 1912) and Mutz Ens (January 30, 1913).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Boston Braves in exchange for Wally Rehg (February, 1919).
Sold by Boston Braves to Philadelphia Phillies (July 9, 1919).

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