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Don Blasingame
Don Lee Blasingame (Blazer)
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: March 16, 1932 in Corinth, MS
High School: Corinth (Corinth, MS)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 20, 1955
Final Game: August 27, 1966
Died: April 13, 2005 in Fountain Hills, AZ
Relatives: Son-In-Law of Walker Cooper
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1955 23 STL NL 5 23 16 4 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 .375 .545 .438 .983 167 7 0 0 1 0 1 /46
1956 24 STL NL 150 665 587 94 153 22 7 0 27 8 8 72 52 .261 .344 .322 .666 81 189 3 3 2 1 0 46/5
1957 25 STL NL 154 728 650 108 176 25 7 8 58 21 9 71 49 .271 .343 .368 .711 90 239 4 1 5 1 4 *4 MVP-12
1958 26 STL NL 143 608 547 71 150 19 10 2 36 20 5 57 47 .274 .343 .356 .700 83 195 14 1 2 1 2 *4 AS
1959 27 STL NL 150 691 615 90 178 26 7 1 24 15 15 67 42 .289 .361 .359 .720 89 221 3 2 7 0 2 *4
1960 28 SFG NL 136 583 523 72 123 12 8 2 31 14 2 49 53 .235 .302 .300 .602 70 157 4 2 7 2 1 *4
1961 29 TOT NL 126 505 451 60 100 18 4 1 21 4 3 41 39 .222 .288 .286 .574 52 129 7 2 9 2 0 *4
1961 29 SFG NL 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .667 .000 .667 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 29 CIN NL 123 502 450 59 100 18 4 1 21 4 3 39 38 .222 .286 .287 .573 52 129 7 2 9 2 0 *4
1962 30 CIN NL 141 570 494 77 139 9 7 2 35 4 3 63 44 .281 .364 .340 .704 88 168 4 2 9 2 2 *4
1963 31 TOT MLB 87 316 285 33 70 12 2 2 12 3 3 31 23 .246 .320 .323 .642 82 92 1 0 0 0 1 4/5
1963 31 CIN NL 18 38 31 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 5 .161 .316 .226 .542 57 7 0 0 0 0 0 4/5
1963 31 WSA AL 69 278 254 29 65 10 2 2 12 3 2 24 18 .256 .320 .335 .655 84 85 1 0 0 0 1 4
1964 32 WSA AL 143 556 506 56 135 17 2 1 34 8 5 40 44 .267 .320 .314 .634 78 159 1 0 9 1 1 *4
1965 33 WSA AL 129 450 403 47 90 8 8 1 18 5 4 35 45 .223 .287 .290 .577 66 117 2 2 7 3 1 *4
1966 34 TOT AL 80 243 219 19 46 9 0 1 12 2 2 20 24 .210 .276 .265 .541 58 58 0 0 4 0 0 4/6
1966 34 WSA AL 68 222 200 18 43 9 0 1 11 2 1 18 21 .215 .280 .275 .555 61 55 0 0 4 0 0 4/6
1966 34 KCA AL 12 21 19 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 .158 .238 .158 .396 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 /4
12 Seasons 1444 5938 5296 731 1366 178 62 21 308 105 60 552 462 .258 .329 .327 .656 79 1731 43 15 62 13 15
162 Game Avg. 162 666 594 82 153 20 7 2 35 12 7 62 52 .258 .329 .327 .656 79 194 5 2 7 1 2
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
STL (5 yrs) 602 2715 2415 367 663 93 31 11 145 65 38 273 190 .275 .350 .352 .702 87 851 24 7 17 3 9
WSA (4 yrs) 409 1506 1363 150 333 44 12 5 75 18 12 117 128 .244 .304 .305 .609 73 416 4 2 20 4 3
CIN (3 yrs) 282 1110 975 140 244 29 11 3 56 8 7 109 87 .250 .327 .312 .639 70 304 11 4 18 4 2
SFG (2 yrs) 139 586 524 73 123 12 8 2 31 14 2 51 54 .235 .304 .300 .604 70 157 4 2 7 2 1
KCA (1 yr) 12 21 19 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 .158 .238 .158 .396 18 3 0 0 0 0 0
NL (9 yrs) 1023 4411 3914 580 1030 134 50 16 232 87 47 433 331 .263 .338 .335 .673 81 1312 39 13 42 9 12
AL (4 yrs) 421 1527 1382 151 336 44 12 5 76 18 13 119 131 .243 .303 .303 .606 73 419 4 2 20 4 3

