Tim Blackwell (baseball)

Tim Blackwell
Catcher
Born: (1952-08-19) August 19, 1952 (age 71)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 3, 1974, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
May 17, 1983, for the Montreal Expos
MLB statistics
Batting average.228
Home runs6
Runs batted in80
Teams

Timothy P. Blackwell (born August 19, 1952) is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and minor league manager.[1] He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1983 for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and Montreal Expos.[1] He was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed. Blackwell was known as a light-hitting, defensive specialist with good pitch-calling skills and possessed a strong, accurate throwing arm.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c "Tim Blackwell statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  2. ^ Tim Blackwell at the SABR Baseball Biography Project , by John Vorperian, Retrieved 2 January 2015.