American baseball player, coach, and manager (1886-1968)
Baseball player
Lena Blackburne
Infielder / Coach / Manager
Born:(1886-10-23)October 23, 1886 Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: February 29, 1968(1968-02-29) (aged 81) Riverside Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 14, 1910, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
June 5, 1929, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average
.214
Home runs
4
Runs batted in
139
Games managed
232
Managerial record
99–133
Winning %
.427
Teams
As player
Chicago White Sox (1910, 1912, 1914–1915)
Cincinnati Reds (1918)
Boston Braves (1919)
Philadelphia Phillies (1919)
Chicago White Sox (1927, 1929)
As coach
Chicago White Sox (1927)
St. Louis Browns (1930)
Philadelphia Athletics (1933–1938, 1940, 1942–1943
As manager
Chicago White Sox (1928–1929)
Russell Aubrey "Lena" Blackburne (October 23, 1886 – February 29, 1968) was an American baseball infielder, manager, coach, and scout in Major League Baseball (MLB). He is best known for the creation of his baseball rubbing mud, used to remove the finish on new baseballs and give better grip and control to the pitcher.
Russell Aubrey "Lena" Blackburne (October 23, 1886 – February 29, 1968) was an American baseball infielder, manager, coach, and scout in Major League Baseball...
LenaBlackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud is a brand of specially prepared mud used to prepare balls in the sport of baseball before they are put into play...
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as a catcher, impressing the team's manager with his throwing arm. LenaBlackburne, manager of the Little Rock Travelers, a minor league baseball team...
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Marquard October 5 – Bill Steele October 6 – Scotty Barr October 23 – LenaBlackburne October 26 – Swede Carlstrom November 9 – Nick Maddox November 17 –...
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Eric Tipton 38 Elmer Valo Other batters 37 Dario Lodigiani Manager Connie Mack Coaches 29 Charlie Berry 28 LenaBlackburne 32 Dave Keefe 27 Earle Mack...
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