BLAIR NUNAMAKER, Cleveland, Ohio

Inducted 1970

Player: Blair Nunamaker won his first World Championship in 1929, pitching 69.5% ringers, and losing just one game. He held the title until his third-place finish in 1933, behind C.C. Davis and Ted Allen. Blair placed 11^th in the 1923 World Tournament, 7^th in 1925, 4^th in 1926, and 3^rd in 1927 and 1928. He was Ohio State Champion four straight years from 1933 through 1936. During his reign as Champion, Blair traveled coast to coast giving exhibition and playing in open tournaments and was a popular, well-liked individual who did much to stimulate interest in the game. Blair died in June of 1944.