Walter Blair
[edit] Biography
Walter Blair (Walter Allen Blair) was born on October 13, 1883 in Landrus, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on September 17, 1907 for the New York Highlanders. In 1908, his rookie year, he hit .190 with 1 home run and 13 RBI. Blair played for the New York Highlanders and Buffalo Blues over the course of his 7 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1907
| NY
| A
| 7
| 22
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .182
| .250
| .182
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| NY
| A
| 76
| 211
| 9
| 40
| 1
| 13
| .190
| .237
| .237
| 5
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| NY
| A
| 42
| 110
| 5
| 23
| 0
| 11
| .209
| .269
| .264
| 2
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| NY
| A
| 6
| 22
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .227
| .227
| .318
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| NY
| A
| 85
| 222
| 18
| 43
| 0
| 26
| .194
| .257
| .252
| 9
| 2
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| BUF
| F
| 128
| 378
| 22
| 92
| 0
| 33
| .243
| .304
| .283
| 11
| 2
| 32
| 64
| 1
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| BUF
| F
| 98
| 290
| 23
| 65
| 2
| 20
| .224
| .274
| .317
| 15
| 3
| 18
| 32
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| FL
|
| 226
| 668
| 45
| 157
| 2
| 53
| .235
| .291
| .298
| 26
| 5
| 50
| 96
| 3
| 7
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 216
| 587
| 35
| 115
| 1
| 53
| .196
| .251
| .249
| 16
| 6
| 36
| 0
| 7
| 22
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 442
| 1255
| 80
| 272
| 3
| 106
| .217
| .272
| .275
| 42
| 11
| 86
| 96
| 10
| 29
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1907
| NY
| A
| C
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 36
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .922
|
| 1908
| NY
| A
| OF
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1908
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1908
| NY
| A
| C
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 225
| 58
| 13
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1909
| NY
| A
| C
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 151
| 37
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1910
| NY
| A
| C
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1911
| NY
| A
| C
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 379
| 101
| 15
| 12
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1911
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1914
| BUF
| F
| C
| 128
| 0
| 0
| 604
| 194
| 13
| 17
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1915
| BUF
| F
| C
| 97
| 0
| 0
| 404
| 150
| 11
| 15
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 424
| 0
| 0
| 1821
| 561
| 64
| 52
| 0
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
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- Sold by Williamsport (Tri-State) to New York Highlanders (August 18, 1907).
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