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Larvell Blanks
Larvell Blanks (Sugar Bear)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 8", Weight 167 lb.

Debut July 19, 1972
  vs. PIT 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game August 3, 1980
Born January 28, 1950 in Del Rio, TX

Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1972 22 ATL NL  33   85   10   28   5  0   1    7   0  0   7  12  .329  .376  .424  120   36   1   1   0   0   3
 1973 23 ATL NL  17   18    1    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .222  .263  .222   32    4   0   0   0   0   1
 1974 24 ATL NL   3    8    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   0  .250  .250  .250   38    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1975 25 ATL NL 141  471   49  110  13  3   3   38   4  3  38  43  .234  .292  .293   61  138   3   3   1   2  11
 1976 26 CLE AL 104  328   45   92   8  7   5   41   1  2  30  31  .280  .337  .393  116  129   9   4   0   0  15
 1977 27 CLE AL 105  322   43   92  10  4   6   38   3  0  19  37  .286  .324  .398  100  128   5   4   1   1   7
 1978 28 CLE AL  70  193   19   49  10  0   2   20   0  0  10  16  .254  .285  .337   76   65   5   4   0   0   7
 1979 29 TEX AL  68  120   13   24   5  0   1   15   0  0  11   9  .200  .259  .267   43   32   3   4   0   0   1
 1980 30 ATL NL  88  221   23   45   6  0   2   12   1  2  16  27  .204  .255  .258   42   57   4   2   1   0   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      629 1766  203  446  57 14  20  172   9  7 132 178  .253  .302  .335   78  591  30  22   3   3  51
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        455   52  115  15  4   5   44   2  2  34  46  .253  .302  .335   78  152   8   6   1   1  13
 Career High    141  471   49  110  13  7   6   41   4  3  38  43  .286  .337  .398  116  138   9   4   1   2  15
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1972 22 ATL NL   94   62   13   5.7    99| .329  .266| .376  .336| .424  .394| .800  .730| 120  .648   2.5   0.3   0%
 1973 23 ATL NL   19   15    1   1.8   103| .222  .272| .263  .342| .222  .404| .485  .746|  32  .169  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1974 24 ATL NL    8    6    1   4.5    98| .250  .267| .250  .340| .250  .386| .500  .725|  38  .525  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 1975 25 ATL NL  517  381   40   2.8    99| .234  .269| .292  .340| .293  .388| .585  .728|  61  .316 -26.0  -2.7  57%
 1976 26 CLE AL  371  266   41   4.2    84| .280  .254| .337  .318| .393  .358| .730  .675| 116  .520   5.9   0.6  33%
 1977 27 CLE AL  351  246   42   4.6    96| .286  .262| .324  .325| .398  .398| .722  .723| 100  .494  -0.6  -0.1 100%
 1978 28 CLE AL  212  160   18   3.0    93| .254  .260| .285  .325| .337  .383| .622  .708|  76  .340  -6.2  -0.6   0%
 1979 29 TEX AL  138  104    9   2.3   101| .200  .268| .259  .333| .267  .407| .526  .740|  43  .214  -9.2  -0.9   0%
 1980 30 ATL NL  243  190   14   2.0    97| .204  .270| .255  .333| .258  .392| .513  .725|  42  .200 -17.6  -1.8  33%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      1953 1430  179   3.4    95| .253  .264| .302  .330| .335  .386| .637  .716|  78  .388 -53.6  -5.5  56%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1972 22 ATL NL 2B 18 38 55 0 12 1.000 .978 5.17 4.88 5.98 5.36 15 140.0 SS 4 8 13 0 0 1.000 .968 5.25 4.47 6.36 5.03 3 29.7 3B 2 3 6 0 0 1.000 .947 4.50 2.55 4.50 2.85 2 18.0 1973 23 ATL NL 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 2.85 1 12.0 2B 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 4.90 5.40 5.58 0 5.0 SS 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.30 4.50 4.95 0 2.0 1974 24 ATL NL SS 2 1 7 1 0 .889 .964 4.00 4.25 4.00 4.95 2 18.0 1975 25 ATL NL SS 129 183 414 25 68 .960 .963 4.63 4.21 4.96 4.99 121 1083.0 2B 12 29 24 2 7 .964 .974 4.42 4.92 4.97 5.54 10 96.0 1976 26 CLE AL SS 56 59 109 