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Ewell Blackwell

Birthdate:

10/23/1922

Died:

10/29/1996

Height / Weight:

6' 6" / 195 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Fresno, CA, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

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Ewell 'the Whip' Blackwell baffled opposing hitters with his blazing fastball and with his long angular body (6'6", 195 lbs) assembled a 16 game winning streak in 1947, including a no-hitter. His unorthodox delivery was described in many colorful ways; Leo Durocher said, "Blackwell looked like a man trying to throw a seven, straight from behind his right ear". Ralph Kiner, once said, "I wouldn't rate him as the fastest, but his delivery was the toughest to fight". While pitching for the Cincinnati Reds in the late 1940's, Ewell was the main man in the National League. In the 1947, All-Star game Ewell 'the Whip' Blackwell was the starting pitcher and threw 4 shutout innings. In fact, he hurled a total of 11 straight shutout innings in All-Star play. Blackwell lifetime stats: 82 W 78 L, an ERA of 3.30 with 15 shutouts.

Baseball History

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1942	CIN (NL)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	3	4	2	0	3	0	1	2	0	0	6.00
1946	CIN (NL)	33	25	9	13	0	10	5	194.1	160	62	53	1	79	0	100	4	4	0	2.45
1947	CIN (NL)	33	33	22	8	0	23	6	273.0	227	91	75	10	95	0	193	2	4	1	2.47
1948	CIN (NL)	22	20	7	9	1	4	1	138.2	134	73	70	12	52	0	114	1	4	0	4.54
1949	CIN (NL)	30	4	5	5	1	0	0	76.2	80	36	36	7	34	0	55	1	3	0	4.23
1950	CIN (NL)	40	32	17	15	4	18	1	261.0	203	105	86	12	112	0	188	11	13	0	2.97
1951	CIN (NL)	38	32	16	15	2	11	2	232.2	204	110	89	16	97	0	120	5	9	1	3.44
1952	NYY (AL)	5	2	1	0	1	0	0	16.0	12	2	1	0	12	0	7	0	0	0	0.56
1952	CIN (NL)	23	17	3	12	0	3	0	102.0	107	66	61	6	60	0	48	2	5	0	5.38
1953	NYY (AL)	8	4	2	0	1	0	0	19.2	17	10	8	2	13	0	11	0	1	0	3.66
1955	KCA (AL)	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	3	3	3	1	5	0	2	0	1	0	6.75
11 years		236	169	82	78	10	69	15	1321.0	1150	562	484	67	562	0	839	28	44	2	3.30

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1942	CIN (NL)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1946	CIN (NL)	33	56	2	6	1	0	0	2	1	12	0	0	0	0	6	0	.107	.123	SLG
1947	CIN (NL)	33	106	5	13	2	0	0	4	1	17	0	0	0	0	7	0	.123	.131	SLG
1948	CIN (NL)	22	48	3	11	3	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	3	0	.229	.229	SLG
1949	CIN (NL)	30	19	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.211	.211	SLG
1950	CIN (NL)	40	89	7	13	1	0	0	5	5	9	0	0	0	0	7	0	.146	.191	SLG
1951	CIN (NL)	39	82	10	24	3	1	1	6	5	12	0	0	0	0	2	0	.293	.333	SLG
1952	CIN (NL)	23	32	1	5	2	0	0	3	0	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	.156	.156	SLG
1952	NYY (AL)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	SLG
1953	NYY (AL)	8	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1955	KCA (AL)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.0	.0	SLG
11 years		237	443	31	77	12	1	1	22	12	73	0	0	0	0	28	0	.174	.196	.SLG

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