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Andres Galarraga League
5-26-2111
Joey Blackburne Relief Pitcher
Retired (1986, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.59 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/L
W-L 62-87 Status Deceased (2017) Option Years 0  
SV 21 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 10-23-1947
K 1465 Drafted Round 3, Pick 37
(1966)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(93 games)
IP 1683.1
WHIP 1.44
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D  Endurance C    Ldrship B 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity B+   Mentor Val F 
Speed D  Bunt D- Control C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range F  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm D  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1971 MIN
7
 9
61
12
0
0
1
 1
149.2
 146 63 62 4 58
131
1.36
3.73
1972 MIN
2
 1
38
3
0
0
2
 1
81.2
 81 54 41 2 42
63
1.51
4.52
1973 MIN
1
 0
50
2
0
0
1
 0
91.1
 107 60 55 3 37
75
1.58
5.42
1974 MIN
5
 4
59
0
0
0
0
 2
133.0
 133 56 49 2 46
118
1.35
3.32
1975 MIN
3
 1
45
0
0
0
0
 1
109.1
 100 58 55 0 51
101
1.38
4.53
1976 MIN-TEX
1
 3
39
0
0
0
3
 1
59.0
 79 42 41 1 20
53
1.68
6.25
1976 MIN
0
 1
21
0
0
0
0
 0
27.2
 33 17 16 1 13
23
1.66
5.20
1976 TEX
1
 2
18
0
0
0
3
 1
31.1
 46 25 25 0 7
30
1.69
7.18
1977 TEX-TOR
3
 12
41
29
0
0
2
 0
197.0
 187 96 87 5 75
189
1.33
3.97
1977 TEX
0
 2
12
0
0
0
2
 0
20.0
 22 10 10 0 8
16
1.50
4.50
1977 TOR
3
 10
29
29
0
0
0
 0
177.0
 165 86 77 5 67
173
1.31
3.92
1978 TOR
6
 10
47
13
3
0
8
 3
127.1
 111 58 57 2 53
117
1.29
4.03
1979 TOR
11
 13
33
33
3
0
0
 0
201.2
 196 103 94 5 79
151
1.36
4.20
1980 OAK-PIT
6
 10
28
18
0
0
3
 0
117.0
 112 71 62 1 57
111
1.44
4.77
1980 OAK
3
 5
11
11
0
0
0
 0
63.2
 58 33 28 0 29
61
1.37
3.96
1980 PIT
3
 5
17
7
0
0
3
 0
53.1
 54 38 34 1 28
50
1.54
5.74
1981 PIT
7
 11
30
29
2
1
0
 0
196.1
 199 108 102 3 84
158
1.44
4.68
1982 PIT-CHA
4
 5
21
21
0
0
0
 0
109.1
 115 64 59 3 42
98
1.44
4.86
1982 PIT
0
 1
2
2
0
0
0
 0
8.2
 15 12 12 0 8
6
2.65
12.46
1982 CHA
4
 4
19
19
0
0
0
 0
100.2
 100 52 47 3 34
92
1.33
4.20
1983 CHA
3
 1
39
1
0
0
1
 0
44.1
 59 34 34 1 22
36
1.83
6.90
1984 CHA
3
 6
47
1
0
0
0
 0
56.0
 90 55 54 1 23
57
2.02
8.68
1985 CHA
0
 1
6
2
0
0
0
 0
10.1
 13 6 6 0 5
7
1.74
5.23
2111
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
62
 87
584
164
8
1
21
 9
1683.1
 1728 928 858 33 694
1465
1.44
4.59
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01Joey Blackburne has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1985-05-05The Chicago Hookers have waived Joey Blackburne.
1983-08-23The Chicago Hookers have promoted Joey Blackburne to the major league team. The Chicago Hookers have sent David Howard to the minors.
1983-08-03The Chicago Hookers have designated Joey Blackburne for assignment.
1983-06-02Joey Blackburne of the Chicago Hookers is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1982-05-12The Chicago Hookers have promoted Joey Blackburne to the major league team.
1982-05-12The Chicago Hookers have acquired Joey Blackburne from the waiver wire.
1982-05-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have waived Joey Blackburne.
1982-04-15The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Rube Belanger to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Joey Blackburne for assignment.
1980-07-13Trade #1192655 has been completed between the Oakland Warriors and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates receive Sam Decker, Joey Blackburne from the Oakland Warriors in exchange for Draft Pick 1984 Round 2 PIT (Tom Browning).
1979-04-04The Toronto Blue Jays have placed Joey Blackburne on the trade block.
1978-04-09Joey Blackburne of the Toronto Blue Jays is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1977-04-21Trade #1165900 has been completed between the Texas Typhoons and the Toronto Blue Jays. The Toronto Blue Jays receive Joey Blackburne, Elden Robertson from the Texas Typhoons in exchange for Draft Pick 1978 Round 1 TOR (Spec Jones), Draft Pick 1979 Round 3 TOR (Kevin Loewer).
1976-08-20Joey Blackburne of the Texas Typhoons is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1976-08-10Trade #1162641 has been completed between the Texas Typhoons and the Minnesota Reign. The Minnesota Reign receive John Blake, Milo Gross, Onan Plesac (Optioned) from the Texas Typhoons in exchange for Joey Blackburne, Ramiro Ramirez, Wladimir Bentecourt, Luis Treadaway, Rocky Bako, Draft Pick 1977 Round 1 MIN (Billy Cordero), Draft Pick 1978 Round 1 MIN (Bob Merritt), Draft Pick 1979 Round 1 MIN (Ray Russell).
1972-07-03Joey Blackburne of the Minnesota Reign is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1972-04-13Joey Blackburne of the Minnesota Reign is injured and is expected to be out 48 days.
1970-10-03The Minnesota Reign have promoted Don Kellett to the major league team. The Minnesota Reign have promoted Joey Blackburne to the major league team. The Minnesota Reign have designated Steve Lang for assignment. The Minnesota Reign have designated Tex Ramirez for assignment.
1967-04-01The Minnesota Reign have renamed Joe Blackburne to Joey Blackburne.