Stephen Robert Blass

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 165 lb.
Born: April 18, 1942 in Canaan, CT
High School: Housatonic (Housatonic, CT)
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1960.
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Debut: May 10, 1964
Final Game: April 17, 1974
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Steve Blass was one of the top 10 pitchers in the late 60's and early 70's. His two complete-game victories in the '71 World Series are two of the best-pitched games in Series history. Long live Steve Blass!
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 22 | PIT | NL | 5 | 8 | .385 | 4.04 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 104.2 | 107 | 52 | 47 | 9 | 45 | 5 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 458 | 87 | 1.452 | 9.2 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 1.49 | |
| 1966 | 24 | PIT | NL | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.87 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 155.2 | 173 | 80 | 67 | 12 | 46 | 1 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 662 | 92 | 1.407 | 10.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 1.65 | |
| 1967 | 25 | PIT | NL | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3.55 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 126.2 | 126 | 65 | 50 | 12 | 47 | 7 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 541 | 94 | 1.366 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 1.53 | |
| 1968 | 26 | PIT | NL | 18 | 6 | .750 | 2.12 | 33 | 31 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 220.1 | 191 | 64 | 52 | 13 | 57 | 5 | 132 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 885 | 136 | 1.126 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 2.32 | MVP-22 |
| 1969 | 27 | PIT | NL | 16 | 10 | .615 | 4.46 | 38 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 210.0 | 207 | 119 | 104 | 21 | 86 | 3 | 147 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 907 | 78 | 1.395 | 8.9 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 1.71 | |
| 1970 | 28 | PIT | NL | 10 | 12 | .455 | 3.52 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 196.2 | 187 | 92 | 77 | 14 | 73 | 8 | 120 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 824 | 110 | 1.322 | 8.6 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 1.64 | |
| 1971 | 29 | PIT | NL | 15 | 8 | .652 | 2.85 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 240.0 | 226 | 81 | 76 | 16 | 68 | 8 | 136 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 996 | 122 | 1.225 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 2.00 | |
| 1972 | 30 | PIT | NL | 19 | 8 | .704 | 2.49 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 249.2 | 227 | 80 | 69 | 18 | 84 | 8 | 117 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1024 | 135 | 1.246 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 1.39 | AS,CYA-2,MVP-18 |
| 1973 | 31 | PIT | NL | 3 | 9 | .250 | 9.85 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88.2 | 109 | 98 | 97 | 11 | 84 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 455 | 36 | 2.177 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 0.32 | |
| 1974 | 32 | PIT | NL | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 38 | 2.400 | 9.0 | 3.6 | 12.6 | 3.6 | 0.29 | ||
| 10 Seasons | 103 | 76 | .575 | 3.63 | 282 | 231 | 14 | 57 | 16 | 2 | 1597.1 | 1558 | 739 | 644 | 128 | 597 | 49 | 896 | 38 | 4 | 56 | 6780 | 95 | 1.349 | 8.8 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 1.50 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 14 | 10 | .575 | 3.63 | 37 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 212 | 207 | 98 | 85 | 17 | 79 | 6 | 119 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 899 | 95 | 1.349 | 8.8 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 1.50 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Rslt | Opp | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 29 | PIT | NL | NLCS | W | SFG | 0 | 1 | .000 | 11.57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2.286 | 18.0 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 14.1 | 5.50 |
| 1971 | 29 | PIT | NL | WS | W | BAL | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0.611 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 3.25 |
| 1972 | 30 | PIT | NL | NLCS | L | CIN | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.72 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 1.149 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 0.83 |
| 2 Seasons (3 Series) | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3.10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40.2 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 1.107 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 2.42 | ||||||
| 2 NLCS | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.76 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 1.500 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 2.00 | ||||||
