#48 Vito Blackmon, Centerfield, 31 yrs, South Carolina Storm
Sunday, 8/8/1988 |
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| Vito Blackmon
4/22/1957
31
Greensboro, SC
5"9
185
Centerfield
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L
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4 / 6 (Popular)
4 / 6 (Popular)
Good
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Normal
2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 5,260,000
1990
6 Year(s), 109 Days (1141 total Days)
129 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 129 Days (1161 total Days)
12 Year(s)
Not eligible
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 75 | 65 | 13 | 26 | 60 |
| Versus LHP | 64 | 59 | 13 | 22 | 60 |
| Versus RHP | 80 | 67 | 13 | 28 | 60 |
| Talent | 72 | 58 | 14 | 34 | 61 |
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100
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5
Normal
| Fielding Ratings
CF : 82 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 77 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 45
Outfield Arm : 65
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 7/29 | NY | W 6-0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 7/30 | NY | W 9-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 7/31 | NY | W 8-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | #1 | PoG | |
| 8/1 | @CHA | L 4-10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 8/2 | @CHA | L 5-6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | #1 | | |
| 8/3 | @CHA | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 8/4 | @CHA | L 2-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 8/5 | @VA | L 4-13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 8/6 | @VA | L 4-14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 8/7 | @VA | W 5-2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 111 | 492 | 147 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 77 | 32 | 79 | .299 | .343 | .415 | .757 | .719 | .116 |
| Projected | 162 | 718 | 215 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 51 | 112 | 47 | 115 | .299 | .343 | .415 | .757 | .719 | .116 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 111 | 535 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 204 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 88.2 | 73.2 | 5.5 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 153 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .275 | .282 | .418 | .701 |
| vs. RHP | 339 | 105 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 58 | 28 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .310 | .364 | .413 | .777 |
| Close/Late | 44 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .213 | .250 | .463 |
| Scoring Position | 97 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .297 | .381 | .678 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 59 | 247 | 75 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 43 | 21 | 44 | .304 | .350 | .425 | .775 |
| Road | 52 | 245 | 72 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 34 | 11 | 35 | .294 | .326 | .404 | .730 |
| This Week | 6 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .333 | .379 | .444 | .824 |
| Last Week | 7 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .400 | .406 | .600 | 1.006 |
| March/April | 25 | 104 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 21 | .202 | .257 | .288 | .545 |
| May | 26 | 119 | 47 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 13 | .395 | .415 | .555 | .970 |
| June | 26 | 119 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 17 | .286 | .318 | .361 | .679 |
| July | 27 | 119 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 22 | .294 | .346 | .437 | .783 |
| August | 7 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .323 | .364 | .419 | .783 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1982 | 132 | 457 | 127 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 58 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 65 | 40 | 14 | .278 | .315 | .376 | .691 | LOW |
| 1983 | 151 | 587 | 172 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 72 | 84 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 91 | 54 | 7 | .293 | .339 | .387 | .726 | LOW |
| 1984 | 162 | 708 | 211 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 62 | 138 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 146 | 79 | 17 | .298 | .347 | .364 | .712 | LOW |
| 1985 | 162 | 660 | 219 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 64 | 117 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 96 | 61 | 13 | .332 | .371 | .435 | .806 | LOW |
| 1986 | 153 | 717 | 243 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 78 | 128 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 110 | 52 | 10 | .339 | .386 | .448 | .834 | PHI ChC |
| 1987 | 158 | 646 | 211 | 48 | 13 | 4 | 83 | 119 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 116 | 42 | 7 | .327 | .371 | .460 | .831 | ChC |
| 1988 | 111 | 492 | 147 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 77 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 15 | 2 | .299 | .343 | .415 | .757 | ChC |
| Total | 1029 | 4267 | 1330 | 241 | 66 | 21 | 434 | 721 | 268 | 37 | 19 | 703 | 343 | 70 | .312 | .356 | .414 | .770 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1980, A | 80 | 349 | 88 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 34 | 28 | 78 | 18 | 6 | .252 | .306 | .367 | .673 |
| 1981, A | 114 | 403 | 103 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 60 | 68 | 74 | 27 | 7 | .256 | .359 | .350 | .709 |
| 1981, AA | 12 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .292 | .311 | .603 |
| 1982, AA | 14 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .255 | .305 | .327 | .632 |
| 1982, AAA | 13 | 55 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .273 | .365 | .382 | .747 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1986 | 14 | 57 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 1 | .316 | .381 | .439 | .820 |
| 1987 | 18 | 74 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 1 | .324 | .359 | .473 | .832 |
| Total | 32 | 131 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 2 | .321 | .369 | .458 | .827 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Centerfield | 111 | 111 | 243 | 6 | 3 | 251 | 2 | .992 | 976.2 | 2.31 | | | | |
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Injured on 7/30/1981 with a Pulled Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week...
Injured on 8/27/1981 with a Pinched Nerve Neck, out for 6 days...
Had first career hit on 4/20/1982, off Moose Haas (VAN)...
Hit first career homerun on 7/2/1982, off Wayne Garland (LOU)...
Injured on 7/7/1983 with a Bruised Jaw, out for one week...
Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1983...
Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1985...
1/31/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,421,429 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 5/4/1986 with a Bruised Ribs, out for one week...
Traded from Philadelphia to Charleston on 5/29/1986 (Going to PHI: P Rich Gale, P Joaquin Andujar, P Rich Yett, P Curt Wardle. Going to ChC: CF Vito Blackmon)...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Winnipeg on 8/3/1986...
Had 30-game hitting streak snapped on 9/10/1986...
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 10/9/1986...
Won World Series with Charleston in 1986...
1/31/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,721,429 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/17/1987, hitting .538 with 2 HR, 8 RBI...
5/29/1987: Signed a contract extension with Charleston, $5,260,000 per year, for 3 years.
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Fayetteville on 7/4/1987...
Won World Series with Charleston in 1987...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1985 - .332 - 10th
1986 - .339 - 5th
| Hits
1986 - 243 - 1st
1987 - 211 - 9th
| Doubles
1986 - 50 - 3rd
1987 - 48 - 8th
| Triples
1985 - 13 - 4th
1986 - 11 - 9th
1987 - 13 - 4th
| Runs
1984 - 138 - 6th
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SB
1982 - 40 - 7th
1983 - 54 - 3rd
1984 - 79 - 3rd
1985 - 61 - 5th
1986 - 52 - 5th
1987 - 42 - 6th
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