1952
Born August 19, 1952
San Diego, CA, USA
Tim Blackwell Notable
b. August 19, 1952 · Boston Red Sox 1974–1975, Philadelphia Phillies 1976–1977, Montreal Expos 1977, 1982–1983, Chicago Cubs 1978–1981
Tim Blackwell played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1974 and closing with the Montreal Expos in 1983.
Across 426 games he batted .228, with 238 hits and 91 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 40 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He played 414 games behind the plate, with 1,850 putouts and 40 errors. He turned 33 double plays.
He was born in San Diego, CA, USA on August 19, 1952. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | BOS | 44 | 122 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 1 | .246 |
| 1975 | BOS | 59 | 132 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 0 | .197 |
| 1976 | PHI | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 1977 | MON/PHI | 17 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .091 |
| 1978 | CHC | 49 | 103 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 17 | 0 | .223 |
| 1979 | CHC | 63 | 122 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 25 | 0 | .164 |
| 1980 | CHC | 103 | 320 | 24 | 87 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 41 | 62 | 0 | .272 |
| 1981 | CHC | 58 | 158 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 2 | .234 |
| 1982 | MON | 23 | 42 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .190 |
| 1983 | MON | 6 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 426 | 1044 | 91 | 238 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 80 | 154 | 183 | 3 | .228 |
On this day & linked events
1974
Major-league debut: Tim Blackwell
Tim Blackwell made a major-league debut on July 3, 1974.
1983
Final major-league game: Tim Blackwell
Tim Blackwell played a final major-league game on May 17, 1983.
Image: Philadelphia Phillies, public domain