#88 Don Blasingame, Second Base, 29 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Saturday, 10/21/1961 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Don Blasingame
3/16/1932 29 USA,MS,CORINTH 5"10 170
Second Base L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Prone 1.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1961 (Automatic) 3 Year(s), 26 Days (542 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 119 Days (635 total Days) 6 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
Talent | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 6 8 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 2 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/16 | CHN | L 1-11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/17 | CHN | W 7-6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/18 | PHI | W 9-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/21 | MIL | W 9-6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/23 | PHI | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/25 | @STL | W 13-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/27 | @LAN | W 12-10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/28 | @LAN | L 3-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/29 | CHN | L 7-13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/30 | CHN | L 10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 78 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 6 | .260 | .413 | .380 | .793 | .974 | .120 |
Projected | 78 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 6 | .260 | .413 | .380 | .793 | .974 | .120 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 8 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 83.3 | 10.0 | 6.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .400 | .000 | .400 |
vs. RHP | 47 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .277 | .414 | .404 | .818 |
Close/Late | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .444 | .800 | 1.244 |
Scoring Position | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .533 | .667 | 1.200 |
Pinch Hitting | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .389 | .538 | .722 | 1.261 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 40 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | .227 | .419 | .273 | .692 |
Road | 38 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | .286 | .394 | .464 | .858 |
March/April | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .364 | .300 | .664 |
May | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .222 | .300 | .444 | .744 |
June | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .143 | .333 | .143 | .476 |
July | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .222 | .417 | .333 | .750 |
August | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .333 | .600 | 1.333 | 1.933 |
Sept/Oct | 15 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .333 | .471 | .333 | .804 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1958 | 19 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .148 | .207 | .222 | .429 | PIT |
1959 | 75 | 131 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | .275 | .349 | .420 | .769 | PIT |
1960 | 74 | 94 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | .191 | .255 | .277 | .531 | PIT |
1961 | 78 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .260 | .413 | .380 | .793 | PIT |
Total | 246 | 329 | 75 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 70 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 17 | 5 | .228 | .312 | .340 | .652 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1955, AA | 136 | 545 | 159 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 76 | 101 | 90 | 29 | 14 | 5 | .292 | .390 | .413 | .803 |
1955, AAA | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
1956, AAA | 114 | 406 | 111 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 61 | 73 | 73 | 36 | 13 | 5 | .273 | .378 | .384 | .762 |
1957, AAA | 124 | 315 | 74 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 57 | 60 | 24 | 14 | 3 | .235 | .354 | .340 | .693 |
1958, AAA | 128 | 512 | 165 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 68 | 95 | 95 | 40 | 20 | 13 | .322 | .424 | .439 | .864 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 22 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 10 | 55 | 1 | .982 | 91.1 | 5.42 | | | | |
Shortstop | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.0 | 3.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 4th round, 62nd overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1955... Injured on 5/31/1956 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for 3 weeks... Injured on 7/14/1956 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week... Had first career hit on 5/29/1958, off Ralph Branca (LA)... Injured on 8/16/1958 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week... Hit first career homerun on 9/21/1958, off Herb Score (MIL)...
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