Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Ronald Hamilton Blackburn "Blackie" (April 23, 1935 – April 29, 1998) a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He pitched in the 1958 and 1959 seasons after playing minor league ball. His major league debut was on Opening Day 1958 against the Milwaukee Braves. The first batter he pitched against in his major league career was Hank Aaron. Aaron hit a single off of Blackburn, but Blackburn managed to keep the next nine batters off base for his first Major League win. After retiring from baseball, he became a teacher and baseball coach at North Carolina's Catawba College and then the recreation director at the Western Correction Center in Morganton, North Carolina.. }
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- Ron_Blackburn abstract "Ronald Hamilton Blackburn "Blackie" (April 23, 1935 – April 29, 1998) a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He pitched in the 1958 and 1959 seasons after playing minor league ball. His major league debut was on Opening Day 1958 against the Milwaukee Braves. The first batter he pitched against in his major league career was Hank Aaron. Aaron hit a single off of Blackburn, but Blackburn managed to keep the next nine batters off base for his first Major League win. After retiring from baseball, he became a teacher and baseball coach at North Carolina's Catawba College and then the recreation director at the Western Correction Center in Morganton, North Carolina.".