Lena Blackburne
| Career Batting Stats |
| G |
AB |
H |
R |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
AVG |
SLG |
OBP |
OPS |
OPS+ |
| 550 |
1807 |
387 |
173 |
4 |
139 |
54 |
.214 |
.268 |
.284 |
.552 |
82.0 |
|
Teams Lena Blackburne Managed
Chicago White Sox (1928-1929)
Born
Russell Aubrey Blackburne was born on October 23, 1886, in Clifton Heights, PA.
Died
February 29, 1968, Riverside, NJ
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Major League Debut
4 14,
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Nicknames
Slats
Notes
Blackburne was the first to rub baseballs with a special mud concoction, which included sediment from a river in New Jersey. The mixture, with some variations, remains in use today by umpires.
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