Ron Blomberg

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1969-1978 (1969-1978)
Proper Name
Ronald Mark Blomberg
Nickname
Boomer
Positions
DH (178) ... 1B (142) ... OF (79) ... RF (1)
Height / Weight
6-1 / 205
Bats / Throws
Left / Right
Birthdate
August 23,1948   Age:  77.146
High School
Druid Hills (Atlanta,GA)
Colleges
Drafted/Signed
Signing Bonus
$ 65,000
Contract Info
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
blomr101
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[1967] 1st Round Draft Pick (#1 overall) by the New York Yankees   [1973] Became first DH in MLB history on April 6 when he walked against Luis Tiant in 1st inning   [1977] Did not play due to knee surgery
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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#agepostbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1969New York YankeesALMLBNYA1220OF460300000010000003703.500.571.5001.071.167.000.50014.290.000.000.00
1971New York YankeesALMLBNYA1222OF1196419930646273124142301232952161549.322.363.477.840.216.155.3336.4810.651.6428.43
1972New York YankeesALMLBNYA12231B12410729936802211449023826301441463413743.268.355.488.843.341.220.25411.147.620.6821.36
1973New York YankeesALMLBNYA1224DH-1B12610030145991311257203425012471503382673.329.395.498.893.289.169.32710.067.400.7425.08
1974New York YankeesALMLBNYA1225DH1219026439821121048212933206251273012359.311.375.481.856.284.170.3179.6310.961.1426.40
1975New York YankeesALMLBNYA1226DH114*3410618278241700131000013511191413.255.336.481.817.349.226.25010.928.400.7726.50
1976New York YankeesALMLBNYA1227DH120000000000000000200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1978Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA1029DH92*6115616367052200111701121581691224.231.280.372.652.212.141.2306.5110.061.5531.20
Tot:MLB (8 yrs) MLB     46113331843916785222467140134531216226301493127264.293.360.473.832.284.179.2929.388.980.9625.63
Tot:AL (8 yrs) AL     46113331843916785222467140134531216226301493127264.293.360.473.832.284.179.2929.388.980.9625.63
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB     162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
TBC+ Metric is based on wOBA with inclusion of stolen base value. TBC's version of wOBA excludes park factors and uses static coefficients across all levels and years for ease of implementation.
* indicates player had a low sample size of plate appearances.

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