Blaylock was the Phillies' most-used first baseman in both 1955 and 1956. In 1955, he appeared in 113 games, starting 55 of them (while Earl Torgeson, Eddie Waitkus, and Stan Lopata each started more than 25 games at first for the team). Blaylock batted only .208 with three home runs that season. However, in 1956, he started 110 games at first, improved his batting average to .254, and hit ten home runs, fourth on the team.
But it was not enough production, and Blaylock lost his starting job to rookieEd Bouchee in 1957. He was sent down to the Triple-A Miami Marlins for 41 games before his recall in September 1957. In his final Major League at bat, Blaylock hit a pinch hit home run off René Valdés of the Dodgers in an 8–4 loss at Connie Mack Stadium.[2] As a Major Leaguer, he had 175 total hits, including 21 doubles, 15 triples, and 15 homers.
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marv, blaylock, marvin, edward, blaylock, september, 1929, october, 1993, american, professional, baseball, first, baseman, outfielder, played, major, league, baseball, philadelphia, phillies, york, giants, between, 1950, 1957, appeared, league, games, blayloc. Marvin Edward Blaylock September 30 1929 October 23 1993 was an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder who played in Major League Baseball MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Giants Between 1950 and 1957 he appeared in 287 big league games Blaylock threw and batted left handed standing 6 feet 1 inch 1 85 m tall and weighing 175 pounds 79 kg during his playing days Marv BlaylockFirst basemanBorn 1929 09 30 September 30 1929Fort Smith Arkansas U S Died October 23 1993 1993 10 23 aged 64 Conway Arkansas U S Batted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutSeptember 26 1950 for the New York GiantsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 28 1957 for the Philadelphia PhilliesMLB statisticsBatting average 235Home runs15Runs batted in78TeamsNew York Giants 1950 Philadelphia Phillies 1955 1957 Originally signed by the Giants in 1947 Blaylock appeared in only one MLB game for them as a pinch hitter on September 26 1950 Batting for pitcher Larry Jansen he popped out to third baseman Billy Cox off Ralph Branca of the Brooklyn Dodgers 1 Blaylock then returned to Minor League Baseball MiLB for four full seasons batting over 300 for the 1954 Syracuse Chiefs of the Triple A International League the top farm club of the Phillies which earned him a second trial in MLB Blaylock was the Phillies most used first baseman in both 1955 and 1956 In 1955 he appeared in 113 games starting 55 of them while Earl Torgeson Eddie Waitkus and Stan Lopata each started more than 25 games at first for the team Blaylock batted only 208 with three home runs that season However in 1956 he started 110 games at first improved his batting average to 254 and hit ten home runs fourth on the team But it was not enough production and Blaylock lost his starting job to rookie Ed Bouchee in 1957 He was sent down to the Triple A Miami Marlins for 41 games before his recall in September 1957 In his final Major League at bat Blaylock hit a pinch hit home run off Rene Valdes of the Dodgers in an 8 4 loss at Connie Mack Stadium 2 As a Major Leaguer he had 175 total hits including 21 doubles 15 triples and 15 homers Blaylock was out of baseball in 1958 but returned for a final pro season in 1959 at the Double A level with the Nashville Vols of the Southern Association References edit 1950 9 26 box score from Retrosheet 1957 9 28 box score from RetrosheetExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marv Blaylock amp oldid 1172579332, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
