Don Blasingame Stats

Don Blasingame was born on Wednesday, March 16, 1932, in Corinth, Mississippi. Blasingame was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 20, 1955, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Don Blasingame baseball stats page.
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Don Blasingame

Don Blasingame Autograph on a 1965 Topps (#21)

Don Blasingame Autograph on a 1965 Topps (#21)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Don Lee Blasingame
Nickname:   The Blazer
Born On:   03-16-1932
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Corinth, Mississippi
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-13-2005
Place of Death Data Died In:   Fountain Hills, Arizona
Cemetery:   Paradise Memorial Gardens, Scottsdale, Arizona
College:   David Lipscomb College (DNP)
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   09-20-1955 (Age 23)
Last Game:   08-25-1966
Draft:   Not Applicable
Don Blasingame

Don Blasingame Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Don Blasingame

Don Blasingame Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1955 Cardinals 5 16 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .545 .438
1956 Cardinals 150 587 94 153 22 7 0 0 27 72 0 52 2 1 3 3 .261 .344 .322
1957 Cardinals 154 650 108 176 25 7 8 0 58 71 4 49 5 1 1 4 .271 .343 .368
1958 Cardinals 143 547 71 150 19 10 2 0 36 57 2 47 2 1 1 14 .274 .343 .356
1959 Cardinals 150 615 90 178 26 7 1 0 24 67 2 42 7 0 2 3 .289 .361 .359
1960 Giants 136 523 72 123 12 8 2 0 31 49 1 53 7 2 2 4 .235 .302 .300
1961 Giants 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000
1961 Reds 123 450 59 100 18 4 1 0 21 39 0 38 9 2 2 7 .222 .286 .287
1962 Reds 141 494 77 139 9 7 2 0 35 63 2 44 9 2 2 4 .281 .364 .340
1963 Reds 18 31 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 .161 .316 .226
1963 Senators 69 254 29 65 10 2 2 0 12 24 1 18 0 0 0 1 .256 .320 .335
1964 Senators 143 506 56 135 17 2 1 0 34 40 1 44 9 1 0 1 .267 .320 .314
1965 Senators 129 403 47 90 8 8 1 0 18 35 1 45 7 3 2 2 .223 .287 .290
1966 Senators 68 200 18 43 9 0 1 0 11 18 0 21 4 0 0 0 .215 .280 .275
1966 Athletics 12 19 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 .158 .238 .158
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 1,444 5,296 731 1,366 178 62 21 0 308 552 15 462 62 13 15 43 .258 .329 .327
Don Blasingame

Don Blasingame Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1955 Cardinals 2B 3 - - 22 7.3 21 8 13 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.00 -
1955 Cardinals SS 2 - - 9 4.5 8 2 6 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .889 0.00 -
1956 Cardinals 2B 98 - - 591 6.0 583 280 303 8 89 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1956 Cardinals 3B 2 - - 4 2.0 4 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1956 Cardinals SS 49 - - 241 4.9 228 93 135 13 31 n/a n/a n/a .946 0.00 -
1957 Cardinals 2B 154 - - 898 5.8 884 372 512 14 128 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1958 Cardinals 2B 137 - - 718 5.2 692 312 380 26 97 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 -
1959 Cardinals 2B 150 - - 818 5.5 801 362 439 17 104 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 -
1960 Giants 2B 133 - - 661 5.0 647 318 329 14 66 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 -
1961 Reds 2B 116 - - 598 5.2 581 277 304 17 53 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1962 Reds 2B 137 - - 703 5.1 686 334 352 17 66 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 -
1963 Reds 2B 11 - - 39 3.5 38 22 16 1 6 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 -
1963 Reds 3B 2 - - 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1963 Senators 2B 64 - - 342 5.3 339 162 177 3 52 n/a n/a n/a .991 0.00 -
1964 Senators 2B 135 - - 609 4.5 595 259 336 14 70 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 -
1965 Senators 2B 110 - - 491 4.5 483 235 248 8 68 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1966 Senators 2B 58 - - 255 4.4 251 119 132 4 32 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1966 Senators SS 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1966 Athletics 2B 4 - - 14 3.5 14 5 9 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
2B Totals 1,310 0 0 6,759 5.2 6,615 3,065 3,550 144 834 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 --
SS Totals 52 0 0 250 4.8 236 95 141 14 32 n/a n/a n/a .944 0.00 --
3B Totals 4 0 0 5 1.3 5 0 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
12 Years 1,366 - - 7,014 5.1 6,856 3,160 3,696 158 866 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 --
Don Blasingame

Don Blasingame Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1955 Cardinals 1 1 .500 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1956 Cardinals 8 8 .500 - - n/a 0.0 11.3 21.7 - - -
1957 Cardinals 21 9 .700 - - n/a 81.3 13.3 11.2 - - -
1958 Cardinals 20 5 .800 - - n/a 273.5 11.6 15.2 - - -
1959 Cardinals 15 15 .500 - - n/a 615.0 14.6 25.6 - - -
1960 Giants 14 2 .875 - - n/a 261.5 9.9 16.9 - - -
1961 Giants 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 - - -
1961 Reds 4 3 .571 - - n/a 450.0 11.8 21.4 - - -
1962 Reds 4 3 .571 - - n/a 247.0 11.2 14.1 - - -
1963 Reds 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.2 0.0 - - -
1963 Senators 3 2 .600 - - n/a 127.0 14.1 21.2 - - -
1964 Senators 8 5 .615 - - n/a 506.0 11.5 14.9 - - -
1965 Senators 5 4 .556 - - n/a 403.0 9.0 22.4 - - -
1966 Senators 2 1 .667 - - n/a 200.0 9.5 18.2 - - -
1966 Athletics 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.3 19.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 105 60 .636 - - n/a 252.2 11.5 17.2 - - -
Don Blasingame

Don Blasingame Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1955 St. Louis Cardinals 3 Undetermined - -
1956 St. Louis Cardinals 3 Undetermined - -
1957 St. Louis Cardinals 3 Undetermined - -
1958 St. Louis Cardinals 3 Undetermined Stats -
1959 St. Louis Cardinals 11 Undetermined - -
1960 San Francisco Giants 10 Undetermined - -
1961 San Francisco Giants 10 Undetermined - Stats
1961 Cincinnati Reds 19 Undetermined - Stats
1962 Cincinnati Reds 19 Undetermined - -
1963 Cincinnati Reds 19 Undetermined - -
1963 Washington Senators 12 Undetermined - -
1964 Washington Senators 1 Undetermined - -
1965 Washington Senators 1 Undetermined - -
1966 Washington Senators 1 Undetermined - -
1966 Kansas City Athletics 8 $22,000.00 - -




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