4 28 .977 .967 3.00 4.40 4.26 4.99 39 355.3 2B 46 93 104 7 25 .966 .975 4.28 4.64 5.09 5.40 40 348.3 DH 3 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.65 0.90 2.97 1 10.0 1977 27 CLE AL SS 66 74 116 8 21 .960 .963 2.88 4.07 4.09 4.82 45 418.0 3B 18 11 42 3 3 .946 .957 2.94 2.72 3.19 2.97 16 149.7 2B 12 15 23 0 3 1.000 .977 3.17 4.76 4.86 5.42 7 70.3 DH 6 1978 28 CLE AL SS 43 56 107 13 22 .926 .964 3.79 4.19 4.76 4.92 36 308.0 2B 17 25 31 0 3 1.000 .981 3.29 4.74 4.94 5.47 10 102.0 3B 3 2 6 0 0 1.000 .952 2.67 2.60 3.17 3.01 2 22.7 DH 1 1979 29 TEX AL SS 49 39 65 3 16 .972 .965 2.12 4.10 4.63 5.01 27 202.0 2B 16 26 25 0 6 1.000 .979 3.19 4.80 4.33 5.50 12 106.0 DH 1 1980 30 ATL NL SS 56 43 100 8 21 .947 .966 2.55 4.30 5.52 5.02 18 233.0 3B 43 21 89 9 10 .924 .948 2.56 2.39 3.48 2.87 32 284.3 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.70 1.00 5.50 1 9.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1972 22 ATL NL 2B 18 38 55 0 12 1.000 .978 5.17 4.88 5.98 5.36 15 140.0 1973 23 ATL NL 2B 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 4.90 5.40 5.58 0 5.0 1975 25 ATL NL 2B 12 29 24 2 7 .964 .974 4.42 4.92 4.97 5.54 10 96.0 1976 26 CLE AL 2B 46 93 104 7 25 .966 .975 4.28 4.64 5.09 5.40 40 348.3 1977 27 CLE AL 2B 12 15 23 0 3 1.000 .977 3.17 4.76 4.86 5.42 7 70.3 1978 28 CLE AL 2B 17 25 31 0 3 1.000 .981 3.29 4.74 4.94 5.47 10 102.0 1979 29 TEX AL 2B 16 26 25 0 6 1.000 .979 3.19 4.80 4.33 5.50 12 106.0 1980 30 ATL NL 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.70 1.00 5.50 1 9.0 1972 22 ATL NL 3B 2 3 6 0 0 1.000 .947 4.50 2.55 4.50 2.85 2 18.0 1973 23 ATL NL 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 2.85 1 12.0 1976 26 CLE AL 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.65 0.90 2.97 1 10.0 1977 27 CLE AL 3B 18 11 42 3 3 .946 .957 2.94 2.72 3.19 2.97 16 149.7 1978 28 CLE AL 3B 3 2 6 0 0 1.000 .952 2.67 2.60 3.17 3.01 2 22.7 1980 30 ATL NL 3B 43 21 89 9 10 .924 .948 2.56 2.39 3.48 2.87 32 284.3 1976 26 CLE AL DH 3 1977 27 CLE AL DH 6 1978 28 CLE AL DH 1 1979 29 TEX AL DH 1 1972 22 ATL NL SS 4 8 13 0 0 1.000 .968 5.25 4.47 6.36 5.03 3 29.7 1973 23 ATL NL SS 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.30 4.50 4.95 0 2.0 1974 24 ATL NL SS 2 1 7 1 0 .889 .964 4.00 4.25 4.00 4.95 2 18.0 1975 25 ATL NL SS 129 183 414 25 68 .960 .963 4.63 4.21 4.96 4.99 121 1083.0 1976 26 CLE AL SS 56 59 109 4 28 .977 .967 3.00 4.40 4.26 4.99 39 355.3 1977 27 CLE AL SS 66 74 116 8 21 .960 .963 2.88 4.07 4.09 4.82 45 418.0 1978 28 CLE AL SS 43 56 107 13 22 .926 .964 3.79 4.19 4.76 4.92 36 308.0 1979 29 TEX AL SS 49 39 65 3 16 .972 .965 2.12 4.10 4.63 5.01 27 202.0 1980 30 ATL NL SS 56 43 100 8 21 .947 .966 2.55 4.30 5.52 5.02 18 233.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS* 407 463 932 62 176 .957 .964 3.43 4.21 4.74 4.96 291 2649.0 2B* 124 228 264 9 56 .982 .977 3.97 4.75 5.05 5.43 95 876.7 3B* 71 37 144 12 13 .938 .951 2.55 2.50 3.28 2.91 54 496.7 DH 11 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 602 728 1340 83 245 .961 .966 3.44 4.12 4.63 4.81 440 4022
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Transactions 

June 5, 1969: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft.

December 12, 1975: Traded by the Atlanta Braves with Ralph Garr to the Chicago White Sox for Ken Henderson, Dick Ruthven, and Ozzie Osborn.

December 12, 1975: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Jack Brohamer.

October 3, 1978: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Jim Kern to the Texas Rangers for Bobby Bonds and Len Barker.

December 6, 1979: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Doyle Alexander and $50,000 to the Atlanta Braves for Adrian Devine and Pepe Frias.

August 8, 1980: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

January 19, 1981: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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