Buddy Blair

Buddy Blair
Buddy Blair
	Third baseman
	Born: September 10, 1910; Columbia, Mississippi, U.S.
	Died: June 7, 1996 (aged 85); Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 14, 1942, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	September 20, 1942, for the Philadelphia Athletics
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Philadelphia Athletics (1942);

Louis Nathan Blair (September 10, 1910 – June 7, 1996) was an American Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1942 season. In 137 games, he posted a .279 batting average (135-for-484) with 5 home runs and 66 RBI.

In college, Blair was named to the All-Tournament Second Team in the first SEC Men's Basketball Tournament in 1933. He was a forward for Louisiana State University which made it to the semifinals of the tournament. He played on the 1935 team that won the American Legion Bowl in Atlantic City and so claimed the National Championship. They beat the Pitt Panthers 41–37.

References

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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