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Paul Blair (baseball)
Paul L. D. Blair (February 1, 1944 – December 26, 2013) was an outfielder who spent seventeen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Baltimore Orioles (1964–76), New York Yankees (1977–79, 1980) and Cincinnati Reds (1979).〔News services and staff reports (December 28, 2013) "Star center fielder won two titles with Orioles" ''The Washington Post'', page B4. Retrieved December 28, 2013()〕 He was the starting center fielder for the Orioles when they won two World Series Championships, four American League (AL) pennants and five American League East titles from to . One of baseball's best defensive players at his position, he earned the Gold Glove Award eight times, including seven consecutive from to .〔(Klingaman, Mike. "Catching Up With...Former Oriole Paul Blair," ''The Toy Department'' (''The Baltimore Sun'' sports blog), Tuesday, May 4, 2010. )〕 One of the best defensive oufielders of his era, he had excellent range and was brilliant at tracking fly balls.〔(NYTimes obituary ) Retrieved 2013-12-27〕 He seemed to taunt hitters by playing shallow, then running down balls hit over his head.〔(Baltimore Sun ) Retrieved 2013-12-27〕
==Early life==
Blair was born in Cushing, Oklahoma but grew up in Los Angeles where he attended Manual Arts High School. An accomplished athlete, he played basketball, baseball and track while a student.〔AP News Services (December 27, 2013) "Former Orioles star Paul Blair dies" ''The Washington Post'', retrieved December 28, 2013()〕 Blair was originally signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in . After spending the season in their farm system, he was selected by the Orioles in the 1962 first-year draft on November 26, 1962.〔(Folkemer, Paul. "The Best Rule 5 Draft Picks in Baltimore Orioles History," ''PressBox Baltimore'', December 2014. )〕
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