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1961 29 CIN NL WS NYY L 3 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 1 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1955 STL NL 23 2B 3 3 31.0 22 8 13 1 1 .955 6.10 7.00 .973 5.49 5.00
1955 STL NL 23 SS 2 2 18.0 9 2 6 1 1 .889 4.00 4.00 .967 5.00 4.55
1956 STL NL 24 2B 98 96 859.2 591 280 303 8 89 .986 13.4 18.7 9.4 4.8 4.6 4 6.10 5.95 .980 5.33 4.66
1956 STL NL 24 SS 49 49 417.0 241 93 135 13 31 .946 0.0 0.0 1.0 -1.8 2.7 -1 4.92 4.65 .963 4.94 4.53
1956 STL NL 24 3B 2 0 6.0 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 0.2 40.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 6.00 2.00 .950 3.00 2.65
1957 STL NL 25 2B 154 154 1410.1 898 372 512 14 128 .984 19.2 16.3 15.2 1.0 14.2 4 5.64 5.74 .977 5.37 4.97 MVP-12
1958 STL NL 26 2B 137 133 1180.2 718 312 380 26 97 .964 -6.3 -6.4 -7.3 -4.5 -2.7 1 5.27 5.05 .975 5.33 4.76 AS
1959 STL NL 27 2B 150 148 1290.0 818 362 439 17 104 .979 -4.9 -4.6 -6.9 -3.2 -3.7 2 5.59 5.34 .976 5.27 4.78
1960 SFG NL 28 2B 133 126 1141.2 661 318 329 14 66 .979 -3.3 -3.5 -0.3 -0.5 0.2 -3 5.10 4.86 .974 5.20 4.48
1961 CIN NL 29 2B 116 110 978.2 598 277 304 17 53 .972 -1.6 -2.0 1.4 0.7 0.7 -3 5.34 5.01 .976 5.51 4.89
1962 CIN NL 30 2B 137 130 1150.2 703 334 352 17 66 .976 5.8 6.0 7.8 -0.5 8.3 -2 5.37 5.01 .974 5.30 4.68
1963 TOT MLB 31 2B 75 69 602.0 381 184 193 4 58 .990 0.8 1.6 -1.2 1.3 -2.5 2 5.64 5.03 .979 5.10 4.67
1963 CIN NL 31 2B 11 9 73.0 39 22 16 1 6 .974 -1.3 -21.4 -2.3 -2.0 -0.3 1 4.68 3.45 .974 5.22 4.59
1963 CIN NL 31 3B 2 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 30.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 2.25 0.50 .900 2.92 2.55
1963 WSA AL 31 2B 64 60 529.0 342 162 177 3 52 .991 2.1 4.8 1.1 3.3 -2.2 1 5.77 5.30 .980 5.08 4.68
1964 WSA AL 32 2B 135 118 1054.0 609 259 336 14 70 .977 1.6 1.8 2.6 0.4 2.3 -1 5.08 4.41 .980 5.17 4.54
1965 WSA AL 33 2B 110 95 837.1 491 235 248 8 68 .984 2.9 4.2 1.9 1.2 0.8 1 5.19 4.39 .978 5.07 4.38
1966 TOT AL 34 2B 62 53 469.0 269 124 141 4 34 .985 1.1 2.8 1.1 0.2 0.9 0 5.09 4.27 .975 5.09 4.38
1966 WSA AL 34 2B 58 50 446.0 255 119 132 4 32 .984 0.8 2.2 0.8 -0.1 0.9 0 5.07 4.33 .975 5.09 4.38
1966 WSA AL 34 SS 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 4.95 4.40
1966 KCA AL 34 2B 4 3 23.0 14 5 9 0 2 1.000 0.3 15.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 5.48 3.50 .971 5.09 4.38
12 Seasons 2B 1310 1235 11005.0 6759 3065 3550 144 834 .979 28.7 3.1 23.7 0.9 23.1 5 5.41 5.05 .977 5.27 4.68
3 Seasons SS 52 51 437.0 250 95 141 14 32 .944 -0.1 -0.3 0.9 -1.9 2.7 -1 4.86 4.54 .963 4.94 4.53
2 Seasons 3B 4 0 10.0 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 0.3 36.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 0 4.50 1.25 .940 2.97 2.60
12 Seasons TOT 1366 1286 11452.0 7014 3160 3696 158 866 .977 28.9 3.0 24.9 -0.9 26.0 4 5.39 5.02 .954 5.26 4.67
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1958 *

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1957-NL-12-8%
0.08 Career Shares (949th)

Games Played s c a p y
1957 NL--154--3rd

At Bats s c a p y
1957 NL--650--1st
1959 NL--615--5th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1956 NL--665--8th
1957 NL--728--2nd
1959 NL--691--4th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1956 NL--94--8th
1957 NL--108--5th

Hits s c a p y
1957 NL--176--6th
1959 NL--178--8th

Triples s c a p y
1957 NL--7--10th
1958 NL--10--5th
1959 NL--7--8th
1965 AL--8--5th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1957 NL--71--9th
1959 NL--67--10th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1957 NL--21--3rd
1958 NL--20--4th
1959 NL--15--8th
1960 NL--14--10th

Singles s c a p y
1956 NL--124--8th
1957 NL--136--3rd
1958 NL--119--9th
1959 NL--144--1st

Times On Base s c a p y
1957 NL--248--8th
1959 NL--247--9th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1961 NL--9--10th
1962 NL--9--10th
1964 AL--9--6th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1956 NL--8--5th
1957 NL--9--5th
1959 NL--15--1st

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1957 NL--11.6--5th

AB per SO s c a p y
1957 NL--13.3--8th
1958 NL--11.6--9th
1959 NL--14.6--4th
1961 NL--11.6--7th
1962 NL--11.2--7th
1964 AL--11.5--5th

Outs Made s c a p y
1956 NL--448--8th
1957 NL--493--1st
1959 NL--462--4th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (725), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 31 (754), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 9 (1174), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 16 (940), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Ivan DeJesus (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Dave Bancroft (961) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Harold Reynolds (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Buck Herzog (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1953 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

December 15, 1959: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the San Francisco Giants for Daryl Spencer and Leon Wagner.

April 27, 1961: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with a player to be named later and Bob Schmidt to the Cincinnati Reds for Ed Bailey. The San Francisco Giants sent Sherman Jones (May 13, 1961) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

July 1, 1963: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the Cincinnati Reds.

August 2, 1966: Purchased by the Kansas City Athletics from the Washington Senators.

September 7, 1966: Released by the Kansas City Athletics.

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