MLB.com | 12/26/2013 10:45 P.M. ET
Paul Blair (right), with Ken Griffey at 2007 Old-Timers' Day at Yankee Stadium, played in the Majors from 1964-80. (Getty Images)
Paul Blair, an outfielder for the Orioles, Yankees and Reds who played on four World Series championship teams, died Thursday at 69, according to the Baltimore Sun.
Reports said Blair collapsed while bowling in Pikesville, Md. Blair was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, a hospital supervisor confirmed to the Sun.
Blair was a part of the Orioles' championship teams of 1966 and 1970 and was a part of the Yankees' World Series championship teams of 1977 and 1978. He played in two other World Series with the Orioles (1969 and 1971).
Blair won eight Gold Glove awards, the second-most in Orioles history after Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson, whom he played with on both championship teams.
Al Bumbry was a teammate with Blair during Bumbry's first four seasons in the majors, taking over in center field in 1977.
"I learned a lot watching him and talking to him about playing center field," Bumbry told MASN. "I was smart enough to realize the guy won a lot of Gold Gloves. He must know something."
Blair was known for his defensive prowess, but he also homered to win Game 3 of the 1966 Series and batted a team-high .474 in the 1970 Series when Baltimore beat the Reds in five games.
He played 12 years for the Orioles before stints with the Yankees and Reds.
In 17 seasons in the majors, he hit .250 with 134 home runs, 620 RBIs and 171 stolen bases. In addition to the six World Series, Blair was a two-time All-Star.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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