Ron Blomberg

Positions: Designated Hitter, First Baseman and Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: August 23, 1948 in Atlanta, GA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (1st) of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Druid Hills HS (Atlanta, GA).

High School: Druid Hills HS (Atlanta, GA)

Debut: September 10, 1969 (Age 21-018d, 12,918th in major league history)
vs. WSA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1978 (Age 30-039d)
vs. CAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: Ronald Mark Blomberg

Nicknames: Boomer

Pronunciation: \BLOOM-berg\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.4

1333

391

.293

184

RBI

224

OBP

.360

SLG

.473

OPS

.832

OPS+

140

Summary of 52 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 7 tying, 18 go ahead

2 Tms
NYY	47
CHW	5

Platoon
vs RHP	50
vs LHP	2

Home/Road
Home	26
Away	26

Outs
1	18
0	18
2	16

12 Opps
CLE	11
MIN	7
TEX/WSA	6
MIL	6
OAK	4
BAL	4
KCR	3
CAL	3
DET	3
BOS	2
CHW	2
TOR	1

39 Pitchers
Steve Dunning	3
Dick Tidrow	3
Jim Colborn	2
Mike Hedlund	2
Joe Coleman	2
Dick Drago	2
Dick Woodson	2
Ray Corbin	2
Marty Pattin	2
Pete Broberg	2
Gaylord Perry	2
Alan Wirth	1
Tom Buskey	1
Bill Parsons	1
Bill Champion	1
Milt Wilcox	1
Mel Queen	1
Jesse Jefferson	1
Fergie Jenkins	1
Nolan Ryan	1
Doc Medich	1
Lloyd Allen	1
Dennis Martínez	1
Vern Ruhle	1
Horacio Piña	1
Steve Hargan	1
Catfish Hunter	1
Denny McLain	1
Steve Stone	1
Jim Perry	1
Orlando Peña	1
Bill Butler	1
Bill Castro	1
Doyle Alexander	1
Steve Luebber	1
Tom Bradley	1
Mike Kekich	1
Jim Palmer	1
Bob Johnson	1

12 Parks
Yankee Stad (NYC)	17
ClevelandStd (CLE)	7
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	6
Shea Stad (NYC)	5
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	4
Munic. Stad (KAN)	3
Tiger Stad (DET)	3
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
County Stad (MIL)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Memor. Stad (BAL)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1

Where Hit
9	41
89	3
8	2
7	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	44
2·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	25
1--	12
12-	7
-2-	4
1-3	2
123	1
--3	1

90 RBI
RISP	15
0 on	25
1 on	17
2 on	9
3 on	1
Any on	27

Inning
1	6
2	10
3	7
4	5
5	7
6	4
7	6
8	3
9	4

1-3	23
4-6	16
7-end	13

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	7
+2	4
+1	5
Tied	15
-1	8
-2	3
-4..	4

Ahead	22
Tied	15
Behind	15

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
DH	21
1B	18
RF	9
PH	3
PH/DH	1

OrderPos
5th	31
4th	10
6th	5
9th	2
3rd	1
7th	1
2nd	1
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	13
Medium Lev	15
Low Lev	24