| 1 WS | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0.611 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 3.25 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
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| 1964 | 22 | PIT | NL | 24 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .067 | .125 | .067 | .192 | -44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1966 | 24 | PIT | NL | 34 | 54 | 52 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .231 | .231 | .250 | .481 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1967 | 25 | PIT | NL | 32 | 42 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .128 | .150 | .128 | .278 | -19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1968 | 26 | PIT | NL | 35 | 88 | 80 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | .138 | .155 | .150 | .305 | -7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1/7 | MVP-22 |
| 1969 | 27 | PIT | NL | 44 | 87 | 84 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .250 | .259 | .333 | .592 | 67 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1970 | 28 | PIT | NL | 32 | 76 | 70 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .114 | .137 | .129 | .266 | -27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1971 | 29 | PIT | NL | 34 | 92 | 83 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .120 | .131 | .145 | .276 | -22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1972 | 30 | PIT | NL | 35 | 96 | 82 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .183 | .202 | .207 | .410 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AS,CYA-2,MVP-18 |
| 1973 | 31 | PIT | NL | 24 | 29 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .417 | .417 | .500 | .917 | 156 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1974 | 32 | PIT | NL | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
| 10 Seasons | 295 | 600 | 546 | 42 | 94 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 140 | .172 | .188 | .201 | .389 | 11 | 110 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 329 | 300 | 23 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 77 | .172 | .188 | .201 | .389 | 11 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
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| 1971 | 29 | PIT | NL | NLCS | SFG | W | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | 29 | PIT | NL | WS | BAL | W | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | 30 | PIT | NL | NLCS | CIN | L | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Seasons (3 Series) | 6 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 NLCS | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 WS | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
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| 1964 | PIT | NL | 22 | P | 24 | 13 | 104.2 | 30 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .933 | 2.41 | 1.17 | .953 | 2.14 | 0.84 | |
| 1966 | PIT | NL | 24 | P | 34 | 25 | 155.2 | 24 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | .875 | 1.21 | 0.62 | .950 | 1.96 | 0.74 | |
| 1967 | PIT | NL | 25 | P | 32 | 16 | 126.2 | 31 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 2 | .968 | 2.13 | 0.94 | .961 | 2.00 | 0.78 | |
| 1968 | PIT | NL | 26 | P | 33 | 31 | 220.1 | 49 | 22 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 1.48 | .957 | 2.01 | 0.85 | MVP-22 |
| 1968 | PIT | NL | 26 | LF | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.70 | 1.40 | MVP-22 | ||
| 1968 | PIT | NL | 26 | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.70 | 1.80 | MVP-22 | ||
| 1969 | PIT | NL | 27 | P | 38 | 32 | 210.0 | 64 | 21 | 41 | 2 | 3 | .969 | 2.66 | 1.63 | .958 | 1.95 | 0.78 | |
| 1970 | PIT | NL | 28 | P | 31 | 31 | 196.2 | 49 | 21 | 26 | 2 | 1 | .959 | 2.15 | 1.52 | .951 | 1.85 | 0.71 | |
| 1971 | PIT | NL | 29 | P | 33 | 33 | 240.0 | 67 | 27 | 36 | 4 | 2 | .940 | 2.36 | 1.91 | .955 | 1.90 | 0.78 | |
| 1972 | PIT | NL | 30 | P | 33 | 32 | 249.2 | 63 | 15 | 46 | 2 | 6 | .968 | 2.20 | 1.85 | .949 | 1.78 | 0.73 | AS,CYA-2,MVP-18 |
| 1973 | PIT | NL | 31 | P | 23 | 18 | 88.2 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.64 | 1.13 | .946 | 1.88 | 0.73 | |
| 1974 | PIT | NL | 32 | P | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.80 | 1.00 | .900 | 1.80 | 0.70 | |
| 10 Seasons | P | 282 | 231 | 1597.1 | 404 | 137 | 251 | 16 | 19 | .960 | 2.19 | 1.38 | .954 | 1.93 | 0.77 | ||||
| 1 Season | LF | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.70 | 1.40 | ||||||
| 1 Season | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.70 | 1.80 | ||||||
| 10 Seasons | TOT | 283 | 231 | 1597.2 | 404 | 137 | 251 | 16 | 19 | .960 | 2.19 | 1.37 | .914 | 1.93 | 0.77 | ||||
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Before 1960 Season: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.
March 27, 1975: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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