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1971	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1971-06-25	NYY		WSA	Pete Broberg	ahead 5-1	b 3	0	--3	2	5	9	0.026	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Alou Scores
2	2	2	1	1971-07-16	NYY		MIL	Marty Pattin	tied 0-0	b 1	2	12-	3	5	9	0.274	82%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Kenney Scores; R. White Scores
3	3	3	1	1971-08-01	NYY	@	MIN	Steve Luebber	behind 0-6	t 2	0	---	1	5	9	0.033	9%		Home Run (Deep RF)
4	4	4	2	1971-08-01	NYY	@	MIN	Ray Corbin	behind 4-8	t 4	2	-2-	2	5	9	0.116	21%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. White Scores
5	5	5	1	1971-08-28	NYY	@	KCR	Mike Hedlund	behind 0-2	t 4	0	1--	2	5	9	0.210	50%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. White Scores
6	6	6	2	1971-08-28	NYY	@	KCR	Mike Hedlund	tied 2-2	t 6	1	---	1	5	9	0.192	66%		Home Run (Deep RF)
7	7	7	1	1971-08-29	NYY	@	KCR	Dick Drago	ahead 3-2	t 5	1	12-	3	5	9	0.216	91%		Home Run (CF-RF); B. Murcer Scores; F. Alou Scores
1972	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1972-05-07	NYY	@	OAK	Denny McLain	ahead 3-0	t 3	1	1--	2	5	3	0.093	94%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. White Scores
9	9	2	1	1972-05-12	NYY	@	CAL	Mel Queen	ahead 4-1	t 8	0	---	1	5	3	0.025	98%		Home Run (Deep RF)
10	10	3	1	1972-06-04 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	Tom Bradley	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	1	5	3	0.126	60%		Home Run (Deep RF)
11	11	4	1	1972-06-29	NYY		BAL	Jim Palmer	behind 0-1	b 2	0	---	1	5	3	0.135	55%		Home Run (Deep RF)
12	12	5	1	1972-07-02 (2)	NYY		CLE	Milt Wilcox	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	5	3	0.134	66%		Home Run (Deep RF)
13	13	6	1	1972-07-18	NYY		MIN	Ray Corbin	ahead 2-0	b 3	1	12-	3	5	3	0.132	95%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Murcer Scores; R. White Scores
14	14	7	1	1972-07-19	NYY		MIN	Jim Perry	behind 0-1	b 2	0	1--	2	5	3	0.218	67%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. White Scores
15	15	8	1	1972-07-21 (1)	NYY		CAL	Lloyd Allen	ahead 4-0	b 5	1	---	1	5	3	0.024	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
16	16	9	1	1972-07-22 (2)	NYY		CAL	Nolan Ryan	ahead 2-0	b 1	2	---	1	5	3	0.084	83%		Home Run (Deep RF)
17	17	10	1	1972-08-13 (2)	NYY		MIL	Jim Colborn	behind 2-3	b 7	1	-2-	2	9	PH	0.442	80%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Alou Scores
18	18	11	1	1972-08-19	NYY	@	TEX	Pete Broberg	ahead 2-0	t 3	2	1--	2	5	3	0.150	89%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. White Scores
19	19	12	1	1972-09-19	NYY	@	MIL	Bill Parsons	behind 1-7	t 9	0	---	1	4	3	0.002	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
20	20	13	1	1972-09-23	NYY	@	CLE	Steve Dunning	ahead 3-2	t 5	1	1--	2	4	3	0.193	86%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); B. Murcer Scores
21	21	14	1	1972-10-01 (2)	NYY		CLE	Steve Dunning	tied 2-2	b 5	2	---	1	5	3	0.192	70%		Home Run (RF Line)
1973	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1973-05-08	NYY	@	MIN	Dick Woodson	ahead 2-1	t 3	1	12-	3	6	3	0.203	85%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Alou Scores; G. Nettles Scores
23	23	2	1	1973-05-13 (1)	NYY		BAL	Orlando Peña	ahead 2-0	b 7	0	---	1	5	3	0.052	95%		Home Run (Deep RF)
24	24	3	1	1973-05-18	NYY		MIL	Bill Champion	behind 0-1	b 4	0	---	1	5	3	0.143	56%		Home Run (Deep RF)
25	25	4	1	1973-07-01 (2)	NYY		CLE	Mike Kekich	ahead 8-2	b 7	0	---	1	5	3	0.003	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
26	26	5	1	1973-07-03	NYY		BOS	Marty Pattin	tied 0-0	b 1	2	12-	3	5	3	0.258	80%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Alou Scores; B. Murcer Scores
27	27	6	1	1973-07-11	NYY	@	CHW	Steve Stone	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	DH	0.106	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
28	28	7	1	1973-07-17 (1)	NYY		MIN	Dick Woodson	tied 2-2	b 4	0	---	1	5	DH	0.136	69%		Home Run (Deep RF)
29	29	8	1	1973-08-10	NYY		OAK	Horacio Piña	ahead 8-5	b 7	1	1--	2	7	PH/DH	0.038	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Nettles Scores
30	30	9	1	1973-09-10	NYY		CLE	Dick Tidrow	behind 1-3	b 9	0	---	1	6	DH	0.104	19%		Home Run (Deep RF)
31	31	10	1	1973-09-16 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	Doyle Alexander	behind 1-2	t 4	2	---	1	5	DH	0.133	45%		Home Run (Deep RF)
32	32	11	1	1973-09-23 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	Dick Tidrow	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	1	5	DH	0.110	59%		Home Run (Deep CF)
33	33	12	2	1973-09-23 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	Dick Tidrow	ahead 4-1	t 5	1	1-3	3	5	DH	0.083	96%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Hegan Scores; B. Murcer Scores
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	1974-04-14 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	Bob Johnson	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	DH	0.101	71%		Home Run (Deep RF)
35	35	2	1	1974-04-28 (1)	NYY		TEX	Steve Dunning	ahead 3-0	b 3	2	1-3	3	6	DH	0.107	96%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Murcer Scores/unER; G. Nettles Scores/Team unER; R. Blomberg Scores/Team unER
36	36	3	1	1974-04-28 (2)	NYY		TEX	Fergie Jenkins	tied 1-1	b 2	0	---	1	6	9	0.114	66%		Home Run (CF-RF)
37	37	4	1	1974-05-01	NYY		OAK	Catfish Hunter	behind 2-3	b 6	0	---	1	5	DH	0.196	57%		Home Run (Deep RF)
38	38	5	1	1974-06-02	NYY	@	MIN	Bill Butler	ahead 6-0	t 6	1	12-	3	2	DH	0.016	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Mason Scores; E. Maddox Scores
39	39	6	1	1974-07-01	NYY	@	DET	Joe Coleman	tied 1-1	t 6	0	1--	2	4	DH	0.240	79%		Home Run (CF-RF); B. Murcer Scores
40	40	7	1	1974-09-28 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	Gaylord Perry	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	2	4	DH	0.198	67%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Murcer Scores
41	41	8	2	1974-09-28 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	Gaylord Perry	ahead 3-0	t 5	2	-2-	2	4	DH	0.093	94%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Maddox Scores
42	42	9	1	1974-09-28 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	Tom Buskey	behind 5-7	t 8	1	1--	2	8	PH	0.324	46%		Home Run (Deep CF); G. Nettles Scores
43	43	10	1	1974-10-02	NYY	@	MIL	Jim Colborn	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	2	4	9	0.198	67%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Johnson Scores
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
44	44	1	1	1975-04-18	NYY	@	DET	Joe Coleman	ahead 4-0	t 3	0	---	1	4	DH	0.046	91%		Home Run
45	45	2	1	1975-04-20	NYY	@	DET	Vern Ruhle	ahead 4-1	t 7	2	12-	3	4	DH	0.087	98%		Home Run; R. White Scores/unER; B. Bonds Scores/unER; R. Blomberg Scores/unER
46	46	3	1	1975-04-26	NYY		MIL	Bill Castro	ahead 5-0	b 5	2	---	1	4	DH	0.018	98%		Home Run
47	47	4	1	1975-07-08	NYY		TEX	Steve Hargan	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1--	2	3	DH	0.176	73%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. White Scores
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
48	48	1	1	1978-04-07	CHW		BOS	Dick Drago	behind 4-5	b 9	1	---	1	5	DH	0.470	58%		Home Run (Deep RF)
49	49	2	1	1978-04-11	CHW		TOR	Jesse Jefferson	ahead 6-5	b 7	2	-2-	2	5	DH	0.153	94%		Home Run; J. Orta Scores
50	50	3	1	1978-04-28	CHW		BAL	Dennis Martínez	behind 2-6	b 9	1	1--	2	9	PH	0.024	4%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Nahorodny Scores
51	51	4	1	1978-06-15	CHW		TEX	Doc Medich	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	1	6	DH	0.117	63%		Home Run (Deep RF)
52	52	5	1	1978-09-19 (1)	CHW	@	OAK	Alan Wirth	behind 2-3	t 8	2	123	4	4	DH	0.635	93%		Home Run; M. Foley Scores/unER; T. Bosley Scores/unER; C. Lemon Scores/unER; R. Blomberg Scores/unER